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| Thursday May 7, 2009 | Many today have either forgotten R. Buckminster Fuller, or remember him as a sort of American visionary. In her new book, Becoming Bucky Fuller, Loretta Lorance challenges Bucky's autobiographical account of his life, and his legacy. Likewise, Buckminster Fuller expert and atheist blogger Trevor Blake challenges Bucky's track record as an inventor in a three part essay. to Commentary by klint |
| Wednesday Sep 3, 2003 | Beavers vs. Otters. They share habitat. They are equal in the eyes of wildlife management, (and fly about the same, apparently) but completely different in the eyes of behavioral psychologists. Mr. Garrison hates beavers. Linkfilter hates otters. Perhaps our only hope for peace is Tim Matheson. "Otter" of Animal House fame, he also appeared in two episodes of Leave it to Beaver. to Commentary by yoyology |
| Thursday Apr 17, 2003 | Tim Robbins had a few
very
good things to say at the National
Press Club; things certain
people - who think freedom
of speech means telling fellow Americans to shut
up or to watch
what they say - should hear. Could it be these people never figured out
that Bob
Roberts was a satire... of them?
to Commentary by fatherdan |
| Wednesday Feb 19, 2003 | The Borowitz Report: Your Source for Dated, Topical Humor.
to Commentary by yoyology |
| Friday Jan 3, 2003 | A couple of weeks back, I wrote an article about Karyn Bosnak. In case you don't recall that article, Ms. Bosnak earned her 15 minutes of fame by creating a website which asked us, the cyberpublic, to pay off the credit card debt she had accumulated living in a posh apartment in Midtown Manhattan and buying herself luxury goods at Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue. When she was unexpectedly laid off like many other New Yorkers (many of whom shop only at places like Target or Payless Shoe Source) in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York, Bosnak had no savings and no way to pay the bills she'd shortsightedly run up and looked to us to bail her out like Chrysler in 1979. Although it's very hard for most people to come up with any sympathy for anybody who has amassed US$20 thousand worth of credit card debt buying Gucci and Fendi products, surprisingly, we did.. to the tune of just over US$13 thousand. (Admittedly, we even contributed to her popularity by posting her site here.) Now, Karyn's got a merchandising deal, a book deal, and a movie deal in the works. She says she's learned her lesson -- no more $500 Prada shoes for this reformed consumer. However, many people are unhappy with her accomplishment and Karyn bashing is rampant, but she's spawned a host of imitators -- literally dozens of people who've followed in her footsteps.
to Commentary by rich |
| Thursday Aug 1, 2002 | The traditional Vision Quest, or 'Hanblecheyapi', has been a symbolic rite of passage for the youth of the Native American Sioux Lakota tribe since long before the 1985 movie of the same name hit the screen. It requires nothing more than a place of solitude and one's own discipline. Recently, two young men decided to go on their own Hanblecheyapi, opting to live on the mean streets of Seattle for a seven days giving up their super-premium coffee for more down-to-earth sustenance and resorting to getting their internet fix at a local webcafe. Although I'm sure it was an unpleasant experience, I'm a bit skeptical of the claim that they can now empathize with the experience of homeless people after their brief exposure to the discrimination and criminalization faced by the homeless everyday of their lives. As Mark Watson (a character in another seminal mid-80's film, by the way) pointed out to us, how can you really know what it's like to be homeless when you can go back to Starbucks in six days? to Commentary by rich |
| Tuesday Mar 19, 2002 | Albinism is treated pretty
unkindly by the media - pale
skin and (sometimes) red eyes being equated with evil. For some
people, however, albinism
is part of who they are...and
sometimes
it can even be beautiful.
to Commentary by fatherdan |
| Saturday Sep 1, 2001 | Share your nightmares, or read about the nightmares of others, at The Nightmare Project. to Commentary by tregoweth |
| Sunday Aug 5, 2001 | You know about, or at least of, the infamous Dr. Hunter S. Thompson -- known as Gonzo to his loyalists; right? Well, I don't know which is more strange: the fact that he is writing a column for ESPN's Page 2; the fact that he has included the phrase "Fear and Loathing" in not one but four of his books; or the fact that he lives in a "fortified" compound named Owl Farm.
