A Hoard of Gold That Afghanistan Quietly Saved

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Why we hoard

Why we hoard 01/03/2004 04:53 AM
A Bronx man was trapped for two days under an avalanche of harded magazines and catalogs with which he'd filled his apartment. The NYT investigates the emotional and intellectual basis for haording, including these delicious little case-studies:

One woman, for example, found throwing out a newspaper so unbearable that her therapist instructed her never to buy one again. Another could not pass a newsstand without thinking that one of the myriad periodicals on sale contained some bit of information that could change her life.

And a third, trying to explain why she had bought several puppets that she did not want or need from a television shopping channel, spoke of feeling sorry for the toys when no one else bid on them...

Toby Golick, a clinical-law professor at Cardozo Law School, described the case of an elderly Manhattan man who rescued broken toys, discarded toasters and dilapidated umbrellas from the street until even his kitchen and bathroom were too crammed for use. The situation came to light only when the landlord could not squeeze in to fix a leaky faucet.

Link (via Making Light)

bactrian hoard

bactrian hoard 11/14/2003 11:28 AM
The fascinating story of how a lone security guard in Afghanistan managed to ensure the safety of the Bactrian hoard.

The Hoard Scalable Memory Allocator
3.0.2

The Hoard Scalable Memory Allocator
3.0.2 12/29/2003 08:09 PM
A scalable memory allocator (malloc) for multithreaded applications.

The Hoard Scalable Memory Allocator
3.0.3c

The Hoard Scalable Memory Allocator
3.0.3c 06/03/2004 11:29 PM
A scalable memory allocator (malloc) for multithreaded applications.

Microsoft keeps $51.6B cash hoard for
legal contingencies: no dividend boost

Microsoft keeps $51.6B cash hoard for
legal contingencies: no dividend boost 11/11/2003 10:17 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Nov 11 2003 9:36PM ET

Creative Quietly Launches New Zen

Creative Quietly Launches New Zen 03/22/2005 04:45 PM

Creative is apparently launching a new Zen, a full-size version of the Zen Micro, with a 20GB hard drive. Other than the size and capacity increase, it appears to be exactly the same. If you like the Zen Micro—and it's a pretty decent player, for sure—then you might be excited. The playback time is a little skimpy at 11 hours, but we'll manage.

There's no talk of price or color information, but I'd be surprised if Creative, after all the SKUs they've added to stores lately with the 4/5/6GB Zen Micros, would be reticent to add another dozen or so.

Product Page [Creative via ChaitGear]

MSN Quietly Tests an RSS Aggregator

MSN Quietly Tests an RSS Aggregator 03/17/2005 03:59 AM
MSN quietly is experimenting with a Microsoft-developed RSS aggregator.

Emptying the Recycle Bin Quietly

Emptying the Recycle Bin Quietly 07/04/2004 12:11 PM

Apple Quietly Patches OS X

Apple Quietly Patches OS X 06/08/2004 05:46 AM
The computer maker appears to have finally patched several OS X security holes that have gaped wide open for several weeks. But this time, there was no press release crowing about Apple's great security record. By Leander Kahney.

PATRIOT Act Quietly Expanded

PATRIOT Act Quietly Expanded 12/02/2003 12:56 AM
From the linked article: Congress approved a bill on Friday that expands the reach of the Patriot Act, reduces oversight of the FBI and intelligence agencies and, according to critics shifts the balance of power away from the legislature and the courts. A provision of an intelligence spending bill will expand the power of the FBI to subpoena business documents and transactions from a broader range of business -- everything from libraries to travel agencies to eBay -- without first seeking approval from a judge.

In toyland, success often comes very
quietly

In toyland, success often comes very
quietly 12/28/2004 03:11 AM
Chicagotribune.com - Mon Dec 27, 12:32 pm GMT

A Quietly Growing Forest?

A Quietly Growing Forest? 04/12/2005 01:24 PM
Universal Forest Products is an ignored player in the lumber and building materials game.

