Forty years after Fannie Lou Hamer

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FAQ: Forty years of Moore's Law

FAQ: Forty years of Moore's Law 04/01/2005 08:55 AM
Gordon Moore's famous law has been around for four decades. Not bad for an idea he thought wouldn't last.
Photos: Moore and his law

Forty years ago today

Forty years ago today 02/15/2004 02:33 PM
Actually, it was in 1960, four years before the Beatles showed up on Ed Sullivan, that Doug McIlroy published Macro instruction extensions of compiler languages, which appears to be a seminal paper in the literature of metaprogramming. I mention this because a number of folks have responded to last week's item, Programs that write programs, pointing out that Lisp programmers have been there, done that:

"your note about code generation, and the referenced discussions - bits of which i'd already read elsewhere, left me with a really eerie feeling, that i might not be living in the same dimension with you folks. you see, there's a practice of code generation which extends back decades: lisp. code generations is a lisp programmer's bread and butter."

"In the lisp world, they call these macros. The idea is pretty widely known, though not too many languages implement them. Perl 6, and by extension the Parrot interpreter, will include macros, and they will thus be available to any language that gets implemented on top of Parrot (which currently includes Ruby, Python, (maybe) PHP, and, of course, Perl)."

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Forty Years of Moore's Law

Forty Years of Moore's Law 04/05/2005 06:43 PM

nu.nl/algemeen | Vrouw overreden door
eigen auto na klap met hamer

nu.nl/algemeen | Vrouw overreden door
eigen auto na klap met hamer 04/14/2005 04:23 AM
motorblok in te meppen met een hamer .. Bron

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At least it's still forty-two...

At least it's still forty-two... 04/09/2005 10:19 PM
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy isn't sounding too flash. "This is a terrible, terrible film and it makes me want to weep." At least we enjoyed the trailer!

Forty-two.

Forty-two. 12/25/2004 05:20 PM
Douglas Adams will soon be coming to the silver screen (again). New concept art, casting info, updated news, as well as some background on the project has been diligently compiled. A short trailer and some additional concept art can be found on the official movie site.

Forty shows for BBC Two birthday

Forty shows for BBC Two birthday 04/13/2004 04:46 AM
BBC Two's The Office and Monty Python are among 40 shows picked to celebrate the channel's 40th birthday.

Forty Percent of All Email is Spam

Forty Percent of All Email is Spam 03/13/2003 10:16 AM

Forty hurt in Bulgaria gas attack

Forty hurt in Bulgaria gas attack 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
At least 40 people are hurt, some seriously, in a poison gas attack at a police office in the capital, Sofia.

Cherry-Picking Fannie

Cherry-Picking Fannie 04/07/2005 03:03 PM
Fannie Mae is now accused of keeping its most promising loans and selling the rest. That's a shock.

Two Top Execs at Fannie Mae Forced Out
(AP)

Two Top Execs at Fannie Mae Forced Out
(AP) 12/22/2004 01:21 AM
AP - The chief executive and top financial officer at mortgage giant Fannie Mae were forced out of the company Tuesday as the nation's second largest financial institution struggled to deal with revelations of serious financial reporting problems.

NLM Funds Forty Health Information and
Access Projects

NLM Funds Forty Health Information and
Access Projects 09/12/2004 07:11 AM
NLM Funds Forty Health Information and Access Projects
http://www.nl m.nih.gov/news/nnlmelectronic04.html

The U.S. National Library of Medicine recently announced that 40 projects designed to improve access to electronic health information for the general public have been funded through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Projects, scattered among 24 states, range from disseminating information on rare disorders, to maintaining Web sites for specific groups, to ratcheting up existing healthcare information Web sites. For example, the Periodic Paralysis Association of Monrovia, Calif., plans to use its grant to develop a Web-based video library to enhance the diagnostic knowledge base for this class of rare neurological disorders. The Florida Gulfcoast North Area Health Education Center and two other partners will expand and support the Florida School Nurse Project, which will include training and access to health information for school nurses and related professionals. And the Mississippi Valley State University James Herbert White Library and partners from local Golden Age Club and Boys and Girls Club will establish a program to train youth and senior adults in locating and using electronic health information. All projects will last up to 18 months. (National Library of Medicine 23 Aug 2004)

Fannie Mae investigation turns to trusts

Fannie Mae investigation turns to trusts 04/05/2005 04:26 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Mon Apr 4, 05:31 pm GMT

Stocks Drop on Oil, Brokers, Fannie Mae

Stocks Drop on Oil, Brokers, Fannie Mae 09/22/2004 04:19 PM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 22 2004 7:45PM GMT

Snow-Balled by Fannie and Freddie

Snow-Balled by Fannie and Freddie 05/27/2004 01:55 PM
The Treasury secretary runs into a little snafu with the two quasi-governmental agencies.