to Commentary by dross |
| Wednesday Jul 25, 2001 | How much space and time do you really need to get your message across? to Commentary by krisjohn |
| Tuesday Jul 3, 2001 | A look at what's wrong with copy protection reveals some of the logistical problems, legal loopholes and probable long-term technological and cultural effects of the collusion between the music, movie and computer industries, which has developed with the intent of "protecting content providers". to Commentary by monde |
| Wednesday May 23, 2001 | Think Robotgirls is bad? Try Animalgirls. to Commentary by skallas |
| Wednesday Feb 21, 2001 | While I'm always impressed by links about taser guns, I can't help wonder if the Stunbrella will be the future of self-defense. to Commentary by skallas |
| Monday Feb 19, 2001 | Have you ever wondered, 'What is the most important invention in the past 2000 years?' or, 'What is today's most important unreported story?' Well, so has John Brockman.
to Commentary by gen |
| Wednesday Jan 24, 2001 | Ironminds hosts a caustic critique of the magazine world, Celia Farber's memorable piece about women who can't commit, Will Leitch's Life as a Loser series, and his inside dirt on his last employer.
to Commentary by gen |
| Ron Rivest asks John Gilmore: What's Wrong With Copy Protection? Caveat emptor!
to Commentary by gen |
| Thursday Dec 28, 2000 | Question authority. Then watch them squirm. to Commentary by kade |
| Tuesday Dec 19, 2000 | Much like the "Got Milk?" ad craze influenced many copy cats, some funny, some not, the MasterCard approach has caught on, and in the light of recent US political events, can portray different points of view very effectively. to Commentary by dnm |
| Wednesday Dec 13, 2000 | Billionaire financier, George Soros, wrote in The Atlantic Monthly, that there is a big difference between a market-driven economy and a market-driven society. In a second article, he clarifies his position further, detailing the social deficiencies of a global capitalist system and calling for an "global open society" to help protect mankind in the future. to Commentary by gen |
| Friday Dec 8, 2000 | TSR Wireless has recently fallen on some tough times, but don't take my word for it -- dial +1 619 287 5558, and find out for yourself. to Commentary by dnm |
| Friday Nov 10, 2000 | The backlash grows...behold
the Jakob Nielsen drinking game;
a parody of his website;
Jakob Nielsen for president in 2004; the
many moods of Jakob Nielsen;
will he never STFU! to Commentary by gen |
| Friday Oct 13, 2000 | Okay, Bucky Fuller isn't related to St. Athanasius The Fuller, didn't invent Fuller's Earth, and was born after the mechanical revolution in medieval fulleries, and he wasn't a Fuller Brush Man. Have we covered everything yet?
to Commentary by mpc |
| Monday Sep 11, 2000 | Jane Doe lives in a rather unusual town and she has a habit of noticing her surroundings. Especially overhearing conversations that people have. to Commentary by kade |
| Monday Jun 26, 2000 | What seperates the merely competent from the genius? Malcolm Gladwell's long but fascinating essay profiling world-class performers at the top of their games sheds some light on how the Wayne Gretzkys, Yo-Yo Mas and Tony Gwynns of the world become what they are.
to Commentary by pjammer |
| Wednesday Jun 7, 2000 | I pity da fool who disrespect Mr. T's wine reviews. to Commentary by rsf |
| Monday May 22, 2000 | Are you looking to build something but don't know how to hammer a
nail? Well, Better Homes and
Gardens has a guide
for you. It won't make you a New
Yankee, but you may learn the rules of carpentry and build something to boot!
to Commentary by duff |
| Monday Apr 24, 2000 | It's difficult in a good part of the country to get affordable high speed
networking in the home.
All this competition was
supposed to help, but it looks like the only way to get DSL
if you live outside a large city is for
FCC Chairman Kennard to come install it.
He's probably somewhat busy.
