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One Of Our Favorites Hits The Big Time

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We listen to a lot of podcasts, frequently several podcasts a day, but there are very few that we feel we just couldn't live without. One of our favorite "Can't live without it" podcasts is ArtaGoGo, an absolutely delightful podcast subtitled "Art Over Easy". So, it was wonderful to discover today that ArtaGoGo featured is the first page of Yahoo's beta Podcast directory.


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They Aren't Just Toys, And They're Not Just For Kids!

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For once I’m not going to talk about robots, I’m going to talk about Legos and to some extent about Lego Mindstorms, and about some adults having a great deal of fun with objects that most people think of as a child’s toy, because I think this definitely deserves to be shared.


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On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog....

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A tip of the hat to the famous New Yorker cartoon with the same caption.

You know you've been surfing the net too long when...

Late at night, when your eyes are tired, your chin is nodding, you're just on the edge of dozing off in front of the computer, and you happen to run into this website (Try it - it really works!)-

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Japan Online Action Group - The Old People's Party

The internet provides an open forum for people to voice their opinions and concerns, to lobby and gain support, or to be ignored. It's true in the US and Europe, and it's turning out to be just as true in more conservative societies like Japan.

From the Japan Times Online website:

"The Rojin Party (Old People's Party) is not a real political party as such, but an online body whose supporters are united by their anger over current political events."
"Having been launched in April by writer and psychiatrist Shigeru Horiuchi, the group has thus far attracted more than 200,000 visitors to its Web site."


Shigeru Horiuchi
Founder of the Rojin Party


The Japan Times Online

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