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The War of Gods

The War of Gods 12/25/2003 03:05 PM
Project Restarted

Secrets of the XML gods

Secrets of the XML gods 03/19/2003 10:26 PM

text, code, data

It's the season for confession. First Tim Bray reveals a dirty secret: "a lot of input data these days is XML...in most cases, I use the perl regexp engine to read and process it." Then Sean McGrath fesses up to his Python habit: "I know I should be invoking a WF [well-formed] parser on the content.xml string but gee Ma, I've got work to do." ...

The Google Gods

The Google Gods 11/05/2002 02:13 PM
So powerful has Google become that many companies view it as the Web itself: If you're not listed on its indexes, they say, you might as well not exist.

"zeldman.mibud"

Broadband gods smile on Telewest

Broadband gods smile on Telewest 03/23/2005 12:46 PM
Whatever

Twilight of the Sitcom Gods (Cue the
Strings)

Twilight of the Sitcom Gods (Cue the
Strings) 05/05/2004 09:12 PM
Viewers grieving over the end of "Friends" and "Frasier" are not just bidding farewell to their favorite sitcoms, they are mourning the genre itself.

Browse a Pantheon of Over 1000 Gods with
Godchecker

Browse a Pantheon of Over 1000 Gods with
Godchecker 01/05/2004 08:37 AM
More fun with mythology: if you're interested in learning about mythology and culture, you'll have a lot of fun with Godchecker. It's very tongue-in-cheek but there's useful information here. Godchecker's...

Ian McDonald's brilliant new novel,
River of Gods: Bollywoodpunk

Ian McDonald's brilliant new novel,
River of Gods: Bollywoodpunk 06/12/2004 05:23 PM
I just finished reading Ian McDonald's latest novel, "River of Gods," and my mind is whirling. River is the story of India's 100th birthday, when the great nation has fractured into warring subnations on caste, religious and cultural lines. Like McDonald's other great novels, the story is beyond epic, with an enormous cast of richly realised characters and a vivid, luminous vision of techno-Hinduism that beggars the imagination. Take, for example, Town and Country, a soap-opera acted out by AIs (or "aeais") who lead double-lives -- each AI character has another role, as the actor who plays the character, in a "meta-soap" where their squabbling, indiscretions and marriages are tabloid fodder for the soapi magazines that dote upon them.

This is just one of dozens of conceits in a novel that combines the best themes from books like Out on Blue Six and Desolation Road, handles them with the masterful hand visible in Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone and the Sturgeon-award-winning Tendeleo's Story, and folds in all the contemporary themes in sf like the Singularity and the cratering of cyberpunk memes and spits out a 575-page epic that I couldn't put down until I'd finished it.

Ian McDonald has been one of my favourite writers for some 15 years now, and the amazing thing is, he's getting even better. Link

Shamans ask gods to smile on soccer
(Reuters)

Shamans ask gods to smile on soccer
(Reuters) 07/05/2004 03:59 PM
Reuters - Wearing a poncho and coloured beads, Peruvian shaman Juan Osco takes a swig from a bottle filled with unidentified herbs and sprays the liquid over a soccer ball decorated with flags.

The Google Gods (News.com Special
Report)

The Google Gods (News.com Special
Report) 10/31/2002 07:32 PM
News.com: The Google Gods: Does search engine's power threaten Web's independence? Just in time for Halloween! Only a few years ago, when traffic was more evenly distributed among search services, Web sites clamored to get free listings from familiar names such as Lycos and AltaVista. But the dot-com collapse led portals and search engines to sell sponsored links and license editorial results from a third party--a market that Google, based in Mountain View, Calif., has come to dominate since its founding in 1998. [...] Google software engineer Matt Cutts said that the search engine business is healthier and more competitive than ever, with many niche providers and international forces. "What we worry about is providing the best results to users; we don't worry about market share," he said. "That will all work itself out." Thanks, Konstantinos!...

