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« Sunday « April 30, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04302006}
  2. {12:40:52 PM}
  content
  1. Jimi
  2. The wallet for people who hate wallets.
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  2. 12:40:52 PM
  3. The wallet for people who hate wallets...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. fashion
  3. business
  type
« Saturday « April 29, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04292006}
  2. {11:22:46 AM}
  content
  1. Chicago removes foie gras from menu
    
    (International Herald Tribune)
  2. "Government shouldn't be dictating what we eat," said Rick Tramonto, executive chef at a French restaurant, Tru. "It's just not right."
    
    In a city like Chicago, teeming with millions of people and perhaps just as many problems, things such as crumbling infrastructure, a crappy public education system, corruption, crime, violence, and let's not forget rising gas prices, apparently it's salty, fat-soaked paste made from the livers of geese and ducks, that probably 2%, or less, of the population has ever eaten, that gets the attention of local government officials. Animal rights first! We are not going to Hell in a handbasket; we're already there.
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  2. 11:22:46 AM
  3. "Government shouldn't be dictating what we eat," said Rick Tramonto, executive chef at a French restaurant, Tru. "It's just not right."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. government
  3. culture
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04292006}
  2. {01:09:11 AM}
  content
  1. A grand unified theory of YouTube and MySpace
    
    (Slate.com)
  2. "YouTube and MySpace are runaway hits because they combine two attributes rarely found together in tech products. They're easy to use, and they don't tell you what to do." ...and then later ... "The easier it gets to use, the less geeky the Net becomes, and the more it starts to look like real life."
    
    Feh! While the professional developer in me bristles at this implicit notion of dumbing-it-down, I know he's right. Design it and get out of the way. Keep it simple stupid.
    
    b/w: tech.memeorandum
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  2. 01:09:11 AM
  3. "YouTube and MySpace are runaway hits because they combine two attributes rarely found together in tech products. They're easy to use, and they don't tell you what to do." ...and then later ... "The easier it gets to use, the less geeky the Net becomes, a..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. web2.0
  6. mass+media
  type
« Monday « April 24, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04242006}
  2. {02:01:29 PM}
  content
  1. Mets broadcaster draws ire with remarks
    
    (MSNBC.com)
  2. Keith Hernandez: "I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."
    
    Next thing he'll say is that that women need a league of their own! Sometimes I think sports broadcasters are the bloggers of professional journalism: they say dumb things that are often biased, unsubstantiated, and frequently off-color. (See what I mean?) And don't forget: There's no crying in baseball, either!
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  2. 02:01:29 PM
  3. Keith Hernandez: "I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. gender issues
  4. tags:
  5. baseball
  type
« Friday « April 21, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04212006}
  2. {10:50:57 PM}
  content
  1. Demand for Duke Lacrosse Gear Soars
    
    (ABC News)
  2. In the wake of publicity generated by the sexual assault scandal surrounding the Duke men's lacrosse team, sales of merchandise bearing the "Duke lacrosse" name and logo have skyrocketed.
    
    Woman cries rape, and suddenly people want to wear the shirts of the alleged culprits. If these sales reports are true, what a bunch of amoral losers -- not the lacrosse players, their day will come in court -- I'm talking about the fools who think buying the team shirt is a good idea. Classless jackasses! But it sure looks like (alleged) crime does pay: Duke's athletic department is definitely cashing in on this circus.
  metadata
  2. 10:50:57 PM
  3. In the wake of publicity generated by the sexual assault scandal surrounding the Duke men's lacrosse team, sales of merchandise bearing the "Duke lacrosse" name and logo have skyrocketed...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. business
  3. crime
  4. tags:
  5. duke+lacrosse
  type
« Thursday « April 20, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04202006}
  2. {11:01:09 PM}
  content
  1. GasBuddy.com
  2. Find cheap gas prices in your city.
    
    So I'm watching PTI on ESPN, and Wilbon and that boob, Kornheiser, start debating whether or not the price of gas in the States will hit $5 -- because it's a sports show, and gas is a sporting topic, I guess. Anyway, they make a big joke about it, talking about their Range Rovers and whatnot, and I had an epiphany as I watched: if and when the price of gas gets to $5/gallon in the States, it's not going to be a laughing matter. The price of everything goes up at $5/gallon, simply because everything suddenly costs more to transport, to power, to heat, to cool. But, in particular, it's going to be a few degrees north of hell for most people who depend on their cars to commute to work. A car culture like ours is going to have an ugly fight on its hands if gas goes over $5/gallon...forever. (Geo-)politics certainly has a part to play in this, but so does individual choice, like choosing to drive a gas-guzzling SUV, and choosing to live far away from where you spend most of your daily life. In a $5/gallon-world, you're going to have to give more thought to these kinds of things, or you can spend an increasingly large portion of your income on petrol. Resistant Range Rover drivers, bend over and pucker-up, you dumb-*sses!
  metadata
  2. 11:01:09 PM
  3. Find cheap gas prices in your city...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. economics
  3. culture
  type
« Wednesday « April 12, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04122006}
  2. {12:18:48 PM}
  content
  1. Drink it slowly
    
    (MSNBC.com)
  2. Kentucky Derby will now feature the $1,000 mint julep.
    
    Sometimes, it seems like the rest of the world hates America. Hmmm, I wonder why?
  metadata
  2. 12:18:48 PM
  3. Kentucky Derby will now feature the $1,000 mint julep...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. culture
  type
« Saturday « April 8, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04082006}
  2. {10:30:52 AM}
  content
  1. Lacrosse Players
    
    (Slate.com)
  2. The elitism of preppies, the boorishness of jocks.
    
