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Inside the narrow hallway, employees rush by, swiping in their time cards and giving Laura and me skeptical looks—Laura’s camera and my open notebook are telltale signs that we’re a bit out of place. The entry dead-ends into a wider corridor, which stretches a quarter mile in one direction, providing access to Leverett. That’s not today’s Yellow Brick Road, however—we turn the other way, past offices crammed into tight corners and down the hall into the main area...
...Oxford taught Ted one important lesson: He was not suited for scholarship. Actually he was told that by a young classmate peering over his shoulder at the impish illustrations, such as a two-legged dog with wings (and shoes) that he drew in the margins of his notebook. The classmate was Helen Palmer, a Wellesley grad taking her Master's in education, and Ted thought her judgment so acute that, a year later, he married her. He also left Oxford after a year. The only doctorate he'd need would be self-awarded...
...Democracy, the Iranian Way Your Notebook item reported on reformist candidates being banned from Iran's parliamentary elections [Jan. 26]. The U.S. and its allies need to be careful about criticizing Iran's internal political affairs. They must acknowledge that Western forms of democracy don't fit every society. Iran is a deeply Muslim nation, an established Islamic republic, with our own interpretation of democracy based on the holy Koran and on the fatwas of our leaders. So, please, let us be ourselves. Reza Bozorg Isfahan, Iran...
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Sometimes even a notebook computer is too bulky to carry around. But so far, tinier mini-PCs haven't taken off. Vulcan Inc., started by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, may change that with its new FlipStart PC. Weighing in at less than 1 lb. and powered by a 1-GHz Transmeta processor, the FlipStart measures just 6 in. wide, 4 in. deep and 1 in. thick yet packs in a 30-GB hard drive and 256 MB of memory. Available in late 2004, it also has special touches to make navigating its bright 6-in., HDTV-quality display easier...