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« Tuesday « August 31, 2004
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  1. {08312004}
  2. {07:08:04 AM}
  content
  1. Past Imperfect: The GOP Invention
    
    (Africana.com)
  2. The party responsible for Emancipation and the 15th Amendment is now the party responsible for illegally disenfranchising black voters in 2000 -- and the one threatening to do so again in 2004. This might be tragically ironic, but it's not accidental.
    
    While the GOP goes through their staged play in New York this week, it's a good time examine the historic pattern behind the script.
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  3. The party responsible for Emancipation and the 15th Amendment is now the party responsible for illegally disenfranchising black voters in 2000 — and the one threatening to do so again in 2004. This might be tragically ironic, but it's not accidental...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. white supremacism
  type
2. datetime
  1. {08312004}
  2. {04:28:35 AM}
  content
  1. Some Bodies That Matter
    
    (Chickenbones)
  2. With two bills -- the H.R.163 and S.89 sponsored by Representative Charles Rangel and Senator Ernest Hollings, respectively -- being debated, folks have been scrambling to get their kids conscientious objector (CO) status. Given that if either bill passes, women and college students would be 'draftable,' there appears to be a particular urgency to resisting the draft...
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  2. 04:28:35 AM
  3. With two bills — the H.R.163 and S.89 sponsored by Representative Charles Rangel and Senator Ernest Hollings, respectively — being debated, folks have been scrambling to get their kids conscientious objector (CO) status. Given that if either bi..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. culture
  3. white supremacism
  type
« Monday « August 30, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08302004}
  2. {10:53:17 PM}
  content
  1. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 01 (2004)
    
    (PopMatters)
  2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex debuted in Japan in 2002. The first four of 26 episodes are now available on DVD in the U.S., giving American fans a chance to see whether the strengths of Oshii's original -- sleek styling and philosophical depth -- survived the translation to TV.
    
    GITS is the creative spark that ignited "The Matrix," in my opinion.
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  2. 10:53:17 PM
  3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex debuted in Japan in 2002. The first four of 26 episodes are now available on DVD in the U.S., giving American fans a chance to see whether the strengths of Oshii's original — sleek styling and philosophical dep..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. comics and animation
  3. entertainment
  type
2. datetime
  1. {08302004}
  2. {10:39:09 PM}
  content
  1. The Complex
    
    (Fox.com)
  2. The Complex: Malibu moves real-life couples into a cliffside apartment building in Southern California's coastal enclave of the rich and famous, and puts their construction, interior design and, most importantly, their relationship skills to the test...
    
    Hey, I'm willing to give any Reality TV™ show with a clear-cut premise an initial look-see before I pass on it for good. But after skimming the "The Complex: Malibu," I've had an epiphany: I want to propose that African Americans refuse any future casting assignments on the reality game shows that depend on social maneuvering, commonly referred to on these shows as "playing the game," or in real real life as lying, backstabbing, bluffing, and cheating. These bruthas and sistas have no fair chance of winning: they are always are outnumbered, they are seen as lazy and troublemaking on first sight, before uttering word number one, and they are almost always the first to get blindsided before they ever get a chance of starting. 16 people in "The Complex: Malibu," and who are the first two folks to be evicted? Oh, you know who. But then again, maybe this show really is "reality." Everyone knows that are no black people in Malibu. Word.
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  3. The Complex: Malibu moves real-life couples into a cliffside apartment building in Southern California's coastal enclave of the rich and famous, and puts their construction, interior design and, most importantly, their relationship skills to the test......"
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  1. keywords:
  2. television
  3. racism
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3. datetime
  1. {08302004}
  2. {09:57:34 PM}
  content
  1. Hooters sets its eyes on India
    
    (MSNBC.com)
  2. The Atlanta-based restaurant chain, known more for its scantily-clad female servers than its rib-sticking menu, this week announced it signed a deal to open several Indian franchise locations.
    
