Crooked Timber: Books I Did Not Read This Year
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02/19/2004 08:49 AMCrooked Timber: What’s the Irish for
boondoggle?
Crooked Timber: What’s the Irish for
boondoggle?
06/26/2004 07:04 PMShould Gaelic be an official EU language? .. compelling case ..
CT
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Crooked Timber: Gambling with the devil
Crooked Timber: Gambling with the devil
11/04/2003 08:44 AMCrooked Timber: Gambling with the devil .. questionover on Crooked
Timber .. plays quarters with Satan .. lovely puzzle/example .. really
great thread .. Chris
Bertram
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Crooked Timber: Tomorrow's Kerry-bashing
today
Crooked Timber: Tomorrow's Kerry-bashing
today
06/14/2004 02:47 PMTed finds the scandale de demain .. I am not sure this is parody ..
It's like there's a script
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Crooked Timber: Ask a Nineteenth-Century
Whaling Expert
Crooked Timber: Ask a Nineteenth-Century
Whaling Expert
02/01/2005 09:10 PMAsk a Nineteenth-Century Whaling Expert (Crooked Timber) .. this
delightful post over at Crooked Timber .. whaling the blues ..
post
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Hacking NetFlix : The Crooked Timber
Blog Discusses Netflix
Hacking NetFlix : The Crooked Timber
Blog Discusses Netflix
08/17/2004 05:12 PMPerhaps Netflix is just an enormous virtue/vice experiment? .. so this
is why i haven't returned my netflix DVDs yet .. Netflix: The
Psychology
Experiment
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Sociologically Improbable Phrases
Crooked Timber » »
Sociologically Improbable Phrases
04/03/2005 03:51 AM(Crooked Timber) ..
Sociology
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"his resolution to read 52 books in 52
weeks"
"his resolution to read 52 books in 52
weeks"
06/19/2004 02:50 AMAmericans Read Fewer Books
Americans Read Fewer Books
07/09/2004 11:19 PMRead any good terrorist books lately?
Read any good terrorist books lately?
09/21/2004 01:05 PMAmong many other unfortunate provisions in the Patriot Act, passed in
haste and hysteria in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there's one
that's especially loathsome to American values: It gives the
government an unprecedented and scary carte blanche to paw through
library and bookstore records to see what you've been reading. If you
believe that such records might actually help the government nail the
next wave of al-Qaida terrorists, then you don't have to do anything.
But if you believe, as I do, that this particular power is useless for
that goal -- but might prove handy for John Ashcroft and successors
should they decide that, for example, citizens who read too many books
about subject X might warrant close surveillance -- then you should
go here and sign the petition
by the
Campaign for Reader
Privacy, a coalition of booksellers, librarians and writers, to
push Congress to change this un-American law.
This particular part of the Patriot Act is one of those stealth
provisions that simply invites government abuse. Consider:
"The FBI may request the records secretly; it is not required to prove
that there is 'probable cause' to believe the person whose records are
being sought has committed a crime; and the bookseller or librarian
who receives an order is prohibited from revealing it to anyone except
those whose help is needed to produce the records."
This isn't the sort of power we should trust in any government's
hands; given the current administration's record, it's even scarier.
And, the Number One Reason to Read Books
Is... (Reuters)
And, the Number One Reason to Read Books
Is... (Reuters)
06/07/2004 12:30 PMReuters - In a bid to lure men in Britain away
from TV soccer games and into book shops, publisher Penguin
Books will send out a sexy model to offer 1,000-pound ($1,837)
prizes to males spotted reading a selected title.
Read Any Good Books on Your Mobile Phone
Lately? (Reuters)
Read Any Good Books on Your Mobile Phone
Lately? (Reuters)
08/08/2004 10:55 PMReuters - The copyright for China's first novel
to be delivered by mobile phone text messaging, featuring an
extra-marital love affair, has been sold by a Beijing-based
wireless business operator, Xinhua news agency reported.
