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« Saturday « April 30, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04302005}
  2. {10:33:32 AM}
  content
  1. You're It!
  2. a blog on tagging
  metadata
  2. 10:33:32 AM
  3. a blog on tagging..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. tags
  6. taxonomy
  7. folksonomy
  8. ia
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04302005}
  2. {10:33:11 AM}
  content
  1. Revolt of the Jacksonians
    
    (Tech Central Station)
  2. In public controversies, the side that is always giving you reasons why something can't be done, and is endlessly telling you that the popular view isn't sufficiently "sophisticated" or "nuanced"-that is the side that doesn't want you to know what it is doing, and it is not to be trusted. If politicians have honest intentions, they will tell you straight up what they plan to do. If it's a good idea, you will like it as soon as they explain the whole package. For most of the other schools, "complex" is a positive term when applied either to policies or to situations; for Jacksonians it is a negative. Ronald Reagan brilliantly exploited this." And so has George W. Bush brilliantly exploited the Jacksonian tradition.
    
    Dated, by Internet standards - this appeared in November 2004 - this article offers one of the clearest explanations of the current American political landscape. If this anlysis is correct, we'll be getting more of the same for a long, long time. Prepare for endless spasms of war abroad, and attack on civil rights at home. Nevertheless, the kind of politics that dominates America today faces serious challenges if the country is to stay competitive in the world. Politics with a parochial vision, its simplicity is its blessing, but in a complicated world, its curse. The real problem is that the other side - the Democrats/liberals - is just a flat-out mess.
  metadata
  2. 10:33:11 AM
  3. In public controversies, the side that is always giving you reasons why something can't be done, and is endlessly telling you that the popular view isn't sufficiently "sophisticated" or "nuanced"-that is the side that doesn't want you to know what it is d..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. government
  4. tags:
  5. conservatives
  6. liberals
  7. blue+states
  8. red+states
  9. jacksonians
  type
3. datetime
  1. {04302005}
  2. {03:05:42 AM}
  content
  1. It's a Southern Thing
    
    (Dynamist Blog)
  2. [T]he cultural characteristics and personal behaviors, good and bad, that Northern commentators (largely white) consider "black" are in fact southern. Being dissed makes the typical good ol' boy just as irrationally mad as it makes an inner-city black guy.
    
    Here's a linkage between so-called Black culture and redneck culture that I've never heard before, and while I'm not sure I agree yet, it follows logically.
  metadata
  2. 03:05:42 AM
  3. [T]he cultural characteristics and personal behaviors, good and bad, that Northern commentators (largely white) consider "black" are in fact southern. Being dissed makes the typical good ol' boy just as irrationally mad as it makes an inner-city black guy..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. black people
  3. culture
  4. tags:
  5. race
  6. rednecks
  7. liberals
  type
« Thursday « April 28, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04282005}
  2. {11:59:52 PM}
  content
  1. Dim sum is bad? Hong Kong bites back
    
    (International Herald Tribune)
  2. Longtime dim sum lovers are indignant. "The government is putting its thumb on every part of citizens' lives, and it shouldn't be telling anyone how dim sum should be served."
    
    What I find interesting about this story is the seeming indignation Chinese citizens have about this report. In contrast to America, where people get mad at their government over high gas prices or taxes, apparently it's official meddling over dim sum that gets heads shaking in Hong Kong. Everyone has their priorities. Of course, the Chinese can ignore the warnings, much like we do here in the States, the country with the world's greatest obesity problem.
  metadata
  2. 11:59:52 PM
  3. Longtime dim sum lovers are indignant. "The government is putting its thumb on every part of citizens' lives, and it shouldn't be telling anyone how dim sum should be served."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. food and drink
  3. culture
  4. tags:
  5. dimsum
  type
« Wednesday « April 27, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04272005}
  2. {10:31:34 PM}
  content
  1. Book Smart blogging
    
    (village voice)
  2. "These bloggers are not so evangelistic about the medium...[f]or them, it's not about using technology to create a new world. It's about creating a space that isn't available elsewhere to talk about the thing they care about - which happens to be books."
    
    Just because blogging's about to go corporate (as reported in BusinessWeek) doesn't mean that there's a shortage of authentic and interesting weblogs catering to every interest under the sun. One of my hobbies is reading books - there's nothing like a good book to stretch out the mind - and through this article, I've just discovered a handful of blogs I've never heard of before. And I've been blogging since 1999. It's probably time for me to start avoiding the "mainstream" blogosphere altogether and go for the niches. The mainstream really has become an echo-ho-ho-ho chamber.
  metadata
  2. 10:31:34 PM
  3. "These bloggers are not so evangelistic about the medium...[f]or them, it's not about using technology to create a new world. It's about creating a space that isn't available elsewhere to talk about the thing they care about - which happens to be books."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. cyberculture
  6. books
  type
« Tuesday « April 26, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04262005}
  2. {07:59:45 PM}
  content
  1. Investors turning to homes
    
    (SFGate.com)
  2. [I]nvestors are rushing into the housing market, pushing up prices and sales transactions, and setting up certain markets for potential falls if investors decide to move their dollars elsewhere...36 percent of all homes purchased last year were bought by people who already owned at least one house.
    
