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« Sunday « October 19, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10192003}
  2. {02:27:20 AM}
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  1. Just When You Thought It Was Safe
    
    (Africana.com)
  2. No open-minded, open-eyed person can deny that Hollywood films target, profile and demean black characters as a regular narrative convention... [a]s her voice-over sets the plot, the camera roams the city inhabitants; it comes upon a black man just as the voice-over says, "The only way to deal with them is to annihilate them."
    
    I'm not much of a horror- or vampire-movie fan, but I know that in my beloved sci-fi stories, the brutha always dies first. Now some will argue, but what about "The Matrix?" Morpheus lives. Well, hold on soup-coola, that's the other role penciled into the margin for those Negroes: the mystical sidekick that happily opens the doors of perception to the typically white lead. Think "medicine man" or "witch doctor." Think "Driving Miss Daisy," the Black person who's always there with that special way of seeing things. And think about "The Matrix Reloaded," we had The Architect, looking like Colonel (KFC) Sanders, talking about how he was "perfect" but that it took a less-perfect program, the Oracle -- a Black woman -- to help him understand that anomaly that Neo represented. I could do an entire blog that breaks this down the point of this article, across all genres ... and stay tuned, I just might.
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  2. 02:27:20 AM
  3. No open-minded, open-eyed person can deny that Hollywood films target, profile and demean black characters as a regular narrative convention... [a]s her voice-over sets the plot, the camera roams the city inhabitants; it comes upon a black man just as the..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. racism
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« Wednesday « October 15, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10152003}
  2. {10:25:05 AM}
  content
  1. QOTD: "I definitely would advise anyone trying to conceive not to smoke marijuana, and that would include women as well as men."
    
    (BBC NEWS| Health)
  2. A British doctor, concludes this after further clinical studies suggesting that marijuana smoking damages sperm. Ya think?
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  2. 10:25:05 AM
  3. A British doctor, concludes this after further clinical studies suggesting that marijuana smoking damages sperm. Ya think?..."
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  2. biology
  3. health
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2. datetime
  1. {10152003}
  2. {07:36:46 AM}
  content
  1. Top Ten Thoughts from Weeks Three and Four of the NFL season
    
    (Wrecked Highway)
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  2. 07:36:46 AM
  3. ..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
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« Tuesday « October 14, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10142003}
  2. {04:03:00 PM}
  content
  1. Technology's Impact on Everything
    
    (CIO Magazine)
  2. From unemployment, to sports, to even dating ... tech changes everything, apparently.
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  2. 04:03:00 PM
  3. From unemployment, to sports, to even dating ... tech changes everything, apparently.
    ..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. technology
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10142003}
  2. {02:14:55 PM}
  content
  1. k_scope
  2. A Flash synth.
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  2. 02:14:55 PM
  3. A Flash synth...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. multimedia
  3. internet
  type
« Saturday « October 11, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10112003}
  2. {10:51:17 AM}
  content
  1. Ugly Bass Player
  2. I can dig it!
  metadata
  2. 10:51:17 AM
  3. I can dig it!..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. music
  3. entertainment
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2. datetime
  1. {10112003}
  2. {08:13:14 AM}
  content
  1. Biological basis for creativity linked to mental illness
    
    ([email protected] U of Toronto)
  2. [C]reative people appear to be more open to incoming stimuli from the surrounding environment. Other people's brains might shut out this same information through a process called "latent inhibition" - defined as an animal's unconscious capacity to ignore stimuli that experience has shown are irrelevant to its needs.
    
    A press release, not the full study. But the findings shed light on the connection between madness, creativity, and perception. It seems like artists have an organizing filter, where the madman does not, and so they get overwhelmed with a flood of input they can't process.
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  2. 08:13:14 AM
  3. [C]reative people appear to be more open to incoming stimuli from the surrounding environment. Other people's brains might shut out this same information through a process called "latent inhibition" - defined as an animal's unconscious capacity to ignore..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. psychology
  3. science
  type
« Friday « October 10, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10102003}
  2. {04:00:30 PM}
  content
  1. Artport Idea Line
  2. This is an interesting way to layout a pseudo-3D timeline, actually more like 2.5D. While time is the independent axis, ideas (mostly technology- and programming-related) form the dependent axis. Because it's a Java applet, it will take a little time to load first. Cool idea.
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  2. 04:00:30 PM
  3. This is an interesting way to layout a pseudo-3D timeline, actually more like 2.5D. While time is the independent axis, ideas (mostly technology- and programming-related) form the dependent axis. Because it's a Java applet, it will take a little time to..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. library and information science
  3. internet
  type
« Wednesday « October 8, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10082003}
  2. {08:45:32 AM}
  content
  1. Statewide Special Election
    
