eBay: IRAQ GLOWING MARBLES RADIOACTIVE URANIUM05/24/2004 06:06 AM In any future I want to live in, every boy's pockets will be brimming
with radioactive depleted uranium marbles. These ones for sale on eBay
(mysteriously marketed as 'iRaq glowing') may not be exactly the same
as my dreams, but...
Throwing Shapes02/05/2005 09:59 PM Sometimes data processing works best when you separate the application
into multiple parts; this is the well-loved client-server model. What
goes on between the parts, though? Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski walks
through the design and implementation of a Remote Procedure Call
system in Perl.
Of Trojans and Horses
Of Trojans and Horses04/10/2004 02:18 AM So a proof of concept Mac specific trojan has been created. Find it on
Google Groups. Here's the problem. A Mac file can have...
MS lawyers jumped all over the administrators of digital.forest demanding that they
immediately shut down the MacSlash site because someone
posted what appeared to be a valid Longhorn serial number in a comment
to a post there. (Story here.) From the logs, the MacSlash guys figured that that
comment was accessed exactly once in the eight months it was there. By
MSN's own search bot.
Chuck Goolsbee, head geek at digital.forest, responded to the
hounds:
A short lesson in human nature... Try asking nicely. I realize that
owners of intellectual property feel the need to enter into
discussions with lawyers blazing, but I know from long experience that
attack begets defence, whereas courtesy begets respect. If you look at
this situation objectively, I'm sure you will realize that the site
owners have not acted in any malicious way. The content in question
was posted to the bulletin board by some anonymous user. So, rather
than using terms like "Demand for Immediate Take-Down" why don't you
try something like "Please remove copyright infringing content".
You will likely be amazed at how much better it works.
(I've always liked that Chuck!)
Of course, Ben from MacSlash edited the serial number out of the
comment as soon as he realized it was there. The funny thing is that
now that it's gone from MacSlash, it can still be seen in Google's cach
e of the page. I wonder how many people have seen it now.
Throwing Money Out the Window
Throwing Money Out the Window01/31/2003 08:03 PM The amount of wasted time and effort in our industry boggles the mind.
Here's how you can get a handle on it.
More pointless drivel about horses
More pointless drivel about horses06/23/2004 05:40 PM Today, canter! No falling off. Wonderful feeling. Then trip to
forest. Understand now why horses used as form of therapy. Start
thinking if getting hooked.
Forgotten all definite and indefinite articles. Cannot formulate full
sentences. Being very tired. Had two beers with friend. Feels good.
Even if missed corporate summer party. But it would've been boring
anyway. Always is...
Thinking of starting new blog to supplement this. Memory prosthesis
-type. Need better place to keep notes, but must first solve
searching problems with JSPWiki.
Iron Horses Keep Galloping
Iron Horses Keep Galloping03/23/2005 12:34 PM Union Pacific's quarterly guidance suggests that conditions remain
good on the rails.
Straight From The Horses Mouth
Straight From The Horses Mouth04/10/2005 03:56 AM The autobiography of Dave Prowse is now available on the new Official Dave
Prowse website. At £50 (approx $100) it isn't cheap, but you do
get a lot for you money including a second volume that is packed full
of lavish photographs spanning his career. So if you've ever wondered
what Darth Vader though of Superman, Dr Who, and crossing the road all
you have to do is click here!
Trojan horses on the Macintosh04/09/2004 04:10 PM As the world starts to turn its gaze away from Windows, it was
inevitable that trojan horse-style viruses begin to proliferate on
other platforms. Now we'll see Apple subjected to the same kind of
scrutiny afforded Windows....
Man to Defend Cow Chip Throwing Title (AP)04/14/2005 03:55 PM AP - Fire Chief James Pratt returns Saturday to defend his title as
champion of the World Champion Cow Chip Throwing Contest. People from
across the country and from some foreign countries will be on hand for
the 36th annual competition.
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Yahoo on the Brink of Throwing out The Directory?
Yahoo on the Brink of Throwing out The Directory?01/22/2004 04:54 PM Recent moves in Asia, Europe, and North America, have left webmasters
asking the once unthinkable question: Is Yahoo About to Delete the
Yahoo! Directory?
Men Throwing Fireworks Leave Window Up (AP)
Men Throwing Fireworks Leave Window Up (AP)07/16/2004 12:03 AM AP - Two men planning to throw lighted fireworks from a car were
burned when they forgot to roll down the window.
