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« Tuesday « May 31, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05312005}
  2. {08:37:47 PM}
  content
  1. Love, Cinematical Style?
    
    (Cinematical blog)
  2. "I wonder if Netflix has ever thought of partnering with Match.com to connect people who like the same kind of movies?"
    
    Interesting.
    
    b/w: Scripting News
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  2. 08:37:47 PM
  3. "I wonder if Netflix has ever thought of partnering with Match.com to connect people who like the same kind of movies?"..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. recreation
  4. tags:
  5. dating
  6. social+networking
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05312005}
  2. {03:32:37 PM}
  content
  1. Drink at Least 8 Glasses of Water a Day - Really?
    
    (Dartmouth Medical School)
  2. Everywhere, people carry bottles of water, constantly sipping from them; it is acceptable to drink water anywhere, anytime. A pamphlet distributed at one southern California university even counsels its students to "carry a water bottle with you. Drink often while sitting in class..."How did the obsession start? Is there any scientific evidence that supports the recommendation? Does the habit promote good health? Might it be harmful?
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  2. 03:32:37 PM
  3. Everywhere, people carry bottles of water, constantly sipping from them; it is acceptable to drink water anywhere, anytime. A pamphlet distributed at one southern California university even counsels its students to "carry a water bottle with you. Drink of..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. health
  3. science
  type
« Monday « May 30, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05302005}
  2. {11:46:05 PM}
  content
  1. Crazy Frog ringtone tops British charts
    
    (Engadget)
  2. [T]op-of-the-chartsters Coldplay were given a sound 4-1 trouncing by one supremely ridiculous ringtone known as Crazy Frog Axel F, which moved in to the top slot on the British singles chart yesterday.
    
    This is just more proof that the music industry is a walking corpse. Today's so-called "top" pop acts must really suck - I mean really suck - if they can be beaten by irritating phone muzak. On the other hand, I'll take Beyonce or Britney any day, over having to hear some loser's cellphone go off with rude, annoying ringtones that sound like garbage, and are, did I mention, rude and annoying. Man, the decline of this society is really picking up momentum, aided and abetted by trifling technology.
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  2. 11:46:05 PM
  3. —> [T]op-o..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. mobile
  6. ringtones
  7. music
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05302005}
  2. {09:25:58 AM}
  content
  1. Mom-To-Be Advertises Baby As Billboard
    
    (AP)
  2. The suburban Philadelphia mom-to-be is inviting advertisers to put their names on her child's clothing and baby goods, saying the ads are sure to get noticed. "Everyone looks at babies. We're going to be out and about all the time," said Michele Hutchison, 26, whose second child is due in June. Hutchison, a stay-at-home mother, has placed notices on the Web sites Craigslist and eBay seeking bids of at least $1,000 for the rights for one month.
    
    Now there's a home filled with love; the baby's not even born and the mother is already pimping the kid. I always thought that the job of true parents was to nurture and protect their children, not to exploit them and turn them over to marketing vultures for profit. I wonder how the mother will feel when she's in old age, and her now-adult child comes and tell her, "I'm going to sell you as advertising to nursing homes and caregiving hospices." It's not family, it's just business, right?
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  2. 09:25:58 AM
  3. The suburban Philadelphia mom-to-be is inviting advertisers to put their names on her child's clothing and baby goods, saying the ads are sure to get noticed. "Everyone looks at babies. We're going to be out and about all the time," said Michele Hutchiso..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. families
  3. culture
  4. tags:
  5. marketing
  6. exploitation
  7. absurdity
  type
« Sunday « May 29, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05292005}
  2. {08:39:56 PM}
  content
  1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
  2. [ c|b ].rating: 2.95/5 stars (59%)
  3. The saga is complete.
    
    I'm not part of the Star Wars cult, so I didn't come into this movie with any hopes, except to get my $11 worth. And I have to say I was a little disappointed. I dozed off at least twice, during some of the ponderous expository scenes, and would have probably slept through large portions of the movie had my snoring not bothered my neighboring filmgoers so much. Now I couldn't begin to tell you what good acting is except to say that I know it when I see it, but bad acting is when it's obvious that the actor is trying to convey emotions and feelings that aren't really there. Hayden Christensen may be a fine actor, but in this movie he's in way over his head. Every scene that featured him - which was the majority of them - was about as exciting as watching paint dry. The guy tried hard, but in the end he was lame and repellent. Moreover, the love story between his Anakin and Padm
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  2. 08:39:56 PM
  3. The saga is complete...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. star+wars
  6. episode+iii
  type
« Saturday « May 28, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05282005}
  2. {01:23:40 PM}
  content
  1. $4 a gallon
    
    (Information Clearing House)
  2. At around $4 America changes. Drastically.
    
