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Good stuff and bad stuff

Good stuff and bad stuff 02/12/2004 07:25 PM
The bad stuff first: The wireless connection here sucks. It sucks less today than previously, but it is still bad. The other thing is that there are far too few power strips available, and I've on several occasions had my laptop die on me.

But the cool stuff just continues: Programmable matter and quantum dots by Wil McCarthy just blew me (and probably everyone else) away with the visions of windows that move according to sunlight, wires that grow inside the walls as needed, walls that can produce any sort of light at command, quantum wells and artifical atoms, but especially the palm-sized, paper-thin über-PDA, which does *everything*, including cooling your drinks. And it all works on "ambient energy" - harvesting stray photons, sound and movement. When any physical object can have any functionality you desire, you get into some pretty interesting scenarios...

High sci-fi, mindblowing stuff - but the theory says it should work.

Frothy Good PHP Stuff

Frothy Good PHP Stuff 10/11/2002 03:50 PM
Frothy Good PHP Stuff The PHP Cookbook has been announced by O'Reilly and Chapter 8 on Web Programming is available as a downloadable PDF. I'ved added it to my permanent collection and you should too. There's a very nice trick about "unregistering" users who register but don't confirm their account with you. It's also already in the Amazon listings (it's due out in November). It looks sweet ! (and it's on my wishlist too). I'd definitely but it from Amazon since they have it for a 30% savings. And, if you are a WaldenBooks preferred reader member, I have it on pretty good authority that WaldenBooks preferred reader members will shortly be able to use their discount cards at Amazon. That's cool. [ O'Reilly Home Page ] [ PDF of Chapter 8 ] [ Amazon ] A really good article on working with Files in PHP over on O'Reilly's Lamp site. [ Go ] From Keith comes a really good pointer to a PHP Builder article on vCalendar / iCalendar programming in PHP. Given that I'm regularly hacking WebCalendar (and want to add this), that's an awesome find. Thanks Man! [ Go ] A pretty good article on PHP error messages. Good stuff to understand. [ Go ] An interesting class library, Eclipse, for PHP. It seems to be written by a rather arrogant fellow who doesn't seem to even like the language. So why'd he even bother? Here's a quote: "The real war is between .NET and JSP. PHP will stand on the side, I think. The reason I use PHP is its high availability. Nothing more. " That's fine but he should really go use Perl if that's his criteria. Anyone ever used this puppy? It seems way too object oriented for my taste. [ Go ]

"43 Folders: A Year of Getting Things
Done: Part 1, The Good Stuff"

"43 Folders: A Year of Getting Things
Done: Part 1, The Good Stuff" 01/01/2005 10:27 PM

43 Folders: A Year of Getting Things
Done: Part 1, The Good Stuff

43 Folders: A Year of Getting Things
Done: Part 1, The Good Stuff 01/01/2005 04:29 AM
43 Folders: A Year of Getting Things Done: Part 1, The Good Stuff .. made a lot of progress .. year-end thoughts

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Guys, for a break take a look at
monster's site...they've got good solid
stuff

Guys, for a break take a look at
monster's site...they've got good solid
stuff 07/14/2004 10:35 PM
TechTree Jul 15 2004 2:53AM GMT

Wondering why the press doesn't focus on
the good stuff in Iraq? According to
Newsweek, most of it is exaggerated

Wondering why the press doesn't focus on
the good stuff in Iraq? According to
Newsweek, most of it is exaggerated 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
The $87 Billion Money Pit

