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Hello world... again! Am I Ugly in Grey, or what ??

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Looking for the The Google Font? It is Catull, but found out more about the Google logo by reading the Google Font Page

Fancy reading my Looking for the Spam collection ? It's even getting multilingual

Linux, Linux, Linux, Linux... want to try it ??? Knoppix is really nice. And easy. Download, burn, reboot. Et voila, Linux is running...

Amero or Apero ? - 27/08/2001

Better than Euro and Europe ? the Amero
So the challenge is to create a North American community whose vision goes far beyond trade and investment but without sacrificing cultural identity and core institutions and values.
In Edge, Science and the psychology of beliefs. Starts with The one thing we've learned from the last three decades of research is that science is socially and culturally embedded and thus biased. Still, it's the best system we have for understanding causality in all realms, in all fields.
Goes on with If we're going to accomplish our goals of science literacy, which is one of the primary goals of the Skeptic Society, you have to reach as many people as you can. You do it through print, the magazine and books, plus mass communication, television and the radio. You absolutely have to do it, and that's what we do.
But books are better! If you look at the history of science, with few exceptions, revolutions and change have been triggered by books. Not journal articles. Books have done far more than anything else. Scientists need to take writing seriously. It's a skill, like anything else they've already developed. It's an art and a craft that takes practice.
Sex is one reason to study Dom Juan.
An interesting article from the WSJ (public copy here)
The entertainment industry is still getting used to the idea that anybody who wants to take the trouble can get its products for free. But as Microsoft has been showing for years, that's no excuse for not making bundles of money.
Some links on collaborative online storytelling.
And of course, a pastis and some black olives
Originally published as jemisa.editthispage.com/discuss/msgReader$211
27 août 2001