links for 2006-10-31
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...[For] the mainstream understanding of complex issues, Google (and Wikipedia, whose entries often rank near the top of Google searches) are quickly becoming central authorities. So the question is whether intellectuals are going to mope about this shift
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Where do you see yourself in ten years in New York City? How well will you live? And, more importantly, will you be able to afford it?
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A lot, when one friend just bought a million-dollar apartment and the other is subsisting on frozen dinners.
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76.2 cents.
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Pets can provide companionship, protection, and in some cases, an excuse to play dress-up. Writer Todd Levin and photographer Geoff Badner report on dogs in Brooklyn wearing clothes.
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Our publisher, Abrams, is terrific, but they are not a big company. They have a comparatively tiny promotions budget and don't have the kind of clout with booksellers to manufacture bestsellers. Here's what we do have: you.
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The phone's screen is a high-contrast reflective display "electronic paper" that uses no power to display an image and is easy to see in full sunlight, but uses less energy than an LCD. Uses can charge the phone by riding a bicycle.
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