"Online Books, Poems, Short Stories -
Read Print"
"Online Books, Poems, Short Stories -
Read Print"
05/10/2004 03:11 AMWeb surf, watch video, read e-books, all
on your Playstation Portable
Web surf, watch video, read e-books, all
on your Playstation Portable
04/13/2005 08:21 AMNapanews.com - Tue Apr 12, 08:29 pm GMT
Online Books, Poems, Short Stories -
Read Print
Online Books, Poems, Short Stories -
Read Print
05/07/2004 07:11 PMRead Print, a collection of public domain books, poems, and short
stories .. ReadPrint
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Lists of Bests : Phobos Entertainment's
"100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have
to Read"
Lists of Bests : Phobos Entertainment's
"100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have
to Read"
08/18/2004 08:54 PMLists of Bests : Phobos Entertainment's "100 Science Fiction Books You
Just Have to Read" .. 100 livros de FC que você deveria
ler
listsofbests.com/list/29
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The Year in Books 2003
The Year in Books 2003
11/17/2003 08:08 AMThe Year in Books 2003http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp
?layout=article&articleid=CA336073The books of 2003
reflected a return to relative normality after the emotional and
financial fallout of 9/11, which meant a publishing year characterized
by both the predictable and the unexpected. If one name emerged from
the Fiction pack, it was Dan Brown; if one theme dominated Nonfiction,
it was the Iraq War and its aftermath.
The editors
responsible for the following discussions and Best Books lists are:
Fiction, Natasha Wimmer, Emily Chenoweth and Jeff Zaleski; Mystery,
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror, Peter Cannon; Mass Market, Brianna
Yamashita; Comics, Calvin Reid, Heidi MacDonald and Douglas Wolk;
Nonfiction, Sarah Gold, Lynn Andriani, Mark Rotella, Michael Scharf,
Emily Chenoweth and Marcela Valdes; Illustrated Books, Michael Scharf;
Lifestyle, Mark Rotella; Poetry, Michael Scharf; Religion, Jana
Reiss.
See their "best books" in the following categories
Fiction, Comics, Mystery, SF/Fantasy/Horror, Mass Market , Nonfiction,
Ilustrated Books, Lifestyle, Poetry: Found in Translation, and
Religion.
The Most Splendidly Loony Take on
Tolkien I've Read This Year
The Most Splendidly Loony Take on
Tolkien I've Read This Year
12/30/2003 06:11 AMThe Racist Tapestry of the Lord of the Rings .. RACIST TWIT IN PARIS
.. Lloyd Hart says .. closing
fast
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"The Most Splendidly Loony Take on
Tolkien I've Read This Year..."
"The Most Splendidly Loony Take on
Tolkien I've Read This Year..."
12/30/2003 02:53 PM22 Italians (funny, it only read 12 when
I first read it this morning) died in a
bomb blast in Iraq
22 Italians (funny, it only read 12 when
I first read it this morning) died in a
bomb blast in Iraq
11/13/2003 08:53 AMBombing comes despite attacks on insurgents .. lourd tribut ..
CNN
cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/12/sprj.irq.main/index.html
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The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87
The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87
01/05/2005 04:28 PMthis one by Sarah
Boxer
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Timber!
Timber!
02/10/2004 03:02 AM
Tim Oren, geekiest VC I know, is celebrating his first
blogaversary. Congratulations, Tim.
Crooked Microsoft worker jailed for 21
months
Crooked Microsoft worker jailed for 21
months
01/29/2004 01:59 PMGo straight to Jail. Pay MS $4m
Baby Monitor Catches Crooked
Conversation
Baby Monitor Catches Crooked
Conversation
10/30/2003 11:46 PMIt's fairly surprising that anyone still uses good old CB radio any
more, but apparently one, not so bright, burglar in Germany decided to
chat with his buddies that way recently. He happened to describe how
he screwed up a recent robbery attempt, which
came in "loud and clear" on a neighbor's baby monitor - leading to
a quick arrest.
A Tale of Timber and Love
A Tale of Timber and Love
05/05/2004 07:00 AMMom might not find timber so exciting -- until she rakes in some hefty
dividends.
Green timber protest at gallery
Green timber protest at gallery
09/06/2004 06:59 AMActivists storm an art gallery in Glasgow in protest at what they
claim is the use of rainforest timber.
Timber projects net huge tax refund
Timber projects net huge tax refund
07/08/2004 02:17 PMMelbourne Age Jul 8 2004 4:16PM GMT
Tian's car vandalized shortly after
capturing crooked tow truck driver on
camera
Tian's car vandalized shortly after
capturing crooked tow truck driver on
camera
04/15/2005 03:35 PMMark Frauenfelder:
Blogger Tian discovered that someone smashed his car's windshield and
punctured a tire a couple of days ago. This incident comes shortly
after he took pictures of a
tow truck driver damaging a car. He is offering the
following cash rewards:
I, Tian, am offering the following cash
reward for any useful and usable information regarding the person(s)
responsible for the damage done to my vehicle:
$50 for the name of the person, home and business addresses, and
telephone number(s).
$100 for the information above plus photograph(s) of the person(s)
committing the criminal act.
$200 if the person(s) was then successfully prosecuted in the court
of the law.
