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Two great documentaries that focus on China, which I have not seen listed: Manufactured Landscapes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufactured_Landscapes Up The Yangtze: http://en.w…

Yeah, you're right, I shouldn't have said that _why contributed more, just that _why's contributions reached wider audiences, at least in a direct way. It's nice to see that there …

I was just thinking of Netochka, yesterday, as everyone was talking about how the internet persona and alias _why was an artwork in itself. Despite all of _why's accomplishments an…

I agree - actually, the most insightful thing on that page is the comment by "Tom".

I totally agree, but I also think that introverted programmers work better in the situation you describe, whereas extroverts feel better about talking-out solutions, even over the …

No, quit thinking backwards. A new form of social networking will be championed by the young and early adapters, soon enough. I'm not going to suggest what is next, but I know it w…

I thought it was a little dry, even for Joel, who isn't terribly interesting. He sure knows how to sell a/his product, though.

From wikipedia: "Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, law, justice, validity, mind, and langu…

It's easy to make fun of postmodern philosophy, but no philosopher made-up postmodernism, they are just commenting or labeling phenomena already inherent in our culture, some of wh…