Seeking search engine perfection: "I remember Google being called anorexic," says Craig Silverstein, the company's director of technology, "which wasn't a very positive way to describe it." I think that this 'anorexia' is Google's strength. Unlike Yahoo who tries to keep users onsite, Google spits them offsite as quickly as possible.
Chinese Military Power: A compendium of online resources about Chinese military policy and capabilities. from Better Living Through Software.
The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library - Rare Map Collection: "a collection of more than 800 historic maps spanning nearly 500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century. The collection provides a graphic resource upon which scholars can draw in re-discovering the minds and movements of early American explorers, revolutionary statesmen, cultural figures and politicians represented by the library's book and manuscript collections." from Library Stuff.
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i was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work the counter at mcdonald's: "i got a job at mcdonald's to help get back in touch with the real world. also, after over 6 grueling years in the internet whirlwind, i wanted to experience a profitable, well-oiled, multi-billion-dollar machine."
Duck and Cover: "The movie was produced in 1950, during the first big Civil Defense push of the Cold War. When the Soviet Union exploded its first nuclear device in 1949, the U.S. monopoly on nuclear weapons was broken. At least in theory, the United States was more vulnerable than it ever had been in its history."
So busy today...
More Googlewhacking: gonzo leaching patterns and peeping whiner leek.