Xavier Defrang

Back to the future : Apple posted a doctored version of their legendary 1984 ad for the first Mac. Now the hammer chick has an iPod.

I just ran into a report on US war crimes against Iraq during operation Desert Storm. Does anybody remember the Highway of Death?

You can run but you can't hide from the "America Remembers" day : so here are sound memories from 9/11.

A man who publicly confronted astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin over whether he actually went to the moon said that the Apollo 11 hero almost sent him into space with a punch to the jaw.

The Phrase Finder allows you to explore the meanings and origins of phrases, sayings, cliches and quotes. (Thanks again Tris)

Math guru and structured programming evangelist Edsger Dijkstra died on august 6 at the age of 72. May he have finally found the shortest path to happiness. Lambda the Ultimate has some interesting links about Dijkstra's achievements.

A series of drawings from an isometric perspective, in the style of a computer game depicting images that created a popular cultural event. Lovely!

CNET has an interview with the one believed to be the father of modern spam.

In his book "L'Effroyable imposture" (The Dreadful Imposture), Thierry Meyssan [president of Reseau Voltaire, a french association fighting for free speech] reveals the secrets behind 9-11. He analyses the power shift within the US political establishment and the rocketing of the military expenses. He denounces the hidden agenda behind the war in Afghanistan and the secret aims of the "War on Terrorism". A must read if you want to understand where the US leadership is leading its country. On the other hand, Liberation has some good points in this conspiracy bashing article but the interview of Meyssan I saw this week-end was at least very intriguating... in any case : someone is trying to screw us, who?

An original track from Blur will be the very first tune to be broadcast from Mars after the succesful landing of the Beagle 2 drone.

A braindead search engine automatically launched by a monopolistic web browser pointed me to this article about the unlucky Gary Kildall. The article claims that "every PC owner owes Gary a debt of gratitude. Bill Gates and Microsoft owe him more than anyone else". But who knows if he would have been better than Bill once crawling in a river of bucks... But this is worth a read if you never heard the story of this brilliant guy before!