Friends bid farewell to Keating

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Farewell to Friends

Farewell to Friends 05/07/2004 08:57 AM
The hit NBC show moves on but parent company General Electric will fill the shoes capably.

Blue Peter's Caron Keating dies

Blue Peter's Caron Keating dies 04/14/2004 06:33 AM
Former television presenter Caron Keating dies aged 40 after losing her battle with breast cancer.

Friends, Friends With Benefits and the
Benefits of the Local Mall

Friends, Friends With Benefits and the
Benefits of the Local Mall 05/29/2004 10:54 PM
Whatever happened to teen romance? Life inside the under-age sexual revolution.

Farewell

Farewell 03/26/2005 12:56 PM
Last night I cancelled my Tivo service. Like most companies, Tivo forces you to call them to cancel. I hate...

Farewell, my lovely...

Farewell, my lovely... 12/05/2003 11:27 AM

And so with a deep sigh I have consigned my beautiful Powerbook (which has been with me a such a very little time) back to the welcoming arms of Mother Apple. My child needs to be fixed. The strange mottling blotchiness of his screen had become worse and worse as the days passed by until they resembled nothing so much as a pair of staring blank eyes - evil eyes - that hovered in front of every piece of work I did, every movie I watched, every e-mail I sent. It's so difficult with beautiful computers - you love them (like a child), training and working with them until you operate as one (like a family) until eventually they betray you (like a child all over again). But when they turn sour that good feeling stays with you for longer - it's so difficult to do what must be done but do it you must. They must be sent off to faraway scientists who'll open them up with strange devices, rooting around in everything that makes them what they are and forcing their silicon biology back to standards that their parents can live with. They must be brought back to civilised behaviour whatever the cost.

Data may be lost - I accept that. The Powerbook that I gave to the rather nice-looking man from UPS may not feel or be quite the same when it returns. It will have been changed, fixed, broken and reformed. But when it returns it will work - and work it must - for I have typing to do.

Vietnam and Farewell

Vietnam and Farewell 12/19/2004 03:40 PM
Thanks, again, for all the terrific comments on the O'Reilly show. I've learned a lot from them. I may write an op-ed about the experience. But for now, a few words about Vietnam. By the time we got to 1968, it was no longer possible to imagine a criminal prosecution of Gene McCarthy for opposing the war. Constitutional law and American culture had progressed to the point that it would have been unthinkable for the Johnson or Nixon administration to have treated antiwar leaders the way we once treated people like Matthew Lyon, Clement Vallandigham and Eugene Debs. But this doesn't mean the government couldn't find other ways to attack dissent. Prosecutions for draft-card burning, flag burning, and the public use of offensive language were frequently directed against antiwar protestors, not because the "crimes" were worth punishing, but because it was a way of "getting" those who offended government officials. More important, the government initiated an aggressive series of undercover programs -- COINTELPRO ("counterintelligence programs) designed to "expose, disrupt, and neutralize" the antiwar movement. FBI agents and confidential informants infiltrated antiwar organizations at every level to gather the names of those who opposed the nation's policy. When all was said and done, the government had compiled dossiers on half-a-million Americans. But the goal was not just to create files. It was to act against those who had the temerity to challenge the government. The Nixon administration launched IRS audits of those who contributed to antiwar organizations, the FBI sent letters to the landlords of antiwar activists informing them that their tenant was a "Communist," it sent anonymous letters to colleges and universities accusing antiwar activists of drug violations, it encouraged local police agencies to arrest war opponents for traffic and other offenses, and so on. The FBI also sent anonymous letters to members of antiwar organizations accusing other members of embezzling the organization's fund, sleeping with the partners of other members, and even being FBI agents. The goal was to confuse, demoralize, distract, and discredit those who opposed the war, without doing anything that could be seen. None of this was known to the public until 1972. Finally, a word about the Supreme Court. As we saw, in World War I, the Court upheld the convictions of antiwar protestors under the Espionage and Sedition Act. During World War II, the Court upheld the Japanese internment in Korematsu v. United States. During the Cold War, the Court in Dennis v. United States, decided in 1951, upheld the convictions of the leaders of the Communist Party of the United States on a charge that they had "conspired to advocate" the violent overthrow of government. As Justice Douglas put the point at the time, the Court had decided to "run with the wolves." This is not a very happy record. Indeed, the conventional wisdom is that the Supreme Court will never resist the executive branch in wartime. This is overstated. During World War II, the Court held unconstitutional the efforts of the Roosevelt administration to deport American fascists; during the second half of the Cold War the Court took a strong stand against McCarthyism; during the Vietnam War, the Court rejected the Nixon administration's effort to enjoin the publication of the Pentagon Papers and rejected its claim that it had a constitutional power to engage in national security wiretaps without a warrant. Most recently, the Court rejected the extreme claims of the Bush administration with respect to the rights of the Guantanamo Bay detainees and the rights of American citizens held as "enemy combatants" by the United States military. We should not expect too little of the Supreme Court. Ultimately, though, the protection of civil liberties depends on an informed, determined, and courageous public. As Louis Brandeis once observed, "courage is the secret of liberty." May you all have the courage of your convictions. As Larry said when he introduced me, this is my virgin blog. It was great fun for me, and I hope he'll invite me back again sometime. I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. Geof Stone

