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...seriously, I may think I know the Web, but many of you don't, and even what I know is constantly becoming outdated with rapid changes in Internet infrastructure, hardware and the social mindset of its users...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The World Wide What? | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

...fire away down the 75-yard range. Glass windows offer admiring spectators a chance to get in on the action. For the uninitiated, it is a bit jarring to the nerves, ear-muffs and all, to have your fumbling attempts to shove bullets into an unwieldy cartridge punctuated by rapid fire. It is even more heart-pounding to raise the loaded weapon, lower the safety, point and shoot. It's hard to know just how far to squeeze the trigger before the gun will fire, spitting flame with a rough bark and jerking back violently...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: Shooting the Breeze | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...rapid expansion of chip milling has been especially noticeable because it has encouraged the logging of areas that would otherwise have been ignored...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wilson Joins Anti-Logging Campaign | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...Peace" hushed the room in the first set, allowing the sax to whisper melodies in the silence. Next came "Giant Steps," one of the most difficult compositions in all of jazz. "Giant Steps" began slowly--as a tribute to the original 'Trane. The audience could not believe the rapid chords that blazed through the air. As the song ended, bodies that sat at the edges of their seats languidly slouched back, fatigued and in awe. A buzz of recuperation and conversation filled intermission, as a humble figure in black began mixing with the crowd...

Author: By Nicole A. Lopez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Coltrane Tradition | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

Robin Williams becomes morose and earnest, a man who cannot appreciate even heaven. Williams is known for his rapid delivery and wit here seems slow and dull. He barely moves his mouth throughout the film and refuses to raise his eyes. This dour performance becomes all the more evident when Williams appears with Cuba Gooding, Jr., who breathes some life into the story. Gooding, whose energy recalls Williams' early comedic work, is a constant reminder of what Williams lacks in What Dreams May Come. The role is a serious one, but Williams is too earnest even considering the solemn subject...

Author: By Jeremy J. Ross, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hell is a Dour Robin Williams; Heaven Can't Stand Him Either | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

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