    Related:
    The Long Emergency (RollingStone.com)
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  2. 01:23:40 PM
  3. At around $4 America changes. Drastically...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. geopolitics
  3. economy
  4. tags:
  5. oil
  6. gas
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05282005}
  2. {11:29:32 AM}
  content
  1. Get Rich Slowly
    
    (foldedspace blog)
  2. The best books seem to have the same goal in mind: not wealth, not riches, but financial independence.
    
    Great advice, and helpful reading choices as well.
    
    b/w: CamWorld
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  2. 11:29:32 AM
  3. The best books seem to have the same goal in mind: not wealth, not riches, but financial independence...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. finance and investment
  3. economy
  4. tags:
  5. finances
  6. debt
  7. money
  8. investing
  type
« Friday « May 27, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05272005}
  2. {12:30:28 PM}
  content
  1. Viagra-Blindness Link Probed
    
    (RedHerring.com)
  2. For many years the little blue pill has been linked to temporary change in vision, with patients reporting a tendency for the world to appear more blue or green.
    
    It always seemed too good to be true, a little blue pill that would let old, out-of-shape geezers try to put their mack on well into their retirement years, but what's the deal with Viagra making the world you see green and blue? Maybe people should act their age.
    
    Related:
    Some Viagra users report blindness-Pfizer (Reuters)
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  2. 12:30:28 PM
  3. For many years the little blue pill has been linked to temporary change in vision, with patients reporting a tendency for the world to appear more blue or green...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. pharmacy
  3. science
  4. tags:
  5. viagra
  type
« Tuesday « May 24, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05242005}
  2. {11:47:56 PM}
  content
  1. The New Laws of Television (Part 2)
    
    (Boing Boing blog)
  2. There are two principle components of the new value chain of television hyperdistribution: the producer and the advertiser. An advertising agency is likely acting as an intermediary between these two, connecting producers to advertisers, working out the demographic appeal of particular programs, and selling ad payload into those programs; this is a role they already fulfill - although at present they work with the broadcast networks rather than the producers. There is no role for a broadcaster in this value chain; the audience has abandoned the broadcaster in favor of a direct relationship with the program provider.
    
    I like this theory. Cut out the middlemen... who can survive, and thrive, if only they change their business-as-usual tactics.
    
    b/w: Boing Boing
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  2. 11:47:56 PM
  3. There are two principle components of the new value chain of television hyperdistribution: the producer and the advertiser. An advertising agency is likely acting as an intermediary between these two, connecting producers to advertisers, working out the d..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. television
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. dtv
  6. web2.0
  type
« Monday « May 23, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05232005}
  2. {02:18:44 PM}
  content
  1. Saban says Ricky welcome but...
    
    (SI.com)
  2. Nick Saban, head coach of the Miami Dolphins on Ricky Williams, March 2005: "He's property of the Dolphins."
    
    With all this talk about Ricky Williams hoping to come back to the NFL, I had to dive into the archive and bring out that quote. Not that Ricky owes the Dolphins millions in unfulfilled bonus obligations, or that Williams is an employee of the Dolphins. No, Williams is property of the Dolphins, no different than a lawn mower, or a water bottle. You'll have to excuse Saban's lack of finesse in his wording, he's a first year NFL coach, but it should really be clear from his statement that athletes, at least in the NFL, despite their million-dollar salaries, are little more than, um, yeah: slaves. Better recognize.
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  2. 02:18:44 PM
  3. Nick Saban, head coach of the Miami Dolphins on Ricky Williams, March 2005: "He's property of the Dolphins."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. nfl
  6. football
  7. slaves
  type
« Sunday « May 22, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05222005}
  2. {11:43:23 AM}
  content
  1. Amazon.com: What are Statistically Improbable Phrases?
    
    (Amazon.com)
  2. Amazon.com's Statistically Improbable Phrases, or "SIPs", are the most distinctive phrases in the text of books in the Search Inside!
    
    This is a feature I just noticed on Amazon. I was looking at a book, and the so-called SIP was "n*gg*r girl." It really didn't fit the topic of the book, suggesting that its appearance in the book really stood out. So, I suppose the feature works, sort of. But I'll have to play around with it for more before further comment.
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  2. 11:43:23 AM
  3. Amazon.com's Statistically Improbable Phrases, or "SIPs", are the most distinctive phrases in the text of books in the Search Inside!..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. books
  3. media
  type
« Saturday « May 21, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05212005}
  2. {07:49:42 AM}
  content
  1. Kareem to teach finer points of trash talk in Shanghai
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. Along with teaching his famous skyhook, Abdul-Jabbar will touch on using language to intimidate opponents.
    
