Just saving this... but you're welcome to read

An article by David Gelernter on the future of cyberinfrastructure. It's pretty radical but may have some prescient items. You'll have to scroll down and click to go to the article, then scroll down again to the "Manifesto" itself.

New toy

... but not a toy! Bought and received my Christmas present, and it's pretty spectacular. I'd been reading about the Asus eeePC, and decided to invest the $400. to get hold of one. Seems like this ultraportable laptop, the size and weight of a trade-type paperback novel, will be the next thing. I showed it to the tech folks at school, and they were stunned by its completeness as a general-purpose laptop computer and its tiny size. I'm writing this entry on it. I'm still a little clumsy with the downsized keyboard, but getting better with it. Here's a link to Wikipedia's entry on this machine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC.

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From Pope John Paul II's new letter on communications today:

"Everyone should know how to foster an attentive discernment and constant vigilance, developing a healthy critical capacity regarding the persuasive force of the communications media."

Could any blogger, any journalist, anyone who writes NOT consider this as a statement of vision?

By the way: since the Pope's reflections and guidance reach even the earth's remotest corners in very little time thanks to the Internet and the Church's own effective communications mechanisms, couldn't this man be considered the world's ultimate blogger? Good thing it's John Paul--wouldn't want anyone else to have that power!