OKC: Ten years ago today

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It was 10 Years Ago Today. . .

It was 10 Years Ago Today. . . 02/17/2004 11:55 AM
The San Francisco Chronical has an observance on the 10th anniversary of the death of Randy Shilts. His second book, And the Band Played On opened my eyes to the AIDS epidemic, as I am sure it did to a lot of straight people. I was amazed to see him pilloried in the gay press as being a traitor to his "kind." My understanding is that this disfavor arose from his assertion that aspects of the hard-won sexual freedom enjoyed by many gay men were also killing them. Anyone want to weigh in on this?

The Birth of GNU, 20 Years Ago Today

The Birth of GNU, 20 Years Ago Today 01/07/2004 03:16 PM
Richard Stallman resigned from MIT 20 years ago today to launch the GNU Project. That was the free software effort that ultimately spawned the operating system known as Linux, building on a tradition that gave the world a host of other software, some of which is at the heart of the Internet and other things we take for granted today.

Acidman is two years old today!

Acidman is two years old today! 12/30/2003 06:12 AM
Rob "Acidman" Smith .. Blogiversary

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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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Last Solar Eclipse For Years Today

Last Solar Eclipse For Years Today 04/08/2005 12:34 PM
CBS News Apr 8 2005 4:55PM GMT

FreeDOS Turns 10 Years Old Today

FreeDOS Turns 10 Years Old Today 06/28/2004 07:53 PM

Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today

Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today 10/30/2003 08:15 PM

Major Flare Today: Sun Kicks Up Biggest
Storm in Years

Major Flare Today: Sun Kicks Up Biggest
Storm in Years 10/29/2003 12:30 PM
reports that the current solar flare might stir up auroral activity .. the Sun fired a level X17 solar flare directly at the Earth .. Expect some aurora the coming days .. Flames of Heaven

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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.

Linux Today Founder Calls for Boycott of
Linux Today

Linux Today Founder Calls for Boycott of
Linux Today 06/04/2004 05:28 PM

Today

Today 09/11/2002 06:43 PM

"today"

"today" 06/28/2004 08:15 PM

So what shall I do today?

So what shall I do today? 08/13/2004 12:17 PM

So I'm in San Francisco. It's 9am. What shall I do today?

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USA Today

USA Today 12/28/2003 06:34 AM

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Where I'd Like to be Today

Where I'd Like to be Today 02/16/2004 02:49 PM
Demo is one of my favorite gatherings every year. I had to cancel this time so I could focus on the book. But I'm wishing I could be there.

Today......

Today...... 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
I am much better I think. I am sorry to worry so many of you last night. I was in...

Do You Want Some TNT today?

Do You Want Some TNT today? 08/02/2004 02:37 AM
Imagine this guy, who discovered that the airport security folks have mistakenly planted some TNT in his luggage, is going to a U.S. destination, and if the customs and/or security staff at the U.S. airport has discovered the TNT, what is going to happen? He is going to go through hell, that's what it is going to happen. He will be lucky if he can see his family again for the next few months.
And that's why I am going back on the promise I've made to myself on bringing my daughter to DisneyWorld once she is able to appreciate Mickey Mouse. Hong Kong DisneyLand, here I come... :-)

PHP-CSL V2 Available Today

PHP-CSL V2 Available Today 08/15/2002 10:41 AM
PHP Code Snippet Library v2 has been made available today. The new release has a much more enhanced user interface and looks and feels great. View the project at: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/php-csl View the Online Demo at: http://php-csl.sourceforge.net

50% Plus, Today!

50% Plus, Today! 04/12/2004 02:20 PM
A frothy market can produce some serious one-day winners.

What Can't I Do Today?

What Can't I Do Today? 02/01/2005 09:18 PM

Copyfight

What Can't I Do Today? (Donna Wentworth)

A Slashdotter, on Endangered Gizmos and the threat to harmless "me2me " uses:

At this point, I've accepted that there are things I do that may someday be considered a crime. ...:

• Record TV shows from my DirecTV reciever that I pay a monthly subscription fee for into my computer using a Hauppauge PVR250 card for archival purposes (to show friends and family when they come over)
  
• Rip all CDs that I buy to the infinitely more convenient Ogg Vorbis format so that I can listen to my music anywhere
  
• Stream any audio or video from my house to wherever I happen to be using a VPN connection and broadbad. This means I can listen to my music collection, watch my DVDs or even DirecTV as long as I have an internet connection
  
• Build custom digital media devices that don't have the limitations that commercial products do

...It's a wonder it's not illegal to use a hammer, nails, screwdriver, drywall, plaster and screws to build or modify your house any way you want.

