How disappointing it must be when your language is rejected from inclusion in Unicode. (via Hixie)

In class last week James Lee recommended checking out Labyrinth Books for cheap books. I just visited it today, and it really is worth a glance, particularly the Sale Annex. Not only is the selection of books superb, prices range from 30% down to 5% of the cover price (for example, Louis Putterman's Continuity & Change in China's Rural Development: Collective & Reform Eras in Perspective is $75 on Amazon, and remaindered for $4.98 on Labyrinth). Try a simple search for China.

Ooh, Arthur Waley's Monkey for five bucks.