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GOOD
STUFF

GOOD
STUFF 06/24/2004 01:22 PM

The Worldwatch Institute has just released Good Stuff, a guide for socially and environmentally responsible consumers. Please read it -- if you're like me, you'll find a lot of information you didn't know. You can download a .pdf of the entire guide here. Following is the essential section: What you can do to ensure you buy more Good Stuff and less Bad Stuff. Unlike the .pdf, this will fit on your refrigerator (alongside the Boycott List): Appliances, Lighting, Electricity: When buying new appliances, look for energy and water efficiency labels and consider models that use less water, detergent, and other resources. Keep your appliances clean and in good working order, to help them run more efficiently. Check the age and condition of your major appliances—especially the refrigerator. Replace it with a more energy-efficient model before it dies. Use low-mercury compact flourescent light bulbs. Use local lights instead of general ceiling lighting. Switch your home to green power through your local utility or a green power marketer, or by buying Renewable Energy Credits, also known as Tradable Renewable Certificates or Green Tags -- but make sure your Green Power is Certified by Green-e or TerraChoice. Turn appliances, lights and electronics completely off after use. Educate your work place, school, church to do likewise. Baby Products: If you're expecting a baby or planning on breastfeeding, minimize your exposure to pesticides, paints, heavy metals, and other toxins. When changing a diaper, use soaps without strong fragrances, colorings, or detergents. Avoid commercial baby wipes. Use biodegradable diapers or reusable cloth diapers. Avoid PVC and plastic baby toys (illegal in Europe because of toxins released when they're chewed). Buy sleepers made from organic cotton, toys made from non-dyed wood, and baby soaps made without synthetic ingredients. Use organic baby food. Get your baby outdoors and exposed to pets so she builds up natural immunity. Beverages and Foods: Refill your water bottle at the tap rather than buying a new one. Buy large size containers rather than single serving sizes. Buy refillable rather than recyclable bottles. Don't buy non-recyclables. Recycle. Organize a recycling program at work. Lobby for mandatory refillable and deposit-return recycling in your state. Avoid low-nutrition, high-fat junk foods, and takeout foods in non-recyclable containers. Stock up on healthy snacks. Get to know local farmers who raise sustainable and organic meat and other products in your area or buy them at your local health food store or farmer's market. Cut back on your meat consumption. Learn more about the factory farm issue. Invite friends over for a locally grown, sustainable meal. And don't buy or eat shrimp: Shrimp fishing is the world's main cause of discarded-catch waste (unwanted sea animals caught in shrimp nets and discarded back into the sea dead) and of deforestation for seafood farms. Building Materials: Use “green” building products, such as less-toxic and recycled paints or wood that has been reclaimed or sustainably harvested. Use materials and processes that last. When renovating or doing home maintenance, avoid exposing your family, neighbors, or pets to lead-based paint hazards. Test for lead residues, keep surfaces clean of dust and chips, and if necessary hire a person skilled in correcting lead problems. Avoid alkyds, oils, and other paints with VOCs (carcinogenous hydrocarbons). Cars: Walk, bike, or take public transportation whenever possible. Encourage your local community to invest in bike lanes, stoplights that favor cyclists, and bike safety. Combine several trips into one. Keep your vehicle well-maintained. Fix oil leaks. Join a carpool or car-sharing club. Buy a hybrid vehicle. Chocolate & Coffee: Most chocolate and coffee production endangers forests, exploits local farmers, and uses toxic and illegal pesticides. Full-sun coffee plantations also reduce bird biodiversity and use more chemicals. Buy only chocolate and coffee that carries a “fair trade” label and that is organic and, in the case of coffee, shade-grown ('bird-friendly'). Encourage your favourite stores to carry and feature such products. Cleaning & Health Products: Use safe, simple ingredients: Soap, water, baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, borax, and a coarse scrubbing sponge can take care of most household cleaning needs. Use baking soda followed by vinegar instead of drain cleaner. Use vinegar and water to clean glass, baking soda or cornstarch to deodorize carpet, lemon juice & salt on mildew and mold, baking soda & salt paste as oven cleaner. Use only biodegradable and children-and-pet-safe cleaners, and educate friends and neighbours to do the same. Don't buy thermometers with mercury in them. Computers and Cell Phones: Use an earpiece to avoid holding the cellphone handset too close to your head, and limit use by children. Lobby for less toxic designs and recycling programs. Use energy-efficient computers, and upgrade instead of replacing. Donate old computers to charities or refurbishers. Boycott companies that send computer garbage to third-world countries. Furniture: Opt for second-hand furniture to save trees and reduce landfills. Look for the FSC (certified sustainable-forest wood) label on all wood products you buy. Making your own furniture, using recycled or salvaged wood products. When buying foam-filled furniture, including mattresses, ensure only wool batting and other natural flame-retardant chemicals were used in their manufacture. Boycott teak and other endangered wood species. Jewelry: Demand an alternative to 'dirty gold' and 'blood diamonds' that are produced at the expense of communities, workers, and the environment. Buy recycled or vintage gold. Music & Video: Download instead of buying. Buy used. Borrow. Share, trade, donate unwanted disks. Paper and Plastic: Buy paper with at least 30 percent postconsumer recycled content, and encourage your school or workplace to do the same. Seek out nonwood paper alternatives made from kenaf, cotton, or other fibers. Many “agrifibers” yield more pulp-per-acre than forests or tree farms, and they require fewer pesticides and herbicides. Lobby for legislation requiring manufacturers to take back the packaging waste from their products. Don't print out your e-mails. Don't use plastic bags. Avoid plastic containers and products with vinyl (they have the number '3' embossed inside the recycling symbol). Don't burn garbage or yard waste. Personal Care Products: Buy, and ask your favourite stores to stock, products with organic contents, certified animal-freindly (leaping bunny logo pictured above). Avoid using products labeled “antibacterial.” Choose products with the smallest numbers of listed ingredients, avoiding entirely products that contain phthalates, detergents, and antimicrobial agents like triclosan. Avoid overpackaged and non-recyclable-packaged products. Bottom Line: Buy durable, buy local, buy used, buy reusable, buy recycled, buy certified, buy energy-efficient, buy non-toxic, and buy less. About Labels: There are many labels that claim the products are 'green', 'cruelty-free', 'all-organic' etc. Use caution with these claims. Only a few, like the 5 pictured above, are actually independently certified to meaningful published standards. If you want to know more about certification, see the excellent guide to eco-labels maintained by Consumer Reports. It tells you how meaningful each claim is, and who (if anyone) independently verifies it. (Updates to the Boycott List: I really regret having bought a Dell. Manufactured, shoddily, in Singapore, serviced from India, dreadful 'customer care'. Add Dell to your boycott list. And we've switched foods for our dog Chelsea --  to a high-protein, low-fat Canadian veterinarian-certified dog food,