Basically, the notion of "owning a song" when you buy it in some format is going to be over if Hollywood has any say. In the old days, if you had an album, you could tape it and listen to it in your car or anywhere you wanted to. You basically "owned the song." Now you own the song on your Mac/iPod. Or own the song on Microsoft... or own the DVD in Region 1... If you've purchased thousands of tracks on Apple Music Store and decide you're going to stop using iTunes and iPod, you're shit out of luck. Or if you have a thousand DVDs and you move from the US to Japan. Yes, there are workarounds, but they will try to make more and more laws to prohibit people from building workarounds.

So my question is... Does this INCREASE or DECREASE the likelihood that I'm going to want to build a massive music or movie collection?

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"USA Today"

"USA Today" 02/19/2004 03:22 PM

today....

today.... 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
is all about getting back into the groove of life............ sudden images of John Travolta in my head scare me...

Who Do You Want To Buy Today?

Who Do You Want To Buy Today? 07/09/2004 11:33 PM
With Gmail gaining praises and attentiion, and Yahoo buying Oddpost, an Outlook-clone-on-the-web, Dave Winer is asking the question we are all dying to get the answer: Who is Microsoft going to buy?
Is Dave trying to say that Microsoft does not have the capability to develop a Gmail clone by themselves? :-)

Today we are four

Today we are four 01/22/2004 02:45 AM
Today is Boing Boing's fourth anniversary. Hard to believe it. In the past four years, we've served over eight million pageviews and posted nearly 11,000 links. It all started with our very first post: Link

PC expo from today

PC expo from today 06/11/2004 05:55 PM
The Hindu Jun 11 2004 9:46PM GMT

USA Today piece

USA Today piece 09/21/2004 02:45 PM
unimpeachable

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I wasn't even supposed to be here today

I wasn't even supposed to be here today 07/27/2004 01:01 PM
This job would be great if it weren't for the customers... Demon customers might not just annoy employees, but they may actually cost businesses money. Maybe a guide would be useful.

Rumor Today: No Rumor Today

Rumor Today: No Rumor Today 05/08/2004 03:47 AM
AppleInsider reported Apple as saying: "We recently noticed... [that] the contents of Seed Note were leaked... The public reads the 'leaked info' and may assume the information is gospel. Customers will be disappointed and/or may count on false information."
Also from AppleInsider : Apple tells employees to 'speak positively' about resellers.

Many updates later today

Many updates later today 05/14/2004 07:46 AM
Many updates later today. Much. Tons. Thanks for reading and sorry that there isn't much TO read at the moment.......

One year ago today...

One year ago today... 10/29/2003 09:23 PM
Microsoft inhaled a blogger.  Now it looks like he is attempting to resurface.. .

Posted elsewhere today

Posted elsewhere today 12/19/2004 03:36 PM
Posted to Del.icio.us Regular Sucking Schedule - A blog about the issues of RSS bandwidth usagePosted: 2004-12-16T20:01:57Z (categories: bandwidth rss syndication )...

Tom Friedman today

Tom Friedman today 05/14/2004 06:12 AM
the whole thing .. New York Times .. Dancing Alone .. mea culpas

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Down and Out relicensed today

Down and Out relicensed today 02/12/2004 06:05 PM

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Cory Doctorow's first novel released a little over a year ago, has just been relicensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license. Previously the book did not allow derivative works and any "lost chapters" or comic versions were unauthorized. With this change in place, the door is wide open to people writing prequels, sequels, and side stories, you can make a movie, cartoon, or graphic novel, you can write songs for it, rewrite it in haiku, and/or turn it all into one giant flowchart, as long as your new Down and Out-inspired work isn't released in a commercial context or sold.

Let the re-creativity begin!

"SUBSCRIBE TODAY"

"SUBSCRIBE TODAY" 06/15/2004 10:23 AM

"announced today"

"announced today" 04/14/2005 04:50 AM

No hints today...

No hints today... 08/10/2004 10:41 AM
Due to an early-morning work commitment, I won't be able to get to the hints until (if at all today) early this evening. I apologize, but sometimes my day job intrudes on my preferred job :). -rob.

Today will not be sponsored by

Today will not be sponsored by 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
the letter "E". It's decided it only wants to work when I push it about 8 times. Figures, i only...

"Today, he used the word."

"Today, he used the word." 06/14/2004 05:47 PM

More Wave Today

More Wave Today 04/13/2005 01:32 AM
Since I flew 4.5 hours yesterday, I was doing ground operations most of the day. The eastern wave window was open to FL250 (25,000 feet) until 3pm and most folks were able to get all the way up to 25,000. At one point, Eb and I were the only two Wave Camp participants who hadn't flown yet today, so we the Grob landed we took it up. Here's a shot of Eb flying from the rear seat: Earlier in the...
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