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i get around on a bicycle in mountain view, palo alto, and the other towns around here. you just need to figure out the bike routes.

the beatnik in the author comes out at the end:

You don't need to go hang-gliding over the Himalayas, you don't need to screw your luscious and oh-so-willing secretary or party all night with the beautiful people. You don't need visions of merging with the totality of the Universe. Just be what you are, where you are. Clean the toilet. Walk the dog. Do your work. That's the most magical thing there is. If you really want to merge with God, that's the way to do it. This moment. You sitting there with your hand in your underwear and potato chip crumbs on your chin, scrolling down your computer screen thinking "This guy's out of his mind." This very moment is Enlightenment. This moment has never come before and once it's gone, it's gone forever. You are this moment. This moment is you. This very moment is you merging with the total Universe, with God Himself.

definitely. also, i like the data that shows bicycling to be the most efficient form of urban transportation :)

somebody's been reading wittgenstein

having spent far too many happy hours playing each iteration of the sim city series (through #4), i can say the game has gotten way more realistic.

sim city 4, especially, has a bunch of skyscrapers from san francisco that you'll get in your cities if you do a decent job of zoning commercial areas.

there's a certain joy to walking around downtown san francisco and seeing the life-size versions.

of course its a noise band :)

looks like facebook has shut this app down:

http://www.marketingshift.com/2008/1/facebook-bans-adware-fr...

I'm sticking by the source who told me about Digg bringing in the bank to help them sell. Even if that's not how Digg wants to spin their strategy to Business Week.

Jd, I'm an Economist reader because I enjoy its perspective on important political and economic issues.

What else has been slipping, do you think? Can you (or your friend) be more specific?

Thanks.

I'd never thought of it that way, to be honest:

"He suggested men might respond aggressively because they see the other unicycling man as a threat, attracting female attention away from themselves."

Then again, there's people like Michael Moritz and Nick Denton out there.

Whether or not you like those guys, they're pretty successful.

Anyone else notice that BusinessWeek and the New York Times both just came out with feature articles on how Google is taking on Microsoft via cloud computing?

There are even charming anecdotes in both stories from the same engineers -- people like Christophe Bisciglia.

Happy Holidays, Google PR.

edit: Sorry if I'm coming across as too cynical, but I could have sworn I've been reading very similar Google versus Microsoft articles for years. Of course, that topic is a big deal -- it's just the timing, the lack of a hard-news angle, and the anecdotes in these two articles strongly suggest PR orchestration.

"No matter the intent, though, the speech seemed to fit the Valley's growing cult of youth, if not a movement, based on 'Don't Fund Anyone Under 30.'"

Under?

I looked into the ConnectU connection a little more. Apparently, there's nothing to it, besides the link being an additional joke:

http://pranks.com/2007/12/15/facebook-takes-it-on-the-chin/

The Dude: I could be just sitting at home with pee stains on my rug.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes

This reminds me of 3D Mail Box, the aircraft simulator meets email inbox.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/24/worlds-worst-email-app-...

The visual representation of data, huh. These people must make Edward Tufte cry.

Alternate title: The Glass Box is Back ;)

the question is, will the name of the social news site for writers and journalists be "Hack News"

Exactly. What most studies on racial differences prove are the preconceived notions of the experimenters.

In fact, most scientific studies may be wrong, or at least deeply flawed:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7915.html

When one considers the hundred years of horrific racism present in white culture, it's hardly surprising that such cultural attitudes manifest themselves from time to time in the form of sophisticated scientific arguments.

Whether or not there are genetic differences, doesn't the most accurate approach -- if not the most ethical approach -- seem to be withholding all race-based judgement for the time being?

Yeah. Aaron has a lot more homemade videos to make before he catches up with those two.

Which one of the YC partners will wear the thick gold chain currently on Reid Hoffman's neck?

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0711/gallery.pay...