Just what I need—another daily stop on my Internet rounds. Zimmer, an alarmingly prolific, vastly entertaining science writer, has a knack for explaining complex ideas simply enough for <I>me</I> to grasp. Check out his coverage of the <I>Homo floresiensis </I> (Hobbit Man) brouhaha.
I remember when <I>The Virginia Quarterly Review</I> was the perfect panacea for insomnia, but something has happened to that august publication: It woke up! These days, it has become a must-read, from Art Spiegelman's latest multi-chapter opus to well-written articles such as this one on Winsor McCay's <I>Little Nemo in Slumberland</I>.
Music was playing,<br>
so I sat there, quietly.
Over at <I>IGN.com</I>, Hilary Goldstein and Richard George have compiled a list of the top 25 X-Men characters. Granted, it's a shamelessly blatant tie-in to Friday's release of <I>X-Men III: The Last Stand</I>, but it also points to what I suspect will be that movie's biggest weakness, judging from the trailers I've seen.
Rob Pegoraro, <I>The Washington Post</I>'s personal technology editor, reviews Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11, which MS claims, possesses an ease of use and simplicity to match iTunes." As if MS would <I>recognize</I> ease of use if it bit them in their text assembler.
<A HREF="http://www.he2006.com">Home Entertainment 2006</A> is only days away, taking place June 1–4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Attendees will find a wide variety of special events, product demonstrations, and entertainment options throughout the show.
A website devoted to deciphering the lyrics (and name) of Steely Dan. Not quite as comprehensive as <A HREF="http://arts.ucsc.edu/Gdead/AGDL/"><I>The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics</I></A>, but these collaborative efforts improve with time—and participation.
If you go by the RIAA's claims of $150,000 damage <I>per song</I> caused by downloading (as in this <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/052206xmtrials/"><I>Stereophile</I> story</A>), that would mean that one month's worth of downloads caused be a single P2P site <I>would be greater than the GDP of France</I>—at least according to <I>Donny's Blog</I>.
I couldn't do it, but these eight physicists rose to the challenge: Explain in one page what the Higgs boson is and why we want to find it.
In the June issue of <I>Stereophile</I>, another classic component is reviewed (the Eico HF-81 amplifier). Even though they don't measure up by today's standards, many audiophiles prefer certain classic designs. Are there any classic components that you prefer to newer products?