Wednesday, February 14, 2001

Parasites and Parasitalogical Resources
What religious/political group is responsible for most of the "30 Worst Atrocities of the 20th Century" ?
Burned remains of the "greatest classical library" are now readable using new digital imaging techniques. Lost classics from Aristotle to Epicurus to Sappho to Euclid may be available for scholarly study for the first time in hundreds if not thousands of years. Here is another fascinating article about the applications of the technology.
The Art of UNIX Programming by Eric S. Raymond (of the annoying "The Cathedral and the Bazzar") seems to be worth looking at.
Quantum mechanics meets information theory.
Amputation set collecting. Need I say more?
Someone called the Humor Police AKA the FBI on the parody site www.bonsaikitten.com
After the Singularity, will we still be human? Does it matter? And will we still know the difference? Look here to find out.