(I had a good deal with a local ISP where I
hosted a dialup pool, but then they pulled out, leaving only
a dark fiber in my house. )
to Commentary by shadow |
| Thursday Apr 13, 2000 | Although the exhortations of wacky bible-belt institutions impede intelligent discussion on the topic, interracial dating is an unresolved and emotionally charged issue worth thinking about. Why, for instance, are Asian men and Black women so unhappy with interracial relationships? One of the most thoughtful essays on this powderkeg is Steve Sailer's feature column in National Review entitled Is Love Colorblind? to Commentary by pjammer |
| Monday Apr 10, 2000 | Finally! Yet another outlet for random complaints! Beefnut - from the people who bring
you Goats, showing, yet again, that
idle hands really are the Devil's playground. to Commentary by dha |
| Sunday Mar 19, 2000 | Today's advertising deathmatch: BlowTheDotOutYourAss.Com.vs. a Dot in .Com Production. to Commentary by tregoweth |
| Sunday Mar 12, 2000 | Merriam-Webster defines manifesto as "a
written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its
issuer". To me, most lie near the fine line between
amusing and
annoying,
while a few are actually
interesting.
Many manifestos seem to be authored by total
cranks, yet some
(such as the GNU and
Communist manifestos) may have some lasting significance.
to Commentary by xrayjones |
| Thursday Feb 17, 2000 | Sysadmins and other members of the
Hitchhiker's Guide Demographic will
enjoy Folding The Monkey. to Commentary by freeside |
| Wednesday Feb 16, 2000 | This piece on intimacy by Michael Atavar presents some interesting thoughts about the intimate nature of the internet.
Relaxing click-free user interface, too. to Commentary by larrybob |
| Monday Feb 7, 2000 |
Too few people today remember R. Buckminster Fuller, the inventor that buckeyballs and buckeytubes are named after. He created the world's best map, the still amazing Dymaxion car, a shower that used 1 cup of water, coined the term "spaceship earth" and founded the World Game Institute. Lets not forget space ship earth err.. the geodesic dome, either.
to Commentary by reid |
| Friday Jan 21, 2000 | Celebrity death match: Dilbert vs. Covey. to Commentary by arkuat |
| Friday Jan 7, 2000 | There are very few things that I enjoy more than a great rant. to Commentary by peterb |
| Tuesday Dec 14, 1999 | If you thought the USPTO was stupid for granting trivial patents like "one click shopping" and "name your price" (which ought to have been rejected on grounds of prior art faster than you can say "limit order"), what do you think of it now that two guys have been granted a patent for entertaining a cat using a laser pointer? to Commentary by faisal |
| The good people at the Fuck Everything 'zine don't seem to like anything. But at least they're entertaining. to Commentary by keith |
| Thursday Dec 2, 1999 | If you've been wondering just what the critical technique of deconstruction is from a practical standpoint How To Deconstruct Almost Anything will be of great help. to Commentary by keith |
| Thursday Nov 18, 1999 | Uncle Al defies description. Although he does understand the secrets of Pastrami to Commentary by mpc |
| Saturday Nov 13, 1999 | In Nanotechnology without Genies - A Critique, Lyle Burkhead undertakes a detailed analysis of this planet's current economic and technological systems in order to refute some misconceptions about molecular nanotechnology. to Commentary by arkuat |
| Friday Oct 8, 1999 | Moose,
Moose,
Moose.
Moose Rule.
Moose are good eating.
We also
poop
M&M's.
to Commentary by moose |
| Thursday Sep 30, 1999 | There appear to be some women in the world who think
that
Men Suck, and they've made a web page about it.