    You can learn how to talk the talk, but can you back it up on the court?
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  2. 07:49:42 AM
  3. Along with teaching his famous skyhook, Abdul-Jabbar will touch on using language to intimidate opponents...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. regional
  4. tags:
  5. nba
  6. basketball
  type
« Friday « May 20, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05202005}
  2. {08:45:14 PM}
  content
  1. XML Shareable Playlist Format
  2. XSPF is the XML format for sharing playlists.
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  2. 08:45:14 PM
  3. XSPF is the XML format for sharing playlists...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. world wide web
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. rdf/rss
  6. xml
  7. developer
  8. web2.0
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05202005}
  2. {07:34:08 PM}
  content
  1. iPod bartender
  2. The iPod bartender and the iPod bartender shuffle allow iPod owners to take a list of drinks with them.
    
    iPod. iPour. iDrink.
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  2. 07:34:08 PM
  3. The iPod bartender and the iPod bartender shuffle allow iPod owners to take a list of drinks with them...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. reference
  6. drinking
  7. bartender
  type
« Thursday « May 19, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05192005}
  2. {04:18:03 AM}
  content
  1. A tale of two empires
    
    (ESPN.com: Page 2)
  2. Star Wars Evil Empire vs. The New York Yankees.
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  2. 04:18:03 AM
  3. Star Wars Evil Empire vs. The New York Yankees...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. star+wars
  6. yankees
  type
« Wednesday « May 18, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05182005}
  2. {11:55:03 AM}
  content
  1. Memo to All Pan-Asian or Asian Fusion or Asian-Infused Restaurants
    
    (Pop Life blog)
  2. First of all, just admit it: "Pan-Asian" is your way of charging exorbitant prices and exploiting naive white people who don't feel comfortable venturing into a restaurant run by actual Asian immigrants...You're destroying the ongoing struggle of Asian Americans to convince everybody else that we're not all the same.
    
    This post is funny and insightful at the same time. Who knew that food was such a cultural battleground? But when I think about it, I see that mainstream America's comfort with people of color rarely goes beyond two primary things: food or music. When I programmed alumni activities at Stanford, and discussions of so-called multicultural involvement came up, the first ideas that got floated always centered around food or music. I guess that all culled (pron. cull-udd) people do is eat and dance around. What's up with that?
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  2. 11:55:03 AM
  3. First of all, just admit it: "Pan-Asian" is your way of charging exorbitant prices and exploiting naive white people who don't feel comfortable venturing into a restaurant run by actual Asian immigrants...You're destroying the ongoing struggle of Asian Am..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. culture
  3. white supremacism
  4. tags:
  5. ethnic
  6. food+politics
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05182005}
  2. {11:54:09 AM}
  content
  1. Tiny tags in chips to track gamblers
    
    (The Seattle Times)
  2. A growing number of casinos are relying on more than video cameras and pit bosses to catch cheaters. They are using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology - tiny tags embedded in gaming chips that can spot counterfeiters and track thefts, as well as help tabulate gamblers' spending habits.
    
    Big Brother isn't watching you... Big Pit Boss is. Worried about privacy? Fuhgetaboutit! Until someone invents a personal RFID jammer, you have none.
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  2. 11:54:09 AM
  3. A growing number of casinos are relying on more than video cameras and pit bosses to catch cheaters. They are using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology - tiny tags embedded in gaming chips that can spot counterfeiters and track thefts, as wel..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. rfid
  6. privacy
  type
3. datetime
  1. {05182005}
  2. {03:29:28 AM}
  content
  1. Hiring is Obsolete
    
    (PaulGraham.com)
  2. The less it costs to start a company, the less you need the permission of investors to do it. So a lot of people will be able to start companies now who never could have before.
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  2. 03:29:28 AM
  3. The less it costs to start a company, the less you need the permission of investors to do it. So a lot of people will be able to start companies now who never could have before...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. economy
  type
4. datetime
  1. {05182005}
  2. {02:49:10 AM}
  content
  1. U. of Iowa to Offer Pornography Course
    
    (Yahoo! News)
  2. "There are probably some students who will be titillated by the title," he said. "They will be disappointed."
    
    What a tease.
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  2. 02:49:10 AM
  3. "There are probably some students who will be titillated by the title," he said. "They will be disappointed."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sexuality
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. porn
  type
« Monday « May 16, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05162005}
  2. {03:46:20 AM}
  content
  1. NYT.com to charge for Op-Ed, other content as of Sept
    
    (MediaPost)
  2. The New York Times Co. (NYT) on Monday said that, starting in September, access to Op-Ed and certain of its top news columnists on the paper's NYTimes.com Web site will only be available through a fee of $49.95 a year.
    
    As more and more media outlets start to lock their content away, I'm really starting to believe that the way ahead will be to let people create their own content. Instead of just charging people $49.95 to read some Op-Ed columns, why not allow people to "remix" the materials in their own way? Of course, it will have to be extremely easy to do, or it won't catch on. And there's the rub.
    