    I'm just waiting for the passionate outcry on this one: 'You outsource our jobs to India! And now our boobs too!'
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  3. The Atlanta-based restaurant chain, known more for its scantily-clad female servers than its rib-sticking menu, this week announced it signed a deal to open several Indian franchise locations...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sexuality
  3. business
  type
« Sunday « August 29, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08292004}
  2. {07:14:00 PM}
  content
  1. Hero
    
    (RottenTomatoes.com)
  2. [ c|b ].rating: 3.85/5 stars (77%)
  3. Using the assasination attempt of the historical figure, Chin Shi Huang Di (The first emperor of China) as a backdrop, this film attempts to explore and develop a better understanding of the Chinese concept of a hero.
    
    Here's my capsule review: Cinematically beautiful, vibrant, lyrical. Narratively ponderous, inscrutable, unsatisfying. Art, not Hollywood.
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  2. 07:14:00 PM
  3. Using the assasination attempt of the historical figure, Chin Shi Huang Di (The first emperor of China) as a backdrop, this film attempts to explore and develop a better understanding of the Chinese concept of a hero...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. entertainment
  type
« Saturday « August 28, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08282004}
  2. {10:47:33 AM}
  content
  1. The needed changes in (US Basketball)
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. Fran Fraschilla: "Like many others, I have seen the erosion of basketball skills, fundamentals and team play building in the United States over the last decade. There are many reasons for this, and simply put, everyone from AAU coaches to NBA executives are to blame. I am sure we could argue for hours over the problem. So, don't blame Stephon Marbury for not fighting over screens against Lithuania, when he wasn't held accountable by his coaches for doing it on the high school, college or pro level. In other words, it took him 27 years to get this way; Larry Brown wasn't changing those habits in a fortnight. And don't blame Carmelo Anthony for pouting over playing time. After all, he should be entering his junior year at Syracuse instead of being used as a marketing tool to sell jerseys at The NBA Store."
    
    Hey, a Bronze Medal isn't that bad in the grand scheme of things. At least our team medaled. The real problem with basketball in America is exploitation. The people who pump money into the game -- the owners, the sneaker companies and sponsors of that ilk -- expect to make a profit on their investment, and let's face it: people find "fundamental" basketball boring. And it's debatable whether the money guys really care about the integrity of the game. But don't blame the players, they just do what they know how to do. Blame the owners and financiers. They are the ones who fund the growth and development of the game that we actually see in arenas around the country and the world. Ironically, you can probably blame the owners and financiers for just about every modern problem. They always put their own profit ahead of people and things meaningful to the rest of us, and turn their backs on the problems their greed incites. I know their argument: but if we don't invest in things, nothing will happen. If they invested in trying to find a bottom to their amorality, they could invest forever.
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  3. Fran Fraschilla: "Like many others, I have seen the erosion of basketball skills, fundamentals and team play building in the United States over the last decade. There are many reasons for this, and simply put, everyone from AAU coaches to NBA executives a..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. business
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2. datetime
  1. {08282004}
  2. {07:45:56 PM}
  content
  1. Feed Search vs. Web Search
    
    (Zawodny's blog)
  2. Let's think about the differences between the web of the mid to late 90s and the web of 2004 which seems to be overflowing with sites pumping out RSS and Atom feeds on a regular basis.
    
    OK, let's...
    
    b/w: Scripting News
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  2. 07:45:56 PM
  3. Let's think about the differences between the web of the mid to late 90s and the web of 2004 which seems to be overflowing with sites pumping out RSS and Atom feeds on a regular basis...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. world wide web
  3. internet
  type
3. datetime
  1. {08282004}
  2. {03:49:57 PM}
  content
  1. Cancelled Elections, 2004?
    
    (Depression.tv)
  2. In a Washington Post op-ed entitled, "Terrorist Logic: Disrupt the 2004 Election," he described a meeting in which nearly 75 percent of the professional participants (characterized as "serious people, not prone to hysteria or panic") also foresaw another terrorist attack occurring on American soil before the next election. "Recently, I co-chaired a meeting hosted by CNBC of more than 200 senior business and government executives, many of whom are specialists in security and terrorism related issues," he wrote. "Almost three-quarters of them said it was likely the United States would see a major terrorist strike before the end of 2004." Saying that "history suggests that striking during major elections is an effective tool for terrorist groups," Rothkopf explained why terrorists will most likely target us soon.
    
