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One Man's Cuddly Critter Is Another
Man's Varmint

One Man's Cuddly Critter Is Another
Man's Varmint 05/22/2004 08:18 PM
Many species that have been brought back from the brink of extinction are bumping up against a hard question: Fit to live among us or not?

The Fight Between Sharing Culture And
Owning Culture

The Fight Between Sharing Culture And
Owning Culture 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
It seems that museums are finally starting to realize that the digital age represents a real opportunity for them to reach many new people by digitizing their offerings and sharing the culture they represent across a much wider audience than a physical museum allows. It seems that many museums are having trouble figuring out how to digitize their collections, and would welcome help in doing so. However, another story points out how that can cause problems when the people involved get stuck on intellectual property issues. Apparently some people who created 3D digital versions of Michelangelo's David are freaking out that if they share the digitization without some form of copy protection people might (gasp!) share it without permission. Wait a second... isn't that what they should want? That would allow them to share the cultural wonder with many, many more people, and allow them to experience it in ways never possible before. That's a good thing, not something to be worried about. However, in an age where people seem to think that every idea, concept, software or piece of data needs to be "owned" and locked up, apparently it's the natural response -- and that's unfortunate for every culture.

iPod Obsessive

iPod Obsessive 05/07/2004 11:33 PM
This man's iPod obsession netted him a $900 set of Custom Fit Ultimate Ears UE-10 Pro Earphones as the Grand Prize winner in the "Me and my iPod" photo contest. See the full-size image and the rest of the winning entries at iPodLounge. (Thanks, Goop!) Read [iPodLounge]...

Obsessive spreadsheet community

Obsessive spreadsheet community 04/24/2004 03:19 AM
Noting geeks' propensity for creating spreadsheets to track random crap ("number of consecutive sunny days, the types and prices of the cups of coffee they drink, or just straightforward charts about their boss's mood"), Anil Dash proposes "ExcelPile" -- a place to put your obsessive spreadsheets. Link

Obsessive magazine database

Obsessive magazine database 04/01/2005 08:21 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Galactic Central started as a catalog of science fiction magazines but has metastasized into a database of 6,000 magazine titles from every decade. Includes a lot of cover scans.
Link (via The Cartoonist)

BBEdit AppleScripts for obsessive coders

BBEdit AppleScripts for obsessive coders 03/14/2003 03:28 PM
Matt Gemmell: "I just cobbled-together two AppleScripts for BBEdit (or rather, two more, to go with the scores of scripts I've written previously), to do two things I need a lot whilst hacking on Thistle."

Obsessive Star Wars concordance

Obsessive Star Wars concordance 01/05/2004 01:35 PM
Here's a nice, idiosyncratic concordance of interesting stuff in frame in the first (historically)/fourth (narratively) Star Wars movie:

My Dinner With Owen -- Things to spot:
There is a blue treadwell droid wandering in the background. Cybot Galactica manufactures the WED15 units as general purpose machinery maintenance droids.

When Luke says "It's a whole 'nother year" you can hear birds in the background.

Shelagh (Aunt Beru) Fraser's voice is painfully dubbed over, particularly in the Hif Fi Pan & Scan and THX versions. I've heard rumors that is was changed because she had too heavy an Irish accent or that her dialogue was too soft-spoken on locati

Link (via Geisha Asobi)

Jalopybl0g: journal of an obsessive
car-rehabber

Jalopybl0g: journal of an obsessive
car-rehabber 09/01/2004 01:43 PM
Cory Doctorow: HooptyRides is a new blog from "Mr Jalopy," an anonymous friend of mine whom I consider to be one of the best, most engaging obsessive writers I know. He's taken to refurbing beautiful old jalopies, and his lyrical and nutso descriptions of his loves are delightful.

To increase automotive safety, I installed seat belts and Jesus tapestry reupholstery. The seats are top quality vinyl with extremely desirable Jesus tapestries. The tapestries are not a matched set, but they go together very nicely. I have a great deal of reverence for this automobile, for Johnny Cash, for the settling of the West, for the big giant huge grandeur of Rocky Mountains, for the buffalo, for the railroads, for exploration and the Grapes of Wrath. I bought this car in Wyoming and drove it to Los Angeles. I was so grateful for the trip and for the arrival, so relieved it was over and so disappointed to hit the Pacific Ocean with nowhere else to go, that I felt, these seat covers, this overarching presence in the front seat was the perfect answer to the trip taken. I have tried to explain this when asked in parking lots. It is a feeling that you get when driving in hailstorms in Yellowstone and under a layer of dust in Zion, it does not translate to Von's parking lot. When they ask, just say, 'Yes, I love Jesus.'