$500 for the identification of the person(s) and castration of
their testicles OR cut off their right hand(s).
LinkRead My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly
Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities
Read My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly
Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities
06/03/2004 06:36 AMRead My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities
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The New York Times > Books >
Books of The Times: The Pastiche of a
Presidency,Imitating a Life, in 957
Pages
The New York Times > Books >
Books of The Times: The Pastiche of a
Presidency,Imitating a Life, in 957
Pages
06/20/2004 03:35 AMNYT BRUTAL BOOK REVIEW FOR BUBBA .. As you can see here ..
review
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Stocks 2005: Plum Creek Timber vs.
Audible
Stocks 2005: Plum Creek Timber vs.
Audible
03/23/2005 03:50 PMIt's easy to measure growth by trees. A digital audio company can
prosper, too.
George W. Bush, timber company
part-owner and therefore small
businessman
George W. Bush, timber company
part-owner and therefore small
businessman
12/17/2004 06:40 PMFrom the non-partisan www.FactCheck.ORG. Emphasis mine. A Bush-Cheney
'04 ad claims Kerry would raise taxes on 900,000 small businesses and
"hurt jobs." But it counts every high-salaried person who
has even $1 of outside business income as a "small business
owner" -- a definition so broad that even Bush and Cheney have
qualified while in office. In fact, hundreds of thousands of those
"small businesses" have no jobs to offer. Furthermore, by
the Bush definition 32 million "small businesses" would see
no tax increase. The ad doesn't mention that, of course. Nor does it
mention Kerry's proposals for some tax cuts specifically targeted for
small businesses..... President Bush himself would have qualified as a
"small business owner" under the Republican definition,
based on his 2001 federal income tax returns. He reported $84 of
business income from his part ownership of a timber-growing
enterprise. However, 99.99% of Bush's total income came from other
sources that year. (Bush also qualified as a "small business
owner" in 2000 based on $314 of "business income," but
not in 2002 and 2003 when he reported his timber income as
"royalties" on a different tax schedule.)...
Stock Madness 2005: Plum Creek Timber
vs. Apple Computer
Stock Madness 2005: Plum Creek Timber
vs. Apple Computer
04/04/2005 03:20 PMWill Plum Creek cry "timber!" when challenged by the mighty Apple?
Stock Madness 2005: Protein Design Labs
vs. Plum Creek Timber
Stock Madness 2005: Protein Design Labs
vs. Plum Creek Timber
03/30/2005 06:14 PMThe biotech isn't as risky as you might think. But is it as solid as a
tree company?
If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS
If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS
03/13/2003 12:46 PMgreat piece (full of the truth) .. The French Connection .. New York
Times .. him seriously .. Bill Safire
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"If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS"
"If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS"
03/13/2003 03:47 PMHey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books.
Hey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books.
12/19/2004 03:36 PMSo the big<
/a> news is about Google
and libraries. I don't feel the need to comment on this
right now, as you can find plenty of other places for that. However,
here are a few angles I haven't seen discussed elsewhere in the
library blogosphere.
- Librari
es and the Internet
"More broadly, the Internet can profoundly improve the relationship
between libraries and society. For example, there are two major
libraries in my town -- a college library, and a public library. My
library card works in both places. I used to favor the college
library, because there was open WiFi access there -- which meant,
among other things, that I could use LibraryLookup from my laptop to
find books in the stacks. Recently, though, the college shut down its
open access point. And from an IT administrator's point of view, I can
understand why. Not long after, the public library installed an open
access point. So now it's my favorite spot, and lately I notice other
mobile professionals congregating there too." [Jon Udell's
Weblog
(Click over to read Jon's story about getting locked in
the library, too!)
- "A quick calculation using the figures above suggests an average
scan rate of 3200 volumes per day (assuming 365 days/year for 6 years)
at the University of Michigan site alone." [Tito Sierra on the WEB4
LIB mailing list]
- "An even quicker calculation shows that they will need to
digitize 2.25 books _a_minute_, 24 hours/day, 365 days/year to
digitize 7 million volumes in six years." [Roy Tennant on the WEB4
LIB mailing list]
It's times like this when I wish
Karen Coyle had<
/a> a blog.
Sony's profits slide 23 per cent for
year; expects bounce this year
Sony's profits slide 23 per cent for
year; expects bounce this year
04/27/2004 10:22 AMNational Post Apr 27 2004 2:06PM GMT
"How do the members of a string quartet
play together and tour together year in,
year out, without killing each other?"
"How do the members of a string quartet
play together and tour together year in,
year out, without killing each other?"
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