links for 2006-06-12
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Four a.m., bars close. Guys asleep in Bowery doorways. But just before dawn is the worst: despair city. The jumpers start, out the windows, off the roof. I can't even look. So that's the night, New York. Ain't it grand? What a life."
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I don't have a soldering iron, but this sort of thing is always fascinating.
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"Lobster, in fact, was once an East Coast staple of those in debt. In the early 20th century, impoverished Mainers subsisted on what was at hand, choking down that lobster."
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"If you're a casual gamer or a hardcore fan who takes your portable everywhere, you'll like the way your games play and look on the DS Lite. It doesn't take long to get spoiled by the improved screen and smaller size."
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"What makes student loans more problematic than other kinds is that the lender is helping someone invest in his own intellectual development. But investing in human capital is risky. A lender can't be sure that you'll land a good job after graduation."
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