Oh, and yes, that is me on their
letters from losers page. I guess I suck. to Commentary by keith |
| Tuesday Sep 28, 1999 | Wonder how anyone ever manages to sell anyting on the web when their goofy multimedia crap keeps crashing your browser? So does web usability expert Jakob Nielsen. useit.com is his newsletter and guide to good web usability practice. to Commentary by faisal |
| Tuesday Sep 21, 1999 | I'm sure that there are a few people out there who
think that the last thing that the world needs is
another witty, irreverant advice columnist, but
despite these people, I dig
The Advice
Goddess. to Commentary by keith |
| Sunday Sep 19, 1999 | Read about and contribute to the debate on the
most important issue of our day:
Which way should the toilet paper go? to Commentary by crikey |
| Friday Aug 27, 1999 | Looks like those nannies killing children finally thought commercial and started their own clothing line. to Commentary by djinn |
| Wednesday Aug 25, 1999 | Wanker of the Month (need we say more?) to Commentary by faisal |
| You may think that Bringdown, one of the bitterst (and funny) online 'zines on the planet, is run by a group of really hip, black-clad, dye-haired trendoids sipping organic cappuccino in some swanky South of Market loft. You'd be wrong.
to Commentary by pjammer |
| Monday Aug 23, 1999 | Pick your poison. You can get the spin on fashion as well as the feministy stuff at gurl.com, or you can go for the slightly more hardcore at some of the links off of chickclick.
to Commentary by djinn |
| Wednesday Aug 18, 1999 | mayhem.net keeps you up to date on everything American society would like to hide. Did you know that the Unabomber was a volunteer for CIA mind-control experiements? to Commentary by faisal |
| Like Riotgrrl on crack (in a good way), Smile and Act Nice features brutally frank and hysterical commentaries targeted to the online woman, as well as the funniest sex column name I've ever seen: Ho in the Know. to Commentary by pjammer |
| Sunday Aug 15, 1999 | Back Orifice 2000 can help your love life.
to Commentary by faisal |
| Thursday Aug 12, 1999 | Iridium, the satellite phone system, backed by Motorola, tanks. My guess? Microsoft gets to buy a global satellite communication system for a song.
to Commentary by joshua |
| Monday Aug 2, 1999 | If wealth is really catnip to marriage-minded women, $100 million should be more enough to find a perfect playmate - unless your name is Allan Block.
The sexual situation of New York relations between men and women is a small percentage of the men, get a disproportionate percentage of the physical action. Ten percent of the men or less do 60 percent of the screwing. I hate those guys!
to Commentary by pjammer |
| Thursday Jul 29, 1999 | Riotgrrl is a nervy, bitchy, totally hilarious webzine filled with estrogen-pumped rants about sex with nerds, infidelity, and the hunky Po Bronson as well as a speculative round table on celebrity sexual orientation.
to Commentary by pjammer |
| Ditherati
presents a daily dumb quote from "new media" people
who should know better. to Commentary by tregoweth |
| Tuesday Jul 27, 1999 | The late Bill Hicks was the funniest and most scathing anti-corporate comedian/critic of the last few decades. Check out some information about the man, his production company, or the foundation set up in his name. to Commentary by crikey |
| Thursday Jul 8, 1999 | Are you dreaming of moving to Silicon Valley and becoming the next Internet
gazillionaire? Conventional journalism will never reveal the devilish maze of nondisclosure/gag orders,
noncompete covenants and venture capital double-crosses that every entrepreneur must confront on
the road to seemingly overnight IPO riches. That's why it's gratifying to see Bronson's
candid commentary
on the fictions Silicon Valley invent for itself and the dirty laundry that it successfully buries. to Commentary by pjammer |
| Saturday Jun 12, 1999 | Although not as regularly posted with fresh material like
Suck.com, Lies.com offers the same link-laden,
bitingly clever commentaries. Favorites include rants on
ISPs,
the '96 election, and Bill Clinton. to Commentary by pjammer |
| Tuesday Jun 8, 1999 | Many of us in the field of Computer Science have
wondered why it is that there are so few female
computer scientists. Well,
here
is a very insightful paper on that topic. It
was written in 1991 by
Ellen Spertus, now an assistant professor
of Computer Science at Mills College,
but little enough has changed in the eight years since, that it is
still very topical. She has also provided us with an
excellent page of links on that same topic
and another page about women and minorities in science and engineering.