    B*astard! If you're currently in the market to buy a home -- in which to live, that is -- and you're finding the going tough, here's big part of the problem: good old-fashioned American greed.
  metadata
  2. 07:59:45 PM
  3. [I]nvestors are rushing into the housing market, pushing up prices and sales transactions, and setting up certain markets for potential falls if investors decide to move their dollars elsewhere...36 percent of all homes purchased last yea..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. real estate
  3. economy
  4. tags:
  5. housing
  type
« Monday « April 25, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04252005}
  2. {08:35:48 AM}
  content
  1. Watching TV Makes You Smarter
    
    (New York Times: Magazine)
  2. [T]he most debased forms of mass diversion -- video games and violent television dramas and juvenile sitcoms -- turn out to be nutritional after all.
    
    Longish article, thought-provoking arguments, one man's theory. (Registration required, or just bugmenot.)
    
    b/w: kottke.org
  metadata
  2. 08:35:48 AM
  3. [T]he most debased forms of mass diversion — video games and violent television dramas and juvenile sitcoms — turn out to be nutritional after all...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. intelligence
  3. media
  4. tags:
  5. tv
  6. iq
  type
« Sunday « April 24, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04242005}
  2. {11:26:04 AM}
  content
  1. Essential Fonts For Designers
  2. 300 Free Truetype Fonts You Should Have.
  metadata
  2. 11:26:04 AM
  3. 300 Free Truetype Fonts You Should Have...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. design arts
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. fonts
  6. web+design
  type
« Saturday « April 23, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04232005}
  2. {06:37:44 PM}
  content
  1. Participatory Culture Foundation
  2. Announcing a new platform for internet television and video. Anyone can broadcast full-screen video to thousands of people at virtually no cost, using BitTorrent technology.
  metadata
  2. 06:37:44 PM
  3. Announcing a new platform for internet television and video. Anyone can broadcast full-screen video to thousands of people at virtually no cost, using BitTorrent technology...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. television
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. web2.0
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04232005}
  2. {01:45:15 PM}
  content
  1. SpotScout
  2. Using just a cell phone, you can now access the SpotScout network to find a parking spot, on-street, off-street, anytime, anywhere.
    
    Concept is interesting, but can it work in practice?
  metadata
  2. 01:45:15 PM
  3. Using just a cell phone, you can now access the SpotScout network to find a parking spot, on-street, off-street, anytime, anywhere...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. traffic
  3. business
  4. tags:
  5. parking
  6. web2.0
  type
« Friday « April 22, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04222005}
  2. {11:26:13 AM}
  content
  1. The Dumbing Down of America
    
    (PC Magazine)
  2. Dvorak: "Are these people so helpless that they will just anonymously ask a brick wall questions that they should be able to find the answers to themselves? After all, they have computers, or they wouldn't be able to post these questions. Can't they use the computers to find out the answers immediately?"
    
    While I agree with the columnist's general sentiments, years of observing this kind of behavior at the office leads me to this conclusion: people crave a human touch, or even just a voice, in an environment saturated with technology. Very few people are equipped to deal solely with machines and souped-up calculators. Sure, the computer could answer simple questions easier and quicker than a person, but there's absolutely zero possibility any kind of human interaction with that scenario.
  metadata
  2. 11:26:13 AM
  3. Dvorak: "Are these people so helpless that they will just anonymously ask a brick wall questions that they should be able to find the answers to themselves? After all, they have computers, or they wouldn't be able to post these questions...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. education
  4. tags:
  5. intelligence
  6. iq
  type
« Thursday « April 21, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04212005}
  2. {12:03:46 PM}
  content
  1. Rojo
  2. Rojo is a free web-based service that lets you efficiently read RSS feeds from publishers big and small.
  metadata
  2. 12:03:46 PM
  3. Rojo is a free web-based service that lets you efficiently read RSS feeds from publishers big and small...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. rss
  6. syndication
  7. web2.0
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04212005}
  2. {10:08:39 AM}
  content
  1. Tribeca Screening Room
    
    (Amazon.com)
  2. View and rate short films entered in the Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Competition
  metadata
  2. 10:08:39 AM
  3. View and rate short films entered in the Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Competition..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. tribecafilm
  type
3. datetime
  1. {04212005}
  2. {08:58:30 AM}
  content
  1. Google Personalizes the Web
    
    (Search Engine Watch)
  2. Google has rolled out a seriously cool search history feature that automatically keeps track of all of your web searches and every page that you view from search results.
    
