Thanks to the wonders of the internet, a couple weeks ago I got a
copy of To The 5 Boroughs, the new Beastie Boys album. It's not much
of a growth for them, sounding a lot like their previous record Hello Nasty. Most
of the songs are somewhat forgettable, but MCA gets props for the
following rhyme in It Takes Time to Build:
We got a president we didn't elect,
The Kyoto Treaty he decided to neglect...
I never thought environmental treaties would make it into
mainstream hip-hop songs, but the Beasties proved me wrong.
"It seems that Capitol Records has some sort of new copy protection
system, that automatically, silently, installs 'helpful' copy
protection software on MacOS and Windows as soon as you insert the CD
into default systems. I’m not sure exactly what it does yet, but
I am sure regreting actually purchasing said media now… they
don’t deserve my money if they choose to pull stupid stunts like
this. Installing software without your permission sounds like viral
malware behaviour to me. I certainly hope the AV companies put
signatures into their products for this crap." [Security Focus, via Furdlog]
Noted for when patrons complain that the CD they checked out from
your library messed up their computer. Yeah, this is definitely the
way for the music industry to win back already angry customers.
Beastie Boys Embark on Traveling 'Pageant' (AP)09/25/2004 07:45 AM AP - The members of Beastie Boys are flashing liquor and cash while
betting on a street-level parlor game — with a Jewish twist.
Instead of a 40-ounce brew, Adrock throttles a bottle of Manischewitz
wine. In lieu of dice, MCA tosses a dreidel as Mike D hangs back with
a gold Kiddush cup. Moments later, MCA, the band's self-styled Kung Fu
master, chops through a thick stack of matzo bread like Bruce Lee
busting through three-ply mahogany.
Beastie Boys Message Board - TT5B copy control...06/20/2004 01:00 PM venting their frustrations on the band's website .. aren't very happy
about this .. Beastie Boys Message Board .. New Beasties disc has
DRM
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"one of the reasons boys (and subsequently men) are more likely to develop learning disorders and antisocial 'macho' personalities is that parents treat infant males in their first months of life "like boys""
Over Here Boys03/15/2003 01:44 AM The Unleashed figure of Princess Leia takes the attention away from
the other members of her family in this ad currently appearing in
magazines and comic books. Also featured are the new Unleashed figures
of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.
Boys less likely to eat healthily06/05/2005 11:31 PM Boys are more reluctant than girls to swallow Jamie Oliver-style
healthy school dinners, research shows.
Pep Boys Drives On
Pep Boys Drives On05/13/2004 04:55 PM The retailer continues its remodeling efforts.
Pep boys sucks
Pep boys sucks03/19/2003 10:44 PM Tucson reservist loses job when Navy calls Automotive supply chain Pep
Boys fired a Tucson store manager because his military Reserve duties
took him away from work, according to a federal lawsuit filed here.
Read the article. It’s heart-wrenching nonsense...
Boys and Their Toys10/28/2003 11:09 PM What? You thought I was selling my older hardware for the fun of it?
Things I love about Kwyjibo, my new Sony Clie UX50: size, shape,
weight, screen, features, functionality, convenience, power cradle.
Things I don't love about Kwyjibo: (1) it relies on the Sony Memory
Suck; (2) No keyboard navigation; (3) unmanageable USB port cover; (4)
no way to flip between portrait / landscape mode; (5) deep reliance on
ass-nasty QuickTime codecs; and (6) poor out-of-the-box Outlook
integration. Even with these grievances aired, I must admit that I've
been quite pleased with "it" so far. Then again, who's ever completely
happy with their PDA?...
What little boys are made of
What little boys are made of05/28/2004 07:47 AM Rebecca Walker, the editor of a new collection of essays about the
meaning of "masculinity," talks about her anthology -- and how her
identity as a black, white and Jewish bisexual affects her work.
just good ol' boys? wtf?
just good ol' boys? wtf?03/28/2005 11:36 PM Integrated Planning Guidance, Fiscal Years 2005-2011 --a Dept.
of Homeland Security document outlining groups to watch out for in the
coming years completely omits rightwing and militia groups and
individuals as a threat. Clearly listed in the document? ELF
and ALF--leftwing groups that destroy property, but have never
murdered, unlike Timothy McVeigh and
Eric Rudolph and the many others who have arsenals and plenty of hatred, and have already
proven themselves killers.
Big Boys Team Up on IM
Big Boys Team Up on IM07/16/2004 10:00 AM Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo! are opening up their IM systems, but only
to corporate users.
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys07/30/2004 05:18 AM Online gaming all night: Cool. Hour after hour downloading MP3s and
porn: No problem. Thirty seconds so you can try to sell me something?