    Add to this:
    Bombings in Madrid, terrorists likely, before an election.
    
    And now, in Russia:
    Two planes crash simultaneously, 89 dead, terrorists likely, before an election...
    On the eve of the RNC, which itself is on the eve of elections, hmmmm. Stay tuned; you may be witnessing one of the greatest staged plays of all time. But aren't these conspiracy theories just silly? I mean, people don't actually plan these things out: they just happen.
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  3. In a Washington Post op-ed entitled, "Terrorist Logic: Disrupt the 2004 Election," he described a meeting in which nearly 75 percent of the professional participants (characterized as "serious people, not prone to hysteria or panic") also foresaw another..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. terrorism
  type
« Friday « August 27, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08272004}
  2. {08:36:00 PM}
  content
  1. Deion 'definitely coming back'
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. Don't be so quick to discount Deion Sanders' comeback... [his] time on grass in the 40 is 4.38.
    
    If he is really running 4.38 at 37 years old, I want to see him suit up. That kind of speed and that age, hell, at any age, is world-class. Hey, my fantasy team needs some sleepers; maybe Prime Time will return kicks too.
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  2. 08:36:00 PM
  3. Don't be so quick to discount Deion Sanders' comeback... [his] time on grass in the 40 is 4.38...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
  type
2. datetime
  1. {08272004}
  2. {08:46:07 AM}
  content
  1. Advertising's New Wham-Bam!
    
    (reveries magazine)
  2. Goodson: "Choking on your handheld? Cool. Because the world's charging up to a new ring tone. Mobiles have become the 21st century equivalent of the Swiss Army knife...copywriters will spend more time cmmunic8ing (sic) in txt rather than prose. In terms of consumer behavior and purchase decisions, chat rooms and 'blogs will become more influential than newspapers and corporate websites."
    
    If I don't have my Treo with me, I feel half-dressed, and using it to make phone calls is actually one of the last things I do with it. In terms of blogging, it's still sketchy but I have even made blog posts from the mobile. And of course, on my daily commute, most of my blog-scanning is done via RSS with Hand/RSS, a sweet mobile feed reader.
    
    b/w: adverblog
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  3. Goodson: "Choking on your handheld? Cool. Because the world's charging up to a new ring tone. Mobiles have become the 21st century equivalent of the Swiss Army knife...copywriters will spend more time cmmunic8ing (sic) in txt rather than prose. In terms o..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. marketing and advertising
  3. technology
  type
« Thursday « August 26, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08262004}
  2. {01:49:18 AM}
  content
  1. The haters can't handle the truth
    
    (ESPN.com: Page 2)
  2. Whitlock: "I must've missed the memo -- the memo that went out to the red-blooded American sports public and explains exactly when it became OK to throw patriotism out the window and openly root against a U.S. Olympic team."
    
    I'll tell you when it became "alright" to openly root against a U.S. Olympic team: when all the players on the squad kicked a hip-hop and/or thug-life, tattooed-up-the-ass, hardcore street ball vibe, and rich ones at that. Right, thurr! "Middle America" as opposed to "Urban America" -- since we like talking in "code words," especially in an election year -- just can't get with that, I mean, come on, it's hard enough to act like you can tolerate these people, but they're millionaires too. And hell, if that team fails, with those players, even though from a basketball standpoint they really aren't the right team for this kind of tournament, well, hell, it was just a bunch of n*ggers anyway. Am I missing something? Lay the failures of the nation at the feet of a basketball team that practiced together for 10 days, but heap the praises of the country on an ice hockey team that got lucky 20 years ago.
    Hey, look, I trashed this team, too, but only on hoops merits: we still don't have a bona-fide outside shooter, in a tourney that favors that kind of skill. Furthermore, the international game, with its wider lane, its allowance for zone defenses, and its hair-trigger foul calls makes the game more of a pass-pass-pass-pass-shoot game, like Princeton plays in college, so NBA ballers, used more to one-on-one and two-man ball -- by design of a league of Middle American owners who realize they can exploit that kind of game for more profit than so-called fundamental ball -- are at a loss, but what can you do: at least these guys agreed to play. Shaq, Kobe, T-Mac, Kidd -- our true best -- they all stayed home, remember.
    Other criticisms go much deeper, but cower from stating the obvious.
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  2. 01:49:18 AM
  3. Whitlock: "I must've missed the memo — the memo that went out to the red-blooded American sports public and explains exactly when it became OK to throw patriotism out the window and openly root against a U.S. Olympic team."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. racism
  type
2. datetime
  1. {08262004}
  2. {11:07:29 PM}
  content
  1. huge cluetrain hole
    
