E-voting: Nightmare or nirvana?

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Nirvana

Nirvana 12/19/2004 03:12 PM

So here I am, sitting on a train, checking email, surfing the web, listening to a couple hundred songs, and blogging... all through my phone.

I've had a Treo for more than a year, but this experience still gives me chills. Ten years ago there was, for all intents and purposes, no public Net. Five years from now, two billion people will be carrying it in their pockets. Crazy.

Palmtop Nirvana?

Palmtop Nirvana? 09/01/2004 11:07 PM

Icon Nirvana

Icon Nirvana 06/17/2004 06:45 AM

300 Images From 1800 Sites: This guy went icon shopping at major sites. If you want to know what people are using for a "printer friendly" icon, here's your site.

I roughly estimate that for every six web sites I scoured, I was able to acquire one graphic image. I visited only Fortune 1000 company sites, major online retailers, well known blogs, top advertising, publishing, and design agencies, technology and software industry leaders, and the very largest online news publishers. Approximately 1800 web sites later, I have this collection of 300 of the most interesting, unique, and beautiful formations of pixels to display.

Via MetaFilter.

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Manteca to Nirvana

Manteca to Nirvana 04/06/2005 03:27 PM
The latest additions to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress have just been announced. This year's additions of "culturally, historically or aesthetically important" works include "Swanee'" by Al Jolson, Edward R. Murrow's radio reports from London during WWII, and "Fear of a Black Planet" by Public Enemy. View the full registry here , selection criteria and nomination information here.

Nihongo Nirvana

Nihongo Nirvana 01/26/2004 12:03 AM
Sourceforge project open

pandagon.net - functional nirvana for
free

pandagon.net - functional nirvana for
free 07/26/2004 07:47 PM
pandagon.net - drunk on panda mystery .. "Congressional Republicans" .. Jesse Taylor and Ezra Klein .. Pandagon, .. Pandagon .. jesse

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3-Day Nirvana for Game Lovers Unveils
New Software

3-Day Nirvana for Game Lovers Unveils
New Software 05/16/2004 09:23 AM
Boston Globe May 16 2004 2:02PM GMT

Daily Gallery image: "Digital Nirvana"

Daily Gallery image: "Digital Nirvana" 03/28/2005 10:13 AM

3-Day Nirvana for Game Lovers Unveils
New Software (Reuters)

3-Day Nirvana for Game Lovers Unveils
New Software (Reuters) 05/16/2004 08:00 AM
Reuters - I used to think a three-ring circus offered the ultimate in sensory overload -- until I went to Los Angeles for an Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3.

"Geek Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs
Star Wars' Empire By the Numbers"

"Geek Nirvana: Star Trek's Federation vs
Star Wars' Empire By the Numbers" 09/19/2004 09:35 AM

Nightmare

Nightmare 03/14/2005 06:21 PM
Last night, right before midnight some smartass broke into my computer and decided to remove all traces of his visit by deleting everything. And I mean everything.

We decided to upgrade the hardware from a 266 MHz PII to a dual-Athlon-1.3 GHz while we were at it, changed the server operating system and are trying to restore the data. Unfortunately, some key config files seem to be missing, so it'll take a while. Apache+Tomcat is a very nasty combination at times.

It's not yet known how the guy got into the system.

If you need to email me, please use my GMail address jalkanen@gmail.com, as I cannot yet rely on my regular email system. Thank you.

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Something should be done about AMT
nightmare

Something should be done about AMT
nightmare 04/14/2004 07:51 AM
SiliconValley.com Apr 14 2004 10:58AM GMT

Wi-Fi Nightmare?

Wi-Fi Nightmare? 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
Some businesses may rue the day they began offering Wi-Fi: At least according to this writer, who thinks that coffee shops and McDonald's restaurants are running into problems with laptop users parking to use the Internet without buying much. In reality, this doesn't seem to be the case. While Wi-Fi in McDonald's is an unusual fit, it's not unusual because the Wi-Fi may encourage people to camp out, as the author of this piece suggests. I spoke with a McDonald's exec a couple of months ago and in fact McDonald's would like to encourage people to hang out in the restaurants. Apparently most people take their food to go. If they decide to sit and eat, he reasoned, they may end up buying more food. Many cafes say that Wi-Fi is drawing customers into their shops during the least busy times. I think that customers will self-police themselves during busy times. For example, I went up to my local coffee shop on a Sunday morning toting my laptop. The place was packed and I barely managed to get a seat. Because of the crowds, I left as soon as I was done with my tea to give someone else my seat, rather then hang out over my Wi-Fi connection. I think a lot of people would do the same....