Farewell to Gravity

Farewell to Gravity 09/17/2004 06:08 AM
Wired News Sep 17 2004 9:54AM GMT

Farewell to 2004

Farewell to 2004 12/24/2004 12:10 PM

Another year of gaming goodness has passed us by and another is on its way. It’ll be tough for 2005 to top 2004, what with Half Life 2, World of Warcraft, Halo 2 and Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War being only a few of the great titles we’ve had to choose from. Have we been spoiled? Can 2005 possibly match 2004? All we can do is wait and see. So, until next year, here’s some recent news and a few looks back at the past 12 months.

'Friends' Set to Say Farewell on NBC
(AP)

'Friends' Set to Say Farewell on NBC
(AP) 05/06/2004 08:13 PM
AP - The fate of television's favorite on-again, off-again couple, Ross and Rachel, was headed for a resolution Thursday on the final episode of "Friends."

A farewell to foams

A farewell to foams 07/28/2004 06:10 AM
USA Today Jul 28 2004 9:50AM GMT

A Fond Farewell

A Fond Farewell 03/06/2004 02:03 AM

Farewell To Eyes Above And Below

Farewell To Eyes Above And Below 08/07/2004 10:42 AM

Farewell HyperCard

Farewell HyperCard 04/21/2004 11:54 PM
More than 16 years since its original debut, HyperCard was pulled from Apple's site towards the end of last month (March 2004). Created by Bill Atkinson of the original Macintosh team, HyperCard was a kind of easy-to-use, visual database system / programming environment that put custom application development into the hands of the average person. It was one of the very first applications to implement the concept of hypertext / hyperlinking / hypermedia. Originally offered freely to all Mac users, HyperCard was embraced by so many and became the vehicle of so much custom development that even the author was taken aback.

Greece set for Games farewell

Greece set for Games farewell 08/29/2004 07:28 AM
Greece will bid farewell to the 2004 Olympic Games at Sunday's closing ceremony.

Farewell, Michael Dell

Farewell, Michael Dell 09/13/2004 10:42 AM
Fortune Sep 13 2004 2:11PM GMT

farewell, mister scott

farewell, mister scott 08/30/2004 05:45 PM
Over the years, I've had a few moments when I've been able to "touch" how influential Star Trek is, but nothing has ever been like Jimmy's Farewell Dinner. I'm honored that I got to be a part of both.

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Farewell To President Reagan

Farewell To President Reagan 06/05/2004 06:13 PM

Ronald Reagan died today.  I know his policies were controversial but I liked him very much.  Farewell Mr. President.

'Friends' Says Farewell on NBC Tonight
(AP)

'Friends' Says Farewell on NBC Tonight
(AP) 05/06/2004 02:35 PM
AP - The fate of television's favorite on-again, off-again couple, Ross and Rachel, was headed for a resolution Thursday on the final episode of "Friends."

Michael Powell's farewell

Michael Powell's farewell 03/14/2005 06:11 PM

Anyone cynical about government, the FCC, bureaucrats, or outgoing FCC Chairman Michael Powell should go watch Powell's sign-off at the end of today's FCC Meeting. (Powell's remarks start at 1:14 into the broadcast, and run about 3 minutes.)

Yes, he's on the verge of tears. No, it's not an act.

Hail & Farewell Columbia 1.0.0

Hail & Farewell Columbia 1.0.0 03/21/2003 05:56 AM
A GDM2 theme honoring the shuttle Columbia and its crew.

"his farewell speech as President"

"his farewell speech as President" 06/12/2004 03:16 AM

Fans bid farewell to Ray Charles

Fans bid farewell to Ray Charles 06/17/2004 09:09 PM
The body of musician Ray Charles lays on display to allow thousands of his fans to pay their respects.

Yahoo! bids farewell to enterprise IM

Yahoo! bids farewell to enterprise IM 06/18/2004 06:29 AM
Silicon.com Jun 18 2004 10:27AM GMT

Gloria Estefan Set for Farewell Tour
(AP)

Gloria Estefan Set for Farewell Tour
(AP) 07/02/2004 08:27 AM
AP - It's a wrap for Gloria Estefan's days on the road. "Although I will continue writing and recording and doing everything else that comes with this incredible way of life, this next tour will be my last," the 46-year-old singer says in a posting on her Web site.

US bids final farewell to Reagan

US bids final farewell to Reagan 06/11/2004 11:12 AM
The US is paying its final tributes to former President Ronald Reagan at a national funeral service in Washington.

At Reagan Funeral, a Soaring Farewell

At Reagan Funeral, a Soaring Farewell 06/11/2004 11:46 PM
"Ronald Reagan belongs to the ages now, but we preferred it when he belonged to us," President Bush told mourners.

