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2007/5/9
This year is the 50th anniversary of Helvetica , the sans-serif typeface which was designed by Swiss typographer Max Miedinger in 1957 and has since become ubiquitous, and synonymous with a very Swiss modernist aesthetic: clean,[...]2006/5/10
The Fermi Paradox is the observation that it is highly probable that, somewhere else in the universe, intelligent life would have arisen and made its presence known by now, and yet Earth seems to be alone[...]2003/5/10
Two items from Slashdot: An interview with Warren Ellis , author of Transmetropolitan and linker to scary memes and equally scary goth camgirls. And a preview of the next Neal Stephenson book , coming out in September. [...]