I began to be very disinterested in computers themselves, so I began to make paintings out of PalmPilots.

Feeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust.

Our medical brigade in particular, composed of 492 health care workers and posted throughout the country's 10 departments, has been an example of disinterested cooperation, saving lives in the most difficult conditions.

There is merit, I also believe, in Putin s contention that a multipolar world is better than a unipolar world for advancing the cause of human flourishing. No single power or coalition is wise or disinterested enough to claim universal sovereignty.