    Read the Privacy Policy before jumping in.
    
    b/w: Scripting News
  metadata
  2. 08:58:30 AM
  3. Google has rolled out a seriously cool search history feature that automatically keeps track of all of your web searches and every page that you view from search results...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. searching the net
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. google
  type
« Wednesday « April 20, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04202005}
  2. {10:26:16 PM}
  content
  1. Game for Learning
    
    (MIT Technology Review)
  2. The appeal of computer gaming is the personal involvement the students have in the tasks on the screens. Results such as Rylands have encouraged other techno-savvy teachers to incorporate computer gaming into their curricula.Governments, cautiously optimistic of the positive results such as Rylands', are testing the waters to see if video game entertainment in schools will to persuade an apathetic generation to embrace learning.
    
    While it may seem like a wacky theory, there's got to be more than a grain of truth here. Ever notice how kids can remember all of these insanely complicated patterns for earning power-ups or doing secret moves in videogames — my favorites were the "Finish Him" moves in Mortal Kombat, which I could never master — yet they can't remember important facts from their books? This guy may be onto something.
  metadata
  2. 10:26:16 PM
  3. The appeal of computer gaming is the personal involvement the students have in the tasks on the screens. Results such as Rylands have encouraged other techno-savvy teachers to incorporate computer gaming into their curricula.Governments, cautiously optimi..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. games
  3. education
  4. tags:
  5. videogames
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04202005}
  2. {10:20:21 AM}
  content
  1. Google Sightseeing
  2. Why bother seeing the world for real?
  metadata
  2. 10:20:21 AM
  3. Why bother seeing the world for real?..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. maps
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. google+maps
  6. satellite
  type
3. datetime
  1. {04202005}
  2. {09:41:55 AM}
  content
  1. Public Anger May Singe Beijing
    
    (Business.com: Eye on Asia)
  2. Anti-Japan protests in China, aided by the Net and cell phones, could get out of control and create trouble for the country's leaders.
    
    What's the weather report from Beijing, LaoSan?
  metadata
  2. 09:41:55 AM
  3. Anti-Japan protests in China, aided by the Net and cell phones, could get out of control and create trouble for the country's leaders...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. geopolitics
  3. science
  4. tags:
  5. china
  6. japan
  type
« Tuesday « April 19, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04192005}
  2. {07:01:03 PM}
  content
  1. 'Monday Night Football' moving to ESPN
    
    (BusinessWeek.com)
  2. The NFL's "Monday Night Football," a hallmark of television sports programming since the days of Howard Cosell, is leaving ABC after 35 years for ESPN starting with the 2006 season.
    
    Let's see: $8 billion (Fox) + $8 billion (CBS) + $1.1 billion (ESPN) + $0.6 billion (NBC) = $17.7 billion, at least. There's some Thursday and Saturday broadcasts that are still up for grabs. The NFL pie keeps getting bigger, but the number of owners remains small, and greedy, er, good businessmen focused on maximizing their profits. I think that this move to cable is the first step in turning the NFL into exclusively premium content; soon all viewers will have to pay to see the best games, one way or another. With talk of flexible scheduling -- which would be a real innovation -- here's how it might work: as the season progresses, the League will start moving all of the important games to ESPN or the NFL Network; in time, they'll start to charge a pay-per-view fee to viewers outside of the local areas; and for local viewers, instead the current practice of blacking-out non-sellouts, which gives locals who can't afford high ticket prices few choices for seeing their team, the League will offer local pay-per-view. This would allow the NFL to keep more of the broadcast revenues, as well as capture local revenue they're not getting at the stadium, since their product is so expensive now, with little chance of ticket prices falling. And they'll get away with this because they know that if given the choice between $90/ticket, plus parking and concessions, most people will pay $3-5/game to watch at home. Stay tuned.
  metadata
  2. 07:01:03 PM
  3. The NFL's "Monday Night Football," a hallmark of television sports programming since the days of Howard Cosell, is leaving ABC after 35 years for ESPN starting with the 2006 season...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. business
  4. tags:
  5. nfl
  6. espn
  7. football
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04192005}
  2. {03:29:10 PM}
  content
  1. Ratzinger served in Hitler Youth but opposed Nazis
    
    (ABC News Online)
  2. The new Pope, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, served in the Hitler Youth during World War II when membership was compulsory, according to his autobiography.
    
