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 Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe,and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. Arthur C. Clarke
Does your state, province or country have one? Texas has one here and here. Germany has one too. Everyone should have one of the World's Largest Roadside Attractions
On the 26th Google put out this press release: Google Launches World's Largest Search Engine. They claim to be able to search over 1 billion urls, 560 million full-text indexed and 500 million partially indexed pages.
Activity on the Books as Characters project has picked up. Several new entries have been submitted. I will try to create a permanent page for the titles over the weekend. Thanks to all the contributors, keep those titles coming!
Minerva - History of Ideas Online. Click on Concepts and Thinkers.
VONNEGUT UNBOUND, The Harvard Crimson Online interviews Kurt Vonnegut. Has anyone read Vonnegut's latest book, God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian?
The State Hermitage Museum. Until I can visit the Hermitage in the flesh, I'll have to content myself with the virtual version.
Oh boy! An online mag for Dads, edads: For Today's Father. They have an article in Dads 101 on How to Grill a Tuna Burger.
The Death of Copyright, via Scripting News.
How much would you pay for a copy of the Declaration of Independence from the first printing? How about $8,140,000! Read the story of how this copy was discovered. The seller bought it for $4.00, two years ago at a flea market.
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