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There’s been several mails about Nostradamus’ prophecy coming true with the World Trade Center bombings. Stuff like

> “In the City of God there will be a great thunder,
> Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress
> endures, the great leader will succumb” , “The third
> big war will begin when the big city is burning”

I refer you to this article to put things in perspective.

All IIMB, IITM and VM junta in the US are safe, to my knowledge.

I love chocolates. Especially white. When I went to Bangkok, every chocolate I bought was white:

Toblerone: (Blue & white) Swiss Milk Chocolate with a White Chocolate Cream Filling and Honey and Almond Nougat
Lindt: Swiss Classic White Chocolate
The Belgian: 7 Seashells with Hazelnut Praline Filling
Ritter Sport: White Whole Hazelnut
Hershey’s Chocolate: Cookies ‘n’ Creme Chocolate Cookie bits in White Chocolate
Hershey’s Kisses: Cookies ‘n’ Creme Chocolate Cookie bits in White Chocolate

The Pocket Guide to the Internet.

The SSSCA bill appears even worse than the DMCA.

e-ink on e-paper.

Is Bobby Fischer playing Chess on the Internet?

The largest scientific experiment and the funniest Internet experiment, IMHO.

Encyclopaedia Galactica. For Asimov fans.