Bush records quietly released

Bush records quietly released 02/13/2004 09:19 PM

Analysts: Tablet PC Could Quietly Vanish

Analysts: Tablet PC Could Quietly Vanish 05/12/2004 06:55 AM
The "slate" version of the Tablet PC that Microsoft Corp. and its partners pioneered seems to be increasingly marginalized, a victim of a desire to bring "electronic ink" technologies into notebook PCs.

T-Mobile offers 3G service -- quietly

T-Mobile offers 3G service -- quietly 01/17/2004 11:10 PM
Industry Standard Jan 16 2004 10:12PM GMT

How ISPs May Quietly Kill VoIP

How ISPs May Quietly Kill VoIP 03/19/2005 02:33 AM

AOL quietly shifts staffing to India

AOL quietly shifts staffing to India 12/23/2003 11:34 PM
CNET Asia Dec 23 2003 10:43PM ET

New eMacs Quietly Announced Today

New eMacs Quietly Announced Today 04/13/2004 03:43 PM

KEYKatcher can quietly monitor computer
activity

KEYKatcher can quietly monitor computer
activity 01/05/2004 06:16 AM
Seattle Times Jan 5 2004 4:22AM ET

Apple Quietly Lowers The Price Of DVD-R
Media

Apple Quietly Lowers The Price Of DVD-R
Media 01/07/2004 06:13 PM
(MacNN via MyAppleMenu)

Quietly but Firmly, Hastert Asserts His
Power

Quietly but Firmly, Hastert Asserts His
Power 01/02/2005 10:57 PM
Dennis Hastert, the speaker of the House, is the man President Bush is counting on to enact an ambitious second-term agenda.

Deploying the Scripting Engines Quietly
Without a Reboot

Deploying the Scripting Engines Quietly
Without a Reboot 07/26/2004 07:48 PM

Google Quietly Introduces Book Searches

Google Quietly Introduces Book Searches 12/17/2003 08:22 PM
You just can't stop Google, it seems. Last week they were adding features like the ability to track your FedEx packages, and now they've launched the beta test of their book search capabilities. While, this is clearly something of a response to Amazon's famed search inside the book feature, the end result isn't quite there. While there had been rumors that Google was looking to impleme nt a similar service, what they just (very quietly) launched is much simpler. Basically, they've just stored book flap info, and mixed it in with the regular search results (though, as the article points out, it doesn't show up that high on most searches). However, if you find one, it links to a page within Google that includes the info from the inside flap of the book, a few simple facts about the book and links to buy the book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million (they haven't even added in pricing info yet). While they don't have affiliate codes to make money off of those links, I imagine it wouldn't be difficult to add. The page does have their typical contextual Adwords advertising, though - increasing their inventory.

iTunes 4.7.1 Quietly Brings Sharing
Restrictions

iTunes 4.7.1 Quietly Brings Sharing
Restrictions 03/17/2005 03:09 AM

With the update to iTunes 4.7.1, Apple has quietly introduced a limit to the number of users who can access your iTunes shared music per day, according to several posts on websites and Apple's own support area. By MacNN

U.S. Quietly Sneaks Once-Looted Uranium
Out of Iraq

U.S. Quietly Sneaks Once-Looted Uranium
Out of Iraq 07/07/2004 06:09 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 7 2004 10:25PM GMT

India Quietly Introduces Software
Patents

India Quietly Introduces Software
Patents 12/27/2004 12:43 PM

Quietly, PalmOne Launches Retail Stores

Quietly, PalmOne Launches Retail Stores 05/07/2004 10:33 AM

"Saved!"

"Saved!" 05/28/2004 07:47 AM
Judgment bad! Acceptance good! This movie about religious hypocrisy not only thumps us over the head with its kumbaya message, but also gives us Macaulay Culkin as a sex symbol. And that's just wrong.

Intel Quietly Starts to Offer 64-bit
Pentium 4 Processors

Intel Quietly Starts to Offer 64-bit
Pentium 4 Processors 08/04/2004 09:57 AM
Intel Corp., the world’s largest producer of computer chips, Monday started to offer its clients Intel Pentium 4 processor with 64-bit extension technology known as EM64T.

