Links and Stirrings

Arnold Kling juxtaposes a sourpuss interview with David Gelernter in The American Spectator with a quote from my Small Pieces site. Given the Jonathan Katz slashdotting of Small Pieces, I can see the way my book may polarize some discussions, with dyspeptic cynics squaring off against vapid optimists. The important point to remember is that this is not an empirical argument. It’s not even a religious dispute like Macs vs. PCs. It’s more like two different moods encountering one another:

Cynic: “I’m depressed and angry.”
Optimist: “No, I’m not!”

Eric Norlin is feeling the urge to be involved in “the content side of things” and wonders whether others are feeling the same stirrings. Judging from the explosion of “content” in weblogs, I gotta say: Yeah, it’s a trans-hemispheric springtime. Long may it last.

Mike O’Dell sends us to a site about a project he’s involved with. Hint: What might be the opposite of a Segway scooter?

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