links for 2008-07-07

• To Translate a Hero: The Hobbit as Beowulf Retold
  “Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empt
  (tags: hobbit tolkien beowulf dealth hero criticism quote)
• Everex – The Alternative PC
  No wifi?
  via http://del.icio.us/julianepps
  “Based on the latest gOS Rocket operating system, the ultra-mobile Everex PC comes with popular applications from Google, Mozilla, Skype, OpenOffice.org and more.”
  (tags: linux eee wishlist small via mynote)
• Balisage 2008 – Program
  Extreme XML
  (tags: montreal conference 2008 rdf owl semweb rest xml wiki ontology topic map interesting atom canada)
• bookwright – a set on Flickr
  “handbound books for contemplative moments

  www.bookwright.etsy.com”

  (tags: book blank paper maine cool beautiful binding via belfast fertilemind photo good local gift wishlist)
• Young at Heart (2007)
  “A story of the Young at Heart Chorus, a group of senior citizens who perform contemporary and classic rock and pop songs. “
  (tags: via julie torent movie age documentary)