Interesting Articles
Some interesting articles to get your brain juices flowing, some of them related to copyright issues and the whole Napster debacle which seems to be quietening down these days... I leave it to you to form your own opinion on the topics discussed therein.
Geek Stuff
The PC enthusiast's resource. Good selection of news, reviews, and intelligent, in-depth analysis of technical issues. Better quality of content than Slashdot, in my opinion.
News for Nerds. Stuff that matters. Should be called, "News for Nerds. Stuff that doesn't matter." Nevertheless, they occasionally have some interesting articles.
Great site for news about the PC and mobile phone industries, served up with a generous helping of sardonic British humour.
The site for the latest info on shuttle launches, meteor showers, experimental aircraft, and the truth about those little green men (well, maybe not...) Definitely worth a visit.
Other
Music
The future of radio! Thousands of live channels 24 hours a day! The perfect way to make good use of your nice, fast broadband connection.
Music site which likes to style itself as specializing in cutting edge music. Better overall quality of selection than MP3.com.
For the truly adventurous... An eclectic collection of experimental music eclectically presented. Just figuring out how to navigate the site is half the fun!
Quotes
"If at first the idea is not absurd, then there can be no hope for it"
– Albert Einstein"It's like male geeks don't know how to deal with real live women, so they just assume it's a user interface problem. Not their fault. They'll just wait for the next version to come out – something more 'user friendly.'"
"We are half-hearted creatures fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea."
– Douglas Coupland, Microserfs
(thanks to my friend Margaret for this one ;-)
– C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
– Theodore Roosevelt"The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do."
– Samuel P. Huntington"Infatuation is instant desire. It's one set of glands calling to another. Love, on the other hand, is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows – one day at a time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager, but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is the quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you – to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by his presence, even when he is away. Miles do not separate you.
Infatuation says, 'We must marry right away. I can't risk losing him.'
Love says, 'Be patient. Don't panic. He is yours. Plan your future with confidence.'
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. If you are honest, you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When he's away, you wonder if he's unfaithful. Sometimes you even check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure, and unthreatened. He feels that trust and it makes him even more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.
Love makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before."
– Ann Landers"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."
– Edmund Burke
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