Honors for Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom 01/03/2004 07:20 PM

I finally got around to reading Cory Doctorow's novella, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." It's quite good, and he's got it posted for free on his Web site (in no less than 17 different formats). You may know Doctorow know from Boing Boing fame.

If you've been to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, the book will mean more to you because it revolves around the park. It's set in a future where bodies are cloned and if you die, you just restore a clone from backup. Consequently, you lose everything since your last backup. I have to admit that I'll never look at backups quite the same way again.

Another central concept (borrowed from blogrolls, perhaps), is "Whuffie." There is no money in this world, everything is bought by reputation. The more people like you, the more Whuffie you have, the more power you have. When you meet someone new, you "ping their Whuffie," to see if they're worth your time.

The actual plot revolves around The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom and the "ad hoc" political groups that have formed to manage them like little countries. The group managing the Hall of Presidents has designs on taking over The Haunted Mansion. Intrigue ensues.

It's short — you can put it away in a couple of hours. It's winning some great sci-fi awards as well. Worth checking out.

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Books on MP3: Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom

Books on MP3: Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom 04/13/2004 05:10 PM
I watch the Internet Archive's Open Source Audio area for material that could be used for legal remixes including spoken word audio. In wonderful news, this morning's postings include Andrew Levine's audio reading of the first chapter to Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. The book had been available online under a somewhat restrictive CC in text format for a while but Cory recently loosened the reins and the artistic community seems to be responding.

Tocando fondo en el Magic Kingdom

Tocando fondo en el Magic Kingdom 06/24/2004 09:39 AM
There's a collaborative project underway to translate my novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom into Spanish. The core volunteers have put their efforts to date on a Wiki so that others can play along. Link (¡Gracis, Francisco!)

Comcast sees magic kingdom in deal
(SiliconValley.com)

Comcast sees magic kingdom in deal
(SiliconValley.com) 02/12/2004 03:33 PM
SiliconValley.com - Pity Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner. First Steve Jobs packed up Pixar Animation Studios and left the Mouse House in a huff. Now the cable guy is banging on the door with a $50 billion check in his hand.

Cloud Over Magic Kingdom Worries Disney
Tattoo Guy (Reuters)

Cloud Over Magic Kingdom Worries Disney
Tattoo Guy (Reuters) 02/18/2004 09:19 AM
Reuters - George Reiger is troubled by the turmoil at the Walt Disney Co. these days but that's not stopping him from pursuing his dream -- one Mickey Mouse tattoo at a time.

"The Religious Policeman: ?A Saudi man?s
diary of life in the ?Magic Kingdom?,
where the Religious Police ensure that
everything remains as it was in the
Middle Ages?"

"The Religious Policeman: ?A Saudi man?s
diary of life in the ?Magic Kingdom?,
where the Religious Police ensure that
everything remains as it was in the
Middle Ages?" 04/21/2004 03:41 PM

Magic Project, the true Magic playing

Magic Project, the true Magic playing 11/11/2003 06:54 PM
MagicProject 0.3 released !

The Kingdom Of God Is Within You

The Kingdom Of God Is Within You 06/17/2004 10:14 AM
Dear Leo, Dear Mohandas "The longer I live -- especially now when I clearly feel the approach of death -- the more I feel moved to express what I feel more strongly than anything else... the doctrine of the law of love unperverted by sophistries. Love... the highest and indeed the only law of life". The Kingdom of God Is Within You (full text available) is Leo Tolstoy's tractatus of "Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life", a primer of (among other things) the doctrine of non-violence. Among the many fans of the 1894 book was an impr isoned Hindu barrister, a "half-naked fakir" if you want, a certain Mo handas K. Gandhi who was fascinated by "t he independent thinking, profound morality, and the truthfulness" of the b ook. So he ended up writing fan letters to the great Russian man: who warmly wrote back to his young Indian "friend and brother". The old wise Christian anarchist literary giant and the shy, insecure young man who sparked a revolution: to paraphrase another wise, badly-dressed , pacifist old man, "Generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such men ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."

End of the Animal Kingdom

End of the Animal Kingdom 12/21/2003 01:19 PM

It turns out the wackily ponderous movie made in Pompignan last year (shooting of which complained about here, brief review by Herself of hometown showing here) isn’t going straight to TV after all – we’d heard it was going to show on Arte sometime around now – it’s been rele ased in cinemas.

