Monthly Archives: April 2001

Space Tourist

Y’know, this is really starting to tick me off. This guy is not the first space tourist. That title belongs to Toyohiro Akiyama, a Japanese journalist who visited Mir in 1989. And in May 1991, a British chemist named Helen … Continue reading

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Weeds, weeds, weeds

I’ve got a pretty good population of weeds in my backyard garden. I’ve been trying to identify them so I would know how best to attack them. (My garden is strictly organic, so chemical answers are not an option.) This … Continue reading

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Greenspun and ArsDigita

It’s been widely blogged elsewhere, but in case you haven’t seen it, here’s Philip Greenspun’s take on how the venture capitalists stole his company. ArsDigita: From Start-Up to Bust-Up

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Tales of the weird…

A woman goes in for surgery to have excess flabby skin removed. Instead (actually, in addition) the surgeon moved some of the tissue to her breasts, thus performing an impromptu but apparently quite impressive breast augmentation. The woman sued and … Continue reading

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