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Scripting News has a new motto-- It's even worse than it appears.

I hereby adopt it.

The President of the Philippines left for Brunei today and there's nary a second thought about a military coup here while he's gone. Philippine democracy has indeed come a loooong way from just 12 years ago.

You should read this site of up-to-the-minute Philippine news regularly. Things are incredibly interesting - perhaps unbelievable to an outsider - on a daily basis. The US election bruhaha pales by comparison.

I live in a 33 story apartment building that has has - IN GOD WE TRUST - emblazoned across the top if it. I kid you not. I think it's owned by Chinese.

People shaping the net - that I try to read regularly:
Dave Winer
Dan Bricklin
Jeffrey Zeldman
Jacob Nielson

Back from my third trip to Osaka in past month. Learning more and more about Japanese culture and history - it's a steep curve.