The Death of Lincoln

Men and papers who had opposed his policy and vilified him personally, now vied with his adherents and friends in lauding the rare wisdom and goodness which marked his conduct and character. —The Death of Lincoln (Harper’s) From an 1865 article.

This is School?

This is a school with no set hours, no required classes, no grades, no parent-teacher meetings, and no rules except for the ones the people here make up and vote on themselves. It’s a school where youngsters have a say on everything – from whether sipping soda should be allowed in the sound-proofed music room…

Microsoft patents an apple

Microsoft, amid an IP spree that has won the company patent protection for everything from XML dialects to video game storage methods, mistakenly received a patent on Tuesday for a new variety of apple tree. —Microsoft patents an apple (ZD Net) Hooray for ZDNet for not using the alarmist headline, “Microsoft Receives Patent for Apple”. This…