Chief Is Ousted at Fannie Mae Under
Pressure

Chief Is Ousted at Fannie Mae Under
Pressure 12/22/2004 01:50 AM
Fannie Mae, the mortgage finance giant, forced out its chairman and chief executive, days after the company was found to have violated accounting rules.

Top Fannie Mae Execs Step Down (Reuters)

Top Fannie Mae Execs Step Down (Reuters) 12/22/2004 01:21 AM
Reuters - The chief executive and chief financial officer of U.S. mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae stepped down late on Tuesday after regulators exposed accounting errors that are expected to force a massive earnings restatement.

U.S. Regulators Question Accounting at
Fannie Mae

U.S. Regulators Question Accounting at
Fannie Mae 09/22/2004 12:31 PM
A government review into the nation's top mortgage lender asserted that it used inappropriate accounting practices.

Regulators Order Fannie Mae to Fix
Accounting Problems Now

Regulators Order Fannie Mae to Fix
Accounting Problems Now 09/23/2004 03:57 PM
The regulator said broad problems raised questions about the reliability of the mortgage finance company's management.

Ousted Fannie Mae Chairman Awaits
Pension (AP)

Ousted Fannie Mae Chairman Awaits
Pension (AP) 12/27/2004 07:54 PM
AP - Franklin Raines, who was forced out as Fannie Mae's chief executive after five years, is slated to receive a monthly pension of more than $114,000 for life, according to documents the mortgage lending giant filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fannie Mays new owner uses web site to
keep brand alive

Fannie Mays new owner uses web site to
keep brand alive 06/02/2004 08:14 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jun 3 2004 0:58AM GMT

Few brokerages making predictions for
2005 Fannie Mae board meets to talk
shake-up Kia Spectra gets

Few brokerages making predictions for
2005 Fannie Mae board meets to talk
shake-up Kia Spectra gets 12/22/2004 01:30 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Mon Dec 20, 11:38 am GMT

Crude oil prices hover near $44 a barrel
Report: Regulator focuses on Fannie Mae
pay Consumer spendi

Crude oil prices hover near $44 a barrel
Report: Regulator focuses on Fannie Mae
pay Consumer spendi 12/25/2004 05:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Thu Dec 23, 05:50 pm GMT

Two top execs at Fannie Mae forced out
Tokyo market's main index climbs Crude
oil futures edge lower

Two top execs at Fannie Mae forced out
Tokyo market's main index climbs Crude
oil futures edge lower 12/25/2004 05:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Dec 22, 11:45 am GMT

Software That Lasts For Years And Years

Software That Lasts For Years And Years 07/14/2004 06:51 PM
We were just talking about the rise of quick and dirty programs as a way for individuals (not necessarily programmers) to solve specific needs. However, as was mentioned at the time, that would be a different "tier" of software programming, and there would still be a need for programmers to do higher level "big" projects. In the past, we've also discussed the problem of data extinction, where old computer systems and formats die out, leaving content and applications virtually useless on ancient media. This is a big problem for many applications, and Dan Bricklin is now suggesting that people need to start designing "Societal Infrastructure Software" that can last for centuries, not just a few years. The idea is that this type of software shouldn't have to worry about new computers or new formats or new anything... but will be able to just keep on working. In order to build this, though, Bricklin believes it will require embracing open source programming, though not necessarily the way people view open source programming today. It's a fascinating concept, but getting people to think long-term is so difficult these days, that you wonder if such ideas will actually catch on.

Lordy, lordy, look who's forty!

Lordy, lordy, look who's forty! 01/23/2004 03:54 AM
Lunch. [Quicktime, resizes screen, possibly NSFW, via MonkeyFilter.]

Four more years

Four more years 12/19/2004 03:55 PM
Bush is reelected President of the United States of America. Four more years of abuse, torture, murder, ignorance and selfishness will follow.

Three Years On

Three Years On 09/11/2004 09:19 AM
Three Years On A sobering analysis by Juan Cole of the strategic motivation behind 9/11.

