2001

A new paradigm. Weblog as conversation. Metafilter.

The SSSCA bill appears even worse than the DMCA.

The Pocket Guide to the Internet.

All IIMB, IITM and VM junta in the US are safe, to my knowledge.

I love chocolates. Especially white. When I went to Bangkok, every chocolate I bought was white: Toblerone: (Blue & white) Swiss Milk Chocolate with a White Chocolate Cream Filling and Honey and Almond Nougat Lindt: Swiss Classic White Chocolate The Belgian: 7 Seashells with Hazelnut Praline Filling Ritter Sport: White Whole Hazelnut Hershey’s Chocolate: Cookies ’n’ Creme Chocolate Cookie bits in White Chocolate Hershey’s Kisses: Cookies ’n’ Creme Chocolate Cookie bits in White Chocolate ...

e-ink on e-paper.

The largest scientific experiment and the funniest Internet experiment, IMHO.

Is Bobby Fischer playing Chess on the Internet?

The sci.physics FAQs. Incidentally, energy is not conserved. Hot water freezes faster than cold water. And mirrors don’t swap left-right – they swap in-out.

Encyclopaedia Galactica. For Asimov fans.

What is the Usenet?

This First Lady really talks!

A warning from Yahoo not to reply to spam saying “Remove me from the mailing list”.

Anti DMCA is against the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

Web accessibility guidelines.

“Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes: Studies from India, China, and the United States (2001)” – an online book at NAP.

Try playing a massive multiplayer online roll-playing game (MMORPG) some time.

The Gramophone magazine has reviews on classical western music.

I give up. I’ve been to too many places, like Leopold Cafe, Tavern, Library Bar, Liquid Lounge, Roti, Not Just Jazz by the Bay, Buddy’s, The Ghetto Pub, Crosswords, Groove, Asiatic, Hanging Gardens, some Chinese restaurant at The Leela (which is the best Chinese food I’ve had), etc. And I don’t have the time to write reviews! Maybe I’ll take it up later.

Big Brother took a little longer than 1984, but by 2001, it has arrived. Even if you didn’t upload an copyrighted file, your ISP can shut you down. Oh, they can monitor what you’re doing too – literally, by face. And imprison you without trial. Better read up your “copy rights”.