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The Olympics will have to take care of themselves for a while now...

... as actual work impends. Back home at 1:30am from the "afternoon" events. Tales of logistics nightmares, of a phenomenally clear, crisp, and beautiful Beijing day, of the true meaning of medal counts, and other such topics later on. The event... ...full story at James Fallows

from James Fallows on Fri, Aug 15 2008

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