A trend:
In the past year or so, my friends have started having babies. In almost every case, the parents were not newlyweds. All but one couple had been married for several years and a couple of them had been together for several years before that. And yet, for some reason, they all started having babies now. First, Jonathan and Andrea. Then, in April, Joe and Nicole. A couple of months later, Amy and Jody. Around New Year's, Jeff and Chris. And now Sarah and Tim. And I think I'm forgetting someone else who belongs on that list, but I'm blanking it on who it is. Even without counting that baby, it's a regular population explosion.
2001 birth rates around the world, according to the World Factbook.
National birth data for the United States, from the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Tuesday, February 12
An article about British Telecom's suit against Prodigy, in which BT claims it owns the right to 'click here'.
Hobbes' Internet Timeline.
And here are lots of links about the History of the Internet and WWW.
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Monday, February 11
Science Fiction Citations for the OED: the OED is looking for the earliest citations of SF words and wants your help.
The University of Michigan's Fantasy and Science Fiction Website.
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Sunday, February 10
Today's topic is Search Engines.
Search engines sued for delivering hits based on payment (SF Gate, January 31, 2002).
Search Engine Watch has information about how search engines work and tips for submitting your sites to them.
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