Lydia Lee : Friends don't let friends use AOL
The last line says it all, but AOL still sucks.
This isn't just a tie-clip, buddy
it's
the ultimate sacrifice.
The Canadian Student Federation demonstrations yesterday
led me their
Declaration of Student Rights. I hate documents like this. I can't tell if they are legitimate statements of principle or just bargaining tools. The basic thrust seems to be that post-secondary education should be *whatever* the student body decides it is at *any* given moment, no matter what. It obscures and trivializes more important and immediate issues. Ultimately, it begs the question: why go to school at all? If all you want to do is be learned, read a book. Schools exist beyond any one student's tenure and make their decisions accordingly.
James Fallows : Inside the Leviathan
If there is something you love or hate about Microsoft programs, don't thank or blame Bill Gates; some specific member of the Microsoft team decided to "own" that feature and include it in a program. There is even a person who created the "It looks like you're writing a letter" auto-annoyance feature in Word. I had to sign a separate confidentiality clause promising not to name him.
Magnus Lie Hetland : Instant Python
via
have browser, will travel