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Yahoo shows favoritism to advertising
partners?

Yahoo shows favoritism to advertising
partners? 06/03/2004 12:48 AM
Is Yahoo's toolbar allowing advertising partner adware through on purpose, or are they smart to have the feature disabled by default?

Moved, sorta

Moved, sorta 12/19/2004 03:43 PM
We got moved last weekend. We got the last load hauled inside a little before eleven sunday night. To say we were tired would be quite an understatement. The old place had stairs up to the street. The new place has stairs down from the street. Stairs down are much easier, so unless one of our neighbors move I don't see how we can get out of here. Almost two weeks ago when we got the keys and started doing...

Yahoo! News - Ohio Recount Ends, Shows
Vote Closer

Yahoo! News - Ohio Recount Ends, Shows
Vote Closer 12/30/2004 06:27 AM
Ohio Recount Ends, Shows Vote Closer .. the state's recount .. recount

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PSX Adds PSP Video Encoding, Sorta

PSX Adds PSP Video Encoding, Sorta 03/17/2005 03:52 AM

Finally we have some clarity to that whole PSX production debacle from a few weeks back. Sony has announced two new PSX models: the 250GB "DESR-7700" and 160GB "DESR-5700." Both are set to go on sale on April 15th in Japan with an interesting new feature: the ability to encode video in the PSP's video format. Unfortunately, this new feature is rendered almost entirely useless by the PSX's shitty re-encoding process: 768kbps video re-encodes at 20% of realtime, and 384kbps at 25% realtime. The 250GB model has a price tag of 80,000 yen and the 160GB model 60,000 yen; but I have a hard time believing adding a new "feature" as slow as this one will convince anyone to buy the damn things.

Sony announces new PSX models with PSP video support [TechJapan]

Yahoo! News - Global survey shows 30 of
35 countries want Kerry in White House

Yahoo! News - Global survey shows 30 of
35 countries want Kerry in White House 09/08/2004 09:55 PM
a new poll you'll love .. 30 of 35

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Yahoo! / Harris Interactive Survey Shows
Small Businesses Rapidly Moving Online

Yahoo! / Harris Interactive Survey Shows
Small Businesses Rapidly Moving Online 05/20/2004 11:22 AM
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Shark Tank: Sorta makes you nostalgic
for confetti, eh?

Shark Tank: Sorta makes you nostalgic
for confetti, eh? 08/28/2004 12:50 AM
This pilot fish already knows about a tricky bug involving some PostScript printers, Macintoshes and TCP/IP networks. And when the salesman tells her the bug's been fixed, she knows who to believe.

How to slip past the DMCA, maybe sorta;
ROM emulation gets a boost?

How to slip past the DMCA, maybe sorta;
ROM emulation gets a boost? 10/29/2003 10:21 AM

Agricultural Research Service Launches
Plant Nutrient Database (Sorta)

Agricultural Research Service Launches
Plant Nutrient Database (Sorta) 09/08/2004 06:36 AM
The Agricultural Research Service has launched a plant nutrient database containing information on phytonutrients in 206 different foods. It's available at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/PA/PA.html . I put the sorta in the headline...

"China (yes, that China) won't support
the UN resolution on US international
legal immunity because it would look as
if they were condoning our war crimes in
Iraq. Sorta makes you proud to be an
american, don't it?"

"China (yes, that China) won't support
the UN resolution on US international
legal immunity because it would look as
if they were condoning our war crimes in
Iraq. Sorta makes you proud to be an
american, don't it?" 06/19/2004 04:26 PM

Yahoo 360 is putting Copyright 2005
Yahoo on Personal Blog Entries

Yahoo 360 is putting Copyright 2005
Yahoo on Personal Blog Entries 03/30/2005 01:16 AM

It was brought to my attention today that Yahoo is copyrighting the RSS feeds for those that are setting up Yahoo 360 accounts. Some are already refusing to use the service because in a sense Yahoo now owns your content.

This may be a oversight on Yahoo's part and I hope it is, I will probaly use their service anyway but probably not the blog portion and give them some time to answer these issues. [Yahoo 360 Copyrights Personal RSS Feeds]

Yahoo! Unveils Yahoo! Creative Commons
Search Beta

Yahoo! Unveils Yahoo! Creative Commons
Search Beta 03/25/2005 04:00 PM

Yahoo/Gmail war: Yahoo dialup users also
get a storage boost

Yahoo/Gmail war: Yahoo dialup users also
get a storage boost 06/16/2004 10:20 AM
Folllowing up on this post about Yahoo webmail users receiving upgraded storage capacity in an apparent attempt by Yahoo to compete with Gmail, Boing Boing reader Brian says, "As a member of SBC Yahoo dial-up service, I received a notice yesterday that my email account now has a 2 Gig storage capacity. Obviously, this is separate from the free web-based email service from Yahoo, but 2 Gigs is bar far the most storage available to date, worldwide."

