Monthly Archives: July 2008

Cuil

I dimly remember the days of search engine plurality. When you wanted to search the web, you had a number of choices: Yahoo!, Alta Vista, Northern Light, Lycos, Infoseek. If all of that was too much to think about, you … Continue reading

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The Indian Clerk

Bookstores are dangerous places for me. Despite the fact that I’m a librarian and can easily borrow any book I want, I will still manage to spend money when I go to a bookstore. The stores that are especially likely … Continue reading

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