If Jack Chick worked for the Elder Gods

If Jack Chick worked for the Elder Gods 12/07/2003 06:01 AM
"Who Will Be Eaten First?" .. Cthulhu Chick Tract

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Culture Clash: Those Li'l iPod Gods Are
Smiling

Culture Clash: Those Li'l iPod Gods Are
Smiling 09/06/2004 11:22 PM
In return for the loss of my library, I got 1,976 new songs chosen by someone else. By inheriting her music, I had a rare opportunity to spend some quality time in somebody else's musical mind. By Ron Rollins, MacNewsWorld (via MyAppleMenu)

Explosive sink and toilet plunger is a
gift from the gods

Explosive sink and toilet plunger is a
gift from the gods 08/16/2004 08:18 PM
I went to Home Depot over the weekend to buy two dollar's worth of hardware (pins for door hinges) and walked out with over $100 worth of stuff, of course. My prime pruchase was something called a KleerDrain instant drain opener, which combines the fun of explosives with the satisfaction of unclogging a sink.

I was a little wary of spending $30 on this gadget, which looks like a cross-between a plunger and a pogo stick. But Home Depot had one of those videos running next to the set-up, which showed clogged sink after clogged sink giving up its precious bolus of greasy hair to the explosive force of a CO2 cartridge unleashing its entire payload at once. Watching the guy on the demo using the device, with its rifle-like kickback and puff of condensed carbon dioxide gas, mesmerized me. The next thing I knew, I was racing home with my new KleerDrain.

I could hardly wait to use it on a slow-draining sink in the bathroom. I duct taped the overflow drain on the sink, and inserted a CO2 cartridge into the Kleer Drain. I screwed on the rubber cone and then pressed it into the drain opening.

WHAM! A shower of gray grime flew out of somewhere and splashed against the walls, mirror and ceiling. I wiped the junk off my face and turned on the faucet. The water whooshed down the drain, ending with a nice sucking sound, like it was wishing there were more water it could dispose of.

I think I'm in love. Time to stock up on more CO2 cartridges. Link

Japanese IT businesses turn to Gods to
ward off viruses, hackers

Japanese IT businesses turn to Gods to
ward off viruses, hackers 01/07/2004 07:12 PM

tech.life@play | Xbox's exclusives play
starring role

tech.life@play | Xbox's exclusives play
starring role 05/27/2004 04:43 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 27 2004 8:10AM GMT

Play-by-play at E3 games expo

Play-by-play at E3 games expo 05/14/2004 10:41 AM
CNET May 14 2004 2:32PM GMT

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..."

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..." 08/31/2004 08:45 PM

Apple: fair play or failure to play
fair?

Apple: fair play or failure to play
fair? 08/07/2004 01:18 AM
Is Apple playing fair or not? On the one hand, it's their device, their music store, and their software.

Play this, play that

Play this, play that 09/17/2004 08:21 AM
USA Today Sep 17 2004 12:37PM GMT

Play Anything

Play Anything 04/07/2005 02:47 AM

With so many Windows-centric files floating around the Internet, it's easy for Mac users to feel left out. But with the right software -- most of which is just a free download away -- you can play almost any file your Windows-using friends throw at you. By Jonathan Seff, Macworld

PS3 to play with Blu-ray

PS3 to play with Blu-ray 08/06/2004 04:29 AM
ZDNet UK Aug 6 2004 8:15AM GMT

Get Outside, or at Least Play as if You
Are

Get Outside, or at Least Play as if You
Are 04/28/2004 07:02 PM
New video games let you get out into the sunshine, at least virtually, at the beach and on the field.

Don't Just Look, Play With It

Don't Just Look, Play With It 05/24/2004 04:50 AM
Ars Electronica compiles an anthology of digital art from the last 25 years -- portraits, word waterfalls and eavesdropping computers -- displaying the surprising staying power of the pieces. Michelle Delio reports from New York City.

If You Have It, We Play It

If You Have It, We Play It 07/31/2004 12:07 PM

My DVD player died last month, refusing to even eject the discs it had without the aid of a screwdriver. Fortunately, I found a really great player at Target for only 70 bucks. The Philips DVP642.