    Related:
    NYT Goes Sub For Portions of Site (SearchBlog)
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  2. 03:46:20 AM
  3. The New York Times Co. (NYT) on Monday said that, starting in September, access to Op-Ed and certain of its top news columnists on the paper's NYTimes.com Web site will only be available through a fee of $49.95 a year...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. media
  4. tags:
  5. content
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05162005}
  2. {09:01:03 PM}
  content
  1. Rex Chapman: Kentucky discouraged interracial dating
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. "It's the climate of how things were," he was quoted as saying. "People were bothered by the fact that sometimes I dated black girls. Most preferred that I keep it confidential and hide it."
    
    I'm shocked and surprised. Um, not really.
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  2. 09:01:03 PM
  3. "It's the climate of how things were," he was quoted as saying. "People were bothered by the fact that sometimes I dated black girls. Most preferred that I keep it confidential and hide it."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. culture
  4. tags:
  5. racism
  type
3. datetime
  1. {05162005}
  2. {07:54:09 AM}
  content
  1. TV: Are our guilty pleasures more challenging than we think?
    
    (Slate)
  2. [W]hen I look back at the television lineups from the 1970s, I don't see a lot of psychological depth or complex social analysis. I see CHiPs. At the high end of the spectrum, I don't see anything from 30 years ago that rivals the genuinely novelistic scale and originality of The Sopranos and Six Feet Under, the dark satire of Arrested Development or Curb Your Enthusiasm,, or even the cinematic dread and general creepiness of Lost.
    
    More on the debate that television today is actually much more stimulating than we've been led to believe. I still don't know where I stand on this discussion, but as a latchkey kid, who grew up with the blue light always aflicker, I'll admit that today's shows are much thicker than the fare I grew up with in the 70s and 80s. Whether that makes you smarter is a stretch, because you're still just staring into blue light.
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  3. [W]hen I look back at the television lineups from the 1970s, I don't see a lot of psychological depth or complex social analysis. I see CHiPs. At the high end of the spectrum, I don't see anything from 30 years ago that rivals the genuinely novel..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. television
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. tv
  6. iq
  type
« Sunday « May 15, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {12:17:34 PM}
  content
  1. Store Wars
  2. [ c|b ].rating: 3.35/5 stars (67%)
  3. Join the Organic Rebellion!
    
    Corny food fight, literally. But what the hell, it's Star Wars week, so why not? (Flash required.)
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  2. 12:17:34 PM
  3. Join the Organic Rebellion!..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. humor
  6. star+wars
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {11:09:38 PM}
  content
  1. Mexican president denies race slur
    
    (Guardian Unlimited)
  2. Vicente Fox, Mexico's president: "There is no doubt that Mexican men and women, full of dignity, determination and a capacity to work, are doing the jobs in the United States that not even black people want to do there."
    
    Bonehead. A politician at his level should never make this kind of mistake, unless this is what he really believes.
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  2. 11:09:38 PM
  3. Vicente Fox, Mexico's president: "There is no doubt that Mexican men and women, full of dignity, determination and a capacity to work, are doing the jobs in the United States that not even black people want to do there."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. black people
  3. racism
  type
3. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {10:20:14 PM}
  content
  1. Newsweek Says It May Have Erred in Report on Koran Desecration
    
    (Bloomberg.com)
  2. Newsweek said it may have erred in reporting that U.S. military investigators found evidence that interrogators desecrated the Koran at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center, an article that sparked anti-American demonstrations in Pakistan and Afghanistan that resulted in at least 15 deaths.
    
    Oh boy. The state of American journalism is so bad these days that it's getting people killed. Of course, given the regime we live under -- where fake reporters are "planted" in the press corps -- how do we know this "mistake" wasn't staged?
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  2. 10:20:14 PM
  3. Newsweek said it may have erred in reporting that U.S. military investigators found evidence that interrogators desecrated the Koran at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center, an article that sparked anti-American demonstrations in Pakistan and Afghan..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. news and media
  3. politics
  4. tags:
  5. koran
  type
4. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {08:18:31 PM}
  content
  1. On the Beach With Dave Chappelle
    
    (TIME.com)
  2. In South Africa, Time talks with the comic about his sudden disappearance from Chappelle's Show. Chappelle says he is in South Africa to find "a quiet place" for a while.
    
    No, he's not in an asylum. He's just chillin' out. Sudden and extreme fame and fortune sometimes does that to people. Stay tuned.
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  2. 08:18:31 PM
  3. In South Africa, Time talks with the comic about his sudden disappearance from Chappelle's Show. Chappelle says he is in South Africa to find "a quiet place" for a while...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. people
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. dave+chappelle
  6. comedians
  type
5. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {05:29:02 PM}
  content
  1. Blogging, as in Slogging
    
    (New York Times)
  2. "But as I discovered, blogging is no longer for amateurs or the faint of heart. Blogging - if it's done well - has evolved into an all-consuming art."
    