If you’re near a major French city and possessed of nothing better to do, you can head out see our very own little red-haired kid in his star turn as “little red-headed kid in schoolhouse”, Noël the vigneron as “guy in baseball cap”, the old guy on a bicycle leading his white horse down the main street as he does every day, lots of purdy haute garrigue scenery, and much else besides, in a largely unsatisfying study of longing, sensuality, death and sheep.

It’s not that bad. In many ways it’s like a two-hour love letter to our little village.

possum kingdom

possum kingdom 06/17/2005 04:28 PM
I signed, and Anne helped me pack, label, and stamp the remaining fundraiser book orders this weekend. We just got...

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson 06/24/2005 07:30 PM
Part literary fiction, part social satire, this genre-bender from the author of "The Book of Revelation" offers a unique look at modern Britain.

Pickup Games, Vol. 4 - Kingdom of
Loathing

Pickup Games, Vol. 4 - Kingdom of
Loathing 06/17/2004 07:33 PM

MATT GALLANT -- Today's pickup game is a web game— that is, one implemented entirely through HTML and Javascript that's generated by a lot of clever server-side scripting and database manipulation. It's Kingdom of Loathing, a turn-based RPG. The main focus of the game is humor, with send-ups of popular RPG conventions, as well as internet culture. But unlike a lot of other comical games you can play over the internet, the game underneath the humor is actually very full-featured and has a lot of content. A lot of very funny content.

Click the MORE link below, or suffer a joyless life bereft of comfort or understanding, like a dog in a museum.

"there is homosexual behavior in the
animal kingdom"

"there is homosexual behavior in the
animal kingdom" 02/10/2004 03:20 AM

Does Google Hold the Key to the Internet
Kingdom?

Does Google Hold the Key to the Internet
Kingdom? 09/16/2002 08:41 AM
Google is considered to be the search engine with the largest reach on the Internet. Indeed, the company's ever-expanding breadth, depth and consumer reach lead to the question: How does Google's role as a major gateway to Internet content affect users?

Saudi's Al-Jubeir: Al Qaeda Weakened in
Kingdom

Saudi's Al-Jubeir: Al Qaeda Weakened in
Kingdom 06/19/2004 04:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 19 2004 7:43PM GMT

Osler's Bob Bell moving to the United
Kingdom

Osler's Bob Bell moving to the United
Kingdom 03/24/2005 11:38 PM
Canadian Healthcare Technology Mar 25 2005 4:17AM GMT

Sun Strikes Software Deal With United
Kingdom

Sun Strikes Software Deal With United
Kingdom 12/08/2003 01:10 AM

Unpopular in the Animal Kingdom? Try
Borrowing Another Cologne

Unpopular in the Animal Kingdom? Try
Borrowing Another Cologne 05/17/2004 07:35 PM
With a few aromatic manipulations, scientists have made male harvest mice that were once entirely unappealing to some females, more alluring.

A Reality TV Twist as Kingdom Bares Its
Secrets

A Reality TV Twist as Kingdom Bares Its
Secrets 04/15/2004 02:31 AM
New York Times Apr 15 2004 6:55AM GMT

His Former Kingdom for a Parking Spot
(Los Angeles Times)

His Former Kingdom for a Parking Spot
(Los Angeles Times) 07/13/2004 05:13 AM
Los Angeles Times - RIGA, Latvia — The conqueror stands conquered in a parking lot.

Masai, Whites and Wildlife: No Peaceable
Kingdom

Masai, Whites and Wildlife: No Peaceable
Kingdom 09/22/2004 02:28 AM
Masai herders in Kenya have begun cutting fences and marching their livestock onto the private ranchland of white settlers, where wildlife thrives.

lifelines.html'Alipio: Wanted: Servants
in the kingdom

lifelines.html'Alipio: Wanted: Servants
in the kingdom 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Sun Star Network Apr 9 2004 1:03PM GMT

Apple Holds Keys To Music Kingdom

Apple Holds Keys To Music Kingdom 06/19/2004 11:01 PM
I have seen the future of music on the net -- and it works. It's the Apple iTunes store. By John Naughton, The Observer (via MyAppleMenu)

Reality TV Takes a Twist as a Kingdom
Bares Its Secrets

Reality TV Takes a Twist as a Kingdom
Bares Its Secrets 04/14/2004 10:28 PM
In shooting a television series about the animal world, who has better access than the animals themselves suitably equipped?

