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Love him or hate him, I think Obama will have, besides the obvious distinction of race, history's distinction as "the Internet president", first in the position to realize the importance of maintaining a powerful presence on that medium, and perhaps successfully thwarting his foes' long dominance in this domain.

Rereading a book today, I was reminded of why I loved the writing of Douglas Adams so very much.

From "Music and Fractal Landscapes" by ‘Richard MacDuff’ (A character in ' Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency):

Mathematical analysis and computer modeling are revealing to us that the shapes and processes we encounter in nature - the way that ( Read more... )