Link

Falling in love as obsessive compulsive
disorder

Falling in love as obsessive compulsive
disorder 11/13/2003 02:52 PM
not an emotion

newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994377
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Santa Barbara Real Estate Information -
Free MLS Access, Local Real Estate
Listings and Over 50 Local Links are now
Available at Realestatesantabarbara.info

Santa Barbara Real Estate Information -
Free MLS Access, Local Real Estate
Listings and Over 50 Local Links are now
Available at Realestatesantabarbara.info 03/14/2005 04:41 PM
The most comprehensive source for Santa Barbara, Montecito, & Goleta Real Estate and general information is now available at www.realestatesantabarbara.info - the website was created and developed by Paul Luoma, a sales-associate with Century 21 A Hart Realty, Inc. [PRWEB Mar 13, 2005]

"Basebl0gs - Obsessive fans track the
national pastime on the Web..."

"Basebl0gs - Obsessive fans track the
national pastime on the Web..." 04/16/2004 03:38 AM

Is The Contact Info You Provide Someone
Public Or Private Info?

Is The Contact Info You Provide Someone
Public Or Private Info? 02/10/2004 05:32 PM
I've complained in the past about the annoyanc e of Plaxo spam. Lately, the more I've been thinking about Plaxo, the more it annoys me. Though I've never had anything to do with the company, and have never responded to a single spam, they now have a database with my contact info that others gave it. Bambi Francisco over at CBS Marketwatch has noticed the same thing with Spoke Software, which she finds disconcerting. However, I'm wondering about the bigger legal issues: is the personal info you've given to individuals for business or personal reasons shareable? Some say that all Spoke is doing is collecting public information. However, if the info was given to an individual, is there a reasonable expectation that the information is not public at all, but for private use only? I'm not sure what the answer is, but I wonder how long until there's a lawsuit around this issue. Personally, like so many other things, I don't think it's something you can get "back in the box," but these systems do reveal to me who is freely giving away personal information about me, which could make me less willing to do business with them in the future.

Just a Bunch of Links, but They’re
Good Links, I Swear

Just a Bunch of Links, but They’re
Good Links, I Swear 05/01/2004 11:03 PM

Links to interviews with Rich Siegel and John Calhoun, BBEdit 7.1.4 release notes, and an excellent story from Andy Hertzfeld on the development of Switcher.

Show me a culture that despises
virginity and I'll show you a culture
that despises childhood

Show me a culture that despises
virginity and I'll show you a culture
that despises childhood 06/16/2004 06:37 AM
"Virginia Tells Men: No Sex with Young Girls" .. underage partners .. what the fuck? .. don't go there

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40804-2004Jun14.html
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Lazy Man's MKV 0.92

Lazy Man's MKV 0.92 09/04/2004 10:05 AM

One Man's Way to Better Schools
(washingtonpost.com)

One Man's Way to Better Schools
(washingtonpost.com) 04/11/2005 05:59 PM
"The worst jurisdiction -- Washington, D.C., of course -- spends less than 50 percent." .. 65% Solution

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38726-2005Apr8.html
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Man's Breast Friend

Man's Breast Friend 12/11/2003 08:28 AM
Is "time to go home and get milked" one of your favorite pick-up lines? If so, you'll enjoy the Hybrid Animal photo gallery, some of the most deft one-handed Photoshop work you'll see on the Web. (12-10)

Man's throat slashed on bus

Man's throat slashed on bus 02/16/2004 09:29 AM
Police in Edinburgh appeal for witnesses after a bus passenger involved in an argument has his throat slashed.

White man's burden

White man's burden 04/15/2004 03:46 PM

Gun held to man's head

Gun held to man's head 07/20/2004 02:53 AM
A teenager pulls a gun to threaten a man who challenged him about dropping litter in Londonderry.