    In this day age of intense media scrutiny, and given the tremendous growth of the Catholic Church outside of Europe, perhaps they should have taken more time to choose.
  metadata
  2. 03:29:10 PM
  3. The new Pope, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, served in the Hitler Youth during World War II when membership was compulsory, according to his autobiography...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. religion
  3. politics
  4. tags:
  5. pope
  type
3. datetime
  1. {04192005}
  2. {07:17:17 AM}
  content
  1. Mercora
  2. Mercora is the world's largest legal music radio network powered by people, DJ's and artists just like you.
    
    b/w: gigaom
  metadata
  2. 07:17:17 AM
  3. Mercora is the world's largest legal music radio network powered by people, DJ's and artists just like you...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. music
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. web2.0
  6. radio
  type
« Monday « April 18, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04182005}
  2. {10:27:25 PM}
  content
  1. Murdoch: Newspapers Must Stop Fearing Web
    
    (Editor & Publisher)
  2. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch urged newspaper editors to grab on to the digital revolution, stop fearing or ignoring the power of the Web, and do more to serve the young news consumers -- or "digital natives," as he called them. "I fear technology, and our response to it, is by no means our only challenge. What I worry about much more is our ability to make the cultural changes. We are too out of touch with our readers."
    
    Murdoch goes as far as suggesting that editors start to "[e]xperiment with the concept of using bloggers." Now that's his fear talking.
  metadata
  2. 10:27:25 PM
  3. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch urged newspaper editors to grab on to the digital revolution, stop fearing or ignoring the power of the Web, and do more to serve the young news consumers — or "digital natives," as he called them. "I fear technology, and o..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. web2.0
  6. newspapers
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04182005}
  2. {07:23:15 PM}
  content
  1. Google Video Upload Program
  2. You've made a great video. Now who will watch it? Submit your video.
    
    We have this, and Marc's Ourmedia.org effort, plus cool startups, like Brightcove, and Noah's Odeo, and the whole podcasting trend in general. All of a sudden user-generated media is the hot thing. Now are there people out there making homemade content that's above the quality of your typical home movie? If so, it could mean problems for Hollywood. Of course, they said that when the camcorder came out, and we've still yet to discover the Spielberg-next-door.
  metadata
  2. 07:23:15 PM
  3. You've made a great video. Now who will watch it? Submit your video...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. multimedia
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. personal+media
  type
3. datetime
  1. {04182005}
  2. {06:40:00 PM}
  content
  1. Software Makes a Phone Different
    
    (gigaom)
  2. Brand exclusion is forcing leading makers like Nokia to figure out a way to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace.
    
    Anyone can have a cellphone these days. The new black will be what you can do with your phone, other than loading up on annoying ringtones, and besides calling other people, I mean, what's the point of that?
  metadata
  2. 06:40:00 PM
  3. Brand exclusion is forcing leading makers like Nokia to figure out a way to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. telecommunications
  3. business
  4. tags:
  5. wireless
  type
4. datetime
  1. {04182005}
  2. {12:46:19 PM}
  content
  1. Steinbrenner Fumes as NY Yankees Stumble
    
    (Reuters.com)
  2. Steinbrenner: "It is unbelievable to me that the highest-paid team in baseball would start the season in such a deep funk. They have the talent to win and they are not winning. I expect Joe Torre, his complete coaching staff and the team to turn this around."
    
    Yeah, it's early in the season, but there's trouble on the horizon. The team is old. There is no farm system, and no promising young talent in the pipeline. Win now! The only solution is to throw even more money at the problem. Steinbrenner spent himself into this position, and, ironically, now he's going to have to pay for it.
  metadata
  2. 12:46:19 PM
  3. Steinbrenner: "It is unbelievable to me that the highest-paid team in baseball would start the season in such a deep funk. They have the talent to win and they are not winning. I expect Joe Torre, his complete coaching staff and the team to turn this arou..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. yankees
  6. baseball
  type
5. datetime
  1. {04182005}
  2. {12:07:16 PM}
  content
  1. Wists
  2. visual bookmarks (beta)
  metadata
  2. 12:07:16 PM
  3. visual bookmarks (beta)..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. world wide web
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. web2.0
  6. folksonomy
  type
6. datetime
  1. {04182005}
  2. {11:02:51 AM}
  content
  1. Adobe to buy Macromedia
    
    (MarketWatch.com)
  2. Stock deal valued at $3.4 billion.
    
    I'll watch all morning for reaction around the web design and e-business community.
    Related:
    Can I have my name back - now? (Marc's Voice)
    AdobeMedia (gigaom)
  metadata
  2. 11:02:51 AM
  3. Stock deal valued at $3.4 billion...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. technology
  3. business
  4. tags:
  5. mergers
  6. e-commerce
  type
« Sunday « April 17, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {04172005}
  2. {08:59:36 AM}
  content
  1. Celebrity house tour via Google Maps
    
    (Magnetbox blog)
  2. We're hurtling towards an explosion invasion-of-privacy lawsuits. Just stay tuned. But no one can hide from the Eye in the Sky, not even the government. Remember that old song by Michael Jackson and Rockwell? I always feel like somebody's watching me... They were right.
    Related:
    Google Maps and Accountability
  metadata
  2. 08:59:36 AM
  3. We're hurtling towards an explosion invasion-of-privacy lawsuits. Just stay tuned. But no one can hide from the Eye in the Sky, not even the government. Remember that old song by Michael Jackson and Rockwell? I always feel like somebody's watching..."
  categories
  
  keywords:
  
  cyberculture
  
  internet
  
  tags:
  
  privacy
  
  type

« Saturday « April 16, 2005

datetime

{04162005}

{02:54:21 AM}

content

Pinky and the Brain: Complete List of Ponderings

Brain: "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
Pinky: "Well, I think so, Brain, but if Jimmy cracks corn, and nobody cares, why does he keep doing it?"

