December 22, 2004
First 'Bush refugees' win approval
The good news: you can move to Canada. The bad news: Prepare for a wait... these applications were submitted more than a year ago.
Women's-only gym faces human rights complaint
This guy is going to have a hard time getting a date in this city.
An Army chaplain describes the "mass casualty" scene of the Iraq mess haul attack
If Vietnam was seen through photojournalism, this war is now being brought to us best by blog.
A short story in the form of an email inbox
From whump.com | More Like This WebLog: They Come in a Steady Stream Now
December 21, 2004
For the last 12 years, a single solitary whale whose vocalizations match no known living species has been tracked across the Northeast Pacific.
From kuro5hin.org
The Moire effect, demonstrated with DHTML
Yes, there's nothing else to this link but a pretty picture. if you want more, go here.
December 20, 2004
Monduna.com's [really detailed and well written] Bit Torrent FAQ
Since several tracker sites (including Suprnova) have recently shut down, you may want to look for other sites here.
December 19, 2004
Caterina asks: What should I read over Christmas?
Godel, Escher, Bach, by Douglas Hofstadter. Without a doubt. Even reading one fifth of the book is better than most others in their entirety. Little known fact: Hofstadter was the first author purchased at Amazon.com.