New Yahoo! Portal and 100MB Free Yahoo!
Email

New Yahoo! Portal and 100MB Free Yahoo!
Email 06/15/2004 09:56 AM
<%=GetPoll(91)%> Just an FYI. The Yahoo! Portal page is all new. The Yahoo! email section has also seen a cosmetic upgrade along with 100MB email capacity (as opposed to the previous 6MB) and 10MB message size capability. Obviously in response to the new Gmail coming from Google no doubt. Check it out!

Yahoo Up's Ante - Offers 2GB of Yahoo
Email

Yahoo Up's Ante - Offers 2GB of Yahoo
Email 06/15/2004 10:00 AM
"On free e-mail accounts, Yahoo is expanding storage to 100 megabytes from 4 megabytes and upping the message size limit to 10 megabytes from 3 megabytes."

Yahoo CEO - Plenty of Room for Yahoo and
Google to Compete

Yahoo CEO - Plenty of Room for Yahoo and
Google to Compete 04/28/2004 12:26 AM
Search Engine Journal Apr 28 2004 4:50AM GMT

" Yahoo! News - Yahoo Gets Set to Give
Google Run for Money "

" Yahoo! News - Yahoo Gets Set to Give
Google Run for Money " 01/07/2004 06:08 PM

Yahoo Showboating New Yahoo Search
Technology

Yahoo Showboating New Yahoo Search
Technology 04/19/2004 09:47 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 20 2004 1:48AM GMT

Yahoo Ups Ante - Offers 2GB of Yahoo
Email

Yahoo Ups Ante - Offers 2GB of Yahoo
Email 06/16/2004 05:20 AM
"On free e-mail accounts, Yahoo is expanding storage to 100 megabytes from 4 megabytes and upping the message size limit to 10 megabytes from 3 megabytes."

Yahoo Challenged over Yahoo Groups
Content

Yahoo Challenged over Yahoo Groups
Content 08/05/2004 05:49 PM
"A California lawyer who has waged an ongoing battle with Yahoo over personal attacks made against him on Yahoo message boards has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the company."

Yahoo CEO Says Web Big Enough for Yahoo
and Google (Reuters)

Yahoo CEO Says Web Big Enough for Yahoo
and Google (Reuters) 04/27/2004 02:27 PM
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O) Chief Executive and Chairman Terry Semel on Tuesday shrugged off the possibility that a widely anticipated public offering by search engine operator Google Inc. would hurt the older Web company.

Yahoo Releases Yahoo Messenger 6.0

Yahoo Releases Yahoo Messenger 6.0 05/25/2004 04:35 PM
Search Engine Journal May 25 2004 8:14PM GMT

Yahoo Announces Yahoo Labs

Yahoo Announces Yahoo Labs 01/22/2004 03:31 AM
I knew you knew about Google Labs, but did you know about Yahoo Labs? Yahoo on Monday announced Yahoo Research Labs at http://labs.yahoo.com , describing it as " a research...

Yahoo! Patches Security Flaw in
Messenger August 13 - 9:38 PM ET News in
Brief | Yahoo! has patched a flaw in

Yahoo! Patches Security Flaw in
Messenger August 13 - 9:38 PM ET News in
Brief | Yahoo! has patched a flaw in 08/14/2004 01:01 AM
BetaNews Aug 14 2004 4:13AM GMT

Cigarette ads from old TV shows

Cigarette ads from old TV shows 03/21/2003 10:17 AM
Great collection of cigarette ads from old TV shows, including the Flintstones. Link Discuss (via Geisha Asobi)

BBC podcasts 20 more shows

BBC podcasts 20 more shows 04/18/2005 04:00 AM
The BBC makes 20 more radio shows available for listeners to download onto their digital music players as podcasts.

"Maps shows wi-fi "

"Maps shows wi-fi " 05/22/2004 03:34 PM

Dead shows

Dead shows 06/20/2004 05:18 AM

Lots of great Dead shows being posted to the Internet Archives.

One of these days I wanna get the Deadbase project going - but first it's FOAFnet time. Anyway - any show at the Warfield or New Year's Eve shows - were great!