    (gapingvoid blog)
  2. Macleod: "Found a huge INTELLECTUAL HOLE in The Cluetrain Manifesto:
    4. Whether delivering information, opinions, perspectives, dissenting arguments or humorous asides, the human voice is typically open, natural, uncontrived.
    Wow. That's the most UTTERLY WRONG thing I've ever read in my life. They obviously don't go to the right parties.
    
    I agree with Cluetrain: it's not others' voices that's the problem ...it's your own ability to listen; this is different that the ability to hear. Hmm, or maybe I misread that one.
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  2. 11:07:29 PM
  3. Macleod: "Found a huge INTELLECTUAL HOLE in The Cluetrain Manifesto:
    4. Whether delivering information, opinions, perspectives, dissenting arguments or humorous asides, the human voice is typically open, natural, uncontrived.
    <..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. psychology
  3. social science
  type
3. datetime
  1. {08262004}
  2. {09:12:33 PM}
  content
  1. Cheney's comments on gay marriage...
    
    (rebecca's pocket blog)
  2. Blood: "Many journalists and commenters consistently underestimate the level of discipline and coordination this administration exercises over its surrogates...There's no dissent here; it's all in the script." (Cheney's comments: WashingtonPost.com)
    
    Good point, but here is my question: going all the way back to the whole hanging-chad ballot fiasco in Florida, everyone with eyes could see how phony and 'scripted' this administration was, is, and continues to be ... so why do these dangerous buffoons stand even a snowball's chance in hell of getting another four years? Are we a phony and 'scripted' nation? That question, by the way, is rhetorical; only true students of Bernays, Lippman, Goebbels, Ellul, and other philosophers of propaganda grok.
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  2. 09:12:33 PM
  3. Blood: "Many journalists and commenters consistently underestimate the level of discipline and coordination this administration exercises over its surrogates...There's no dissent here; it's all in the script." (Cheney's comments:
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  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. politics
  type
4. datetime
  1. {08262004}
  2. {06:40:39 AM}
  content
  1. Marbury Sparks U.S. Win Over Spain
    
    (Yahoo! Sports)
  2. Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Thursday.
    
    It ain't over yet for much-maligned Team USA; flaws and all, they will play for a medal. Stay tuned.
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  3. Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Thursday...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
  type
« Wednesday « August 25, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08252004}
  2. {09:08:21 PM}
  content
  1. G.O.P.'s Southern Strategy? Cranking Up Lynyrd Skynyrd
    
    (NY Times)
  2. Skynyrd is not the only member of the Southern rock delegation: on Monday, ZZ Top is scheduled to perform at a party at B.B. King's; the Charlie Daniels Band and 38 Special will perform the same night at an event at Crobar, and on Wednesday night the Marshall Tucker Band is scheduled to play at a concert at a Midtown club with the Dickey Betts Band (Mr. Betts being a former member of the Allman Brothers).
    
