Thought for the day: Flights of fancy

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Flights of fancy

Flights of fancy 02/10/2004 04:30 AM
Manchester Online Feb 10 2004 8:48AM GMT

Technological Flights Of Fancy That
Fizzled

Technological Flights Of Fancy That
Fizzled 11/17/2003 06:36 PM

bought thought -- free thought has a
price

bought thought -- free thought has a
price 03/08/2004 11:12 PM
Bought Thought .. john

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Fancy CSS

Fancy CSS 11/10/2003 11:14 PM
I redid some CSS to make it look all fancy and stuff. I'll be finishing up some things with it tonight, namely comment and trackback...

FANCY

FANCY 01/04/2004 03:32 PM
First release, FANCY 001

Fancy a job?

Fancy a job? 06/29/2004 12:28 PM

My placement here in Lawrence, Kansas comes to an end in a few months time, and I'm now in the interesting position of needing to find my own replacement. I'm not going to beat around the bush: this is a fantastic job and an excellent opportunity for anyone looking for a way in to the online news industry. The team here has won so many awards it's hard to keep track of them all, and is very well respected within the industry.

We're looking for an experienced server-side web developer. Our platform here is mod_python on Apache, but detailed knowledge of Python is not as important as a solid understanding of the web, web technologies and how to build useful web applications. Some Linux systems administration experience is essential as we are responsible for a number of servers. Applicants must have a solid understanding of SQL (we use PostgreSQL) and relational database theory. Design skills are not important: we have a talented designer on staff (who is also a dab hand at CSS).

So why would you want to move to a tiny town in the middle of Kansas to work for a local newspaper? Firstly, Lawrence is not at all like the rest of the state. It's a college town (home of the University of Kansas) with a vibrant downtown area, a thriving music scene and a great atmosphere. The cost of living is low, the quality of living high and the bright lights of Kansas City are only a 40 minute drive away. Check out our local entertainment site, Lawrence.com, for an idea of just how much this little town has going for it.

More to the point though, you should move out here because this is a job like no other. We work in a highly creative atmosphere, with the time between someone having a great idea and that idea rolling out on one of our sites measured in days, if not hours. Our unofficial mission statement (according to my boss, Rob Curley) is to "build cool shit" - and we do. I've written very little about things we've done here over the past year but I plan to make up for it this week by publishing an entry every day focusing on one of the sites we've built.

If you have any questions, post a comment or contact me directly. If you want to apply, send a résumé to aholovaty and swillison both at ljworld.com.

Adrian has more information.

Fancy Paragraphs With CSS

Fancy Paragraphs With CSS 11/16/2002 03:57 AM
WebmasterBase Nov 16 2002 2:30AM ET

AVP: Fancy Meeting You Here

AVP: Fancy Meeting You Here 08/14/2004 04:34 AM
Halfway through this movie you realize that the title monsters, the Alien and the Predator, have no reason to be in the same place at the same time. This ridiculousness ruins whatever else may be cool about the movie. Jason Silverman reviews Alien vs. Predator.

3G Is Just a Fancy Name for Fast Data

3G Is Just a Fancy Name for Fast Data 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
The Feature Mar 5 2004 0:35AM GMT

Fancy a flutter on a worm?

Fancy a flutter on a worm? 07/12/2004 09:14 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 12 2004 1:31PM GMT

'Super 3G, Nothing Fancy,' say Samsung
and LG

'Super 3G, Nothing Fancy,' say Samsung
and LG 01/03/2005 10:06 AM
Telecoms Korea Jan 3 2005 1:51PM GMT

make fancy comics!

make fancy comics! 04/14/2005 03:50 PM
Plasq, a software collective who have been responsible for a great number of free and inexpensive audio tools for OSX (the musolomo realtime software looper being very worthy of note) have created Comic Life, a really smooth application that allows anyone with a camera or some drawing skill to create very high quality comics (I am creating one featuring my kid right now.) This is one of those programs that has to be used to be believed. Humbly submitted as software and developers that are best of the web. (via macintouch.)

Fancy-pants President

Fancy-pants President 07/13/2004 12:01 PM
"Is [President] Bush a Homo?" Those are Betty's words... not mine. [via tinmanic]

Fancy Movies Editor v4.0

Fancy Movies Editor v4.0 12/26/2003 10:07 AM
Capture Film form WebCam ,DV Camera ,TV Card Into Divx or Avi fileformat in fly. Edit AVI or Divx or other format file with the frames control Merge AVIs/Divx or divide AVIs/Divx into new file. [Shareware $29.90 300 Days 4.5 MB]

Fancy a flutter on The Quiet Man?
(Reuters)

Fancy a flutter on The Quiet Man?
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 12:03 PM
Reuters - Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith has been installed as a 25-1 shot to appear in the next edition of the hugely successful reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."

UK students - fancy a trip to Brazil?

UK students - fancy a trip to Brazil? 11/13/2003 11:10 AM
Or a jolly to the German Grand Prix 2004?

MSNBC - One Man's Flight of Fancy

MSNBC - One Man's Flight of Fancy 06/28/2004 08:30 AM
One Man's Flight of Fancy

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Fancy a coffee-flavoured steak?
(Reuters)

Fancy a coffee-flavoured steak?
(Reuters) 01/17/2004 10:48 PM
Reuters - The city that spawned America's obsession with strong, dark coffee is giving locals a popular new coffee-flavoured steak, even while the mad cow scare that started in Washington state is putting some people off beef.

Fancy becoming a qualified
wheel-clamper? (Reuters)

Fancy becoming a qualified
wheel-clamper? (Reuters) 08/12/2004 05:55 AM
Reuters - They perform one of the most unpopular jobs, suffer daily abuse but now you too can train to become the motorist's nemesis -- a wheel-clamper.

