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Time flies,
death urges,
knells call,
Heaven invites,
Hell threatens.
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Salon.com Technology | Give it away now |
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| Topic: Society |
11:13 pm EDT, May 23, 2002 |
[via Decius] "At FightCloud.com, the price is right. Scalfani sells CDs for free. That is, if you don't count the $4.95 "shipping" charge. Of course, that would be a mistake. Buried in the shipping charge is the secret ingredient: a modest profit. Less costs of $2.31, the company nets $2.64 on each "free" disc, half of which goes to the artist." Salon.com Technology | Give it away now |
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| Topic: Humor |
11:11 pm EDT, May 23, 2002 |
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Guardian Unlimited Books | News | The top 100 books of all time |
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| Topic: Literature |
4:07 am EDT, May 23, 2002 |
[via Metafilter] "Full list of the 100 best works of fiction, alphabetically by author, as determined from a vote by 100 noted writers from 54 countries as released by the Norwegian Book Clubs. Don Quixote was named as the top book in history but otherwise no ranking was provided " Guardian Unlimited Books | News | The top 100 books of all time |
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BookCrossing.com - Home - READ and RELEASE! |
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| Topic: Society |
2:07 am EDT, May 22, 2002 |
"The "3 Rs" of BookCrossing... * Read a good book (you already know how to do that)
* Register it here (along with your journal comments), get a unique BCID (BookCrossing ID number), and label the book
* Release it for someone else to read (give it to a friend, leave it on a park bench, donate it to charity, "forget" it in an airliner seatback pocket, etc.), and get notified by email each time someone comes here and records journal entries for that book. And if you make Release Notes on the book, others can Go Hunting for it and try to find it!" BookCrossing.com - Home - READ and RELEASE! |
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$20 Bill Commemoration of 9/11 |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
2:06 am EDT, May 21, 2002 |
"The new U.S. $20 dollar bill contains
hidden pictures of
the World Trade Center
and Pentagon attacks! See for yourself..." $20 Bill Commemoration of 9/11 |
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Top Ten New Copyright Crimes |
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| Topic: Society |
2:02 am EDT, May 21, 2002 |
"10. Watching PBS without making a donation.
You know who you are, you cheap ... 9. Changing radio stations in the car when a commercial comes on.
Future radios will prevent listeners from changing channels when a commercial comes on. The RIAA has not yet taken a position on whether it is permissible to switch channels when the listener doesn't like the song. 8. Channel Surfing during commercials, especially with Picture-in-Picture capability.
Similar to radio, skipping through channels, particularly when combined with picture-in-picture (which permits viewers to know precisely when an ad block ends), will be prohibited. 7. Getting into a movie after the previews, but just in time for the main feature.
Theaters will be required to close their doors once the advertising and previews have begun. The MPAA has not yet taken a position on time-in-seat requirements for advertising in the pre-preview slide show or whether audiences should be compelled to watch the credits at the end of the movie. 6. PBS
How can commercially sponsored broadcast networks compete with a government sponsored network? 5. Inviting friends over to watch pay-per-view.
When you call to authorize viewing, you will be required to indicate the number of people present to watch. Compliance will be monitored and viewers must identify themselves. 4. Blocking pop-up ads on the Internet.
Yeah, Mozilla and Opera users, this means you! 3. Not buying things from the advertisers on television shows.
Part of your contract is that not only do you watch the advertisements, but that you subsequently buy from the advertisers. If you don't buy from the advertisers, the whole system breaks down. 2. Watching MTV if you are older than 35 or Matlock reruns if you are younger than 40.
Advertisers buy ads to reach a particular demographic. If you aren't part of that demographic you are, effectively, a thief. 1. Libraries and librarians.
This is why we have the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act." Top Ten New Copyright Crimes |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
1:58 am EDT, May 21, 2002 |
Ever wondered what happened to The Thin H Line? This is it, Hard changed the name to Sexy Losers. It's hentai comedy. Dead people, blow up dolls, tentacle monsters, incest... good not-so clean fun. Sexy Losers |
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BTC Products - Mini Keyboard |
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| Topic: Computers |
1:27 am EDT, May 6, 2002 |
I just got one of these today (The Mini 5100c) and this is one of the greatest pieces of hardware *ever*. Less than half the footprint of the gosh-awful MS ergonomic that came with this computer, and all of the keys are in rational places. Keyboard dimension: 297(L) x 151(W) x 39(H) mm
Keyboard weight: 0.65 kg BTC Products - Mini Keyboard |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:52 am EDT, May 6, 2002 |
My new favorite toy... too bad it broke Mozilla. Ximian GNOME Ximian™ GNOME delivers an elegant, complete desktop experience for Linux and UNIX users. Based on the work of the open source GNOME project, Ximian GNOME provides an intuitive graphical interface for first-time setup, system and network configuration, drag and drop file management, Internet browsing, and more. Ximian Evolution Ximian Evolution™ is the premier personal and workgroup information management tool for Linux and UNIX-based systems. Ximian Evolution seamlessly combines powerful email, calendar, address book, and task list management in one fast, easy to use application. The software can be tightly integrated into corporate networks and works alongside messaging systems such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. With Ximian Connector installed, Ximian Evolution functions as a Microsoft Exchange 2000 client, for seamless integration with Exchange calendaring and other features. Ximian Inc |
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