Both my wife and I borrow a lot of books from the library (great NYPL), but even with the generous renewal policies, sometimes the books get lost between two cards and we get overdue fines. So, I was very glad to find a link to [Both my wife and I borrow a lot of books from the library (great NYPL), but even with the generous renewal policies, sometimes the books get lost between two cards and we get overdue fines.

I like reading books. But the inventor of BedBooks must like reading them at least couple of degrees more. So, he sells books printed sideways. It has to be seen to be believed. (via LibrarianInBlack) In fact, if he were not selling them, this method would be a perfect candidate for the halls of ChinDogu. On a serious note, it is interesting to note that the business like this must only be possible due to 2 factors: Copyright expiration (currently under threat) and Print-on-Demand technology.

There are many ways to celebrate Robert Burns’ birthday, but doing it in a virtual world is certainly one of the odder ones. Even if you don’t know what SecondLife is, the pictures are worth looking at. For myself, I danced the whole evening at New York’s RSCDS branch. Alex.

This feels good. Last time I submitted and got accepted to talk at JavaOne (2004), I was working for one of the major sponsors. With all the rumors about too many presenters from Sun and sponsors, it makes one wonder how much of the reason was the presentation quality and how much was some of the other factors. These days, I am definitely not working for a sponsor, so hopefully my presentation is due to my topic alone.

I have collected many links to help me learn French with computers. But the resource I have just discovered is really the best. It is a WikiBook on Autonomous Technology-Assisted Language Learning (ATALL) written by Gary Cziko. It has resources organised by work type and acquisition method. There are language neutral as well as language specific links. And - as with all WikiBooks - anybody can add relevant material. _Highly recommended!