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Here’s a nice conversation between R.U. Sirius and Justin Hall (courtesy of the SF Bay Guardian) about the early days of the net-web-cyber-whatever revolution. That was back when Mondo 2000 was going to take over the world, before Wired was a twinkle in Louis Rossetto’s eye. I still have a bunch of Mondo 2000 back issues.

“Please enjoy graceful time of the afternoon with the pie of YAMAZAKI in the cafe terrace of a chic town.” This and other excellent Japanese “Engrish” samples appear

here. My all-time favorite is from my friend Bonnie who lived in Japan for several years. She finally figured out the sign OBUN FLESH BECALE that hung outside a bakery she passed every day was supposed to read OVEN FRESH BAKERY.

Er… not that I’ve seen the porn sites that these guys are satiring, but Furniture Porn is a truly amusing spoof.

Rob and Lisa are faithfully keeping us updated about their EuroTrip 2000, most recently from Amsterdam. Coincidentally, the Coffee Czar wrote just this week about bicycles and Amsterdam. Say… how come I’ve never seen Rob and the Coffee Czar in the same room at the same time? Hmmm…

McSweeney’s web site, edited by Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I recommend the book and the site. Currently at McSweeney’s: New Riddles for Five-Ounce Dixie Cups.

Check out the new Atomz.com powered search engine on the left side of this screen. I’m happy to give them a plug, because their service is good, fast, and free. I’m extremely impressed with what the Blogger revolution has wrought. You don’t need heavy server-side action on your site if you can make clever use of all the free services out there. These are developments I never would have anticipated…

Snakes and Ladders is a collection of intriguing essays by Erik Davis. He wrote an entertaining book called Techgnosis about the parallels between ancient traditions of magic and our current information-centric culture.

405 is a movie made by two guys working nights and weekends for three months. Go and watch it. You’ll be impressed.

Cliff Stoll of Cuckoo’s Egg fame is back peddling a line of Acme Klein Bottles.

OnePage is just one of a growing trend: cut and paste your own web page from other web pages. The result may look like a ransom note, but at least it’s your ransom note.