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OKC: Ten years ago today
OKC: Ten years ago today
04/19/2005 08:35 AM
9:02 AM CST
4/19 1995.
Ten years
ago today. Do you remember where you were when the federal
building in Oklahoma City was bombed? It was then the biggest act of
mass murder in U.S. history. Shocking to a people
una
ccustomed to domestic terrorism. What followed was an outpouring
of
volunteer
support and
grief
for the victims, a
manhunt for
suspects
presumed
to be Arabic, and calls for a
'war against terrorism'.
Timothy McVeigh and
Terry Nichols were eventually
arrested for, and convicted of the crime, but since McVeigh
was put to death in 2001, a
steady stream of new evidence has called into question both
the government's
handling of the investigation and the
official
version of events. Survivors and victims' family members gather
today to
remembe
r and to
reaffirm demands for truth.
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.
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)."
...Last Solar Eclipse For Years Today
Last Solar Eclipse For Years Today
04/08/2005 12:34 PMCBS News Apr 8 2005 4:55PM GMT
FreeDOS Turns 10 Years Old Today
FreeDOS Turns 10 Years Old Today
06/28/2004 07:53 PMMars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today
Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today
10/30/2003 08:15 PMMajor Flare Today: Sun Kicks Up Biggest
Storm in Years
Major Flare Today: Sun Kicks Up Biggest
Storm in Years
10/29/2003 12:30 PMreports 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
space.com/scienceastronomy/solar_flare_031028.html
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Software That Lasts For Years And Years
Software That Lasts For Years And Years
07/14/2004 06:51 PMWe 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 PMToday
Today
09/11/2002 06:43 PM"today"
"today"
06/28/2004 08:15 PMSo what shall I do today?
So what shall I do today?
08/13/2004 12:17 PMSo I'm in San Francisco. It's 9am. What shall I do today?
Read the comments
USA Today
USA Today
12/28/2003 06:34 AMusatoday.com/news/health/2003-12-26-smallpox-in-envelope_x.htm
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Where I'd Like to be Today
Where I'd Like to be Today
02/16/2004 02:49 PMDemo 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 AMI 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 AMImagine 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 AMPHP 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 PMA 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 PMtoday....
today....
10/29/2003 12:11 AMis 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 PMWith 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 AMToday 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 PMThe Hindu Jun 11 2004 9:46PM GMT
USA Today piece
USA Today piece
09/21/2004 02:45 PMunimpeachable
usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2
004-09-21-cover-guard_x.htm
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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 AMAppleInsider
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 AMMany 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 PMMicrosoft
inhaled a
blogger. Now it looks like he is attempting to
resurface..
.
Posted elsewhere today
Posted elsewhere today
12/19/2004 03:36 PMPosted 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 AMthe whole thing .. New York Times .. Dancing Alone .. mea
culpas
nytimes.com/2004/05/13/opinion/13FRIE.html
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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 AMNo hints today...
No hints today...
08/10/2004 10:41 AMDue 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 AMthe 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 PMMore Wave Today
More Wave Today
04/13/2005 01:32 AMSince 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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