Related:
The Brain speaks (mp3)

metadata

02:54:21 AM

Brain: "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
Pinky: "Well, I think so, Brain, but if Jimmy cracks corn, and nobody cares, why does he keep doing it?"..."

categories

keywords:

comics and animation

entertainment

tags:

animaniacs

type

datetime

{04162005}

{02:21:45 AM}

content

buzztracker

Buzztracker is software that visualizes frequencies and relationships between locations in the Google world news directory.

b/w: waxy links

metadata

02:21:45 AM

Buzztracker is software that visualizes frequencies and relationships between locations in the Google world news directory...."

categories

keywords:

news and media

internet

tags:

google

type

« Friday « April 15, 2005

datetime

{04152005}

{08:27:15 AM}

content

Ron Mexico

It's the 70's porn-like alias allegedly used by Michael Vick.

Too phunny. But the news is that today the fasci-suits at the NFL banned the sale of the jersey, which guarantees that it will become the hottest item of NFL gear in 2005. I thought the NFL was all about giving the fans what they want, and cashing in on it. But apparently not when one of its biggest stars is getting busy, spreading love ... and herpes, allegedly.
Related:
The Smoking Gun

metadata

08:27:15 AM

It's the 70's porn-like alias allegedly used by Michael Vick...."

categories

keywords:

sports

entertainment

tags:

herpes

porn

vick

ron+mexico

type

« Wednesday « April 13, 2005

datetime

{04132005}

{10:28:33 PM}

content

Get used to fake blogs

(a shel of my former self)

First off, the blogs aren't fake. Only the blogger is fake. But that's picking nits.

In marketing circles, weblogs are the new 'black.'

metadata

10:28:33 PM

First off, the blogs aren't fake. Only the blogger is fake. But that's picking nits...."

categories

keywords:

marketing and advertising

internet

tags:

weblogs

fake+blogs

type

datetime

{04132005}

{07:32:58 PM}

content

Blog censorship gains support

(News.com)

Most Americans believe bloggers should not be allowed to publish sensitive personal information about individuals, according to a new survey...[h]owever, more than one-third of respondents had never heard of blogs before participating in the survey.

This is statistically significant information: "I don't know what a 'blog' is... but WTF, I think it should be censored anyway." Ya think?

metadata

07:32:58 PM

Most Americans believe bloggers should not be allowed to publish sensitive personal information about individuals, according to a new survey...[h]owever, more than one-third of respondents had never heard of blogs before participating in the survey...."

categories

keywords:

weblogs

culture

tags:

surveys

censorship

type

datetime

{04132005}

{09:32:47 AM}

content

The Happiest Place on Earth (photoset)

(Flickr.com)

We went to Disneyworld today and it's supposedly the happiest place on Earth, it looked more like people were in hell.

It's a small world after all.

b/w: BoingBoing

metadata

09:32:47 AM

We went to Disneyworld today and it's supposedly the happiest place on Earth, it looked more like people were in hell...."

categories

keywords:

entertainment

culture

tags:

disneyworld

theme+parks

shiny+happy+people

type

« Tuesday « April 12, 2005

datetime

{04122005}

{04:42:29 PM}

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Cloned Cows Yummy and Safe

(Wired News)

Cattle-cloning scientists at the University of Connecticut say milk and meat from cloned animals are safe for human consumption.

Why do I feel like this is an outtake from "Soylent Green"? Of course, they're going to say that cloned meat is safe. Isn't that what they're paid to do?

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04:42:29 PM

Cattle-cloning scientists at the University of Connecticut say milk and meat from cloned animals are safe for human consumption...."

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science

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cloning

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{04122005}

{09:17:25 AM}

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Pacers' O'Neal: Racism behind age-limit proposal

(ESPN.com)

Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal said he thinks racism might have something to do with the NBA's desire to put an age limit in the next collective bargaining agreement.

