Bots

Wired bots is all about IM bots, those software agents that you can query just by instant messaging them. It's got bot news, a bot list, and even shows you how to make your own. (ripped from the dotcomscoop newsletter headlines)

Wired publishes online, print simultaneously

Starting today, Wired is releasing the online version of its monthly issue at the same time as the print version. You can stop your subscription now.

History lessons

The PBS documentary Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy is a superb exposition of globalization and the rise and fall of modern economic theories and systems.

A CNN.com in-depth special Mideast: Centuries of Conflict provides a timeline dating back to 2000 B.C. (and a ton of other information)!