February, 25, 2003 archives

the chord that got struck for me in this article about introverts, caring for your introvert,, from the atlantic is the need for time to recover from social situations. the author's formula is roughly two hours alone for every hour of socializing. (via the latest joho.)

third-party friends (n.) — friends you only see when a third friend (or more) is also present.

talking : writing :: reading : listening

everyone's favorite lobbyist hillary rosen testified that campus copyright abusers run rampant. next thing you know, students will start ignoring drug laws and the legal drinking age. good thing we've got the record industry standing up for laws that will tell those damn academics what they're allowed to do with those dangerous turing machines.