    At the end of the day, a lot of people who actually make it to the polls end up casting their votes based on nothing but gut feelings. At that point, they're not studying the party planks, they're just voting for what feels right in their belly -- or more likely, their wallet -- or for at least what feels better to them than the other choice. Now I have to ask any self-respecting brutha out there, can you really vote for anyone supported by semi-talented rock bands who wear the confederate flag like it was a badge of honor? Freebird this! And the deepest irony is that one of these bands is playing their gig at "BB King's"! The horror! Steal the music; pervert it; and then turn around and fly the flag of the people who lost that war. Isn't this f*cking country a blip? (Registration required to access the NY Times' site.)
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  3. Skynyrd is not the only member of the Southern rock delegation: on Monday, ZZ Top is scheduled to perform at a party at B.B. King's; the Charlie Daniels Band and 38 Special will perform the same night at an event at Crobar, and on Wednesday night the Mars..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. racism
  type
2. datetime
  1. {08252004}
  2. {08:50:27 PM}
  content
  1. QT's Diary
  2. Goofy-savant-auteur-derivative-director, Quentin Tarantino's new blog... but just on a superficial reading of the blog, I like what the guy at Adrants says about it: "Whether it's real or not, who knows. In the blog, he responds to fan mail, hate mail and talks about the possibility of Kill Bill 3. Just doesn't sound right though." On the heels of my 'Ghost Blogging' post yesterday, are we in for a spate of attention-starved celebrities, and half-celebrities turning to fake -- or maybe even real -- blogs, just to get a little love? And if so, what have they been waiting for?
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  3. Goofy-savant-auteur-derivative-director, Quentin Tarantino's new blog... but just on a superficial reading of the blog, I like what the guy at Adrants says about it: "Whether it's real or not, who knows. In the blog, he responds to fan mail, hate ma..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. entertainment
  type
« Tuesday « August 24, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08242004}
  2. {10:43:08 PM}
  content
  1. It's In The Game
    
    (EA Sports)
  2. Oh yeah, video gaming is definitely the new propaganda pipeline into young people's hearts and minds. Here, ramrod noise and mind-altering motion graphics come together and sweep over an individual seamlessly. Here I am -- not so young -- sitting around creating my customized Madden team, which takes a lot of time, making fictionalized versions of myself, at QB, RB, WR, TE, LB, and FS, and between takes, the various songs on the game soundtrack play, loudly... here's a few lines from Green Day's American Idiot (and just so you know, I'm not really a punk/alt rock fan, but these lyrics definitely caught my attention, because they're very, well, political):
    Don't wanna be an American idiot. Don't want a nation that under the new media. And can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mindf*ck America. Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alien nation. Everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. Convincing them to walk you. Well maybe I'm the f*ckhead America. I'm not a part of a redneck agenda. Now everybody do the propaganda. And sing along in the age of paranoia...
    I'm old enough to pay attention to this stuff, and discriminate, but I wonder how this stuff plays in the bedrooms, living rooms, and heads of 14-year-olds, and 21-year-olds, and all the others in the 5 million-strong Madden Nation. You spend lot more time playing a game like Madden than you do watching a lame-ass Hollywood movie, or a cheesy non-HBO television program, so if the game is packed with powerful messages, how much deeper will these messages sink into someone's grey matter?
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  3. Oh yeah, video gaming is definitely the new propaganda pipeline into young people's hearts and minds. Here, ramrod noise and mind-altering motion graphics come together and sweep over an individual seamlessly. Here I am — not so young — sittin..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. games
  3. technology
  type
2. datetime
  1. {08242004}
  2. {10:07:22 PM}
  content
  1. Organizr
    
    (Flickr.com)
  2. Flickr.com: "We're pleased to introduce Organizr, the latest addition to the Flickr toolbox, to help you more easily store, sort, search and share your photos."
    
    Organizr is conceptually brilliant! I'll have to play around with it first to report on how it is in action. Stay tuned.
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  2. 10:07:22 PM
  3. Flickr.com: "We're pleased to introduce Organizr, the latest addition to the Flickr toolbox, to help you more easily store, sort, search and share your photos."..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. personal websites
  3. internet
  type
3. datetime
  1. {08242004}
  2. {10:45:05 AM}
  content
  1. Mel Gibson, leading the unwashed from the technological desert?
    
    (Canuckflack blog)
  2. "Even more intriguing was the observation that this DVD would prompt many Christian families to finally move their viewing habits into the 1990s."
    
