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Extracts from jwz’s diary leading up to the Netscape 0.9 release. Kurt Andersen on why Netscape matters: “Paradox No. 2: Christopher Columbus … gulfstream/1578

Athens (where 200,000 Muslims now live) is getting its first new Mosque since the Ottoman Empire. (Spain only recently got its first Mosque since the … gulfstream/2119

Two world maps superimposed on top of each other, so that you can see which points are opposite each other on the Earth’s surface. (Surprisingly little … gulfstream/2172

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Paradox No. 2: Christopher Columbus Was a Failure. His business model did not pan out: no western route to Asia, hardly any gold, abandonment by his investors, … quotes/236