Simputer--not just your poor man's PC

Simputer--not just your poor man's PC 11/06/2003 01:26 PM
ZDNet Nov 6 2003 12:46PM ET

Dog Bites Off N.M. Man's Genitals (AP)

Dog Bites Off N.M. Man's Genitals (AP) 08/31/2004 08:37 PM
AP - A man whose genitals were bitten off by a pit bull remained in serious condition Tuesday, and the dog remained on the loose.

Man's killing 'nasty and brutal'

Man's killing 'nasty and brutal' 06/27/2004 09:47 AM
A pensioner's body is found in a pool of blood with a stab wound and a ligature around his neck at a sheltered housing complex.

Sending a Robot to Do a Man's work?

Sending a Robot to Do a Man's work? 05/04/2004 07:47 AM
NASA is pondering whether or not to send a robot to fix Hubble. With the Shuttles down for human missions, a robotic mission may be the only option to save Hubble. NASA must act fast because the batteries on Hubble will fail sometime before 2008 if not replaced by then. The mission will cost a minimum of $300 million (likely much more to do any useful fixing). The mission would consist of sending a robot atop a rocket for a stop at Hubble with replacement parts like batteries, gyroscopes, and a new engine or two. The problem appears to be that today's robotics are still not as good as humans to deal with cantankerous problems like outer doors that won't close properly allowing light in where light is not supposed to be (not good for a telescope). Robots just can't seem to do what humans do, but they can be cheaper and safer. And, if robots work out for fixing Hubble, it may be a feather in the robot's hat for possible future Moon and Mars missions.

MSNBC - One Man's Flight of Fancy

MSNBC - One Man's Flight of Fancy 06/28/2004 08:30 AM
One Man's Flight of Fancy

msnbc.msn.com/id/5305710/site/newsweek
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Man Allegedly Swallows Man's Finger in
Bar (AP)

Man Allegedly Swallows Man's Finger in
Bar (AP) 12/30/2004 07:30 PM
AP - A man allegedly bit off and swallowed another man's finger during a bar brawl, court officials said Thursday.

Spider-Man's Sticky Return

Spider-Man's Sticky Return 06/30/2004 11:27 AM
If blockbuster sequels fare well, Spider-Man 2 will be Spider-Man, too.

Man's body found on road

Man's body found on road 07/10/2004 05:06 AM
Police begin an investigation after the discovery of a man's body at the side of a road in County Down.

Story of a lone man's fight

Story of a lone man's fight 05/11/2004 09:22 AM
The DMCA in the USA allows content owners to shut down almost anything without due process, without the need for a trial or any regard to the First Amendment of the US constitution. Last year, MPAA sent out over 30,000 Cease and Desist -letters. Only one fought back.

These are his words.

(Do not forget that EU has similar legislation: the EUCD. A directive crafted out of fear and greed.)

Spooky Reg powers zap MS Linux
hit man's gig

Spooky Reg powers zap MS Linux
hit man's gig 09/21/2004 11:04 AM
It just came apart in our heads

Baseball Casts Off Spider-Man's Web (AP)

Baseball Casts Off Spider-Man's Web (AP) 05/06/2004 08:13 PM
AP - Spider-Man ads on bases didn't fly with baseball fans. A day after announcing a novel promotion to have advertisements on bases next month, Major League Baseball reversed course Thursday and eliminated that part of its marketing deal for "Spider-Man 2."

Internet sex revenge man's defeat

Internet sex revenge man's defeat 09/18/2004 05:43 AM
Manchester Online Sep 18 2004 9:46AM GMT

Pair held over man's death

Pair held over man's death 05/15/2004 04:29 AM
A man and woman are arrested in connection with the death of a man in County Antrim.

Animated "Blind Man's Penis"

Animated "Blind Man's Penis" 05/06/2004 10:24 AM
Jo hn Alderman says:

"Back in the '70s, John Trubee (weirdo prankster) saw one of those ads that offers to assess your poetic talent and set your poems to music. So--testing limits--he wrote the most offensive thing he could think of, pushing all the buttons, and sent it off. The refrain was originally 'Stevie Wonder’s penis, is erect because he's blind.' The company wrote back and, of course, told him he had talent, and would set his song to music and press disks if he'd pay them a little. But, because they didn't want to get sued, they had to substitute 'a blind man' for Stevie. The record was pressed and it became a sort-of underground hit in LA. Funny also because Trubee's prank calls were supposed to be the inspiration for Matt Groening's use of them. They were friends!"

