"Oldest living inhabitant of earth: Methuselah, a 4,767-year old bristlecone pine," from 2020 Hindsight.

"Because of you, in gardens of blossoming flowers I ache from the perfumes of spring. I have forgotten your face, I no longer remember your hands; how did your lips feel on mine?" -Pablo Neruda.

Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a model communist Chinese village? "Apartments come in only two sizes. Residents are bound by strict rules. The approval of a Communist Party committee is required for all marriages. A mass wedding is held once a year on New Year's Day. After childbirth women are sterilised. Wrongdoers are paraded through the village with their heads shaved. The village has acquired cult status among those who still pine for the certainties of the Mao era."

Dave really loves Al Pacino's Inch By Inch speech from Any Given Sunday

Lon McGowan started McGowan Technologies to sell $89 digital cameras with $1500 and eight credit cards. He's gotten press from Today Show , Good Morning America , CNN , ABC News , NBC News , FOX Entertainment , Seattle Post Inteligencer , BBC News Worldwide , Seattle Times , St. Petersburg Press , CBS News , France , Australia , Germany , and CNEWS. You can't buy that kind of publicity. Its gonzo.

Who Killed Clinton's Dog? "The official press release used the phrase "deeply saddened" to refer to the death of Bill Clinton's dog, Buddy. But that's the same thing they said about Vince Foster."

The Tampa, Florida Post Office today became the first USPS site in the nation to test the Segway Human Transporter. "The [Segway] will be used on five "park and loop" residential delivery routes where a portion of deliveries are made by a letter carrier on foot. Each route has approximately 500 delivery addresses."

Gary, what about Wil Wheaton?

California has finally decided to number its freeway exits. I love driving through other states and watching the freeway exit numbers increase (or decrease). Now, I'll be able to do it at home.

John Robb reports: "Buzz has a picture of Scoble chatting up Bob Metcalfe (he doesn't look too happy about it)." Which one's which?