Are You Better Off Now Than You Were
Four Years Ago?

Are You Better Off Now Than You Were
Four Years Ago? 09/11/2004 12:25 PM
Stop being economic girly-men .. statistics never lie

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10 Years Ago

10 Years Ago 12/30/2004 04:35 AM

OK - so I didn't mark this exactly with an October 12th anninversary - but it was 10 years ago that Dave Winer first 'blogged' me - rapping out my Marc's 10 Things.

In honor of this auspicious anniversary - I'd like to comment on or update many of these claims on things that the media should be covering on Multimedia and Interactive TV but isn't.

I wrote (in 1994):

Interactive Music Videos

1. Interactive Liner notes are great. Repackaged old music is fine, but MediaBand has started a new category - called Interactive Music Videos - which are original pieces that combine songs, music videos and videogames. It's a new artform that breaks down the barrier between artist, musician and programmer.

I was in the midst of pushing our 'MediaBand' interactive music video ensemble in 1994 - which put out a CD ROM, performed live, had a screenplay and had it'sd own broadband network to interact with folks - in real-time.

So I was seriously into brow beating all my colleagues who simply licensed Bob Dylan or Prince and cranked out shitty ass CD ROMs. To me - that really missed the essence of what was possible combining, music, video and interactivity.

To this day, this new artform is just kind of bubbling beneath the surface - not really making it out. Dance Dance Revolution is the sign of times - now.

BTW a young artist named Moby took some of our MediaBand Director files and added his own artwork and music to it. :-)

Kid's Content

2. Kids today see the twitchy-ness of Nintendo and they see the production values of MTV. Multimedia today is neither. We need to combine the interactivity of Nintendo with the production values of MTV.

This area certainly has matured and grown. We were in the videogame business back in '81-'83, but we never dreamed that gaming would be so 'off the hook' - as it is today.

But Mimi (my daughter) has a great time playing with the Barbie fashion Designer software - and Dora the Explorer rocks. So I'd say this category has fulfilled it's destiny. At least so far.

CD ROMs

3. We didn't call it a floppy disk industry, so how come it's a CD ROM industry? In fact CD ROM [mentality] is holding back the creativity and growth of the entire interactive digital media industry.

Just take out CD ROM and insert 'web'. Same problem exists today. This is why we have CMSs.

I call the solution to this challenge "scalable content". In fact we were using this term way back in '94. Marqui outputs scalable content - BTW.

So CMSs have matured and we don't have to convince folks to de-couple their content from their form anymore. Thank goodness.

Scalable Content

4. Scalable content is an important concept when developing interactive media today. You don't want to design yourself into a corner, letting the technology define the content. Ideally you'd let the content define the technology. Scalability means downsizing through compression, it means user interfaces that work with both single and multiple users, it means getting ready for Interactive TV.

OK - so I just correlated how CD ROMs 'holding back' creativity were similar to what happened with 'the web'. And I said that we called that Scalable Content.

Now let's take my definition of Scalable Content (back then in '94) and extend that to mean 'dynamic user interfaces' - that adjust themselves to who you are, what level of technology you feel comfortable with and what content you've created yourself.

It's amazing to me to read what I said in 1994, and see how these words influenced my thoughts and ideas over the past 10 years and how some of these ideas remain unchanged, while others have morphed and adapted themselves to world today.

The word 'scalability' is just so malleable that you can twist and turn it to mean anything you want it to mean. But is IT clear - that us humans need to be in charge much more of our user experiences - and THAT's a key part of 'activity based computing'.

Audio

5. The classic line is "Audio is the orphan child of multimedia" - why do people still say this? What is behind the hodge-podge of audio - especially on the PC? How come it's taken so long for manufacturers to include audio on their motherboards? In 1984 it was $3 in parts!

MIDI II?

6. What about MIDI? How many people know what that is? Why isn't there an advanced MIDI format in place? The original MIDI frequency standard (32k) is based a 1Mhz crystal readily available in 1982.But what's the problem today? Why hasn't MIDI evolved and grown?

RAM

7. RAM apparently is not following along the path of Moore's Law. The price is still where it was 5 years ago and systems are suffering. Today MPC II is still speced at only 4M - MediaBand needs 8M. Standard business systems should have at least 16M TODAY!

Tee Hee Hee.

You see I'm a musician by training and we put out the first music product for computers that had a piano timeline notational system, qurter note and eigth notes and a piano and real-time interaction. That was 1984.

