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Joel on Software
In this book, Joel Spolsky is an iconoclast par excellence. He relentlessly refutes many of the absurdly sacred tenants that are touted by many software developers as absolute truths, in his down-to-earth tell-it-like-it-is way.
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Peace Love Equality: The Seattle Gay Pride Parade 2009
This year's Gay Pride Parade in Seattle was a wonderful display of diversity and freedom of expression. Here's a collection of photos.
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Fremont Solstice Parade 2009
The Fremont Solstice parade is world famous for its Naked Cyclists that open the procession every year. Here are some photos from 2009's parade.
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“Buddy Christ” is Finally For Real
A new Sculpture of "Jesus in Jeans" was recently unveiled in East Sussex, England, "depicting Christ as a man of the 21st century"
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High Tide Heels
A new fashion seems to be picking up for beach footwear where high heel shoes are combined with flippers for fashion-conscious divers out there. Any possible uses other than in the porn industry?
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Why Jane Fonda Is Banned in Beirut – WSJ.com
A very intriguing article by William Marling, a visiting professor of American Studies at the American University of Beirut, relating how books and other media are systematically banned in Lebanon by an outdated and ignorant censorship system, even though Beirut was named "World Book Capital City" in 2009
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What in the World is a Stupid Fact?
Who decides what is "stupid" and what is not? Who decides who the Web should cater for? Who says what should appear on the Web and what is "meaningless" to put out there? A new book, "Stupedia" claims to be the authority on the subject.
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Wold Digital Library… a Good Start
The World Digital Library website opened as promised on April 21st. It features a very elegant and more or less intuitive user interface. The content is scarce for now, but quite interesting.
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India: Field Notes on Democracy
Listen to Arundhati Roy, reciting the horrors and torments befallen on the poor population of India.
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