BCS Nightmare III

BCS Nightmare III 12/09/2003 05:05 AM
OTB has an update .. three teams

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DCC Nightmare

DCC Nightmare 01/03/2005 05:50 PM
CVS da Gui

Disney's Nightmare?

Disney's Nightmare? 03/30/2005 06:13 PM
It won't be working with M. Night Shyamalan on his next film. Will that hurt the Mouse's studio division?

The End of Cendant's Nightmare?

The End of Cendant's Nightmare? 03/14/2005 06:10 PM
The Cendant trial is near its end. Maybe now the market will see the company's value.

My Corbis Nightmare

My Corbis Nightmare 06/11/2004 02:26 PM

Yesterday, I wanted to buy a stock image from Corbis to use in a Web site I'm developing. It was a standard hi-res image of a man standing in front of a building reading a newspaper. This should have been simple...

For those that don't know, Corbis is the largest respository of digital images in the world. It's owned by our good friend, Bill Gates (though not Microsoft, I understand — Bill owns Corbis personally).

After I found the image on Corbis, I clicked it and got a pop-up window. I found a link called "Pricing" and clicked it. Simple enough — things were looking straightforward.

Then Corbis told me that I had to be logged in. Why? Annoying, but I guessed at my username and password to the best of my recollection. Wrong password. I tried the "forgot my password" link. I had to have the answer to a question ("What is your favorite name?") that I must have set up when I created the account two years ago. Four guesses later, I got it.

The password arrived via email, and I managed to get logged in. I went back to my image and clicked "Pricing." This is what I got:

This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to answer a few usage questions.

What is "Rights Managed"? For that matter, what's a "lightbox" (no Wikipedia entry for it — I looked)? Is it a shopping cart? Well, no, because there was a shopping cart too. I found a link under the image that said "lightbox" and clicked it. Nothing happened. I looked around some more.

There was a lower frame in the browser window with a link that said "Create new lightbox." Now, at this point I still don't know what a "lightbox" is, but evidently I have to have one, so I clicked that link.

The resulting pop-up (thank God I wasn't running a blocker — this site lives on pop-ups) asked for a "name," "a client name," and a "parent lightbox." Evidently all I needed to enter was a name. I named my lightbox "THIS SUCKS."

Now that I had a lightbox (but not a clue), I was able to add my image, and a thumbnail of it appeared in the lower frame. Score one for me.

I went back to my image and clicked on the "Pricing" link. Same message as before:

This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to answer a few usage questions.

But now there was a little button that said "Price this Image." Awesome — we're making progress. I clicked the button, hopefully.

I then got a little wizard. I had to a pick a "Category," which appeared to be how I was going to use the image. I picked "Web/CDROM." Then I had to pick a "Use Type." My options were "Educational," "Single-Use," and "Multiple-URL." Since this was going to go in the Web site banner, I picked "Multiple-URL."

Another form appeared below the first. The heading was "Secondary Usage Parameters." I could check either "Exclusive Rights" or "Multiple Uses." I think this meant whether I wanted the image all to myself, or whether other people could use it too. I didn't care, really, but there was a warning that read:

Selecting "Exclusive Rights" or "Multiple Uses" will restrict your ability to get online pricing.

I left both options blank. The rest of the fields in the form were required.

The next option was "Geo. Distribution" and there was a list of countries. Geographic distribution? This is going on the Web — it can be accessed anywhere. I picked "World." (What if I had picked "United States" — would I have to geolocate my visitors and block the foreign ones?)

Duration? Well, forever, I guess. But "two years" was the longest, so I picked that.

Industry? Real estate. Simple enough.

Language? What the.... this is picture! There is no language! I picked "All."

Exposure? "1-4 Web sites"

I said a little prayer and clicked "Apply Usage." Here's what I got:

Online pricing of Rights Managed images is not available for the usage you have selected. Please contact your Corbis account representative to obtain pricing.

I slowly cocked the revolver and placed it against my temple...

First of all, what does "Rights Managed" mean, anyway? (Yes, I searched Wikipedia...nothing). Second, I don't have a "Corbis account representative."

I looked around the page some more, and to my amazement, I found a link in the header for "My rep". I clicked it and was taken to what looked like, by all appearances, a standard contact page. In fact, the email address was "sales@corbis.com". Yeah, that looks like my rep all right... [insert eye rolling here]

Since I had come so far, I sent an email anyway asking for pricing on the image and giving the ID number. Here's what I got back:

For pricing & licensing information or research on Corbis images, please contact our sales support team at 1-800-260-0444. When you call, please be prepared to provide the image number(s) you are interested in as well as the usage specifications. To receive pricing, you must be registered at our Professional Use website. A sales support team member will be happy to register you over the phone or you may do so online.

