Day: July 14, 2004
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And a few more links lingering in the in-box
This housecleaning is endless. abecedarian was the Word of the Day on May 20. The boy fit the bill at the time, but he’s got it nailed by now. Jakob’s book list contains few I haven’t read, but I want to get to those few. Bad Hair? As Mice Attest, It’s Probably Not Your Shampoo…
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Cleaning out the bookmarks
Bundles of links I’ve been collecting… but they’re not doing me much good in Safari, so here they are for all to peruse. ACM Queue on Enterprise Search, from April 2004. Collection of articles on the topic. Why 1998 Was The Turning Point For Newspapers is Vin Crosbie’s selection of the disintegration of New Century…
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BOOK: The Rule of Four
Nearly a month ago, I took advantage of a train commute to read The Rule of Four. There have been plenty of references in describing (read: hyping) this book to Umberto Eco’s novels, but those are only true in genre. While this tale is also a present-day mystery centered around a historical document/investigation, The Rule…