Archive for March, 2005

from http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html:
March 2005
A lot of people ask for advice about writing. How important is it to write well, and how can one write better? In the process of answering one, I accidentally wrote a tiny essay on the subject.
I usually spend weeks on an essay. This one took 67 minutes– 23 of writing, and [...]


When trapped in a confined space, you can pass time by making shadow puppets.


Siemens Develops Com-Badge Home Communicator

A few more years and we’ll have those dilithium crystal-powered warp drives next…


Student Arrested For Terroristic Threatening Says Incident A Misunderstanding
“My story is based on fiction,” said Poole, who faces a second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge. “It’s a fake story. I made it up. I’ve been working on one of my short stories, (and) the short story they found was about zombies. Yes, it did say a [...]


Making babies

03Mar05

As many as 30 per cent of couples in the Philippines are unaware that having sex can result in babies, Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said on Tuesday.