    The lord ... of mass consumption and propaganda, he works in strange and mysterious ways. These days, tablets of stone have now become discs of polycarbonate plastic and laquered aluminum. Damn, I keep forgetting, the Book is an allegory. Deep.
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  3. "Even more intriguing was the observation that this DVD would prompt many Christian families to finally move their viewing habits into the 1990s."..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. religion
  3. technology
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4. datetime
  1. {08242004}
  2. {09:45:21 AM}
  content
  1. Ghost Blogging
    
    (Fresh Perspectives blog)
  2. It has become a writing exercise for a pro that is operating from a creative brief, mixing up the right balance of values and principles, personality and humility, tone and manner..."Gee, why not just hire a fiction writer to start inventing my biography?"
    
    I hate to blog about blogging, but when considering that some "famous" people, including a few politicians, are starting to use weblogs to communicate with their various publics, it's f*cked up to think that some of them may be hiring people to 'punch up' their verbiage. Who are you, really? The great thing about blogs is that they have the potential reflect someone's true personality, no matter how jacked-up and off-color that personality might be, and maybe that's what scares some folks. If that's the case, then: don't blog. I know, I know, ghost writers have existed forever, but you can have a decent weblog just posting non sequiturs ; do you need really someone else to transcribe your brain droppings? If someone's famous or in the spotlight, and they blog, I'd much rather get their own funky voice, replete with grammatical errors, than get something polished by a pro. In an age of consummate fakery can't we even get just a little bit of real?
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  3. It has become a writing exercise for a pro that is operating from a creative brief, mixing up the right balance of values and principles, personality and humility, tone and manner..."Gee, why not just hire a fiction writer to start inventing my biography?..."
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  2. weblogs
  3. internet
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5. datetime
  1. {08242004}
  2. {07:38:57 AM}
  content
  1. Amazing Money Jar Bank
    
    (Discovery Channel Store)
  2. This unique jar recognizes coins as they go in and keeps a running total of their value. A special LCD display in the lid tells you exactly how much you've saved.
    
    I need this. I have jarfuls of nickels, pennies, and dimes that have filled up from years of dumping pocket change (and lint) into them. If I knew how much I actually had, that would probably inspire me enough to roll'em up for deposit at the bank. Sorry, but I still haven't found a CoinStar in my area.
    
    b/w: BoingBoing
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  3. This unique jar recognizes coins as they go in and keeps a running total of their value. A special LCD display in the lid tells you exactly how much you've saved...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. finance and investment
  3. technology
  type
« Monday « August 23, 2004
1. datetime
  1. {08232004}
  2. {08:39:05 AM}
  content
  1. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth/Talk page archive
    
    (Disinfopedia)
  2. Stop Thowing Dust In Our Eyes and Just Explain How SBFT Are Lying...
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  3. Stop Thowing Dust In Our Eyes and Just Explain How SBFT Are Lying......"
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  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. propaganda
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2. datetime
  1. {08232004}
  2. {07:14:28 AM}
  content
  1. HDTV, DVD, Hard Drives and the future
    
    (Blog Maverick)
  2. Mark Cuban: "Personally, I like putting content on rewritable drives. Let me tell you about how I personally made the USB Flash Drives work for me. I had a couple DVDs that I had PURCHASED, that I hadn?t had the chance to watch. I had a couple 512mb Flash Drives that I had bought specifically to test them out for video. I took the first movie, and using an encoder with compression (not going to tell you which one, don?t want to play favorites), I encoded the movies at DVD quality and saved the output onto each of the 512mb Flash Drives. I popped those tiny little puppies into my pockets and off I went to the plane. Keys, some money and my keychain flash drives in one pocket, phone in the other. No hassle, no fuss no muss."
    
    Movies in your pocket. Cool!
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  3. Mark Cuban: "Personally, I like putting content on rewritable drives. Let me tell you about how I personally made the USB Flash Drives work for me. I had a couple DVDs that I had PURCHASED, that I hadn?t had the chance to watch. I had a couple 512mb Flas..."
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  3. technology
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  1. {08232004}
  2. {05:06:12 AM}
  content
  1. The Panopticon
  2. The Panopticon ("all-seeing") functioned as a round-the-clock surveillance machine.
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  2. 05:06:12 AM
  3. The Panopticon ("all-seeing") functioned as a round-the-clock surveillance machine...."
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  2. architecture
  3. crime
  type
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  1. {08232004}
  2. {05:00:04 AM}
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  1. 44,000 prison inmates to be RFID-chipped
    
    (silicon.com)
  2. Inmates will wear "wristwatch-sized" transmitters that can detect if prisoners have been trying to remove them and send an alert to prison computers.
    