Dreaming of a player that plays practically any disc format? Do you want to enjoy flawless, true-to-life picture quality? Now you can! With Philips DVD players, staying home has never been better as the promised movies and music entertainment experience is delivered right to you.

The motto on the card attached to the demo model said "You Have It, We'll Play It", and it's so far lived up to the claim. The player was designed with the acknowledgement that people don't just want to play DVDs in their DVD players. It plays CD-R & RW, DVD+R & +RW, CD, MP3, MPEG, and DivX (oh yeah, and DVD's). When you insert a picture disc, it starts a slideshow, and allows you to rotate the pictures on the fly (so the whole family isn't leaning sideways). If you drag some MP3's on the CD alongside your JPEG's, it will even play the MP3's while it shows the pictures. Very slick. The only missing features are WMA, and DTS surround sound encoding (I can't hear much difference between DTS and Dolby, but it's one of those features that the audiophiles look for). It's a lot of function for the price. Amazing what mass production has done to the price of DVD players.

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E3 play-by-play

E3 play-by-play 05/11/2004 03:19 PM
The Electronic Entertainment Expo gaming conference gets under way in Los Angeles with Sony trimming the price tag on its PlayStation 2. Also: A groundswell of gamers.

Pay to play...

Pay to play... 09/17/2004 05:45 PM
Tomorrow is National Public Lands Day, a day where you are invited into the national parks to build trails, plant trees and help improve YOUR parks. These national parks normally charge a fee for regular use. It is a growing trend to charge the populace to use their own public lands. Some people are for them (PDF), and others are against them.

Big on play

Big on play 04/09/2004 08:03 PM
Straits Times Apr 9 2004 11:23PM GMT

Better play, for less

Better play, for less 09/10/2004 11:19 AM
Computer Times Asia Sep 10 2004 2:31PM GMT

A play on words

A play on words 02/16/2004 11:58 PM
Computer Times Asia Feb 17 2004 3:37AM GMT

How you play the game

How you play the game 12/09/2003 04:56 PM
Bill Murray doesn't want an Oscar for his excellent performance in Lost in Translation: It's a really unattractive sight to see an actor or actress who...

Big 5 Must Play Online

Big 5 Must Play Online 08/05/2004 02:13 PM
The sporting goods retailer is missing out on growing Internet sales.

Let's play: Ask the pollster

Let's play: Ask the pollster 05/06/2004 09:41 PM

Review of the Play@TV

Review of the Play@TV 12/12/2003 12:51 PM
eHomeUpgrade review of the Play@TV, a digital media adapter which can wirelessly stream audio and video files stored on your PC over a home network....

All Work, All Play

All Work, All Play 05/11/2004 08:49 PM
Constructech Magazine May 12 2004 0:38AM GMT

Ain't Gonna Play War No More

Ain't Gonna Play War No More 02/05/2005 09:26 PM
The Ascent of the Robotic Attack Jet “Compared to many aeronautical curiosities that have taken wing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at California’s Edwards Air Force Base over the years, the latest military test stunts did not appear very remarkable. Last April, a low-slung aircraft, about the size of a sport utility vehicle but with batlike wings similar to those of the B-2 stealth bomber, took off, flew at 10,500 meters and then dropped…

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Save More Now, Play Much More Later

Save More Now, Play Much More Later 01/28/2004 06:39 PM
If you socked away an additional $100 a month, how much would your retirement improve?

Better Health Through Play

Better Health Through Play 09/15/2004 05:32 AM
Health care experts are convinced that games can help people get and stay well, but they don't agree on what's the best approach. By Noah Shachtman.

can ya play the games

can ya play the games 08/28/2004 08:26 PM
TechTree Aug 28 2004 11:39PM GMT

Learning through play

Learning through play 02/16/2004 11:58 PM
Computer Times Asia Feb 17 2004 3:37AM GMT

I?m Not President But I Play One On TV

I?m Not President But I Play One On TV 01/07/2004 07:04 PM
Every night when I turn on the TV, I see a presidential candidate. He?s the former governor of a small?
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