The 12 Days of Kitschsmas
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How Dotster cost me days and days of
downtime: stay away from this registrar
How Dotster cost me days and days of
downtime: stay away from this registrar
08/12/2004 07:36 AMA year ago, the DNS for craphound.com disappeared. Which was weird,
because I was paying for DNS with Dotster, my registrar.
I called them up and spoke to their tech support people. "Oh yeah,"
they said, "your paid service ended a month ago but our billing system
was broken so we didn't send out a notice. So we terminated you for
nonpayment. But dude, you're lucky! We gave you a free month's DNS!"
Lucky lucky me. I got a free month's DNS and to pay for it, I was
bouncing mail all over the Internet and my Website wasn't resolving.
Bastards. I bought two years' worth of DNS and vowed that when the
domain came up for renewal, I'd switch away from Dotster. I sent them
an email telling them as much and got an email back apologizing and
saying that they would certainly never terminate my DNS wihtout notice
again (you see where this is going, I trust)
Craphound.com is up for renewal at the end of August. Not wanting to
leave things to the last minute, I changed over early this month,
switching registrars to Domain
Direct, who are now the registrar for all of my domains, and
boingboing.net besides.
I didn't move over the DNS -- I figured I'd paid Dotster for another
year's service, I might as well get it. Instead, I left myself a
reminder in my iCal for next July to set up DNS at DomainDirect a
month ahead of the service running out on Dotster.
This morning, Dotster terminated my DNS. Without warning. And when I
called, they told me there was nothing they could do about it. Even
though there's nothing in my DNS contract that says that DNS is
provided to domains registered with Dotster and no others, that is,
apparently, their policy. And they can't make exceptions. Not even for
48h while I effect a graceful change to DomainDirect (who have been
fantastic throughout and now have 100 percent of my domain
registration and DNS business).
Bastards.
300 Days To Go!
300 Days To Go!
07/23/2004 01:06 AMWith all the hoopla and excitement suurounding Comic-Con, I almost
forgot something significant about today's date...300 days to go until
Star Wars: Episode III! If you'd like to keep track of the
countdown, you can download a countdown clock right now at
Clockdown.com.
No TV for 30 Days
No TV for 30 Days
01/25/2004 06:22 PM Starting now, I'm not going to power on my TV at all during the next
30 days, nor will I watch the TVs at work. The TV will remain off. I
really don't watch TV much compared to the average American, but
still... I realized last night how much of my time is sucked away by
it. My time is valuable. I really don't get that much out of most of
the shows I watch. On Feb 25th, I'll...
Better Days for May?
Better Days for May?
05/11/2004 02:57 PMIs May lagging the retail revolution -- or is it poised to benefit
from a more wary consumer?
Those were the days
Those were the days
08/17/2004 09:15 PMZDNet Aug 18 2004 0:32AM GMT
End of Days
End of Days
07/19/2004 01:07 AMTook a few days off
Took a few days off
11/10/2003 11:39 PMBig things happening at my house and sometimes you have to take care
of things the wife needs taken care...
Ever had one of those days???
Ever had one of those days???
01/29/2004 03:02 PMWake up to an asshole's lameass comment that sets my mood toilet
bound, stressing on tomorrow's events, starting to feel...
The bad new days?
The bad new days?
07/23/2004 02:37 PMCNN Jul 23 2004 5:41PM GMT
"5 days"
"5 days"
06/11/2004 12:09 AMIts 26 days later, do you know where
your returns are?
Its 26 days later, do you know where
your returns are?
01/02/2004 03:36 AMInternetRetailer.com Jan 2 2004 3:12AM ET
365 Days re-launched
365 Days re-launched
06/24/2004 07:42 PM
365 Days re-launched
- UbuWeb is pleased to announce the re-launch and permanent home
of The
365
Days Project. This legendary project, in which an MP3 a day - of
mostly
outsider, novelty, and oddball recordings - was made available for the
public to download over the course of 2003. Briefly taken offline, it
is now
presented here in its entirety, complete with images and vast
commentary on
each selection. The 365 Days Project is part of UbuWeb's redesigned,
newly-named and much-expanded Outsiders section.
via the Rumori list VCs Only Do Tech These Days
VCs Only Do Tech These Days
08/09/2004 12:51 PMVCs have been
complai
ning lately that there's too much money going into "me too"
companies, making it more difficult for them to make themselves even
richer. This is, of course, a ridiculous complaint, since those very
same VCs go on to claim that
their investment and their
expertise makes a difference much more than money. If that were true,
they wouldn't worry about other, lesser VCs who couldn't make quite
the same difference. Of course, another reason this is ridiculous is
because it's a problem that VCs have created by themselves by rushing
in to invest in the same space. It's become a pretty common joke on
Sand Hill if one of the big name firms makes an investment in a space,
all the others need to place their bets as well. That means, of
course, that businesses outside of the norm don't get funded -- which
is nothing new at all -- but, right now "the norm" is
all about technology. If you have a non-tech business, don't
expect to raise venture capital. Of course, what the article here
doesn't say is that many non-tech businesses
don't need venture
capital. It's an unfortunate sign of the times that many
entrepreneurs have been brainwashed to believe that part of the
startup process is about raising venture capital (there are even those
who seem to think that's the
entire purpose of starting a
company, forgetting the whole "building a product and getting revenue"
part of the equation). Many non-tech businesses simply don't fit the
type of business that a VC would invest in anyway, since VCs are
looking for high growth opportunities. On the other hand, however,
many VCs lately have gotten locked into this silly idea that patents
are the only way to have a competitive advantage, without realizing
that patents are a very weak, and not particularly sustainable form of
competitive advantage. VCs who invest in companies who cite their
patent portfolio as one of their strengths are deluding themselves.