Grat eful Dead: 1982-02-17. Live at Warfield Theater.

Grat eful Dead: 1982-12-31. Live at Oakland Auditorium Arena

These recordings have MP3s/Oggs [from the Internet Archive]

New Mac OS Shows Its Stripes

New Mac OS Shows Its Stripes 06/28/2004 06:08 PM
'Tiger' adds support for 64-bit, Windows NT migration, RSS and improved search.

shows his data

shows his data 02/10/2004 05:32 PM
got the data .. blogpower .. charted

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OTC Shows Up In Canada

OTC Shows Up In Canada 06/16/2004 02:12 AM
Canadian collectors looking for early OTC finds need look no further than their local specially stores. Reports are in and confirmed of the TIE Fighter and X-wing have been found in a few comic shops, and in the case of Vancouver, the Virgin Records store downtown. While it is unclear where the toys were ordered from or what quantities will turn up over the next few weeks, with prices ranging from $36-45CND each, the deals are still fairly decent.

my dog shows off her *other* t-shirt

my dog shows off her *other* t-shirt 08/05/2004 02:22 PM
my dog is not actually a member of channel 9

my dog shows off her t-shirt

my dog shows off her t-shirt 08/05/2004 02:22 PM
daring fireball's first canine member

Tirade shows

Tirade shows 01/11/2004 11:37 PM

I'm writing my CES piece for Linux Journal from a Starbucks somewhere in Las Vegas. Look for it at LJ in the next day or two.

Meanwhile Dan Gillmor's column today, Democratizing the Media, offers thoughts following Macworld that are similar to mine, which ran Friday in LJ:

The broadcast culture assumes that most of us are "consumers" of mass media. We are merely receptacles for what Hollywood, the music industry and even our local daily newspaper decide we should view, hear or read.

The post-broadcast culture is a democratization of media, and it comes at things from the opposite stance. It says that anyone also can be a creator, not just a consumer. There's a world of difference.

He adds:

Eric von Hippel, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management who has done insightful research into innovation, spotlights the valuable role played by what he calls "lead users." These are customers who like a product so much that they're willing to spend their own time helping to improve it. Maybe businesses should ask their customers for ads, too, and pay for the ones they use.

The entertainment and news businesses -- the chief purveyors of the newly democratizing stuff we call "content" -- will have to modify their traditional gatekeeping role. I'm not sure they will make this conceptual leap, in part because it's also a business risk.

If they don't, look for others to offer a platform. Who, for example? Consider: One of the options in Apple GarageBand software is to save your newly created piece to an MP3, or to your iTunes music library. And you can save a video to a DVD. Suppose Apple let you save your new song, or your new movie, to the iTunes Music (and, someday, Video) Store, too. It's a thought.

It would surprise me if it isn't also an intention. Jobs and Apple helping move the means of "content" production to the hands of "consumers" so rapidly that it's going to change the whole market ecosystem whether or not Apple provides distribution and retailing. More from my Friday piece:

The first clue came when Steve Jobs dropped a line about how much he and Apple "love music". Other clues came when he talked about the iTunes music store, which clearly is challenging the established way of doing things in the music industry. Still more clues came when he showed off enhancements to iDVD, which makes producing DVDs exceptionally easy. But the picture finally became clear when he spent an almost unbearably long time showing off a new application called GarageBand, "an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure". For the first time I saw that this isn't simply a technical or marketing hack--it's an economic one.

It's easy to say that what Apple's doing here is about marketing. But it's not, even though clever marketing is involved. See, marketing is about influencing markets. It's about spin. In the mass-market millieu where Apple lives, it's about maintaining the fully saturated Matrix-like habitat we call Consumer Culture. That culture was built by those who own and control the means of production. So, what we call "consumer electronics" is really producer electronics. It isn't about what you and I invent and contribute to the marketplace. It's about what Sony and Panasonic and Nikon and Canon produce and distribute through retailers for us, the mass market, to consume constantly. It's producerism, really. As a label, "consumerism" is a red herring. Talking about "consumerism" takes the conversation off into victimville, where the poor consumer needs to get better stuff and less abuse from the big bad producer.

Apple is giving consumers tools that make them producers. This practice radically transforms both the marketplace and the economy that thrives on it...

