Semi Truths

“I really didn’t foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the computer industry. Not that that tells us very much of course – the computer industry didn’t even foresee that the century was going to end.”

—Douglas Adams

In his seminal work, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams imagined an intergalactic and interactive guide to, well, Life, The Universe, and Everything. In his series of novels (”the increasingly inappropriately-named Hitchhiker’s trilogy”), Douglas forecast an electronic guide whose entries were made by writers travelling all over the galaxy. Read the rest of this entry »

As intrigued as I am by Apple’s new offerings, I am equally enthralled by their new 5th Ave. store. My friend Dan Rosenbaum deconstructs the space and ponders the significance of “32″.

More pictures can be found on the official Apple web site here and the unofficial Flickr site here.

I first heard about the Ann Arbor Fairy Doors on NPR last week. When I was a child, I used to imagine shrinking down to only three inches tall and discovering a hidden world inside my own home. I suppose that is an apt metaphor for childhood. It lasted until I finally saw The Incredible Shrinking Man.

On Wednesday night, I finally got to (briefly) meet Helena Cobban and tell her how much I enjoy her work. She reviewed CCPJ’s Peace Event and her conclusion: I talked too much. I agree.