Now, "Blind Man's Penis" has been given the Flash animation treatment! Link

Wife held over man's death

Wife held over man's death 07/29/2004 08:09 AM
Police are questioning a woman about the death of her husband at a house in Londonderry.

Man's HIV Diagnosis Reversed 8 Years
Later (AP)

Man's HIV Diagnosis Reversed 8 Years
Later (AP) 08/29/2004 09:29 PM
AP - A California man who once tested positive for HIV has learned the diagnosis made eight years ago was mistaken and he never had the virus that causes AIDS.

Police raid on UUP man's offices

Police raid on UUP man's offices 04/15/2005 12:09 PM
An Ulster Unionist assembly member says his home and two offices in Belfast have been raided by police.

The Single Man's Guide To TV Dinners

The Single Man's Guide To TV Dinners 05/30/2004 07:44 AM

US man's internet fiancee missing

US man's internet fiancee missing 12/23/2003 09:13 PM
Courier Mail Dec 23 2003 9:00PM ET
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Amazon.com, Marc Andreessen, BV Capital,
Esther Dyson, Seth Goldstein, Josh
Koppelman, Howard Morgan, Tim
O’Reilly, y Bob Young est¡n
invirtiendo en del.icio.us

Amazon.com, Marc Andreessen, BV Capital,
Esther Dyson, Seth Goldstein, Josh
Koppelman, Howard Morgan, Tim
O’Reilly, y Bob Young est¡n
invirtiendo en del.icio.us 04/12/2005 12:03 AM
Union Square Ventures Leads Del.icio.us Financing

lists.del.icio.us/pipermail/discuss/2005-April/002801.html
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"Josh Schachter quit his dayjob to work
on del.icio.us"

"Josh Schachter quit his dayjob to work
on del.icio.us" 03/30/2005 05:17 PM

Gizmo Guy: Google engineer is
half-Indiana Jones, half-mad scientist

Gizmo Guy: Google engineer is
half-Indiana Jones, half-mad scientist 01/05/2005 08:40 AM
Saratoganews.com - Wed Jan 5, 11:39 am GMT

im liking this ny times ombudsm...ur,
public editor. half the newspaper should
be bs reporting and the other half
should be used to deconstruct the
articles

im liking this ny times ombudsm...ur,
public editor. half the newspaper should
be bs reporting and the other half
should be used to deconstruct the
articles 01/05/2004 06:08 AM
we will see if they quit misrepresenting Dean remarks .. finally comments .. weighed in

nytimes.com/2004/01/04/weekinreview/04bott.html
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Half-male, half-female, all crab

Half-male, half-female, all crab 06/17/2005 03:35 PM
David Pescovitz: Fishermen caught a crab in the lower Chesapeake Bay that's literally half male, half female. Among other differences, male blue crabs have deep blue claws while females' claw tips look like they were painted with red nail polish. The fishermen noticed that this particular crab had one of each. Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science say that the condition, known as bilateral gynandromorphism, is caused by a "chromosomal mishap." Studying the rare animal could increase understanding of crab sexual development and breeding behavior. From the Washington Post:

Before turning over the crab to the scientists, (boat captain David) Johnson and other watermen conducted their own experiment into its sex life, with bewildering results. They dropped a female crab, which was just about ready to mate, into its tank.

First, the half-and-half crab cradled the female under his legs, as a male crab would do in preparation for mating.

Then, the crab seemed to lose interest in the female and let her go, Johnson said.

Then a day later . . .

"He ate half of her," Johnson said.

Link to Washington Post article, L ink to Virginia Institute press release (Thanks, Vann Hall!)

"Josh Marshall"

"Josh Marshall" 12/10/2003 03:08 PM

"Josh Cline"

"Josh Cline" 03/19/2005 02:41 AM

Trusting Josh K

Trusting Josh K 08/10/2004 02:07 PM
I'm on vacation, dialup, and my way out the door to go bowling with my son, but this msg came from Josh Koenig of Music for America. I haven't taken a look at where the links leads, so the management disclaims any responsibility, etc... http://www.musicforamerica.org/dickcheney...