    This guy's comments are little overstated, but there's a grain of truth there. (Registration required or just bugmenot).
    
    b/w: Na Han
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  3. "But as I discovered, blogging is no longer for amateurs or the faint of heart. Blogging - if it's done well - has evolved into an all-consuming art."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. blogosphere
  type
6. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {02:49:18 PM}
  content
  1. Cost of Living comparison calculator
    
    (Bankrate.com)
  2. Use this calculator to compare the cost of living between U.S. cities.
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  2. 02:49:18 PM
  3. Use this calculator to compare the cost of living between U.S. cities...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. finance and investment
  3. economy
  type
7. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {02:20:24 PM}
  content
  1. Audience With the Podfather
    
    (Wired News)
  2. They call him the Podfather. Once best known as a star veejay on MTV, Adam Curry is now a pioneer of podcasting: "Podcasting is a lot more difficult than dashing off a post on a weblog. Podcasts take time. You have to record and create in real time, and invest more time editing. There are a lot of people who'd love to do this part time or full time, but that takes money."
    
    We'll be safe until podcasting becomes easier. Maybe Odeo will lead the way, but that remains to be seen.
    
    Related:
    Who started podcasting? (Scripting News)
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  3. They call him the Podfather. Once best known as a star veejay on MTV, Adam Curry is now a pioneer of podcasting: "Podcasting is a lot more difficult than dashing off a post on a weblog. Podcasts take time. You have to record and create in real time, and i..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. podcasting
  type
8. datetime
  1. {05152005}
  2. {09:49:47 AM}
  content
  1. Gumby Turns 50
    
    (WFMY News)
  2. Another sign that time is marching on: Gumby is turning 50.
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  2. 09:49:47 AM
  3. Another sign that time is marching on: Gumby is turning 50...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. comics and animation
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. cartoons
  type
« Saturday « May 14, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05142005}
  2. {07:04:42 PM}
  content
  1. I Was Really Stupid, and Greedy Too
    
    (Jeff Barr's Blog)
  2. "A particular form of advertising that I used on Syndic8 became a huge issue with well-intentioned folks all around the world, inspiring a flurry of posts on various forums and resulting in Syndic8's eviction from Google."
    
    Barr runs Syndic8, a site that collects and reviews tens of thousands of syndicated RSS feeds. It's a useful service, provided free of charge, at his own expense. But apparently, he went down a slippery slope in an effort to make the site self-supporting. And the weblog world pounced on him. At times, the so-called "blogosphere" serves as judge, jury, and executioner, and it's troubling.
  metadata
  2. 07:04:42 PM
  3. "A particular form of advertising that I used on Syndic8 became a huge issue with well-intentioned folks all around the world, inspiring a flurry of posts on various forums and resulting in Syndic8's eviction from Google."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. rss
  6. google
  7. spam
  type
« Thursday « May 12, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05122005}
  2. {04:19:38 AM}
  content
  1. Whizzinator
  2. In the last two days, I've heard the term "whizzinator" at least half-a-dozen times on various sports talk shows that I frequent. Maybe it's a sign of how not cool I am, but I'm only now starting to figure it out: it's a fake p*nis for gaming drug tests. Yeah. With the laser-tight focus on drugs in sports these days, I predict that this term will quickly enter common, colloquial use quite rapidly. Say it with me, Whizzzzzzonatah! Blogged here on 5/12/2005.
  metadata
  2. 04:19:38 AM
  3. In the last two days, I've heard the term "whizzinator" at least half-a-dozen times on various sports talk shows that I frequent. Maybe it's a sign of how not cool I am, but I'm only now starting to figure it out: it's a fake p*nis for gaming dr..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. drug+testing
  type
« Wednesday « May 11, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05112005}
  2. {07:42:15 PM}
  content
  1. the black China hand
  2. my little brother moved his blog off Blogger.com and onto his own private Wordpress; as always, the blog captures unique insights from an American and a brutha living deep inside the heart of ... China!
  metadata
  2. 07:42:15 PM
  3. my little brother moved his blog off Blogger.com and onto his own private Wordpress; as always, the blog captures unique insights from an American and a brutha living deep inside the heart of ... China!..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. regional
  4. tags:
  5. chinablogs
  type
« Tuesday « May 10, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05102005}
  2. {08:30:52 PM}
  content
  1. 20Q.net
  2. 20Q.net is an experiment in artificial intelligence. The program is very simple but its behavior is complex. Everything that it knows and all questions that it asks were entered by people playing this game. 20Q.net is a learning system.
    
    b/w: rebecca's pocket
  metadata
  2. 08:30:52 PM
  3. 20Q.net is an experiment in artificial intelligence. The program is very simple but its behavior is complex. Everything that it knows and all questions that it asks were entered by people playing this game. 20Q.net is a learning system...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. games
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. iq
  6. ai
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05102005}
  2. {08:37:28 AM}
  content
  1. Attraction to a Different Kind of Scent
    
    (New York Times)
  2. Swedish researchers have shown that homosexual and heterosexual men respond differently to two odors that may be involved in sexual arousal, and that the gay men respond in the same way as women.
    