However, right now, tech companies are
stockpi
ling patents, and it gives the VCs an easy number which they can
use to keep score ("Oooh, we need to invest with this company, since
they have 25 patents in this hot space that so-and-so just invested
in").
Around the Crater in 90 Days
Around the Crater in 90 Days
04/14/2004 02:34 PMNASA's Spirit rover recently reached it's "Mission Success" point,
meeting all the goals that NASA had outlined for the mission. The
rover is still doing science and going strong, but the turbo-geeks at
JPL marked the occasion with a cool little Quicktime
video showing how the rover has done its work over the past 90
days by making a time-compressed sequence of the rover's exploits:
In 90 martian days, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit
has performed a remarkable series of drives, digs and scientific
investigations at Gusev Crater, Mars. This video documents many of the
rover's accomplishments by stringing together images taken throughout
the mission by the rover's front hazard-avoidance camera and
microscopic imager instrument.
Sped up like this, it's fun to watch the thing sniff around Mars
like an excited collie at the dog park.
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U B U W E B :: 365 Days Project
U B U W E B :: 365 Days Project
06/25/2004 04:10 AMOne MP3 a day... for one year .. 365 Days re-launched - .. permanent
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Days Until the End of the Month
Days Until the End of the Month
08/02/2004 01:49 PM90 Days, 90 Photographs
90 Days, 90 Photographs
12/17/2004 06:41 PM
Photographer
Jim
Brandenburg gave himself a challenge: for 90 days between the
autumnal equinox and the winter solstice he would take exactly one
photograph each day, around his home near Minnesota's million-acre
B
oundary Waters Wilderness. He then repeated the challenge in the
summer, again taking one photograph each day from the summer solstice
to the autumnal equinox. You can see the results here:
Chased by The Light and
Looking for the Summer.
Evidently you can't believe anyone these
days
Evidently you can't believe anyone these
days
05/06/2004 09:37 PM
Michael Moore lied about Disney. Yup. We've been taken for
fools. It was a publicity stunt all along.
The strangest of days
The strangest of days
06/30/2004 11:04 AMMet someone yesterday, a new acquaintance. Someone who had touched my
life only in passing previously, like a falling autumn leaf. In less
than 24 hours we clocked over eight hours of talk. It's really
amazing how some people are just so much
in tune with your
thoughts, that discussion ceases to be a struggle for supremacy, and
it just
flows. It's like dance. Or riding (on a good day),
for that matter.
This proves to me, more than anything else, that it is important never
to stop searching, never to stop learning, never to stop trying.
And I fully realize how much this contradicts my previou
s story about letting go. They do contradict, and yet they don't.
:-). Perhaps I'll write about it some day.
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Alfred Tennyson: Ulysses
4 at the Top; 3 Days to Go
(washingtonpost.com)
4 at the Top; 3 Days to Go
(washingtonpost.com)
01/17/2004 10:42 PMwashingtonpost.com - DES MOINES, Jan. 16 -- The four Democratic
presidential candidates with hopes of winning in Iowa put aside
personal attacks Friday and focused on what all consider the two keys
to victory: organizing supporters and winning over undecided Iowans
doing last-minute shopping for the best candidate to defeat President
Bush.
The end days of Ximian?
The end days of Ximian?
05/25/2004 06:39 AMWhen Novell made its surprise announcement last week that Ximian
Connector was being released under the free software GPL license, I
began to wonder if it marked the end of the Ximian era. Connector,
after all, was the centerpiece of the Ximian strategy to make inroads
into the corporate desktop market by providing full compatibility with
the widely used Microsoft Exchange mail server. The answer? Novell
giveth and Novell taketh away.
How many days in the week?
How many days in the week?
07/31/2004 03:43 AMJonathan's First Three Days
Jonathan's First Three Days
12/19/2004 02:52 PMHere are some photos of Jonathan's first three days. (Click on the
picture to see the photo album.)...
9/23 - 9/24 - Days Two, Three and Four
of Rehearsal...
9/23 - 9/24 - Days Two, Three and Four
of Rehearsal...
12/07/2003 07:33 PMI hopped on Google and went searching for the right period and style.
Theoretically, the show is set in the 1930's so that's where I went.
...
Days of plunder
Days of plunder
09/01/2004 09:26 AMConrad Black and other former Hollinger International executives are
accused of skimming more than $400 million from the company.