The difference between throwing a bullet and shooting it out of a gun
I've started trying to exercise more regularly for the past couple
weeks, going for a 12 mile, hilly bike ride 3 times a week. Today I
did my ride with a decent average speed and finished it in the
shortest time yet. The loop I ride has a couple 10% grades in it and I
do about 250ft of climbing through it. I was walking around the house
today feeling pretty cocky about my progress when I sat down to watch
one of my current favorite shows, The Lance
Chronicles.
On tonight's episode they followed Lance Armstrong through his
european training. One of his regular rides was a 4 1/2 hour, 30 mile
climb from the flats high into the mountains, going straight up. It
turns out he climbs over 13,000ft in that single ride. When I was in
marathon shape, I did a few hikes where I would gain about 6,000ft in
a single day from basecamp to summit, and Lance is doing more than
twice that. As a training ride.
I'm thinking he's a shoe-in for this year's Tour.
New Leisure Center...for Horses (Reuters)
New Leisure Center...for Horses (Reuters)04/27/2004 08:47 AM Reuters - Turkmenistan's autocratic president
opened a gleaming new leisure center Monday, equipped with a
swimming pool, air conditioning and even medical facilities --
all of it for horses.
Judge Shoots Boy for Throwing Snowballs (Reuters)01/28/2004 11:25 AM Reuters - A German judge took the law into his own
hands and peppered a teen-ager with lead shot when snowballs
went astray and hit the wall of his house, a court in the
northern town of Lueneburg said Wednesday.
Judge shoots boy for throwing snowballs (Reuters)
Judge shoots boy for throwing snowballs (Reuters)01/28/2004 09:01 AM Reuters - A German judge took the law into his own hands and peppered
a teenager with lead shot when snowballs went astray
and hit the wall of his house, a court in the northern town of
Lueneburg says.
prohibited kids from making and throwing snowballs
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Oxford Univ. Bans Egg-Throwing by Students (AP)
Oxford Univ. Bans Egg-Throwing by Students (AP)04/23/2004 10:52 AM AP - June in Oxford means the splash and thunk of university students
celebrating the end of exams by jumping from bridges into the River
Cherwell or pelting each other with eggs.
Songkran - the water throwing fesitval in Thailand. A series of photos
that shows what it is like to be in the middle of the water-throwing
frenzy on Khao Sarn Road in Bangkok.
Smarty Jones Inspires Names for Horses (AP)06/30/2004 03:57 PM AP - Smarty Jones is having an impact on the horse-naming game, too.
In recent weeks, a bunch of owners and breeders have used the Kentucky
Derby and Preakness winner as inspiration for naming their own horses.
In Sudan, Militiamen on Horses Uproot a Million
In Sudan, Militiamen on Horses Uproot a Million05/04/2004 01:03 AM A tide of a million people in western Sudan has been displaced by a
conflict between Arab nomads and settled African farmers.
Untrained people on horses to look for terrorists near airports
Want to help fight terrorism? Want to be able to stop and
detain suspicious characters? Or do you just want to ride your horse
on ten miles of trails normally closed to the public? Then you might
want to join the George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) Airport Rangers
program. That's right. Just fill out a form and undergo a background
check, and you too can become a front-line fighter as Houston's
airport tries to keep our nation safe and secure. No experience
necessary. You don't even have to be a US citizen.
Sounds like a great opportunity for unemployed idiots who drool at the
prospect of harassing people but failed the test to become a cop.
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Lucas from Webjay told
us that users are using it to do videoblogging as well. Here's an
example. Today, I filmed myself checking out that example. I only took
1 simple video, otpimized and uploaded it. No editing, not even
selecting. Overall under 10 minutes. Size is less than 300K, my kind
of videosize. Videoblo
gging week rocks.
Almost there - couchable videobl0gging08/18/2004 02:47 PM Lucas Gonze on videoblogging: "We're almost there with the technology.
I mean, really close. Just a little more elbow grease and *bing* --
you pop a URL into your laptop and sit down with a bowl of popcorn.
The sole problem is horribly broken A/V software from the 90s."
Lucas is ...
You can join us in videoblogging week, just let us know and start
posting!
Jay's post for today is edited in iMovie and is a
movie about MNN, a Manhattan public TV station where he works.
Ordinary people making TV, just like videoblogging.
