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posted by Eric_Reid at 10:35 PM PST - 2 comments

This Just In: Computer commits suicide. When headlines go bad.
posted by aaron at 9:28 PM PST - 11 comments

Weblogs get some more press... and it's positive this time!
posted by phooey at 7:27 PM PST - 5 comments

The 'biggest band in the world' are the last to get their site on line... (Not counting the Popmart site that only lasted as long as the American tour, after which MSN simply took it down, leaving European fans bewildered. It was a money thing.) Obviously still in beta, it is surprising the site has gone live already. Check the source for the company that made it: Good Technology. I would love to hear some expert feedback on the dhtml usage.
posted by prolific at 5:56 PM PST - 11 comments

Remember the movie Magnolia? One of the themes running through the movie was of amazing coincidences and chance. This story of a people getting hit by trains near San Francisco this week mentions one such coincidence. A man was hit by a train, and on that very train was the chairman of a "nonprofit group whose goal is to reduce the number of train-related collisions, deaths and injuries." The additional fact that this safety group leader was enroute to give a speech on grade-crossing safety makes it approach urban legend status, but it did indeed happen.
posted by mathowie at 9:02 AM PST - 5 comments