The Mac World (trade show included, pun intended) is still an old-fashioned vendor-built environment--one of the last of its type, you might say. But it also is adapting to a larger ecosystem in which demand supplies its own generic infrastructural building materials, supported by a culture that values sharing and disclosure more than hoarding and secrecy. Even if Apple isn't plugging Darwin right now, the fact that Darwin is UNIX speaks volumes about technology and market ecosystems that Apple understands in ways that other old fashioned companies--notably Microsoft--still don't.

What Apple's doing with "i" apps like GarageBand isn't about the computer industry; it's about the entertainment industry. That industry lately has become vigilant about threats from its customers, which it still thinks of as consumers. Instead it should be watching how Apple transforms those consumers into producers. Because the next challenge will be finding ways to turn those producers into partners. The old gig is up. They'll never be just "consumers" again.

How long before we have a Producers Electronics Show? Probably not ever. Still, the trend is underway. The market will get smarter faster than most trade shows.

"shows his sympathies"

"shows his sympathies" 12/31/2004 04:39 PM

Google Shows Up on AOL.co.uk

Google Shows Up on AOL.co.uk 06/26/2002 01:02 PM
The much anticipated move to Google provided results by AOL has begun in the UK.

Downloading TV Shows

Downloading TV Shows 08/15/2004 11:15 PM

Let's say I have a meeting on Monday nights during the time that Fox's awesome guilty pleasure, "North Shore," is on. I don't have a VCR anymore, so I can't tape it. And I don't have a Tivo either. What am I to do?

Well, I can download the show. There are any number of P2P clients out there with which you can get a perfect, full-screen, letterboxed, high-definition, stereo-sound copy of any TV show. An hour-long show will download in anywhere from one to a few hours, depending on the time of day. It's very practical to download a show you missed.

So, let's say I download and watch "North Shore." Have I broken any laws? It's not like I stole anything — I'm a paying cable TV subscriber and I have the cancelled checks to prove it. I could have watched the show for free if I was home during the time it aired. Additionally, if I had a VCR, I could have taped it and gotten the same effect — watching the same show at a different time.

This is called "time shifting." There was a Supreme Court decision back in 1979 about the VCR in which the Court ruled that taping a show and watching it later was legal — the user was simply "shifting the time" in which he or she watched the show. Here's a note from the Museum of Broadcast Communication:

Handing down its decision in October 1979, the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of Sony, stating that taping off air for entertainment or time shifting constituted fair use; that copying an entire program also qualified as fair use; that set manufacturers could profit from the sale of VCRs; and that the plaintiffs did not prove that any of the above practices constituted economic harm to the motion picture industry.

(The term "time shifting," incidentally, is where The Shifted Librarian draws its name.)

The only way I can see that someone got short-changed is that I didn't watch any commercials (on most posted versions, they've been edited out). So, this is a drag for the advertisers, but here's the thing: I don't watch commercials anyway. I'm a quick-draw on the remote when a commercial comes on. I channel surf until they're over. Or I get up and go to the bathroom,or get something to drink, or finally listen to what my little girl has been deperately trying to tell me since the last commercial. Additionally, if I taped the show with a VCR, I'd fast-forward through the commercials.

I think the content type matters. I very much put TV shows in a different league than downloading a movie for which I would normally have to buy a ticket, or music for which I'd have to buy a CD. I pay for cable, so in my mind, I'm entitled to watch the show whenever I want.

I also draw a distinction between distributing a show and receiving a distribution. I'm perfectly entitled to receive a distribution — that's what I do whenever I watch TV. However, you have to be careful with your P2P client because there's a good chance you could be distributing it as well, especially if you use a BitTorrent client or have it in a shared folder for something like Kazaa.

If you proactively distribute the show — make it available to others who may not be cable TV subscribers in a position to watch it for free on TV — then you may be guilty of something.

At the risk of sounding combative, who are the TV stations to decide when I have to physically plant myself in front of the TV? I put up with cable rate increases every year, so I'll watch the show whenever I please, thank you very much.

The bottom line, in my mind, is that I pay for cable TV. I'm just not home when the show I want to watch is aired. Am I over-simplifying this? Am I just trying to rationalize something? I'm torn.

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R420 Shows up at IDF

R420 Shows up at IDF 02/19/2004 10:10 AM

Google is the new Yahoo, Yahoo is the
new Google, in the Guardian today

Google is the new Yahoo, Yahoo is the
new Google, in the Guardian today 03/31/2005 11:29 AM
I'm in the Guardian today: Yahoo is the new Google. Google is the new Yahoo. Up is down, and black is white. This spring has been very strange. Google, it seems, has jumped the shark. It has been overtaken, left...
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