I was going to do this as a SMIL presentation that plays the
different movies in sequence, mixed with some text, but no time. It's
going to take a day or so for me to figure this SMIL stuff out... I'll
have to do it when I find some time. So here's today entry for
videoblogging week. Filmed during my commute home in small bits. I put
together a bunch of the scenes I filmed (no editing). It's my longest
film so far, it's 2.25 Megs, too large to upload through the browser
upload of my MT installation so I had to FTP it.
Because it's so large, it's inside this entry. Yes I know I should
use a "coverpage", but no time to figure that one out today...
Jay is videoblogging what he calls "moments": very short
videos, empathically not telling a story but showing a moment.
Jay used to work for CNN, then quit and went to public access TV, and
now is starting this videoblogging thing. One to look out for if
you're interested in the evolving language of videoblogging.
Videobl0gging and the co-construction of users and technology.
Videobl0gging and the co-construction of users and technology.08/08/2004 05:36 AM When Mica goes to work or visits friends in Manhattan, she takes a
small digital videocamera, and shoots video of anything that captures
her attention. At night, she makes little movies and puts them on her
Typepad blog. Mica is a videoblogger.
Videoblogging isn't made easy for Mica though. After ...
Why videobl0gging can be great for deaf people
Why videobl0gging can be great for deaf people08/08/2004 01:49 PM This was a surprise for me: "I am so excited about the idea of
videoblogs being utilized by a deaf community. As a child I had
several deaf or hearing impaired friends ...sign language is visual
(it is extremely expressive and can be poetic like dance) and there's
meaning conveyed ...
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Nude Pix Put Cops In a Fix03/25/2005 09:28 PM Wireless privacy is once again called into question as Texas police
officers come under fire for allegedly downloading naked pictures from
a suspect's phone.
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Nude coaster record05/23/2004 06:25 AM
A group in Surrey have set the world's record for largest group of
naked people on a rollercoaster. Hope they sterilized the seats
afterwards!
Link
(Thanks, Patrick!)
News in the Nude (Reuters)
News in the Nude (Reuters)05/18/2004 10:21 AM Reuters - A Canadian producer is poised to unveil
Spanish versions of its Internet and cable television news
show, in which anchors deliver the day's top stories in the
buff, this week, company officials say.
Neb. Woman Ticketed for Being Nude on Net (AP)12/30/2003 09:47 AM AP - It may be legal to appear naked in cyberspace, but police
ticketed a Lincoln woman Monday for posting nude pictures of herself
on the Web that were taken in downtown bar.
Nude phonecam pix put cops in a fix03/31/2005 03:00 PM Xeni Jardin:
A police officer is accused of downloading naked photos of a suspect
from her own cell phone after a DWI arrest, according to a report. The
officer has been "reassigned" pending the outcome of an internal
investigation, as has his partner on the force -- while the department
looks into reports that he phoned the suspect's home to ask
her out on a date.
During the arrest, they discovered that the woman had
stored sexually explicit photos of herself in her cell phone, and
Green downloaded the images onto his personal digital assistant,
according to the search request.
Here's a PDF of the warrant to search the officer's PDA: Link. Politech reader Scott H. says:
[This] sure seems beyond the pale of unreasonable search and seizure
(small pun). Hypothetically, what if the phone had a picture of the
woman in question standing over a dead person in back of her home? Is
this a warrantless search and if they find the body in her home is
this fruit from a poisoned tree? Do the police have a right to search
through all the "data" a person has in thier possession at the time of
arrest? What about a USB flash drive? Encrypt, encrypt, encrypt.
Update: Looks like my blog-mate Mark
Frauenfelder covered this item over at The Feature -- Link.
Nude Year's Resolution.
Nude Year's Resolution.12/31/2003 12:01 PM Nude Year's Resolution. SFW. Nude travel makes the pages of USA
Weekend (a USA Today magazine). Will it become mainstream? And will
the message of "body acceptance" ever have a noticeable
impact on industries which prey on our fears of inadequacy?
Californians Clean Up Beach in the Nude (AP)09/20/2004 10:33 AM AP - The weekend cleanup of a popular stretch of beach netted the
usual garbage: clothing, beer bottles and rusty nails.
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It would take quite a few 
A group in Surrey have set the world's record for largest group of
naked people on a rollercoaster. Hope they sterilized the seats
afterwards!