WEEKLY COMMENT: Google's fancy new float
(for US eyes only)

WEEKLY COMMENT: Google's fancy new float
(for US eyes only) 04/30/2004 09:19 AM
Netimperative Apr 30 2004 1:57PM GMT

Sony struts its stuff, from fancy PCs to
an iPod rival

Sony struts its stuff, from fancy PCs to
an iPod rival 05/15/2004 05:20 PM
Newsday May 15 2004 9:34PM GMT

EU to spend 163 million euros on
broadband content. Fancy a share?

EU to spend 163 million euros on
broadband content. Fancy a share? 02/18/2004 03:47 AM
PublicTechnology.net Feb 18 2004 8:02AM GMT

Stephen Williams: Sony struts its stuff,
from fancy PCs to an iPod rival

Stephen Williams: Sony struts its stuff,
from fancy PCs to an iPod rival 05/16/2004 12:41 AM
Newsday May 16 2004 4:32AM GMT

Google IPO Scam Victims Fooled By Fancy
Wall Street Terms

Google IPO Scam Victims Fooled By Fancy
Wall Street Terms 05/10/2004 02:32 PM
Back in March we wrote about a scam from someone who convin ced a lot of people who should know better he could sell them pre-IPO Google shares. Among the still unnamed victims were "the chairman of a global telecommunications company, a New York investment banker, a corporate attorney and a senior executive at a brokerage firm." These folks forked over half a million dollars without any due diligence to the guy who claimed to know the founders of Google from attending Stanford (which he didn't) and via working at Kleiner Perkins (again not true). We also had a post noting that a simple search query on the guy's name, though not on Google, would have turned up his questionable history. It appears that the NY Times has just discovered the story, but did a little extra sleuthing to point out that, beyond their scam-blinding greed to get in on the Google IPO, what really fooled these investment bankers and big time executives was the sophisticated Wall Street lingo used by the scammer. It turns out that if you just say "participation agreement," "stock purchase agreement" and "promissory note," combined with "Google IPO" wealthy stock brokers and executives will simply open their wallets for you. Also worth noting is that the scammer doesn't appear to have stored away most of his ill-gotten gains, but rather spent a large portion of it partying at expensive clubs and restaurants.

Fancy Media Players, TV Sets Will Take
Center Stage At CES (Investor's Business
Daily)

Fancy Media Players, TV Sets Will Take
Center Stage At CES (Investor's Business
Daily) 01/04/2005 08:22 PM
Investor's Business Daily - Portable media players, high-definition televisions and home networking gear are likely to be the talk of the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show, which opens Thursday in Las Vegas.

Fancy appearing in Hitchhiker's
Guide movie?

Fancy appearing in Hitchhiker's
Guide movie? 06/24/2004 09:56 AM
Yes? Get your skates on then

Flights of Fantasy

Flights of Fantasy 11/03/2003 11:13 AM
ABCNEWS.com Nov 3 2003 10:10AM ET

BA staff to get cut-price flights

BA staff to get cut-price flights 08/29/2004 09:09 AM
British Airways says it is rewarding ground staff with cheap flights after a chaotic week of cancelled flights.

UK flights hit by computer failure

UK flights hit by computer failure 06/03/2004 05:06 AM
BBC Jun 3 2004 9:29AM GMT

The facts on the Saudi flights

The facts on the Saudi flights 06/23/2004 05:41 PM

TSA screener: 2-book max on flights

TSA screener: 2-book max on flights 04/18/2005 02:01 AM
Cory Doctorow: My pal Ross Mayfield was told by a TSA screener that effective April 14, American fliers are only allowed a maximum of two books on flights.

En route from San Jose to Phoenix, I was told by a Transportation Security Agency (TSA) screener about a ban on lighters (cough) starting April 14th, but the book allowance has been cut from 4 to 2...

I must highlight that this could be bad information and hearsay. I can't confirm this with the DHS or TSA prohibited items list. However, the TSA list notes it's own inaccuracy -- and the discretion of the screener to interpret policy...

Link< /a> (Thanks, Adina!)

Flights resuming after disruption

Flights resuming after disruption 06/03/2004 06:37 AM
Flights are returning to normal after an air traffic control computer failure saw planes grounded across the UK.

Flights back to pre-9/11 levels

Flights back to pre-9/11 levels 04/10/2005 11:50 PM
Increased services by low-cost carriers brings the number of flights back to pre-9/11 levels, a UK report says.

Books Banned on Flights?

Books Banned on Flights? 04/17/2005 10:30 PM
En route from San Jose to Phoenix, I was told by a Transportation Security Agency (TSA) screener about a ban on lighters (cough) starting April 14th, but the book allowance has been cut from 4 to 2. I had...

Zero Gravity Flights for the Rest of Us

Zero Gravity Flights for the Rest of Us 09/14/2004 02:28 PM

BA cancels 1,000 Heathrow flights

BA cancels 1,000 Heathrow flights 09/15/2004 05:39 AM
BA cancels nearly 1,000 flights from Heathrow in a bid to improve its operational performance.

Fist Solo Flights!

Fist Solo Flights! 01/24/2003 07:33 PM
Woohoo! After 4 short flights to practice my landings, my instructor signed me off to solo today. I flew two short flights alone in the training glider. More later in my flying blog after I've had time to write it...

Intel that halted flights 'mistaken'

Intel that halted flights 'mistaken' 01/02/2004 06:04 AM
Herald Sun Jan 2 2004 4:49AM ET

Flights Disrupted by Terror Concerns

Flights Disrupted by Terror Concerns 01/02/2004 02:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 2 2004 1:08PM ET
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