Scanex Appointed CoL8 Reseller in United
Kingdom

Scanex Appointed CoL8 Reseller in United
Kingdom 03/24/2005 05:17 AM
QSD announced today that the company had appointed Scanex as their latest partner and reseller for the CoL8 Content Management Software. Based in Surrey, England, Scanex are now marketing the complete family of CoL8 products alongside their existing Document Management and Data Capture solutions. [PRWEB Mar 24, 2005]

Higher Education & Research
Opportunities in the United Kingdom

Higher Education & Research
Opportunities in the United Kingdom 05/01/2004 06:23 AM
Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom
http://www.hero.ac.uk/

Given the wide range of higher education opportunities in the United Kingdom, it stands to reason that there would be a website committed to serving as a primary portal for related materials. The site is organized into six zones, including research, studying, business, culture and sport, and two others. Some highlights of the site include the Research Assessment Exercise (which gives ratings to academic departments within Britain's universities and their research productivity), information for international students, and an important reference section. The reference section itself includes a glossary of terms (of which there are many within the lingua franca of higher education in the UK), listings of groups and organizations working in the same arena, and a listing of facilities at different institutions. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

Saudi's Al-Jubeir: Al Qaeda Weakened in
Kingdom (Reuters)

Saudi's Al-Jubeir: Al Qaeda Weakened in
Kingdom (Reuters) 06/19/2004 03:08 PM
Reuters - Saudi foreign policy adviser Adel al-Jubeir said on Saturday the killing of al Qaeda's leader in the kingdom along with three other prominent militants had "substantially weakened" the organization.

Blanchett, Freeman Take SAG Honors (AP)

Blanchett, Freeman Take SAG Honors (AP) 02/05/2005 10:15 PM
AP - Cate Blanchett won the supporting actress honor Saturday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role as Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator." Morgan Freeman took the supporting actor prize for "Million Dollar Baby," playing a sage-like ex-prizefighter.

EFF honors EFF founder with EFF award

EFF honors EFF founder with EFF award 04/08/2005 04:45 AM
'Effing brilliant

France Honors D-Day Veterans (AP)

France Honors D-Day Veterans (AP) 06/05/2004 01:40 PM
AP - French officers pinned the Legion of Honor on the chests of 99 former American soldiers Saturday, thanking them at a pomp-filled military ceremony for helping to free Europe from Nazism 60 years ago.

New Year honors for creator of the Web

New Year honors for creator of the Web 01/01/2004 10:57 PM
CNET Asia Jan 1 2004 10:35PM ET

Intel names General Manager for the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Intel names General Manager for the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 05/17/2004 04:45 AM
AME Info May 17 2004 8:30AM GMT

Saudi Forces Kill Top Qaeda Leader in
Kingdom -Source

Saudi Forces Kill Top Qaeda Leader in
Kingdom -Source 06/19/2004 01:12 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 19 2004 4:40AM GMT

Digital barn honors history of the PC

Digital barn honors history of the PC 02/10/2004 07:15 AM
SiliconValley.com Feb 10 2004 11:44AM GMT

"Creative Commons has been awarded one
of the top honors"

"Creative Commons has been awarded one
of the top honors" 05/05/2004 03:49 PM

Web Site Honors Military's Request

Web Site Honors Military's Request 07/16/2004 05:17 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Jul 16 2004 9:22PM GMT

Guitar Player Honors GarageBand

Guitar Player Honors GarageBand 07/29/2004 08:13 PM
Guitar Player magazine announced during the summer NAMM show in Nashville that it has awarded GarageBand the magazine’s reader’s choice for Best Software of 2004. [Jul 29]

'Silhouette' iPod ads receive top honors

'Silhouette' iPod ads receive top honors 06/10/2004 11:58 PM
The Magazine Publishers of America have awarded TBWA/Chiat/Day the US$100,000 Grand Prize Kelly Award for its work on Apple's iPod "Silhouette" ad campaign that shows people dancing with iPods in front of vibrant background colors, as noted by iPodlounge...

Industry Honors Microsoft SQL Server

Industry Honors Microsoft SQL Server 12/17/2003 01:06 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced it has been recognized by industry leaders for its data management and business intelligence offerings. iTNews, VARBusiness and Visual Studio Magazine rated Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 as the No. 1 data management platform in the industry. DM Review Magazine and Intelligent Enterprise Magazine each honored Microsoft for its affordable business intelligence solution.
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