Are you kidding me with this? I'm done with Corbis for good. I will find another man standing in front of another building reading another newspaper — this particular guy isn't worth the trouble anymore.

Does anyone know a good site where I can purchase simple stock images?

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What if the nightmare began?

What if the nightmare began? 05/21/2004 06:51 PM
What a day. Oy, I can't even imagine how I would of gotten through the day if I skated this...

iDVD Nightmare

iDVD Nightmare 02/16/2003 01:15 PM
It seems that jwz is having a hell of a time with iDVD. Then again, he manages to break nearly every piece of computer technology he touches. Well, he doesn't actually break it. He merely points out the built-in brokeness...

E-mail can be a nightmare

E-mail can be a nightmare 06/22/2005 02:12 AM

I sat here tonight for about 2 hours sending out e-mail getting caught up, and you know what really sucks, is when you get a e-mail back from a mailing list saying, hey I think you sent this to the wrong group.

Sure enough, anyone have a baseball bat, fortunately it was not the one before that, which I sent to my mom chatting about something personal. This has happened to me twice in the last month. Sure makes you feel stupid that's for sure.

A Nightmare Before Christmas

A Nightmare Before Christmas 12/26/2004 02:42 PM
Our friends at EndorSystems have posted a Star Wars christmas fanfilm by José Manuel Cabello Hernández starring action figures. Click here to check it out. Feliz Navidad!

Australia's New Nightmare: The U.S.?

Australia's New Nightmare: The U.S.? 03/29/2005 02:11 AM
Free Internet Press Mar 29 2005 6:01AM GMT

Silicon nightmare

Silicon nightmare 08/07/2004 01:44 PM
Asian Age Aug 7 2004 5:50PM GMT

Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare

Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare 09/26/2004 09:15 AM
How do you tell when your outsourcing project is in trouble?

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines 08/13/2004 03:15 AM
New research on the political campaign contributions made to Democrats and Republicans by voting maching companies. [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]

- Royalty Nightmare Now Real

- Royalty Nightmare Now Real 05/23/2004 06:25 AM
Hankooki May 23 2004 10:34AM GMT

Royalty Nightmare Now Real

Royalty Nightmare Now Real 05/23/2004 09:24 AM
Hankooki May 23 2004 1:25PM GMT

Data Nightmare at Pentagon

Data Nightmare at Pentagon 07/08/2004 05:15 AM
Wired News Jul 8 2004 9:33AM GMT

The Windows Security Nightmare

The Windows Security Nightmare 05/17/2004 02:59 PM

New Xbox: Dream or nightmare?

New Xbox: Dream or nightmare? 06/17/2005 04:45 PM
Dallasnews.com - Wed Jun 15, 06:24 pm GMT

Other News: Nightmare Database

Other News: Nightmare Database 05/21/2004 10:07 AM
Are *you* one of the 120,000 people listed in this "potential terrorist" database?

The Blue-Themed Nightmare

The Blue-Themed Nightmare 03/19/2003 10:25 PM
This is not another political polemic. The way that Kuro5hin, and virtually every other forum in the world, is 'discussing' politics has become more than tiresome. It is damaging, relentless, and all-too-often it is mindless. What follows is a quote from a Henry Miller novel, and some reflection.

palmOne's Nokia "Nightmare"

palmOne's Nokia "Nightmare" 09/01/2004 12:05 PM
The smart phone maker's shares fell on news of competition that doesn't exist yet.

3G dream a security nightmare

3G dream a security nightmare 04/16/2005 07:12 PM
Zone-H Apr 16 2005 9:14PM GMT

Call centres are a nightmare

Call centres are a nightmare 09/07/2004 07:01 AM
Press '3' to read this story or hold for a hack

'You should see my garage. It's a
nightmare.' -- from the FAQ

'You should see my garage. It's a
nightmare.' -- from the FAQ 01/19/2004 11:47 AM
Fantastic Plastic "A celebration of science, engineering, daring and imagination, what follows is a chronicle of Man's highest aspirations as expressed through his flying machines, both real and imagined."

How to End Your Network Settings
Nightmare

How to End Your Network Settings
Nightmare 08/27/2004 01:58 PM

Why Windows is a Security Nightmare

Why Windows is a Security Nightmare 05/19/2004 02:52 PM
TechUser.Net: Why Windows is a Security Nightmare

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