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Google vs. Microsoft.

A brief history of lip-synching.

Some 9/11 memorial designs that won't be used. The only thing that grabbed me was the "memorial forest" that called for white pines not only on the WTC grounds but "at sites throughout the city and beyond, wherever there were communities, like Staten Island, that were especially hard hit" to reflect that 9/11 was a tragedy not limited to one city block.

In 1988, I wanted to see Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau's improvisational political satire Tanner '88, but we didn't get HBO. Now I want to see it again, with follow-up interviews with the characters 16 years later, but I don't get Sundance.

Lots of political news I can't summon up any enthusiasm for. But there's a nice overview of how Op-Ed works at the Times, in case you were thinking about sending something in.

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[dougo.livejournal.com]

That Google story makes me sad in several ways. Mainly the four-paragraph summary of the rise and fall of Netscape and the non-repercussions on Microsoft, but also the ambitious plans of Google to go public with a business model (seemingly) entirely based on advertising revenue. I think the article overemphasizes the danger of Microsoft integrating search into Windows-- don't they essentially do this already, since Internet Explorer's search goes to MSN Search by default? The bit about Google having the "world's largest computing facilty" is fascinating, though. All that power just to help people find Britney Spears and Harry Potter links...