Cogito, Ergo Sumana for 2006 September 18

# 18 Sep 2006, 05:53AM: Column on Fakery: MC Masala on plastic plants and my neighborhood.

So, a few days ago, my husband and I noticed the new potted plants outside. We checked the one nearest the door and verified its fakeness. And then, a few days later, we left the building together and noticed Jorge watering one of the new plants.

We exchanged a look. Then we looked at the scene for a second time. Then we glanced at each other again.

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# 18 Sep 2006, 11:48AM: House, S.D. (Senior Developer): Verity Stob writes a House episode about debugging.

"Is this part of the differential diagnosis?"

"No. I supplement my meagre income by generating 'white noise' text to help spam messages skip those pesky Bayesian filters. Pays 5p per million words. It's hard work, but artistically satisfying. What the spammers can't use, Douglas Coupland buys to put in his next novel."

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