    (CA Secretary of State - Vote2003)
  2. Gary Coleman got 12,000 votes ... whatchyootalkinbout' Willis?
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  2. 08:45:32 AM
  3. Gary Coleman got 12,000 votes ... whatchyootalkinbout' Willis?..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. government
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10082003}
  2. {08:41:40 AM}
  content
  1. Shall Gray Davis be recalled?
    
    (CA Secretary of State - Vote2003)
  2. The map really paints an interesting picture of how the recall broke down: looks like my home, Silicon Valley, voted "No." All moot now ... until someone else launches a campaign to recall Schwarzeneggar. All you need is a million signatures. It can be done. Just ask Gray Davis.
    
    b/w: PolitechBot
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  2. 08:41:40 AM
  3. The map really paints an interesting picture of how the recall broke down: looks like my home, Silicon Valley, voted "No." All moot now ... until someone else launches a campaign to recall Schwarzeneggar. All you need is a million signatures. It can be..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. government
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« Tuesday « October 7, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10072003}
  2. {01:55:44 PM}
  content
  1. Total Recall
  2. It's (Re)-Election Day here in Cali ...
    
    ... and if Arnold becomes The Gov today, then we really are living a surreal-Phil K. Dick-vision of the future ... right now.
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  2. 01:55:44 PM
  3. It's (Re)-Election Day here in Cali ......"
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  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. propaganda
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2. datetime
  1. {10072003}
  2. {02:48:45 AM}
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  1. Global trend remakes face of pro sports
    
    (USAToday.com)
  2. "In 10 or 15 years, the question won't be, 'What happened to the black athlete in baseball?' The question will be, 'Who needs the black athlete?'"
    
    Sh*t ... who needs them now? Rich businessmen who take advantage of them? Maybe would-be black athletes should start focusing more on getting a foothold in the front office rather than the playing field. Maybe in 10-15 years, instead of getting exploited, they can learn how to profit by playing the real games and not just the ones with silly little balls and funny-looking uniforms.
    
    b/w: Negrophile.
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  2. 02:48:45 AM
  3. "In 10 or 15 years, the question won't be, 'What happened to the black athlete in baseball?' The question will be, 'Who needs the black athlete?'"..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. racism
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« Monday « October 6, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10062003}
  2. {11:24:22 PM}
  content
  1. Red Sox prepare to get crushed by Yankees ... again
    
    (MLB.com)
  2. No joy in Bay Area-ville as A's follow Giants to the golf course
  metadata
  2. 11:24:22 PM
  3. No joy in Bay Area-ville as A's follow Giants to the golf course..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
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« Thursday « October 2, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10022003}
  2. {02:57:04 AM}
  content
  1. What's In Your Dock?
    
    (kottke.org)
  2. Your Dock, if you please...
    
    When the great Kottke asks ... web designers answer. Here's mine: (left-to-right) SuperGetInfo, Tinderbox, OmniGraffle, BBEdit, Safari, Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird, Camino, Internet Explorer, Eudora, Fire, ImageReady, PhotoShop, InterArchy, DreamWeaver, NetBeans, FlashMX, Flash Player, FireWorksMX, Terminal, CiscoVPN, Watson, iTunes, Reason, System Prefs, NetWork Utility, NetInfo Manager, Stuffit Expander, MemoryStick, Default Folder, Adobe Acrobat, Flash Player 7, Hard Disk, Trash ... everything your average web manager could want, but still, not enough. It's never enough.
    
    b/w: allaboutgeorge
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  2. 02:57:04 AM
  3. Your Dock, if you please......"
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  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. computers
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10022003}
  2. {01:41:23 AM}
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  1. Limbaugh resigns from ESPN
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well,'' Limbaugh said. "There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."
    