Save the world, buy green stuff online

Save the world, buy green stuff online 04/06/2005 12:24 PM
Do the hippy hippy shop

Do's and don'ts of getting free stuff
online

Do's and don'ts of getting free stuff
online 02/05/2005 09:10 PM
King5.com - Sat Feb 5, 06:28 am GMT

Viewing of Elvis' Cup Auctioned (AP)

Viewing of Elvis' Cup Auctioned (AP) 12/30/2004 09:15 AM
AP - Miss your chance to buy some water from a cup once used by Elvis Presley? Don't be disappointed — now you can bid on a chance to see, but not own, the cup that held the water.

Rare 'Hamlet' to be auctioned

Rare 'Hamlet' to be auctioned 04/13/2004 06:24 PM

Elephant's Artwork to Be Auctioned for
Aid (AP)

Elephant's Artwork to Be Auctioned for
Aid (AP) 01/05/2005 02:13 PM
AP - Overseas tsunami victims will be getting help from an elephant born in Thailand but now living at the Fort Worth Zoo.

How Do You Find Good Music Online?

How Do You Find Good Music Online? 12/02/2003 12:14 AM
We've been arguing here for a long time that offering up music for free online is a great (free!) way for musicians to promote themselves. The problem, then, is what happens when lots of musicians follow through on such a plan and there's so much music out there that it's impossible to find what you like? The record labels would have you believe that's why they have A&R guys: to sort through the crap and provide you with the best of the best. Unfortunately, these days, the big labels aren't necessarily looking for the best of the best, but the most marketable to the widest possible audience. The way I find music is that I have a few friends whose musical tastes I trust. They know what I like, and when they say, "hey, you should check out this band," I usually do - and, more often than not, I'm happy I did. Building up those same sorts of "trusted recommender" systems online is possible, but not that easy. Part of the original promise of music sharing networks was that you could find those with similar tastes and look through their collections to find other artists you hadn't heard of - or better yet, communicate with the person directly to see who they might recommend. The record labels, of course, hate this idea, because it takes away their function, and puts promotions into the hands of just about anyone. I like this method much better than the "collaborative filtering" process that's becoming popular again - partly because the record labels can harness it themselves instead of leaving the recommending up to the riff raff. Collaborative filtering looks for all the people who are sort of similar to what you like and looks for other musicians they tend to like, but which you haven't rated yet. The problem here, again, is that it gets watered down. You're only discovering new acts after many others have, and some of the more obscure but great acts may get filtered out. Still, there are some intriguing new collaborative filtering tools that people are gravitating towards. The article discusses the relatively new iRATE radio which has been getting a lot of attention lately. It's basically an online jukebox that uses collaborative filtering to try to hone in on the music you like.