Intel Gets 64-bit Desktop Parts

As expected, the new 64-bit capable product line contains Pentium 4 at 3.20GHz, 3.40GHz and 3.60GHz priced at $278, $417 and $637 respectively. The costs of the Pentium 4 chips with Extended Memory 64 Technology will equals to processors with no such capability at the same core-clock. To distinguish between chips with and without EM64T, Intel names the 64-bit capable chips as 3.20F, 3.40F and 3.60F. Sources close to the company said that that the company would slash the pricing of its 3.40GHz and 3.60GHz chips to $278 and $417 on August 22, 2004.

News source: X-bit labs

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Google Quietly Launches Video Upload
Offering

Google Quietly Launches Video Upload
Offering 04/13/2005 07:23 PM
A few weeks ago, Larry Page mentioned in passing Google's plan to let users upload videos, making Google one of any number of new players in this suddenly intriguing space of video storage (following the insanely hot space of photo storage). It appears that Google has now launched the beta version of this program quietly (as quietly as Google can launch anything -- meaning it's spreading fast). It appears to have some interesting features, including letting you charge people to download your videos, which puts it in competition with new offerings like Brightcove. Either way, it's yet another extension of easy media creation... from text, to audio, to video -- the tools of creations, storage and distribution are all getting easier. While the easy claim is to dismiss it because there will be a ton of useless crap (which there absolutely will be), that's missing the real potential such video creation tools have. What's crap to some people, won't be to others -- and the ability to find new gems that weren't possible before will outweigh an infinite amount of dreadful content.

Google Quietly Launches Comparison
Shopping Site

Google Quietly Launches Comparison
Shopping Site 12/13/2002 01:10 PM
Aiming to parlay its soaring popularity as a search engine into e-tail glory, Google has launched a shopping search site, quietly releasing a beta version of Froogle during the busiest shopping week of the year. Merchants need not pay to be listed, though the site will feature paying advertisers as it evolves.

Assault Weapons Ban Ends Quietly (Los
Angeles Times)

Assault Weapons Ban Ends Quietly (Los
Angeles Times) 09/10/2004 05:19 AM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — With a 10-year ban on assault weapons due to expire Monday, Congress is about to allow a remarkable reversal: once demonized semiautomatic weapons will again be sold to the public.

Google quietly picks up digital software
company

Google quietly picks up digital software
company 07/14/2004 05:02 AM
Dailybulletin.com - Wed Jul 14, 07:50 am GMT

Nokia Quietly Releases RFID Reading
Cellphone

Nokia Quietly Releases RFID Reading
Cellphone 04/14/2004 09:01 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- Nokia has developed an optional RFID reader kit for their 5140 phone, pitching it as a tool to automate certain business functions. For instance, RFID tags could be attached to certain waypoints on a security guard's route, letting the guard 'check in' by touching the phone to...

U.S. Quietly Looked for Dirty Bomb Over
New Year's (Reuters)

U.S. Quietly Looked for Dirty Bomb Over
New Year's (Reuters) 01/07/2004 03:24 PM
Reuters - The U.S. government sent teams of scientists with radiation detection devices to four major cities over the New Year's holiday to search for dirty bombs, Homeland Security officials said on Wednesday.

Reader: Apple Quietly Patches MPEG-2
Component Bug

Reader: Apple Quietly Patches MPEG-2
Component Bug 12/17/2003 06:05 PM
(MacNN via MyAppleMenu)

Google Quietly Beta Tests Movie Search

Google Quietly Beta Tests Movie Search 03/14/2005 05:15 PM

Quietly, PalmOne Launches Retail Stores
(Reuters)

Quietly, PalmOne Launches Retail Stores
(Reuters) 05/07/2004 07:32 AM
Reuters - PalmOne Inc. (PLMO.O), faced with slumping sales of what was once a must-have consumer gadget, is taking the story of handheld computers directly to the public with its own retail stores.

Internet grocery quietly grows to $2.4
billion industry

Internet grocery quietly grows to $2.4
billion industry 09/17/2004 06:05 AM
Thevictoriaadvocate.com - Fri Sep 17, 06:46 am GMT
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