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09/25/08 - zen and now - Mark Richardson is riding his Harley-Davidson to the West Coast, on tour for his new book Zen and Now, which retraces the journey in the literary classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. (thestar.blogs.com/zenandnow)
09/20/08 - deletionpedia - Deletionpedia is an archive of about 63,555 pages which have been deleted from the English-language Wikipedia. (deletionpedia.dbatley.com)
09/10/08 - umbrella today? - "It's like totally the simplest weather report ever, Julie." Receive a text message to your phone letting you know if you need to bring an umbrella today. (U.S. Only.) (umbrellatoday.com)
09/07/08 - how buildings learn - What happens after buildings are built? Why do some buildings get better over time and others get demolished? Stewart Brand says architecture is a prediction, and all predictions are wrong, so the more monumental the architecture, the more wrong the building is. An excellent series of videos to accompany Stewart Brand's book How Buildings Learn. An incredible read, and definitely worth watching if you are interested in design. (truefilms.com/archives/2008/08/how_buildings_l.php)
09/06/08 - words they used - The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and character far more frequently than the Democrats. And Republicans were more likely to talk about businesses and taxes, while Democrats were more likely to mention jobs or the economy. (www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/04/us/politics/20080905_WORDS_GRAPHIC.html)