    The scent of a woman. Hoo-hahh!
    
    b/w: Prometheus6
  metadata
  2. 08:37:28 AM
  3. Swedish researchers have shown that homosexual and heterosexual men respond differently to two odors that may be involved in sexual arousal, and that the gay men respond in the same way as women...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sexuality
  3. gender issues
  4. tags:
  5. no+homo
  type
« Monday « May 9, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05092005}
  2. {09:45:56 PM}
  content
  1. NBA Playoffs: Round 2
  2. Nothing but blow-outs for the last three days ... this can't be good for the NBA.
  metadata
  2. 09:45:56 PM
  3. Nothing but blow-outs for the last three days ... this can't be good for the NBA...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. nba
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05092005}
  2. {08:30:30 PM}
  content
  1. $63 billion traffic jams
    
    (Yahoo! News)
  2. [T]he annual delay per rush hour traveller [has] increased to 47 hours from 16 hours since 1982.
    
    Related:
    Calif. highway shootings puzzle police
  metadata
  2. 08:30:30 PM
  3. [T]he annual delay per rush hour traveller [has] increased to 47 hours from 16 hours since 1982...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. transportation
  3. economy
  4. tags:
  5. traffic
  6. car+culture
  type
3. datetime
  1. {05092005}
  2. {01:48:16 PM}
  content
  1. Unprecedented choice for MVP begs question
    
    (Miami Herald.com)
  2. No one who looks or plays like Steve Nash has ever been basketball's MVP. Ever. In the history of the award, a tiny, one-dimensional point guard who plays no defense and averages fewer than 16 points a game never has won it. But Nash just stole Shaquille O'Neal's trophy, even though O'Neal had much better numbers than Nash in just about every individual statistical measurement except assists, so it begs the question: Is this as black and white as the boxscores that usually decide these things?
    
    Columnist Dan LeBatard stirs the pot. It has traditionally been a statistical performance award, and Nash's numbers are middling at best. Maybe, like the previous post, this is another subconscious thing. (Registration required, or just bugmenot).
  metadata
  2. 01:48:16 PM
  3. No one who looks or plays like Steve Nash has ever been basketball's MVP. Ever. In the history of the award, a tiny, one-dimensional point guard who plays no defense and averages fewer than 16 points a game never has won it. But Nash just stole Shaquille..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. entertainment
  4. tags:
  5. nba
  6. racism
  type
4. datetime
  1. {05092005}
  2. {08:23:39 AM}
  content
  1. Can a zip code be racist? One study says yes
    
    (Chicago Daily Herald)
  2. In a study released today, a Chicago-based fair housing group argues the obstacles that prevent minorities and low-income people from moving next door to more affluent — and largely white — residents is an equally damaging, if more subtle, form of racial segregation. Throughout the suburbs, they say, communities are limiting or simply not approving affordable housing. Realtors — subconsciously or not — are steering poor people and minorities to particular towns or neighborhoods, the group says.
    
    These population distributions just happen naturally... but there goes the neighborhood, subconsciously or not? Hmmm. If people are not conscious of their bias, then they cannot be blamed, right? Love that cop-out!
  metadata
  2. 08:23:39 AM
  3. In a study released today, a Chicago-based fair housing group argues the obstacles that prevent minorities and low-income people from moving next door to more affluent — and largely white — residents is an equally damaging, if more subtle, for..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. real estate
  3. racism
  4. tags:
  5. redlining
  6. suburban+flight
  type
« Saturday « May 7, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05072005}
  2. {09:12:17 AM}
  content
  1. 50 books in 52 Weeks (Progress)
    
    (43 Things)
  2. So with work and life matters to deal with, I'm already falling behind on my 50-in-52 quest, but I knocked out a couple of books on the CalTrain commute this week.
    Book 6: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Review forthcoming.
    
    Book 5: Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture. Review forthcoming.
    I've got to pick up the pace, but once the NBA Playoffs are over, time spent watching hoops will be freed up for summer reading.
  metadata
  2. 09:12:17 AM
  3. So with work and life matters to deal with, I'm already falling behind on my 50-in-52 quest, but I knocked out a couple of books on the CalTrain commute this week.
    Book 6:
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. books
  3. education
  4. tags:
  5. 43things
  6. reading
  type
« Friday « May 6, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05062005}
  2. {07:07:18 PM}
  content
  1. Status of Warp Drive
    
    (NASA.gov)
  2. We are at the point where we know what we do know and know what we don't, but do not know for sure if faster than light travel is possible.
    