A Good Season for Online Sales

A Good Season for Online Sales 12/26/2004 10:36 PM
Last-minute shoppers flocked to the Internet, leading online retail sales to surpass estimates for the holiday season.

Last five tickets to E Coast hacker con
auctioned for EFF

Last five tickets to E Coast hacker con
auctioned for EFF 02/01/2005 08:38 PM
Cory Doctorow: Pablos sez, "Thanks in part to an early mention on Boing Boing, the first ever Shmoocon is sold out. Starting Friday is our attempt to have an East Coast security and hacker conference without the marketing crap but with a heavy emphasis on the geek projects that inspire us. The last 5 passes are being auctioned on eBay and their entire proceeds will be donated to the EFF."

Rare Edition of 'Hamlet' to Be Auctioned
(AP)

Rare Edition of 'Hamlet' to Be Auctioned
(AP) 04/13/2004 05:09 PM
AP - A rare edition of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" could fetch well over $1 million when it is auctioned at Christie's in New York.

Johnny Cash's Belongings to Be Auctioned
(AP)

Johnny Cash's Belongings to Be Auctioned
(AP) 05/21/2004 07:00 AM
AP - One piece at a time, Johnny Cash's guitars, banjos, handwritten lyrics, photographs, vintage black leather clothing, Grammy Awards and other belongings will be auctioned this fall by Sotheby's.

The History of Computing Auctioned at
Christies'

The History of Computing Auctioned at
Christies' 02/01/2005 09:02 PM

Online Shopper: Bad Fit? Bad Color? Good
Riddance

Online Shopper: Bad Fit? Bad Color? Good
Riddance 12/31/2004 09:07 AM
Nytimes.com - Fri Dec 31, 07:06 am GMT

Good Online FPS Games/Servers For
Beginners?

Good Online FPS Games/Servers For
Beginners? 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
Slashdot Feb 9 2004 10:14PM GMT

Branch Davidian Leader's Car to Be
Auctioned (Reuters)

Branch Davidian Leader's Car to Be
Auctioned (Reuters) 09/23/2004 07:00 AM
Reuters - A souped up Chevy Camaro owned by David Koresh, the slain leader of the Branch Davidian religious sect, will be sold at a Texas auction this weekend, the auctioneer said on Wednesday.

Google GMail Accounts Being Auctioned on
eBay

Google GMail Accounts Being Auctioned on
eBay 05/01/2004 01:03 PM
Search Engine Journal May 1 2004 5:06PM GMT

Google Email Accounts Auctioned on eBay

Google Email Accounts Auctioned on eBay 04/30/2004 10:40 AM
Auctionbytes.com Apr 30 2004 3:13PM GMT

Tech on spec: The Good Guide to Buying
Online

Tech on spec: The Good Guide to Buying
Online 06/15/2004 05:14 AM
Article.wn.com - Tue Jun 15, 07:37 am GMT

Lost Conan Doyle Papers to Be Auctioned
in London

Lost Conan Doyle Papers to Be Auctioned
in London 05/18/2004 01:34 PM
More than 3,000 items belonging to the creator of Sherlock Holmes will be auctioned in London on Wednesday.

Ruined Nazi Holiday Camp Auctioned for
$769,000 (Reuters)

Ruined Nazi Holiday Camp Auctioned for
$769,000 (Reuters) 09/23/2004 04:06 PM
Reuters - Part of a 4.5 km-long, 10,000-room German hotel complex built by the Nazis as a holiday resort for soldiers and workers sold for 625,000 euros ($769,900) at auction Thursday.

