A good pair of rimless eyeglasses

Wed Feb 18, 2004 8:55

A great pair of rimless eyeglasses should be very light. Rimless frames nowadays could be as light as a few grams. Rimless eyeglasses may appear to be fragile, should be sturdy to withstand hits. Lens on rimless eyeglasses should be guarded the appropriate coatings since the lens edges are usually polished to a glossy finish, light enters from 360 degrees and will result in unwanted glare if anti-reflective coating is not there on the lens. Last but not least, the rimless eyeglasses frame should have some style to it- if possible.

Political book network maps reveal deep divide

Fri Feb 6, 2004 6:39

Fascinating map of political book clusters. The researcher used Amazon's "Customers who bought this book also bought these books" service to draw links between books that were purchased together. So, if you are working a 2004 political campaign what do you do with this information? Obviously you will not be successful in removing a reader from deep in one cluster and transplanting them into the other cluster. All you can do is focus on the edge nodes and the bridges. See someone reading Sleeping with the Devil? That is someone you can talk to about your candidate. If they are reading Bushwacked or Dereliction of Duty -- the most central books in each cluster -- then either give them a high-five or a sneer, you won't change their views.