"Around the World in 80 Days"
"Around the World in 80 Days"
06/16/2004 08:32 AMThe talents of Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan are tragically wasted in
this disappointing reworking of the Jules Verne novel.
250 Days Until Episode III
250 Days Until Episode III
09/11/2004 11:54 PMWell, the title pretty much says it all, so I'll leave it at that!
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith comes out in 250
days. I'm sure somebody somewhere is already standing in line.
One of the best days of her life
One of the best days of her life
06/01/2004 11:58 AMOn Sunday I had a special date with my seven year old second cousin,
McKenna. We planned to go clamming together, that is, dig up clams on
the beach at low tide. (And then take them home and eat them!) The day
broke clear and warm, a slight breeze but nothing too chilling. We sat
in the sun as we awaited the low tide in the early afternoon. And as 1
PM neared, we climbed into the pickup truck with our rakes, basket,
and brand new rubber gloves and headed to the western end of the
island. Our destination was a small strip of land inside Madaket
Harbor called Jackson's Point (here's a map of west Nantucket, we went
right above the "E" on the map).
We arrived to find the beach deserted, not only of people but of the
soft-shelled clams (aka "steamers") we'd hope to dig up. The sand was
littered with empty scallop shells as we began our explorations. Soon
we happened upon clusters of mussels all wrapped together in sand,
mud, and grass and we changed our plan. Mussels it would be! We
gathered about three pounds as we explored the beach at low tide.
In addition to mussels, we found a knobbed whelk (the whelk was still
inside the shell) and the cutest little hermit crab. We watched sea
gulls catch and eat crabs on the beach and collected some shells. And
after it was all done, we drove into town for an ice cream cone. More
than once McKenna said to me, "Meghan, this has been one of the best
days of my life!" And you know what? It was a really special one for
me too.
That night, McKenna and I steamed the mussels for the rest of our
family. Since we didn't have any white wine, we substituted beer
instead. Everyone agreed the mussels were delicious. If you like
mussels, why not try McKenna and Meghan's Mussels next time you're
preparing some.
Hot Summer Days
Hot Summer Days
06/06/2004 11:33 AMThe air-con in my apartment finally decides to call it a day, and
refuses to provide cool air. We've decided to buy a new replacement,
and is looking for a three-room split-unit. Any recommendations will
be most welcomed.
Meanwhile, my apologies if I lost my cool. :-)
What to do in Paris for five days?
What to do in Paris for five days?
04/14/2005 02:10 AMI'm all conferenced-out, but making travel plans for Internet 2.0 in
Paris, hosted by Loic. Love this wiki page someone started: What
to do in Paris for five days? Socialtext has been selected by the
Software 2005 conference for their...
Snow Days
Snow Days
01/28/2004 07:07 AMWelcome to Raleigh, North Carolina, where the
official snow removal strategy is "pray for sunshine".
..."just flat out these days"
"just flat out these days"
11/18/2003 03:32 AM".:Days of Lain:."
".:Days of Lain:."
06/11/2004 12:51 PMSome days ya gotta wonder...
Some days ya gotta wonder...
06/22/2005 02:30 AM I dunno, I just wonder some times about people's abilities to read. I
really, really do. It looks like yet another one of those "Everyone
can have a webpage that makes the old geocities stuff look downright
professional!" web hosts has found the background directory on the
server here. (http://www.sidhe.org/backgrounds/ if you really care. I
certainly don't) This time around it's myspace. Last time it was
xanga, and I lose track back before that. The index page is clearly
tagged at the top with "make a local copy of anything you want and do
not link to images on...
missed by two days
missed by two days
06/09/2004 02:35 AMeventually i topped the google search for the contest
All Classified Ads At MAO Are $20 For 30
Days!
All Classified Ads At MAO Are $20 For 30
Days!
01/03/2004 07:30 PMMacon Area Online is ranked number 5 at Yahoo and number 6 at Google
under searches for Macon and is getting over 20,000 hits per day! ...
The Seven Days of Creation
The Seven Days of Creation
12/16/2003 05:33 AMThe president of the United States wants to ban it. A lab in
Massachusetts is working to perfect it. The inside story of a human
cloning experiment. By Wendy Goldman Rohm from Wired magazine.
DAY 3 OF FIVE DAYS OF PROTEST
DAY 3 OF FIVE DAYS OF PROTEST
03/06/2004 01:54 AMAs I was catching up on e-mail this caught my eye. I wanted to get the
word out even though...
Y! Japan Days #4 and #5
Y! Japan Days #4 and #5
10/29/2003 12:10 AM More good talks, good food, good drinks, and good people. Lots of
fun. I don't have time to write up much more at the moment, but I've
updated the pictures with the latest. Tomorrow (Saturday) morning,
some folks are heading to the Tokyo Auto Show, some to the fish
market, and a few of us go to Akihabara to go gadget shopping. Guess
which group I'm in... :-) Useful stuff: Tokyo Metro Network Subway Map
(flash required) That's all...
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