Racism surrounds the people in this society of ours like water surrounds a fish in the ocean, there's just no getting around that fact. But it doesn't mean that every action in this society is overtly or deliberately racist.
Maybe if Jermaine had gone to college for a couple of years, he'd have a view of the world that's, uh, less black-and-white. Of course this proposed move by the NBA is motivated by economic realities - it is business, after all -- but it will help all players have longer careers, since these high-school "projects," as almost all are, won't take roster spots from vets. But the proposed change is also about making the game better. Sometimes, the quality of NBA games is so poor that it's almost unwatchable. Why? Because a lot of these players are just too raw, and they could use a year or two of polishing in college. No matter how good a baller under the age of 20 may be, the odds are prohibitively against him ever making it to the NBA in the first place, much less having a long, prosperous career. If they're good enough to think about the NBA at that age, they're good enough to get into a top NCAA program, where they can get coached, and more importantly, they can get a little time to learn how to be men, and not boys with mad bling. I know, I know, in Europe teens can turn pro; but how many Euros have made impactful jumps to the NBA in their teens? None (sorry Darko, but you suck!) So why not get a few years of a college experience under your belt while you have the chance? And the college years may be some of the best years of a person's life. If the only positive thing you can do in life is play hoops, what kind of life does that make for when you're not on the hardwood floor?
Instead of arguing that this change is going to affect, maybe, 10-15 kids a year, tops, why not consider the thousands of others who risk getting no education at all because they have a pipe dream that they will the next LeBron, and skip college?

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09:17:25 AM

Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal said he thinks racism might have something to do with the NBA's desire to put an age limit in the next collective bargaining agreement...."

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« Monday « April 11, 2005

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{04112005}

{10:48:50 PM}

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Woods' Timing Is Ideal for Nike

(LA Times)

His incredible shot on No. 16 and Masters victory should give the company a boost in golf marketing. By some estimates, Nike has already earned about $1 million in equivalent advertising time for its ball.

A marketer's wet dream, pure luck, or something more curious? (Registration required or just bugmenot)

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10:48:50 PM

His incredible shot on No. 16 and Masters victory should give the company a boost in golf marketing. By some estimates, Nike has already earned about $1 million in equivalent advertising time for its ball...."

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sports

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nike

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{04112005}

{10:25:35 PM}

content

Quicksilver, summarized well

(43 Folders)

For Mac OS X headz only: I have been using QS for about a month now and I'm only beginning to scratch its slick surface. Kill your mouse!

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10:25:35 PM

For Mac OS X headz only: I have been using QS for about a month now and I'm only beginning to scratch its slick surface. Kill your mouse!..."

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software

technology

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os+x

quicksilver

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« Sunday « April 10, 2005

datetime

{04102005}

{10:00:47 PM}

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This one's for you, Pop

(ESPN.com)

Everyone's favorite cablinasian Masters the bluebloods' game ... again.

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10:00:47 PM

Everyone's favorite cablinasian Masters the bluebloods' game ... again...."

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golf

tiger+woods

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{04102005}

{11:57:38 AM}

content

The Sensitive Screenwriter

(Harpers.org)

The guide states that the lists "are not meant to limit the creative process" but instead are intended to reinforce "the tradition of our industries to create dreams, trigger emotions, and help humankind explore a world that is better than the headlines would lead us to believe."

Who knew screenwriters had to be this careful when creating characters out of thin air?

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11:57:38 AM

The guide states that the lists "are not meant to limit the creative process" but instead are intended to reinforce "the tradition of our industries to create dreams, trigger emotions, and help humankind explore a world that is better than the headlines w..."

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writers

entertainment

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screenwriters

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« Friday « April 8, 2005

datetime

{04082005}

{08:53:49 PM}

content

Not in my name

(Guardian Unlimited UK)

With its ban on condoms the church has caused the death of millions of Catholics and others in areas dominated by Catholic missionaries, in Africa and right across the world. In countries where 50% are infected, millions of very young Aids orphans are today's immediate victims of the curia... how the Pope could be blamed when all the church calls for is sex within marriage and abstinence. But abstinence and celibacy are not the human condition.

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08:53:49 PM

With its ban on condoms the church has caused the death of millions of Catholics and others in areas dominated by Catholic missionaries, in Africa and right across the world. In countries where 50% are infected, millions of very young Aids orphans are tod..."

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culture

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{04082005}

{08:26:33 PM}

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What is Structured Blogging?

(StructuredBlogging.org)

Structured blogging is about making a movie review look different from a calendar entry. On the surface, it's as simple as that - formatting blog entries around their content.

b/w: Marc's Voice

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08:26:33 PM

Structured blogging is about making a movie review look different from a calendar entry. On the surface, it's as simple as that - formatting blog entries around their content...."

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rss

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{04082005}

{01:29:58 PM}

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The Crying Need for Black Journalism

(The Black Commentator)

The threats multiply, and require a vigorous, much more aggressive journalism. Most importantly, what is necessary is a Black journalism that defends the interests of the people as a whole, rather than African American luminaries who are increasingly on the payroll of the enemy. We will try to be that voice.

