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TeleDesic Dream Dies..

http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3343817.html Teledesic shuts down, dimming a dream Helen Jung Associated Press Published Oct 7, 2002 NET07 Envisioned by cellular pioneer Craig McCaw, backed by Bill Gates — and financed in part by their bottomless wealth...

New York is the Real Capital of America..

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/magazine/06NYDC.html October 6, 2002 The De Facto Capital By FRANK RICH The New York Times They got it right the first time. New York was the capital of the nation at its birth. The first presidential inauguration, in 1789,...

Starving Music Fans Cling to Former Glory..

Nasty URL below. In a great tribute to the mediocrity currently being propagated by the Music Industry, rock fans are spreading an old garage track recorded by Nirvana just prior to Cobain’s suicide like wildfire over GNUtella. It’s further testimony to...

Homeland Insecurity..

Homeland Insecurity: A top expert says America’s approach to protecting itself will only make matters worse. Forget “foolproof” technology—we need systems designed to fail smartly   by Charles C. Mann The Atlantic Monthly | September 2002  ...

Is It Art or Performance Art?

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-050902artist.story http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-interstate5-video.realvideo In Artist’s Freeway Prank, Form Followed Function Transit: Unauthorized addition to sign went unnoticed for months. No charges planned. By...