    I'm glad they cleared that up. The interesting thing about this article is this concept that everything we "know" in our physical world is essentially "made" of light.
  metadata
  2. 07:07:18 PM
  3. We are at the point where we know what we do know and know what we don't, but do not know for sure if faster than light travel is possible...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. science
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. warp+drive
  6. ftl
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05062005}
  2. {11:14:25 AM}
  content
  1. Court yanks down FCC's broadcast flag
    
    (CNET News.com)
  2. In a stunning victory for hardware makers and television buffs, a federal appeals court has tossed out government rules that would have outlawed many digital TV receivers and tuner cards starting July 1.
    
    This is great news for freedom-of-choice heads.
  metadata
  2. 11:14:25 AM
  3. In a stunning victory for hardware makers and television buffs, a federal appeals court has tossed out government rules that would have outlawed many digital TV receivers and tuner cards starting July 1...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. technology
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. fcc
  6. broadcast+flag
  type
« Wednesday « May 4, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05042005}
  2. {10:20:14 PM}
  content
  1. Home Theater Master MX-500 Remote Control
  2. One of the best physically designed remotes ever. Priced cheaper than graphical touchscreen models but more expensive than most static touchscreens, the physically buttoned MX-500 almost seems the odd man out. But one look will tell you that this is a remote that deserves your serious consideration.
    
    I've had this for about a month now, and besides the fact that it's completely replaced six other remotes I was juggling, I really think that, uh, well, I'm in love. I know, that's a little wack, I mean, how can a man fall in love with a remote control, but I'm teling you, this remote is unbelievable. And I'm only scratching the surface. It even runs my Replay-TV. It's only $139 $89 at Amazon, and worth every penny. If you have medium-to-large hands, this is the one to get. I have a TV, a DVR, two DVD/HDDs, a Cable TV box, and a DSP Stereo receiver to control. All those remotes were ridiculous. Now I have one remote to rule them all. My full review is coming.
  metadata
  2. 10:20:14 PM
  3. One of the best physically designed remotes ever. Priced cheaper than graphical touc..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. entertainment
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. universal+remote
  6. mx500
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05042005}
  2. {08:01:40 AM}
  content
  1. Flickr: Yahoo! Hacks
  2. Cool things you can do with Flickr photosharing and Yahoo! Schweet!
  metadata
  2. 08:01:40 AM
  3. Cool things you can do with Flickr photosharing and Yahoo! Schweet!..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. photojournalism
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. flickr
  6. yahoo
  7. hacks
  type
« Tuesday « May 3, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05032005}
  2. {08:14:51 PM}
  content
  1. NextBus
  2. NextBus uses Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking satellites to provide vehicle arrival information and real-time maps to passengers and managers of public transit, shuttles, and trains.
  metadata
  2. 08:14:51 PM
  3. NextBus uses Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking satellites to provide vehicle arrival information and real-time maps to passengers and managers of public transit, shuttles, and trains...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. internet
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. satellite
  6. gps
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05032005}
  2. {08:05:04 PM}
  content
  1. Is Bill Cosby Right or Is the Black Middle Class Out of Touch?
    
    (NPR.org)
  2. Cosby's comments let many of these whites off the hook. If what Cosby says is true, then critics who have said the same, but who courted charges of racism, are vindicated. There's nothing like a formerly poor black multimillionaire bashing poor blacks to lend credence to the ancient assaults they've endured from the dominant culture...His views have traction in conservative (and some liberal) circles because they bolster the belief that less money, political action and societal intervention — and more hard work and personal responsibility — are the key to black success. Cosby has said that he's not worried about how the white right wing might use his speech, but it certainly fits nicely with their twisted views of the black poor.
    
    The main problem I have with this whole situation can be seen in the reverse scenario: if some relatively well-known white entertainer got up and criticized poor white people, who are certainly more numerous than all Blacks combined, that celebrity might get a little media attention, but ultimately would fade away into the cacophony and pabulum of talk shows and tabloids. So why does a Black comedian -- who's not even that funny -- get treated like he's the expert on all of his community's social, economic, and political problems? Doesn't the press realize that almost all of Cosby's educational credentials are "honorary"? He's not even as educated as he pretends to be, and he's no more an expert of Black America's social ills than the middle-aged brutha who cuts heads down at the barbershop. How this clown's babbling is given top-shelf media attention tells you everything you need to know about the state of race relations in America today, that is: it's a joke! Hmmm, now that I think about it, in showing little has really changed, maybe Coz serves a purpose after all.
    
    b/w: Cobb
  metadata
  2. 08:05:04 PM
  3. Cosby's comments let many of these whites off the hook. If what Cosby says is true, then critics who have said the same, but who courted charges of racism, are vindicated. There's nothing like a formerly poor black multimillionaire bashing poor blacks to..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. black people
  3. white supremacism
  4. tags:
  5. diaspora
  6. racism
  type
3. datetime
  1. {05032005}
  2. {01:44:13 PM}
  content
  1. Change or Die
    
    (Fast Company)
  2. A relatively small percentage of the population consumes the vast majority of the health-care budget for diseases that are very well known and by and large behavioral: too much smoking, drinking, eating, stress, and not enough exercise... Changing the behavior of people isn't just the biggest challenge in health care. It's the most important challenge for businesses trying to compete in a turbulent world.
    