to Commentary by keith |
| Sunday Jun 6, 1999 | Its message is profound, but the presentation is sickening in that greeting-card, yellow-smiley-face, cherub-smiled babies kind of way. to Commentary by djinn |
| Friday May 14, 1999 | Who stoops to faux-ironic allegory comparing the Kosovo situation
with Star Wars hype? None other than suck.com, an esteemed
member of the ever inflating Lycos family. to Commentary by akk |
| Tuesday Apr 20, 1999 | Okay, you've read that Cryptonomicon essay about Linux. Then you read his 1996 Wired article about transoceanic cables and the geeks that lay them. Rah rah. Now you may as well spend another half hour reading Nicholas D. Arnett's Counter Rant - which feature the kick-ass quote (in reference to chaos theory): Actually, the luck was that Digital Research Inc. declined to sign IBM's non-disclosure agreement, which was the flap of a butterfly wing in Monterey that made it rain money in Redmond. to Commentary by pjammer |
| Thursday Apr 15, 1999 | Aside from his thrice-weekly
ABC News column, where he makes Ann Landers look like a twit,
Dan Savage also makes half the sex advice columnists on the planet look like twits with
Savage Love.
But not everyone loves
Dan.
to Commentary by jacquez |
| Wednesday Mar 31, 1999 | Fitshaced: the angriest, most disgruntled magazine on the net.
to Commentary by bruce |
| Monday Mar 22, 1999 | If you aren't sure what the controversy
surrounding
Elia
Kazan's honorary Oscar at
the 1999 Academy Awards ceremony was all about,
check out
this essay (written in 1980) on the topic
of Kazan, the House Unamerican Activities
Committee, and "naming names." to Commentary by crikey |
| Sunday Mar 14, 1999 | Scholar/Author Vernor Vinge postulates on how rapidly accelarating technological change will lead to the end of humanity as we know it. to Commentary by faisal |
| Monday Mar 1, 1999 | Steven Sailer, one of the best online essayists on society, race, and public policy, offers a lighthearted analysis of children's television programming.
to Commentary by pjammer |
| Wednesday Feb 10, 1999 | Part criticism, part witticism, part random babbling. USounds may be pointless, but it's fun to read.
to Commentary by faisal |
| Monday Jan 25, 1999 | Ambrose Bierce was an optimist. Godling's Glossary covers everything from avoiding existence-centrism to something almost, but entirely, unlike Gilbert and Sullivan. to Commentary by petey |
| Thursday Jan 7, 1999 | Are we reading CNet or The Onion? "Technology columnist predicts Year 2000 to follow Year 1999."
to Commentary by faisal |
| Tuesday Dec 15, 1998 | It seems that
some people don't like Microsoft
.
This is news?
This is burglary?
What?
to Commentary by faisal |
| Friday Nov 20, 1998 |
Faelan's sweetheart contest. An eleven year old boy's personal ad on his home page.
"I have a college fund of at least $10,000, and if you and me get married
and you don't have a college fund of your own, then my parents will give
you a college fund too!"
Please tell me this is a hoax...
to Commentary by bruce |
| Tuesday Nov 10, 1998 | Web advertising reaches new heights of classiness with the Webzine '98 'banners'. Warning: contains scatalogical references.
to Commentary by faisal |
| Tuesday Oct 27, 1998 | While it's still available: PRC puts up site regarding human rights in China.
Someone hacks it.
to Commentary by faisal |
| Project proposals schmoozing with high-speed copiers?
Not exactly, but the use and construction of
documents has lead to a theory of the
Social Life of Documents
to Commentary by jacquez |
| Sunday Oct 18, 1998 | Term of the week: Web shite - n - Web site (derog); e.g. "I'm checking out memepool to find the latest web shites." to Commentary by faisal |
| Thursday Oct 1, 1998 |
Dan Savage proves that Ann Landers isn't the
only advice columnist left in the universe. to Commentary by jacquez |
| Thursday Sep 24, 1998 | The best information source on organized hypocrisy
available to the world today:
Fade To Black
to Commentary by jacquez |
| 98.08.05: A Chat With God When it happened last time, or the time before, or even the time before that, she braved it as best she could and went on. It helped to have her friend around, the one who always listened and only sometimes said the wrong things. to Commentary by faisal |
| Friday Sep 18, 1998 | Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Read all about it! to Commentary by bah |
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