Outta here. How the 18-to-34-year-old male is reinventing advertising.
By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
Three boys die in car accident06/26/2004 04:36 AM Three teenagers are killed in a car crash in West Yorkshire after
their vehicle hits a tree and a wall.
Throw Rocks At Boys
Throw Rocks At Boys02/10/2004 02:50 AM For the gals: a game throwing rocks at boys .. hell yeah .. Goofy fun
.. throw ..
game
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King of the bootlegs08/13/2004 09:01 AM The great director Zhang Yimou made the highest grossing Chinese film
-- and possibly most-bootlegged DVD -- in history, "Hero." He spoke to
Salon as it was finally about to be released in theaters.
U.S. Still Spam King
U.S. Still Spam King12/28/2004 03:11 PM The U.S. has maintained its dubious distinction of being the world's
top producer of spam, leading the "Dirty Dozen" list
compiled by security Latest News about Security authority Sophos by a
wide margin. After scanning all spam messages received at a global
network of traps throughout the past year, Sophos researchers
determined that the U.S. is responsible for exporting 42 percent of
all mass e-mail attacks. South Korea is second, at 13 percent,
followed by China (8 percent), Canada (6 percent) and Brazil (3
percent).
Law Enforcement Lacking
Despite such efforts as the CAN-SPAM act, which was passed in January,
efforts to address the problem in the U.S. are having little impact,
Gregg Mastoras, senior security analyst at Sophos, told NewsFactor.
"The problem is poor legislation and a lack of interest among law
enforcement agencies to pursue spammers," he said, noting that
the U.S. topped the previous "Dirty Dozen" list issued early
this year.
corn is king06/20/2004 09:49 AM
I found these images, one, two, when I typed in “tent” in the “search all
fields” field and selected image as resource type. The site is OAIster, which is
a digital library, which has 3,273,233 records from 301 institutions.
Its my new magic eight ball. (via)
It's Good To Be the King04/30/2004 11:56 AM Anheuser-Busch's first-quarter results prove the importance of pricing
power.
"King Arthur"
"King Arthur"07/07/2004 07:49 AM The glitter of Camelot has been lost in Antoine Fuqua's valiant quest
for historical accuracy, but Keira Knightley does prance around in a
leather bikini.
Return of the King01/07/2004 03:29 PM Took my daughter to see the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Ubermovie, 'nuff said. As Mike points out, people go to movies for the
social experience, despite in this case the movie being available
online. What's different...
The Once And Future King
The Once And Future King04/10/2004 02:29 AM Now the only way Microsoft can die is by suicide. By Robert X.
Cringely, PBS (via MyAppleMenu)
Someone thinks you are an idiot because you were too stupid to
check Google before asking a question. They gave you a link to this
site as a joke. The fact that you followed it pretty much proves the
point.
Bud: The King of Margins
Bud: The King of Margins01/17/2004 10:58 PM The King of Beers finds multiple ways to deliver shareholder value.
Before Asimov, before King...
Before Asimov, before King...04/10/2005 02:56 PM Ellis Parker
Butler (1869 - 1934) American author, speaker, humorist. Author of
more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays, Ellis
Parker Butler is most famous for his short story "Pigs is
Pigs" in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on
levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs that
soon start proliferating geometrically. This website is a loving
tribute to a prolific author you've probably never heard of. Most of
the stories and
articles available on this web site have not been reprinted or
reproduced since their original publication. Be sure to also check out
the extensive library of
vintage magazine covers.
Hail to the Moon king06/21/2004 07:35 AM The deeply weird coronation of Rev. Sun Myung Moon in a Senate office
building -- crown, robes, the works -- is no longer one of
Washington's best-kept secrets.
Bloguestion: Who is king of the jungle?05/14/2004 12:22 PM From Trevor Bechtel: My partner, Susan, maintains a blog written by
her 2nd grade class at http://209.typepad.com I am writing you today
to drum up site visits and comments for a question she has recently
posted and would like to receive comments on. I asked some of you to
help in this endeavor several months ago with a different question and
she appreciated all the comments then. If you choose to go, remember
that there are 7 and 8 year-old children reading your comments. Thanks
for your participation. Here's the question: We were talking and
studying about dinosaurs in our...
hi, thought this would be of interest to the broadband
community.
US Narrows Canadian Broadband Lead - US Broadband Penetration Grows
to 46% - April 2004 Bandwidth Report
The US has narrowed Canada's broadband lead to 9.2%. US broadband
penetration grew by 12.2% to 46% over the past year, while Canadian
broadband adoption grew just 3% to 67% over the same time period.
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