ATTRITION Web Page Hack Mirror. “For reference and posterity sake. And we are tired of having to visit

thirty two sites to reference these. Having them in one location is nice.” Regularly updated, this lists and archives hacks of various websites by guerrilla culture-jammers.

No more neanderthals. “I am now convinced that Neanderthals are alive and well in our

society. While we may have grown beyond our primitive huts

and scavenging ways, many Neanderthal characteristics are

with us today. Look around you; I’m sure that you could point

out a few of our primitive ancestors right now.

Now, I don’t mean the jerk who cuts you off or the moron who

pays for three bucks worth of gas with a credit card. I’m talking

about the people whose cognitive functions have not moved

beyond those of their ancestors.” It’s an interesting hook to what turns out to be a pretty prosaic essay, but I like the way it’s characterized. I’m sure you have your own examples of the survival of the neanderthal…

Terrorism: terror or tease? “People need to decide if

it’s worth maintaining an artificial state of anxiety and being

watched by the government to be protected from something

that may not exist at all.” Spark

The internet: the new source for real hip-hop.

So

here’s a recipe for success in pushing product, check this out,

you’ve got to plaster your album cover with corny computer

graphics of fat cars, dollar signs, diamonds and other material

objects, and, oh yeah, don’t forget the two busty women

(un)dressed in bathing suits and high-heels. And here’s some

advice for all you ambitious emcees: when y’all write, don’t put

any thought into your lyrics, just write about what everyone

else is writing about, be it sex, money, designer clothes,

whatever. Just make sure it sounds like either Jay Z or one of

The Hot Boys –guaranteed instant success.

Hip-hop, excuse me, hip-pop is all about sameness. You’ve got

to follow whatever’s hot to experience any kind of success,

well, economic success anyway. Spark

Double or quit “A lone researcher says he can cut an electron in two. If

he’s right, quantum physics is dead.” New Scientist