Happy Anniversary, Black Commentator. And Amen! to that!

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01:29:58 PM

The threats multiply, and require a vigorous, much more aggressive journalism. Most importantly, what is necessary is a Black journalism that defends the interests of the people as a whole, rather than African American luminaries who are increasingly on t..."

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culture

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journalism

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« Thursday « April 7, 2005

datetime

{04072005}

{06:51:33 PM}

content

U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices

(US Dept. of Energy)

$2.46/gallon in California. What's the over/under for the price topping $3/gallon by Memorial Day?

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06:51:33 PM

$2.46/gallon in California. What's the over/under for the price topping $3/gallon by Memorial Day?..."

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energy

economy

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gas

oil

suv

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datetime

{04072005}

{05:55:40 PM}

content

There's No Show Like an Old Show

(I, Cringely)

There is an audience, however small, for just about every show ever made. What we need to do is to find a way to make the cost of keeping those shows available less than the benefit derived from people seeing them.

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05:55:40 PM

There is an audience, however small, for just about every show ever made. What we need to do is to find a way to make the cost of keeping those shows available less than the benefit derived from people seeing them...."

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television

technology

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long+tail

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datetime

{04072005}

{02:19:00 PM}

content

Global voices speak through blogs

(BBC)

From Tashkent, to Timbuktu, to Tegucigalpa, global blogging is on the rise and now, a group of dedicated bloggers is working to ensure that those global voices are heard...but the blogosphere is a noisy place. There are more than eight and half million bloggers, writing about everything from what happened in Kyrgyzstan to what they had for breakfast. So the Global Voices website is picking and choosing. It is highlighting ..."bridge bloggers"... bloggers who "can make a bridge between two languages, or two cultures."

Related: Global Voices Online

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02:19:00 PM

From Tashkent, to Timbuktu, to Tegucigalpa, global blogging is on the rise and now, a group of dedicated bloggers is working to ensure that those global voices are heard...but the blogosphere is a noisy place. There are more than eight and half million bl..."

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weblogs

internet

tags:

global+village

glocal

type

datetime

{04072005}

{03:25:05 AM}

content

Could a multimedia iPod allow Apple to dominate movie and TV online sales?

(Silicon Valley Watcher)

Apple's forthcoming multimedia iPod (let's call it mPod for now) will be based, we understand, on the latest Broadcom Alphamosaic chip.

Pixar allows Jobs to say to movie studios that he's one of them.

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03:25:05 AM

Apple's forthcoming multimedia iPod (let's call it mPod for now) will be based, we understand, on the latest Broadcom Alphamosaic chip...."

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technology

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drm

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« Wednesday « April 6, 2005

datetime

{04062005}

{10:12:49 PM}

content

Lincoln Conservation Land Off-Leash Dog Ban

(Philip Greenspun's Weblog)

"People pay $2 million for the privilege of living in an environment free of Republicans, people of color (as the good liberals of Lincoln would call them), or generally anyone who can't afford a 1-5 acre chunk of property a 20-minute drive from Harvard Square."

This is a very interesting post. You can take it or leave it, but the subject matter ranges over everything from economic class, to race, to breed of dog, all in the space of one paragraph. It seems honest enough. It's a personal blog, for goodness sake, so you should be able to write and speak your mind in that space, warts and all. Bravo for that. But I got to the post from Winer's blog, where he quoted it at this line: "People pay $2 million for the privilege of living in an environment free of Republicans." Period. I think it's a poor attempt to take someone else's statement and twist it out of context. It's dishonest. He conveniently leaves out the continuation of the line which includes the remarks about "people of color" and poor people ("anyone who can't afford a 1-5 acre chunk of property,") in effect making it seem like Greenspun is only making a diatribe against Republicans. It's very interesting to see how people frame their posts, yours truly included, but when I see this kind of thing, it really makes me question the sincerity of the blogger, which is just a goofy term for: writer. Obviously, Winer's frame is purely political ... the racial and economic dimensions of things are not apparently important to him, but that wasn't really the spirit of Greenspun's post, he wasn't busting on Republicans exclusively: he was fantasizing about living in some liberal's utopia somewhere on the outskirts of Boston, free of everyone except rich, white, dog-owning liberals. That's his wont. Go live there, please. On the other hand is probably why bruthas have more problems: it's impossible for us to just look at things from one angle. We don't have that liberty.
We want to be seen as "men" but as soon as we step out of our front door, we're seen as "black men." We want to pretend that, without playing the game, we can choose our political parties, as if it really matters whether we are liberals or conservatives. But the political parties which are available to us, and not of our making, only pay superficial lip service to our needs. We'd like to think that money doesn't matter, but, collectively, we seem to hold it like a cupped palm holding water, precariously.
And it's almost impossible for us to imagine a place, somewhere in America, where we could live free of everyone except other rich, Black people who shared our political views. And if you can't dream about it, you can't do it.