    They can test this in prisons, because inmates have no rights, but once this surveillance technology is perfected, what will prevent its rollout to the general public, where it might be marketed as a "convenience," or perhaps mandated as an "anti-terror" measure? For example, what if the government suggests that you get chipped so that they can verify you're not a terrorist? Will you volunteer?
    
    b/w: Surpriv
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  3. Inmates will wear "wristwatch-sized" transmitters that can detect if prisoners have been trying to remove them and send an alert to prison computers...."
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  3. government
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1. datetime
  1. {08222004}
  2. {08:59:59 PM}
  content
  1. Gibson's Pattern Recognition - what did I miss?
    
    (Philip Greenspun's Weblog)
  2. Greenspun: "The worst book that I've read during this trip around Japan is William Gibson's Pattern Recognition."
    
    Ditto that. I work with people who are so-called "coolhunters" -- market researchers and branding consultants -- and that they didn't even know about this one -- even when if made its debut a while back -- says a lot, in my, uh, book. On the other hand, you can't expect a novelist to score a bestseller every time out. That would be like expecting Barry Bonds to hit a bomb everytime he sees a good pitch... hey, wait a minute...
    
    b/w: Scripting News
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  3. Greenspun: "The worst book that I've read during this trip around Japan is William Gibson's Pattern Recognition."..."
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  1. {08222004}
  2. {07:07:25 PM}
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  1. The Olympics through the eyes of Europe
    
    (Marc's Voice)
  2. Marc Canter: "The commercialization and exploitation of the global economy is where America gets it's profit margins from. The Tobacco industry can afford to pay 100's of Billions of dollars in retraining and penance fees for what they've done to smokers here - with the money they're making from everyone else. So the next time you hear somebody groaning about losing jobs and out-sourcing, remind them of where the dividends are coming from - and what white male CEO types are cashing out for 100's of $millions$."
    
    Hey Marc said it, not me. Since the day I first met him, I've always loved his blunt honesty. It's refreshing.
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  3. Marc Canter: "The commercialization and exploitation of the global economy is where America gets it's profit margins from. The Tobacco industry can afford to pay 100's of Billions of dollars in retraining and penance fees for what they've done to smokers..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. world
  3. economy
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3. datetime
  1. {08222004}
  2. {06:29:07 PM}
  content
  1. ESPN.com Fantasy Football
  2. Anyone out there care to join a free, low-volume fantasy football league? I have plenty of spaces left in my league at ESPN.com. Drop me a line at larrygreen-at-gmail-dot-com before September 1rst, if interested.
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  2. 06:29:07 PM
  3. Anyone out there care to join a free, low-volume fantasy football league? I have plenty of spaces left in my league at ESPN.com. Drop me a line at larrygreen-at-gmail-dot-com before September 1rst, if interested...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. games
  3. sports
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4. datetime
  1. {08222004}
  2. {04:51:48 AM}
  content
  1. Can it be fixed in seven days?
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. It's the closest thing you'll hear to an out-and-out excuse for why the American hoopsters have lost as many games in these Games as they did in their previous, oh, 68 years... As Allen Iverson would say, "Practice?"
    
    I've heard all the arguments as to why the men's Olympic team is having problems, and for the most part I agree. If Team USA earns a medal, any medal, after putting together a team in less than a month, as they compete against squads who've been together for months, if not years, that's good thing. My bigger problem is how these guys are acting like they're just learning how to play basketball. Sure, takes time for a team to gel, but do all of your individual skills vanish until the club unifies? I mean, if your job, in which you make millions, is basketball, how is it that you can shoot 6-for-28? That's worse than pickup basketball. Maybe these guys, to a man, really aren't that great at hoops. It puts a big question mark in my head about the actual talent level in the NBA.
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  3. It's the closest thing you'll hear to an out-and-out excuse for why the American hoopsters have lost as many games in these Games as they did in their previous, oh, 68 years... As Allen Iverson would say, "Practice?"..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
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