Sunday, November 21, 2004

From BoingBoing, a piece of web zen: bad English assembly instructions, weird signposts, old-school instruction films and such jewels.
An article about the new exhibit at Tate Modern, with works by troubled teenagers.

Friday, November 19, 2004

Do you think you get too much spam? Me too. But it could be worse -- Bill Gates receives 4 million emails a day.

Friday, November 12, 2004

On China's first youth culture, linglei.

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Sunday, November 07, 2004

The insurgency in Iraq is as strong as it's ever been, and now the U.S. election is over, marines are getting ready to take Fallujah in what's likely to be a bloodbath.
With the reelection of Bush, the U.S. is getting ready to launch weapons in space, thus violating yet another international treaty.

Saturday, November 06, 2004

A talk about how the main problems in analytical philosophy during the last 60 years are represented in the works of Monty Pithon.
Dois surfistas brasileiros com um inglês meio ruim estavam pegando um avião nos Estados Unidos. Quando passaram no controle de segurança e as malas estavam sendo abertas, um deles disse ´Tem uma bomba de sucção nessa mala´, só que traduziu bomba de sucção como ´bomb´ ao invés de ´pump´. Resultado: foram presos e correm o risco de pegar até 5 anos de prisão, ou U$250000 de multa.


Saturn's moon Titan is receiving a visit -- the Huyghens, a robot launched from the Cassini probe. It's going to go down into Titan's atmosphere, recording data as it descends, but scientists do not know whether it'll land with a thud, a splash or a squelch.

Friday, November 05, 2004

A critical view of AMD's 'popular computer' black-box. I wonder if that's the system Brazil is adopting, it may be a mistake.

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

An itemized account of what the next 4 years will be like for the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Changing subject: more comment about the Man of Flores.
Pode haver cristaos fundamentalistas perigosos em alguns paises, mas alguns deles sao inofensivos.
Another dangerous monkey.
Monkeys in a temple in India are attacking children, which apparently hasn't happened before. Are they also in a foul mood?
Today is shaping up as a dark day for the world. I don't think I feel like commenting on it. Let's cheer up.
About 20% of the Arctic ice cap has already melted, and the rest should have melted by 2070. Of course this insalubrious event could be partially reversed in the case of a nuclear (or 'nucular' , perhaps I should say) winter, which suddenly looks like a not unlikely possibility.