Josh and danah at M2M

Josh and danah at M2M 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
Over at Many-to-Many, danah boyd, Social Software Extraordinaire, has joined us on a full time blogger. Whoo hoo! Also, guestblogging is Josh Schachter, creator of such socialwonderhunkies as GeoURL, Memepool, del.icio.us, and LOAF....

like Josh Marshall

like Josh Marshall 09/11/2004 11:11 AM
Bush memo .. points

talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_09_05.php#003462
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"like Josh Marshall"

"like Josh Marshall" 09/12/2004 08:58 AM

Josh Marshall

Josh Marshall 07/21/2004 02:30 PM

talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_07_18.php#003178
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the josh 2.0 (880W) that u r using is
one the best speaker t

the josh 2.0 (880W) that u r using is
one the best speaker t 08/13/2004 07:17 AM
TechTree Aug 13 2004 11:58AM GMT

Unlike Josh Marshall

Unlike Josh Marshall 07/21/2004 09:42 AM
Talking Points Memo .. Mr. Berger's .. troubled

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Josh Chafetz and I are on the same
wavelength

Josh Chafetz and I are on the same
wavelength 11/17/2003 09:14 AM

oxblog.blogspot.com/2003_11_16_oxblog_archive.html#1068986203999502 50
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"Josh Marshall hears"

"Josh Marshall hears" 01/26/2004 10:21 AM

Josh Lucas for hire

Josh Lucas for hire 01/24/2004 02:51 PM
Josh Lucas (who shares a birthday with me) is looking for a new job.

Josh Marshall finds

Josh Marshall finds 11/16/2003 05:58 AM
Talking Points Memo

talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2003_11_09.html#002201
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Josh Nimoy @ ITP - BallDroppings

Josh Nimoy @ ITP - BallDroppings 12/25/2003 04:22 AM
Ball Droppings - the addictive musical toy .. BallDroppings

jtnimoy.com/itp/balldroppings
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Josh Aas Interviewed by macnews.de

Josh Aas Interviewed by macnews.de 04/01/2005 06:08 AM

"Josh Marshall's explanation"

"Josh Marshall's explanation" 01/05/2005 04:16 PM

is demonstrated in this very useful post
by Josh Marshall

is demonstrated in this very useful post
by Josh Marshall 02/05/2005 09:55 PM
Nick Kristof has .. explanations

talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_01_30.php#0047 00
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lengthy response to Josh Marshall's

lengthy response to Josh Marshall's 07/12/2004 02:31 PM
Gregory Djerejian

belgraviadispatch.com/archives/001470.html
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Collector's Collections Gallery: Josh
Fedoruk

Collector's Collections Gallery: Josh
Fedoruk 08/06/2004 02:35 AM
Today's Collector's Collections update features and update to the the collection of Josh Fedoruk from Chilliwack, BC, Canada.

Josh enumerates his complaints against
the Bush administration

Josh enumerates his complaints against
the Bush administration 11/15/2003 06:40 AM
In a link-rich post .. dump George W. Bush

joshclaybourn.com/blog/archives/001477.html
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d-42.com: Josh Cohen online: Carnival
of the Vanities #95

d-42.com: Josh Cohen online: Carnival
of the Vanities #95 07/15/2004 05:09 AM
d-42.com is hosting this week with a very clever Rush (the rock and roll band) theme .. Carnival of the Vanities #95 .. 95th

d-42.com/archives/000663.html
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Josh struts his way to dog show glory
(Reuters)

Josh struts his way to dog show glory
(Reuters) 02/11/2004 05:24 AM
Reuters - Josh, a big and gleaming black Newfoundland, has strutted his way to victory at a major U.S. dog event, the 128th Westminster Kennel Club show.

"Josh Micah Marshall, Laura Rozen, and
Paul Glastris "

"Josh Micah Marshall, Laura Rozen, and
Paul Glastris " 08/30/2004 03:46 PM

"Read Josh Marshall’s post about Bush’s
response to the disaster"

"Read Josh Marshall’s post about Bush’s
response to the disaster" 12/30/2004 12:07 PM

"this (iran, israel, feith) must have
been the big story josh marshall was
barking about a few months ago."

"this (iran, israel, feith) must have
been the big story josh marshall was
barking about a few months ago." 08/29/2004 03:25 AM

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