Cricket: Fond farewell for Hookes

Cricket: Fond farewell for Hookes 01/27/2004 12:11 AM
The Australian cricket team are among 15,000 mourners at the funeral of David Hookes.

Varifrank: Farewell John Kerry!

Varifrank: Farewell John Kerry! 08/27/2004 01:41 PM
Varifrank is so depressed about the easy target Kerry has become that he's giving up .. I will blog no more about John Kerry forever .. Read the whole thing

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Watson bids Sherlock farewell

Watson bids Sherlock farewell 09/25/2004 11:37 AM
When Apple took the wraps off Jaguar in 2001, one of the features that garnered the most amount of criticism was the new and improved Sherlock, which Steve toted as "Internet services for the rest of us." Sherlock 3 incorporated mini browsers into OS X, which brought commonly-used, customizable information to a user’s fingertips: <I>Sherlock is dramatically better than standard Web browsers at retrieving and displaying some of the most practical and useful information available on the Internet, like stock news, general headlines, movie previews, locations and show times, yellow pages listings, eBay auction activity and much, much more. Sherlock displays each of these 'channels' in its own arrangement of columns and panes.</I> The only problem was, it already existed. Of course, arguments can be made for both sides, and a case can certainly be made for a logical evolution of Sherlock, but the fact remains that Watson and Sherlock 3 accomplish the same tasks with similar interfaces. Over the last three years, Watson and Sherlock have coexisted in the same space — like Google and Yahoo, or Vienna Fingers and Oreo Uh-Ohs!, users were left to choose between brand recognition, color, taste, size, shape and speed. And as of next Tuesday, it'll be all gone. Watson support will be dropped (and it looks like its buyer, Sun, won't be releasing its own port anytime soon). Its tools will be left to fester and whither while Sherlock quietly rests on the top of the heap. It seems that Apple has won and can now focus on its upcoming fight with the Konfabulator crew. Perhaps things could’ve been different if Apple had approached Watson’s creator Dan Wood and offered him some compensation — or a job. For many of you, Oct. 5 will come and go without a second glance. Sherlock will still be there when you’re looking for a bite to eat or are in the mood for a late-night movie. For the rest of us, who have seen the dust accumulate on Sherlock since it stopped searching our hard drive, the decline and demise of Watson will be a fond memory that will always hold place in our computing history, marking one of the few who refused to back down in the face of a corporate shadow, and showed third-party developers everywhere that just because someone else can do it, doesn't mean they can do it better. On behalf of Watson users everywhere, Mr. Wood, we await your next creation.

Capital Gives Farewell Salutes to Reagan

Capital Gives Farewell Salutes to Reagan 06/09/2004 08:53 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 10 2004 0:44AM GMT

Fans say farewell to diva Fassie

Fans say farewell to diva Fassie 05/22/2004 11:19 AM
Thousands of fans converge on a Cape Town stadium to pay their respects to the South African singer, Brenda Fassie.

Kyrgyz MPs hear Akayev farewell

Kyrgyz MPs hear Akayev farewell 04/07/2005 02:59 AM
Kyrgyzstan's parliament hears a taped resignation speech by ousted president Akayev, formally ending his rule.

"Varifrank: Farewell John Kerry!"

"Varifrank: Farewell John Kerry!" 08/27/2004 01:45 PM

Monaco bids farewell to Rainier

Monaco bids farewell to Rainier 04/15/2005 10:06 AM
Politicians and dignitaries from around the world gather in Monaco for Prince Rainier's funeral service.

bl0ggers, LA Times, and Bremer's
farewell speech

bl0ggers, LA Times, and Bremer's
farewell speech 07/14/2004 06:45 AM
lets the slipshod lBush-hating media .. John Leo: Blogging The Watchdogs .. twisting the knife

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America Bids Emotional Farewell to
Reagan

America Bids Emotional Farewell to
Reagan 06/12/2004 04:37 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 12 2004 7:46AM GMT

Cybersecurity Czar Issues Farewell
Warning

Cybersecurity Czar Issues Farewell
Warning 01/31/2003 01:58 PM

Farewell Befits a Legend (Los Angeles
Times)

Farewell Befits a Legend (Los Angeles
Times) 06/19/2004 05:44 AM
Los Angeles Times - In the end, to say goodbye, they brought soulman Ray Charles to a place he knew well — the spot right between the pulpit and the people. On Friday at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, the funeral service for the man they called Brother Ray echoed the singer's career — it was a blend of the heavenly and the earthy, laced with laughter and big enough for gospel, the blues, jazz and country music.

Jam Band Phish Takes Stage to Bid
Farewell (AP)

Jam Band Phish Takes Stage to Bid
Farewell (AP) 08/14/2004 10:49 PM
AP - Tens of thousands of fans screamed and danced Saturday in a fantasyscape of upside-down trees and silver sculptures for the first in a series of farewell concerts by the jam band Phish.
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