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10:12:49 PM

"People pay $2 million for the privilege of living in an environment free of Republicans, people of color (as the good liberals of Lincoln would call them), or generally anyone who can't afford a 1-5 acre chunk of property a 20-minute drive from Harvard S..."

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race

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{04062005}

{10:03:09 PM}

content

Happy Anniversary

... Prometheus 6, from a long-time listener.

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10:03:09 PM

... Prometheus 6, from a long-time listener...."

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keywords:

weblogs

black people

type

datetime

{04062005}

{08:54:46 PM}

content

My Office ... from outer space

(Google Maps)

Google Maps with satellite photo is cool, but it gives new meaning to the phrase: Big Brother is watching you!

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08:54:46 PM

Google Maps with satellite photo is cool, but it gives new meaning to the phrase: Big Brother is watching you!..."

categories

keywords:

cyberculture

internet

tags:

google

keyhole

ajax

type

datetime

{04062005}

{08:24:29 PM}

content

California NAACP endorses same-sex marriage bill

(SignOnSanDiego.com)

The California chapter of the NAACP has endorsed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

Whoah! This is news.

b/w: grim amusements

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08:24:29 PM

The California chapter of the NAACP has endorsed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state...."

categories

keywords:

law

politics

tags:

naacp

type

« Tuesday « April 5, 2005

datetime

{04052005}

{08:22:32 PM}

content

Best TV Shows For Mobile Video

(PaidContent.org)

What kind of TV shows are best suited to be ported to mobiles?

Today, these shows make the cut as "ready for mobile time" fare right now: "24" (Fox), "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central), "Best Week Ever" (VH1), and "The Simple Life" (Fox). The key, apparently, is to have content that works in "bite-sized" chunks. Seems to me that comedy, with its rhythmic hook-setup-punchline structure is best suited to current mobile-media platforms. "The Simple Life" is nothing but a bunch of short skits starring its moronic ingenues, but apparently that's just perfect for the palm-sized screen. Let's not kid ourselves here: regular-sized TV doesn't offer that much to begin with, so how much do you think can realistically be squeezed into 3 diagonal inches, or less?

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08:22:32 PM

What kind of TV shows are best suited to be ported to mobiles?..."

categories

keywords:

telecommunications

entertainment

tags:

mobile+media

mobisodes

comedy

24

the+daily+show

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« Monday « April 4, 2005

datetime

{04042005}

{12:15:24 PM}

content

Pat Buchanan Doused With Salad Dressing

(Yahoo! News)

"Stop the bigotry!" the demonstrator shouted as he hurled the liquid Thursday night during the program at Western Michigan University. The incident came just two days after another noted conservative, William Kristol, was struck by a pie during an appearance at a college in Indiana.

This really isn't the way to battle conservatives, but on the other hand, those guys are clowns. Cream pies and assorted slapstick humor goes with clowns. And all clowns are pretty scary when you think about it. If you can't beat 'em, cream 'em!

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12:15:24 PM

"Stop the bigotry!" the demonstrator shouted as he hurled the liquid Thursday night during the program at Western Michigan University. The incident came just two days after another noted conservative, William Kristol, was struck by a pie during an appeara..."

categories

keywords:

government

politics

tags:

clowns

conservatives

type

« Sunday « April 3, 2005

datetime

{04032005}

{08:29:29 AM}

content

Yankees 9, Red Sox 2

(ESPN.com)

The tallest Yankee ever began the big task of putting the Boston Red Sox back in their place.

So it begins again. And Red Sox Nation will snap out of that stupid dream they've been having. 2004+86=2090, and it will take at least that long before your curse is really over, chowderheads!

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08:29:29 AM

The tallest Yankee ever began the big task of putting the Boston Red Sox back in their place...."

categories

keywords:

sports

entertainment

tags:

yankees+red+sox

baseball

type

« Saturday « April 2, 2005

datetime

{04022005}

{07:38:12 PM}

content

SBC Park: Giants 4, Athletics 3

(MLB.com)

Exhibition game last night...
1 Basket, Garlic Fries, $6 1 Italian Sausage w/Onions, $5 2 Gordon Biersch Darks, $16
... hanging out at the ballpark with old friends, making new ones, and losing one's mind by paying sixteen dollars for two beers: priceless. VISA, not MasterCard.

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07:38:12 PM

Exhibition game last night...
1 Basket, Garlic Fries, $6 1 Italian Sausage w/Onions, $5 2 Gordon Biersch Darks, $16
... hanging out at the ballpark with old friends, making new ones, and losing one's mind by paying sixteen

categories

keywords:

entertainment

sports

tags:

pac+bell+park

friends

baseball

type

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