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Gadzooks! I had no idea.

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MeKG

BP 118/70, pulse 58, mellow index yellow.

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Only fools fall in love with sports cars

Behind the Wheel – Review – Ferrari 458 Italia Has Enough Superlatives to Match the Sticker – NYTimes.com The machine apparently has a tendency to burst into flames and is now subject to recall by its Italian manufacturer. Disclaimer: I … Continue reading

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Rīga (Quarter Life Crisis)

If you’ve never been to Riga, here’s an extended postcard.

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Chrome manifolds

You may have heard a drumbeat in the distance thumping out Google Chrome OS, the Next Great Thing in personal computing. It’s actually old wine in a new wineskin. What it amounts to, after some experimentation today, is Ubuntu flavored … Continue reading

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Oxford English Dictionary ‘will not be printed again’ – Telegraph

Until six months ago I was clinging to the idea that printed books would likely last for ever. Since the arrival of the iPad I am now wholly convinced otherwise.

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Knight of the white elephant by Anthony Daniels – The New Criterion

For the stronger we our houses do build, The less chance we have of being killed.

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The Gift of Prophecy

The secret to predicting the future is simple. Predict the past, then press rewind and fast forward at the same time.

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CABINET // Islands and the Law: An Interview with Christina Duffy Burnett

The Guano Islands Act of 1856 arguably laid the legal groundwork for American imperialism.

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Investors Doubt Mortgage-Bond Revival Until 2012, Moody’s Analysts Say – Bloomberg

Predictions must be just far enough out that no one will remember when they don’t come to pass. In fairness, through, the story does say no sooner than 2012.

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