    Interesting suggestions about learning how to approach change, because change is perhaps the only thing we can guarantee we will experience in this life.
  metadata
  2. 01:44:13 PM
  3. A relatively small percentage of the population consumes the vast majority of the health-care budget for diseases that are very well known and by and large behavioral: too much smoking, drinking, eating, stress, and not enough exercise... Changing the beh..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. psychology
  3. business
  4. tags:
  5. thinking
  6. change+agents
  type
« Monday « May 2, 2005
1. datetime
  1. {05022005}
  2. {10:13:05 PM}
  content
  1. On the Razr's Edge: Cell Phones Morph into Hip, Consumer Electronics Devices
    
    ([email protected])
  2. Another promising area is the convergence of mobile phones with digital music players like Apple's iPod. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal last week, Motorola recently announced three new music phones that can download and store up to 500 songs from personal computers.
    
    Music and cellphones makes more sense to me than photos and cellphones.
  metadata
  2. 10:13:05 PM
  3. Another promising area is the convergence of mobile phones with digital music players like Apple's iPod. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal last week, Motorola recently announced three new music phones that can download and store up to 500 s..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. telecommunications
  3. technology
  4. tags:
  5. mobile
  type
2. datetime
  1. {05022005}
  2. {11:32:29 AM}
  content
  1. Kottke's New Internet
    
    (Mark Bernstein blog)
  2. We don't want a static A-List where ten pioneer bloggers become the next Rupert Murdoch and everyone else is perpetually consigned to LiveJournal.
    
    Amen to that.
  metadata
  2. 11:32:29 AM
  3. We don't want a static A-List where ten pioneer bloggers become the next Rupert Murdoch and everyone else is perpetually consigned to LiveJournal...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. internet
  4. tags:
  5. weblogs
  6. long+tail
  type
3. datetime
  1. {05022005}
  2. {10:36:28 AM}
  content
  1. Forum exposes The Truth Behind Hip Hop
    
    (Central Michigan Life)
  2. [R]ap music started as messages of anti-Christ that were delivered alongside rhythm and beats.
    
    Read: 2 Corinthians 4:4.
    
    b/w: hiphopmusic.com
  metadata
  2. 10:36:28 AM
  3. [R]ap music started as messages of anti-Christ that were delivered alongside rhythm and beats...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. music
  3. black people
  4. tags:
  5. hip-hop
  6. religion
  type
4. datetime
  1. {05022005}
  2. {09:47:22 AM}
  content
  1. Oklahoma Baseball Coach Quits
    
    (ABC News)
  2. Longtime Oklahoma baseball coach Larry Cochell resigned Sunday, five days after using a racial slur during off-camera interviews with ESPN. He said, "Those words also created an impression contrary to my own personal values and my respect for all people."
    
    Let's see, the guy dropped the N-word two times in casual conversations with members of the press, and it's not a part of his personal makeup? Puhleeeeze! As an NCAA coach, at a public university, in charge of giving out scholarships and, allegedly, educating young men, this guy had to go.
  metadata
  2. 09:47:22 AM
  3. Longtime Oklahoma baseball coach Larry Cochell resigned Sunday, five days after using a racial slur during off-camera interviews with ESPN. He said, "Those words also created an impression contrary to my own personal values and my respect for all people...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. culture
  4. tags:
  5. racism
  6. baseball
  7. ncaa
  type
5. datetime
  1. {05022005}
  2. {06:30:03 AM}
  content
  1. Runaway Bride May Face Charges in Georgia
    
    (ABC News)
  2. Wilbanks initially told authorities she was abducted while jogging, but later disclosed she took a cross-country bus trip to Albuquerque, N.M., to avoid her lavish, 600-guest wedding.
    
    I hope her fiance gets the message: she doesn't want to marry you! And can you really trust someone who chooses to concoct an elaborate story like this rather than just admit the truth to your face?
  metadata
  2. 06:30:03 AM
  3. Wilbanks initially told authorities she was abducted while jogging, but later disclosed she took a cross-country bus trip to Albuquerque, N.M., to avoid her lavish, 600-guest wedding...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. relationships
  3. culture
  4. tags:
  5. marriage
  6. runaway+bride
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