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Media concentration, pictured
[via Lawrence Lessig] One big picture, with few players

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Heavyweights and Lightweights win at I.R.A.s
This NYTimes.com article will disappear in seven days, but the key facts are as follows. Harvard heavyweights won their first IRA national championship ever, capping an undefeated season to date (including Sprints). Most years, the crew cannot attend because of the Harvard-Yale race. Also, Charlie Butt’s crew came through to [...]

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Cheaper than going to the conference
Not the same thing as being there, of course, but I’m pleased to have some/any insight into the D: All Things Digital conference. At least Denise Howell’s transcript of Walt Mossberg talking with Steve Jobs gives some feel for the event, if not any new insights.

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Just in case…
If I ever want to plan a round-the-world trip, this tidbit about a useful consolidator’s website will be useful.

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Buy your own World War II aircraft carrier, for $4,500,000. Found via Slashdot, of course. And someone does consider the obvious (to me) Snow Crash connection. Wonder how many gallons-per-mile this thing gets?

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Why I need to read the new William Gibson
I think I’ve read most (all?) of Gibson’s novels and much of his short fiction. Reading the transcript of a recent speech he gave at the
Directors Guild of America’s Digital Day, Los Angeles on May 17, 2003 reminds me why. He’s talking about film, of course, considering [...]

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For Dad
My father loves a good nap. Here’s a note from EMERGIC, written by Rajesh Jain in India: “Sleeping is a universal love.” Amen.

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Like so many of my classmates, I probably had an M.C. Escher poster on my dorm room wall at some point during high school or college. I certainly grew up with at least two jigsaw puzzles made from his artwork. An inventor in England was inspired, and created a wonderful illusion, where water flows uphill. [...]

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Google AdWords worked (sort of)
I’ve used Google AdWords a couple of times at work, out of personal curiousity more than anything. Here a quick report from a Jupiter researcher about his effort to market his blog, and the (mild) success of AdWords for him.Of course, he doesn’t link to his own blog in the article… [...]

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Congratulations, Samantha and Mike
Mike proposed in a sunrise hike this morning. Samantha said yes. Yay!

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