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Article about SF author Vernor Vinge in the New York Times. He was doing cyberspace before cyberspace was cool (i.e. before William Gibson had given it a name). Plus he’s a physicist, for whatever that’s worth.

I really like the Jim Leftwich’s blog JIMWICh. Take a look at the Frida Kahlo postage stamp he was nice enough to make for the US Postal service: Frida Kahlo American-Style!

Now this is real progress. Computer-generated maps like real people really draw: Rendering Effective Route Maps: Improving Usability Through Generalization. And it’s already in use at MapBlast. Now all we need is anti-aliased maps (why hasn’t anyone done that yet?) and we’ll really be getting somewhere. [spotted on peterme.com]

What a shame… the “cool new stuff” weblog Rapidly Changing Face of Computing has gone away. It appears to have been a surprise to author Jeffrey Harrow, based on the publication schedule that he was publishing only a few weeks ago. Compaq must be tightening the old corporate belt. Too bad. We’ll miss you, Jeffrey. :-(

I like the idea of magazine called Small Times. They must save a bundle on postage. Small Times: News about MEMS, Nanotechnology and Microsystems

Now a computer can sound just like you: see Software Called Capable of Copying Any Human Voice in the NY Times. I predict one byproduct of all this soul-stealing will be an increased appreciation of intimacy. Or not.

James Lileks has a great web site and a magnificent eye for collectible retro. Take a look at his American Postcards collection.

XML developer news from XMLhack: by and for the XML community.

It was only a matter of time before the Media Lab did something with blogs. blogdex is that something. It’s a sort of meta-blog zeitgeist filter. Punchline: if it appears on a lot of blogs, it must be cool. It’s a good idea, but only just now getting off the ground.

An interview with Evan Williams of blogger fame appears on WriteTheWeb. A quick peek around the site reveals it to be a fun blog of its own.