So 10 years after that - in 1994 - I was bitching about.... well it's now 10 years later and we still don;t have clean audio solved. But we're getting pretty close. Podcastign is evidence of that.

Time stamp - Dec. 2004 - $60 for a 128M MP3 player. Retail price.

MIDI II got usurped by all sorts of things - including OSC - I keynoted at their conference this summer.

Amd I just love to see Shawn Fanning appear in "The Italian Job" and just adore the notion that Mark Cuban sold broadcast.com for $5.6B.

All this is evidence that they'll be plenty more Googles, Netscapes and Eminems.

Set top tests waste of time?

8. The whole industry hopped when John Malone announced he was going to deploy one million set top boxes with MPEG chips in them. Once it became clear that he was practicing FUD, everyone backed off of their predictions, delayed their test trials and are now waiting for the next thing to react to. The tests going on (or planned to start soon) are not based upon the same technology or even marketing premises. What good will these tests do? Will any of these tests actually grow into a real service network.

Interactive Commercials

9. What exactly is an Interactive TV commercial. Lots of people talk about it, but no one does them.

This one is dedicated to Om Mailk. I hope to see him tomorrow night at the Geek Dinner.

I spent allot of the 90's waiting for and explaining why set top boxes suck. They still do. Oh well.

Set top boxes have always been a kind of thorn in my side. In fact I hope to get a Comcast PVR setup in time for the Alias 2 hour season premiere on Jan. 5th. Wanna guess how long it'll take to get?

And the Interactive Ads future - is in John Battelle's able hands. Search meets ads in the valley of the targeted consumer. It's finally here.

Support?

10. Where's the support? As the industry moves towards 900 # support and low priced consumer software, what happens to support? Dealers obviously can't supply it. Is this a new growth market?

Well we're still looking for good Support.

I don't think that will ever change.

OK - so that's it - my 10 year update. I hope you enjoyed it.

Also - how symbolic that Dave's post show's my old Applelink address which went back to 1985. We were the 10th Mac developer. That's why I was D0010.

Seven years

Seven years 03/19/2005 02:37 AM

I started kottke.org seven years ago this week. I forget the anniversary until after the fact every year even though I know it's sometime in March (for whatever reason almost everything important in my life has happened in March, at least for the last few years). Seven years is way longer than I would have guessed keeping the site going on a near-daily basis...it's the longest I've ever done anything, even longer than all but a handful of friendships. So happy birthday, old friend, it's been fun. (0sil8 started in March as well...nine years ago.)

Five Years, That's All We've Got

Five Years, That's All We've Got 12/13/2003 11:02 PM
Much has changed at evolt.org over its five years. Much has not. We are the change we want to see in the world.

74 Years Old

74 Years Old 08/05/2004 11:29 PM
"The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kennedy and by him referred to the Court is denied." Hours later, James Hubbard is injected with lethal chemicals and dies in Atmore, Alabama. Hubbard , convicted of a 1977 murder, was 74 years old, demented, and retarded. File this one under "it's not cruel and unusual if you don't know what's happening to you."

"three to four years old."

"three to four years old." 08/03/2004 02:42 PM

10 years

10 years 06/05/2005 11:06 PM
On his site's tenth anniversary, Zeldman thanks you for the memories.

Five years

Five years 01/22/2004 02:36 AM
Meg just wrote and pointed out that Pyra was incorporated five years ago today.

4AD - The First 20 Years (brief)

4AD - The First 20 Years (brief) 04/14/2004 06:22 AM
An illustrated history of 4AD Records

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Five years, one day

Five years, one day 01/22/2004 02:19 PM

Yesterday I realized it has been five years since Evan and I founded Pyra, the company that led to Blogger. We used to have a company weblog called pyrAlert! (actually the software we wrote to publish pyrAlert! was what lead to the creation of Blogger). This morning Paulo wrote to point out that pyrAlert! is still online and you can go back into the archives and read what was going on at Pyra in 1999. You may also notice that there are no permalinks on any of the posts, because these posts were made BP, or before permalink! It's funny to see the kind of stuff we used to write about.

Six years!

Six years! 04/09/2004 04:11 PM
Time is flying by so quickly these days, so I didn't notice on March 14th that this weblog is now six years old. Except for the basics (eating, sleeping, remaining alive), I've never stuck with anything for six years straight, so it's hard for me to believe I'm still here doing this. Six years!...
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