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http://www.guardian.co.uk/ba/story/0,,1880285,00.html I’m flying BA at least three times in the next three months and this is NOT REASSURING: one engine of a BA 747 flying from LA to London caught fire on take-off, but the pilot (after apparently consulting with BA) continued on anyway telling air traffic control that they’d decided to “get as far as we can.” 22:12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM “Little Superstar.” (Sorry, haven’t been able to post for a while, Ruby on Rails messed with something and I’m now posting via RAW SQL STATEMENTS.) 00:17

http://www.newyorker.com/printables/critics/061002crat_atlarge Jim Holt’s review of two books critical of string theory. (Good overview of the theory and its weaknesses.) I would’ve thought that two books on string theory coming out at the same time would have been bad for both, but in this case the ability to compare and contrast books has resulted in a whole of lot reviews that otherwise wouldn’t have been written. 00:13

http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/2006/09/toronto-hemp-
company.html Toronto Hemp Company business card. 23:46

http://www.viceland.com/int/dd.php?id=304 “Hey look it’s the personification of The New York Times, a smug, self-indulgent, boomer, pussy that thinks he matters and is always wrong.” 23:12

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words “Weasel words are words or phrases that seemingly support statements without attributing opinions to verifiable sources. Weasel words give the force of authority to a statement without letting the reader decide if the source of the opinion is reliable.” 23:04

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5367892.stm 25,000 Jews live in Iran, and they seem largely happy there. (Or at least the ones who will speak to journalists.) Could there be something to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim that he’s anti-Zionist, not anti-Semitic? 23:02

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cityofsound/240273990/ A few of the skyline silhouettes from gothamist.com properties, grouped together. (So why does the NY logo omit some of the most iconic NY buildings?) 23:13

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5231022.stm The Indian Medical Association is apparently conducting an investigation into three doctors who were evidently captured on camera offering to amputate beggars’ limbs so that, being more pitiful, they can collect more money. (This subject is an element of Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance, one of the most gruelling books I’ve ever read…) 19:54

http://www.slate.com/id/2149183/ Ruminations on Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy: why has it become such a popular cover, why is it so popular with mashup artists? Includes a link to Jack White’s pretty awesome cover at Lollapalooza. (Poor quality; be nice if this gets a proper release.) 09:24

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/
31/NSGDOIM5RJ1.DTL Professor of clinical medicine at Stanford thinks alternative medicine doesn’t do anything. Acupuncture has only been formalised and standardised over the past hundred years, he says, and doesn’t do anything beyond release endorphins anyway. (How do you do double-blind studies of acupuncture anyway?) 09:23

http://todayspictures.slate.com/20060908/ Haunting (and disturbingly beautiful) Magnum photographs of the WTC on September 11 and days after. 09:21

http://www.oncotton.co.uk/peter/index/A4PAPERCUT_000.htm Captivating: art made from cut up pieces of A4 paper. 22:51

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/information/hours.htm Does anyone know why the Tate would have what appear to be sign language videos of the informational pages of their website? (e.g. the opening hours, in sign language.) What’s the demographic for this? Deaf people who can’t read? (See the RealPlayer links on the RHS.) 08:22

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/5273962.stm Illustrated history of Andre Agassi’s career, including side-by-side shots of a young and old Agassi in almost exactly the same pose. 11:01