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The Web Was Always Awesome – Even in 1996

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 26 February 2009
It’s 1996. People still refer to the new medium by its full name—the World Wide Web—and although you sometimes find interesting stuff here, you’re constantly struck by how little there is to do. You rarely linger on the Web… Reading this article by Slate technology writer Farhad Manjoo, I’m thinking perhaps I’m just a few years older [...]
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Twestival: Around the World in a Day for charity: water

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 12 February 2009
Twestival is on — it’s an event taking place in 200 cities worldwide to raise money for charity: water. If the goal of $1 million dollars is reached — as many as 200 communities, or 80,000 people will get access to clean drinking water. One in six people in the world do not have access [...]
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…And This is Why I Live In Los Angeles

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 15 January 2009
Screenshots via weather.com  It only feels about 104 degrees warmer in Los Angeles than in Chicago when you factor in the wind chill. Yes I feel like an asshole pointing this out but at least I’m not being as blunt about it as my buddy Adam Rose, who posted a sun-drenched photo essay titled, “28 [...]
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