http://dir.salon.com/topics/competition/?source=rss&aim=competition en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT By Garrison Keillor Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/04/09/competition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/04/09/competition/index.html?source=rss No one wants to be a loser, but you don't have to be first in line. There is grace afoot in the world and it will find you. By Carol Lloyd Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/31/running/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/31/running/index.html?source=rss Are younger women slower runners because they're psyching themselves out? By Cary Tennis Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/23/the_man_game/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/23/the_man_game/index.html?source=rss We're playing the Man Game. I'm concerned about the implications -- and I'm concerned about losing! By Mark Oppenheimer Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/10/great_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/10/great_debate/index.html?source=rss At the world championships of high school debate, teenage Demosthenes spouted off about sex, politics and house parties. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2002/01/16/competition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2002/01/16/competition/index.html?source=rss AMD competes with Intel, and the public wins. The right Microsoft antitrust settlement can bring the same energy back to the software market. By Damien Cave Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/24/java/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/24/java/index.html?source=rss Can computer makers and rebel programmers stop Microsoft from cutting off the programming language's air supply? By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/12/18/39_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/12/18/39_results/index.html?source=rss Famous quotations on shuffle play. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/12/01/chal_39/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/12/01/chal_39/index.html?source=rss The New Word Order -- "shuffle play" fun with sentences. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/11/17/38_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/11/17/38_results/index.html?source=rss The secret life of three-letter acronyms. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/11/03/chal_38/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/11/03/chal_38/index.html?source=rss The secret life of three-letter acronyms. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/10/20/37_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/10/20/37_results/index.html?source=rss New devices to measure bombast, pet stress, beauty and other imponderables. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/10/06/challenge_37/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/10/06/challenge_37/index.html?source=rss Measure for measure: Gizmos to gauge things hitherto unquantified. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/09/15/36_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/09/15/36_results/index.html?source=rss New top-level domain ideas for fun and profit -- or, well, at least fun. By Theresa Heim Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/06/private_tutor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/09/06/private_tutor/index.html?source=rss I tutor 3-year-olds to crush the competition. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/09/01/challenge_36/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/09/01/challenge_36/index.html?source=rss Dot what? New top-level domain names for fun, if not profit. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/08/23/35_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/08/23/35_results/index.html?source=rss Practice random acts of brevity: What happens when politicians are limited to five words? By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/08/04/number_35/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/08/04/number_35/index.html?source=rss Practice random acts of brevity By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/07/25/35_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/07/25/35_results/index.html?source=rss "Pink slips blossoming in Mountain View" and other haiku for the dot-com downturn. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/06/30/number_34/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/06/30/number_34/index.html?source=rss Dot-com rise-and-fall haiku. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/05/06/33_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/05/06/33_results/index.html?source=rss "Warning: Exiting womb" and other real-life dialog box alerts. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/04/22/number_33/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/04/22/number_33/index.html?source=rss Real-life dialog-box alerts: Are you sure you want to ...? By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/04/08/32_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/04/08/32_results/index.html?source=rss Within every tech company's name there lurks a hilarious acronym. By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/03/25/number_32/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/03/25/number_32/index.html?source=rss Credos of the high-tech world -- unencrypted! By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/03/11/31_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/chal/2000/03/11/31_results/index.html?source=rss "Pez Dispens'd" and other couplets in praise of tech gadgets. By Catherine Davis Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/02/29/tutoring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/02/29/tutoring/index.html?source=rss After-school programs bleed Mom and Dad while dissing Junior's teachers.