    Well, maybe Limbaugh has a slight point, although a bit in reverse: my recolloction is that when the Eagles were doing well -- making it to the NFC Championship Game the last two years -- it was more about how great a coach Andy Reid was, and how he "created" a system that exploited McNabb's natural abilities; now that the Eagles have started slowly, all of the blame falls on Donovan's broad shoulders ... but what about the coach? And what about the exploitation? At any rate, I have to file this under the "I told you so..." (here) column. But this isn't really shocking, because it was only a matter of time before Limbaugh showed his true, uh, colors. Neither a leopard, nor a bigot, can change his spots. Limbaugh picked on a guy who's pretty mild-mannered off the field; I would have liked to hear him talk smack about someone a little more explosive, like Sapp; the likely ass-kicking that would have followed that scenario is something I'd pay to see.
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  3. "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well,'' Limbaugh said. "There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. generic
  3. racism
  type
« Wednesday « October 1, 2003
1. datetime
  1. {10012003}
  2. {11:30:15 PM}
  content
  1. Breakfast at Fry's
  2. Humor for any Californians who've ever shopped at Fry's Electronics ...
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  2. 11:30:15 PM
  3. Humor for any Californians who've ever shopped at Fry's Electronics ......"
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. humor
  3. technology
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10012003}
  2. {01:07:13 PM}
  content
  1. Compatibility of Weblogs and ISSN
  2. "Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one."
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  2. 01:07:13 PM
  3. "Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. propaganda
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10012003}
  2. {09:38:03 AM}
  content
  1. DVDRhelp.com / VCDhelp.com
  2. This site will help you to make your own VideoCDs, SVCDs or DVDs that can be played on your standalone DVD Player from video sources like DVD, Video, TV, Cam or downloaded movie clips like DivX, MOV, RM, WMV and ASF
    
    I just got a DVD player/recorder, so that I can start archiving all that stuff on my Replay-TV disk. But, man, it's much more confusing than I imagined. When you think that a whole industry -- VCRPlus, TiVo, Replay, etc. -- sprung up around the notion that people couldn't figure out how to use their VCRs, I think DVD recording will have a long, long way to go before it's ready for the masses.
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  2. 09:38:03 AM
  3. This site will help you to make your own VideoCDs, SVCDs or DVDs that can be played on your standalone DVD Player from video sources like DVD, Video, TV, Cam or downloaded movie clips like DivX, MOV, RM, WMV and ASF..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. television
  3. technology
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10012003}
  2. {08:07:20 AM}
  content
  1. The Culture Industry Has You
    
    (PopPolitics.com)
  2. The Matrix and its sequel, The Matrix: Reloaded, also seem capable of reflecting almost any critical gaze back at the viewer. Just ask any philosophically minded group of people who haven't been living in Plato's cave for the last four years what they see in the films, and they will offer you readings that reference everything from postmodern simulation to Christian Gnosticism, Zen Buddhism, and French psychoanalysis. The films' directors aren't about to give anything away
    
    I don't want the Wachowskis to "give it away." That's the beauty of The Matrix saga: it's open to many interpretations. Like The Bible, and even the US Constitution, that "interpretability" is what gives it real intellectual heft, greater relevancy, and no doubt, longer shelf-life. Look at another great sci-fi movie, Blade Runner; now that Ridley Scott admitted that Dekkard, the Harrison Ford role and title character, was indeed the sixth replicant, the movie is a little demystified now. There's no more need to continue watching it to figure out the real story.
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  2. 08:07:20 AM
  3. The Matrix and its sequel, The Matrix: Reloaded, also seem capable of reflecting almost any critical gaze back at the viewer. Just ask any philosophically minded group of people who haven't been living in Plato's cave for the last four y..."
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  2. movies and films
  3. propaganda
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« Sunday « October 19, 2003

(Africana.com)

« Wednesday « October 15, 2003

(BBC NEWS| Health)

(Wrecked Highway)

« Tuesday « October 14, 2003

(CIO Magazine)

« Saturday « October 11, 2003

([email protected] U of Toronto)

« Friday « October 10, 2003

« Wednesday « October 8, 2003

(CA Secretary of State - Vote2003)

(CA Secretary of State - Vote2003)

« Tuesday « October 7, 2003

(USAToday.com)

« Monday « October 6, 2003

(MLB.com)

« Thursday « October 2, 2003

(kottke.org)

(ESPN.com)

« Wednesday « October 1, 2003

(PopPolitics.com)

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