Monthly Archives: May 2002

I always wanted one

A Webwide World by Ken Perlin, NYU, 1998 – Java applet that rapidly generates a fractal planet. Unlike the Planet of the Day generated by ppmforge, Perlin’s planet is three-dimensional and can be rotated.

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madvertising

Still More Banner Ads We’d Like To See (thanks to Paul Hsieh)

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we hardly knew ye

Death has done wonders for Pim Fortuyn’s image. Has he considered show biz?

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Can This War Be Won?

Joe Sobran: If Bush’s aim were to save American lives, rather than to preserve American empire, he might take these steps: call off the war, close U.S. military bases abroad, bring American military personnel home, and ask for an end … Continue reading

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de gustibus

Can anyone explain why Julia Roberts is called a beauty?

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best friends

Winners of the I-Look-Like-My-Dog Contest [link changed: this item’s original link is 404, but Google finds many copies.] (from New World Disorder)

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old medium meets new

It was a treat to see Eugene Volokh quoted in The Economist — to his own surprise.

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