PoliticsUpdate.com Initial Bid $25,000
Being Auctioned Just in Time for
Presidential Elections 2004

PoliticsUpdate.com Initial Bid $25,000
Being Auctioned Just in Time for
Presidential Elections 2004 09/14/2004 03:22 AM
Political inclined domain names are the newest form of offering information on a candidate's character, abilities, or reputation. This form of medium has been used effectively to communicate an endorsement of a specific candidate and informing people of the vital issues that a candidate is specifically for and against. Getting the ideal political domain that is memorable and available can be difficult, but we may have domains that may suit your needs at http://www.DomainInvestings.com/. Just in time for the Presidential Elections you will find for sale by auction the following domain names: PoliticsUpdate.com , PoliticsUpdate.net , PoliticsUpdate.org , and many more. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004]

CompUSA finds online game a good sales
incentive for employees

CompUSA finds online game a good sales
incentive for employees 08/27/2004 11:07 PM
Internetretailer.com - Tue Aug 24, 09:40 pm GMT

The Verdict: No Starz - The cable
network's new online downloading service
is just good enough to drive you to
piracy. By Paul Boutin

The Verdict: No Starz - The cable
network's new online downloading service
is just good enough to drive you to
piracy. By Paul Boutin 06/17/2004 05:05 AM
Paul Boutin reviews Starz's new movie downloading service .. The Verdict: No Starz

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""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

I love Ferrari stuff. Got all stuff from
cap/jackets/T-shirts etc. Would love to
go for Ferrari Laptop. What's

I love Ferrari stuff. Got all stuff from
cap/jackets/T-shirts etc. Would love to
go for Ferrari Laptop. What's 07/14/2004 08:09 AM
TechTree Jul 14 2004 12:21PM GMT

Current online news interfaces are no
good for breaking news

Current online news interfaces are no
good for breaking news 03/20/2003 08:32 AM
As the war begins, Nick Denton points out that the Reuters online coverage is much better than the Soft-Warnography being...

Good idea and a good service. Can anyone
say how can I register to gmail, and if
attchment size is large then

Good idea and a good service. Can anyone
say how can I register to gmail, and if
attchment size is large then 07/13/2004 01:33 AM
TechTree Jul 13 2004 5:44AM GMT

KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE,
GIPPER ...MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE
YOUNG

KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE,
GIPPER ...MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE
YOUNG 06/08/2004 05:47 AM
KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE, GIPPER ... MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG .. How People View The Dead Is Shaped By Personal Experiences .. Greg Palast on the Reagan "Legacy" 6/7 .. And another

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Calling Nurse Google Patients are taking
advantage of health Web sites - some
good, some not so good

Calling Nurse Google Patients are taking
advantage of health Web sites - some
good, some not so good 06/05/2005 11:44 PM
Gadsdentimes.com - Sun Jun 5, 12:53 pm GMT

Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea?

Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea? 04/24/2004 04:00 PM

Strengthen The Good: Strengthening The
Good: The Gulf Coast Community
Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley
Disaster Relief Fund

Strengthen The Good: Strengthening The
Good: The Gulf Coast Community
Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley
Disaster Relief Fund 08/23/2004 06:46 AM
Strengthen The Good: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley Disaster Relief Fund

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Flawed Core Tech, Flawed Cyberdating,
Flawed (i.e., Full of Child Porn)
Computer Auctioned: Cyberspace's Wacky

Flawed Core Tech, Flawed Cyberdating,
Flawed (i.e., Full of Child Porn)
Computer Auctioned: Cyberspace's Wacky 04/20/2004 10:15 PM
AVN Online Apr 21 2004 2:49AM GMT

What's good for General Motors is good
for America

What's good for General Motors is good
for America 03/23/2005 10:53 PM
GM in trouble: "If you erased the company name from the balance sheet and showed it to a forensic accountant, the recommended treatment would probably be to seek protection from creditors by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. " GM's troubles are as much a result of the exploding costs of health care as they are due to the company's dropping market share. In Canada increasing health care costs (PDF with many charts) are taking a greater and greater share of government expenditures. In the US it's hurting big employers and regular people. But either way the problem doesn't seem likely to get better any time soon.
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