    The lax players I've known, at prep school and in college, are accurately depicted here. The mindset is really just a different kind of thug.
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  2. 10:30:52 AM
  3. The elitism of preppies, the boorishness of jocks...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. culture
  type
« Friday « April 7, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04072006}
  2. {07:16:15 AM}
  content
  1. "Nowhere in Particular"
  2. This morning I saw an S.F. MUNI bus that had that sign flashing on its marquee - "Nowhere In Particular." I've never seen that one before. I've seen "Out of Service," "Not in Service," and even "Driver Training" marquees on MUNI, but this one seems a little poetic. I think that would be a great route: drive around with no specific destination -- because you're a bus line, so who needs destinations? -- go wherever you want, pick up passengers, or maybe not, and still get paid for your troubles.
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  2. 07:16:15 AM
  3. This morning I saw an S.F. MUNI bus that had that sign flashing on its marquee - "Nowhere In Particular." I've never seen that one before. I've seen "Out of Service," "Not in Service," and even "Driver Training" marquees on MUNI, but this one seems a li..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. transportation
  3. regional
  type
« Thursday « April 6, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04062006}
  2. {07:38:22 AM}
  content
  1. Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad?
  2. "If the moral panic over MySpace succeeds and causes a change in law (which it is looking like it will), everyone invested in social technologies will lose. In other words, stop celebrating the crisis and get off your asses and engage. This panic is not just a funny side note. It is an industry wide problem concerning speech, property and responsibility. I find it deeply disturbing that we are suggesting that technology companies should be operating in loco parentis."
    
    Wow! A really eye-opening analysis of the storm clouds growing around MySpace.com, from a researcher who specializes in cyberculture and identity. Perhaps a little over-the-top in parts, but definitely thought-provoking... and long. Good read. (BTW, I have a space on MySpace, but to me, the site's waaayyy too messy for my tastes. But I do get how the kids would love that sh*t: you can express yourself with very few limitations.
    
    See also: A Dad's Encounter with the Vortex of Facebook (TIME.com)
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  2. 07:38:22 AM
  3. "If the moral panic over MySpace succeeds and causes a change in law (which it is looking like it will), everyone invested in social technologies will lose. In other words, stop celebrating the crisis and get off your asses and engage. This panic is not j..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. myspace
  6. social+software
  type
2. datetime
  1. {04062006}
  2. {10:24:33 PM}
  content
  1. US college in turmoil over party rape of black stripper
    
    (Independent UK)
  2. The Duke stripper story gets uglier all the time. But let's not fool ourselves: you think this is the first time this kind of thing has happened? You think this is the first time that rich kids from the right neighborhoods, excreting undeserved feelings of entitlement, have gone around wrecking and destroying everything they see with impunity? I went to Stanford. I've seen this mindset in action. Throw the bums in jail: that'll fix their smug, amoral *sses right quick.
  metadata
  2. 10:24:33 PM
  3. The Duke stripper story gets uglier all the time. But let's not fool ourselves: you think this is the first time this kind of thing has happened? You think this is the first time that rich kids from the right neighborhoods, excreting undeserved..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. racism
  type
3. datetime
  1. {04062006}
  2. {04:28:17 AM}
  content
  1. NBC should be ashamed, NASCAR says
    
    (Chicago Tribune)
  2. NASCAR said NBC confirmed it was sending Muslim-looking men to a race, along with a camera crew to film fans' reactions. Apparently no one bothered them.
    
    Hey, why report the news when you can go around and just try to stage it? Dateline is the same show that staged truck crashes and claimed the vehicles were prone to failure in the 1990's.
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  2. 04:28:17 AM
  3. NASCAR said NBC confirmed it was sending Muslim-looking men to a race, along with a camera crew to film fans' reactions. Apparently no one bothered them...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. propaganda
  3. media
  4. tags:
  5. dateline+nbc
  6. faking+the+news
  type
« Tuesday « April 4, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04042006}
  2. {02:46:21 PM}
  content
  1. Fan tosses syringe near Bonds
    
    (SportingNews.com)
  2. A spectator tossed a syringe near Barry Bonds as he came off the field in between innings on Monday at Petco Park, and the San Francisco Giants slugger said he picked it up in his glove and carried it off the field.
    
    Here we go. All season long. It will be interesting to see how the media handles this kind of "fan protest." It is the media who has made the biggest deal out of just one player, Bonds, who may have cheated, allegedly, in a league of players who cheated, many allegedly, though some have in fact made admissions. The media often spews bromides like "what kind of example does using steroids set for the kids?" But the media is full of hyprocrites, because by launching a witch hunt based on nothing but circumstantial evidence, they're now influencing fans to the point that some moron shows up at a stadium, throws a syringe at a man he doesn't even know, and other spectators in attendence cheer him on. What if it was a bottle, or batteries or a more damaging object? Don't people have the right to go to work in a safe environment? Baseball is only a game. I ask you, what kind of example does it set for the kids to act like a crude, vulgar, and possibly dangerous boor in public, and have others justify that kind of behavior? What will the media say about that? Or will they just buttress the hypocrisy and continue to implicitly encourage this kind of behavior by remaining silent?
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  2. 02:46:21 PM
  3. A spectator tossed a syringe near Barry Bonds as he came off the field in between innings on Monday at Petco Park, and the San Francisco Giants slugger said he picked it up in his glove and carried it off the field...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. entertainment
  type
« Saturday « April 1, 2006
1. datetime
  1. {04012006}
  2. {08:48:54 AM}
  content
  1. JAJAH
  2. Web activated-telephony. No headset, no download, no installation use your normal phone.
    
    Wow! This looks very cool. Tested it out, connecting my celly to the office: it works!
  metadata
  2. 08:48:54 AM
  3. Web activated-telephony. No headset, no download, no installation use your normal phone...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. telecommunications
  3. internet
  type
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