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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.

Honors for Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom

Honors for Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom 12/14/2003 11:01 PM
My novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, has made the Amazon and Chapters/Indigo editors' picks lists for best science fiction novels of 2003. Also, it's only three recommendations short of making the preliminary Nebula ballot (any SFWA members out there who dug the book?). Oh yah, and the Livejournal people are considering adding Whuffie to their system. Killer news, all 'round. (Thanks, Amanda and Bo and Micah!)

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.

Cisco glee, jobs worries to cloud
trading

Cisco glee, jobs worries to cloud
trading 11/06/2003 08:51 AM
globetechnology.com Nov 6 2003 8:24AM ET

"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

Wall Street Awaits Magic From Disney

Wall Street Awaits Magic From Disney 08/09/2004 09:24 AM
TheStreet.com Aug 9 2004 2:21PM GMT

Tattoo auction of animal rights activist
ended (Reuters)

Tattoo auction of animal rights activist
ended (Reuters) 02/01/2005 09:23 PM
Reuters - A plan by an animal rights activist to sell-off a lizard tattoo on her right arm has come unstuck after the online auction house she was using pulled the plug on electronic bidding.

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.

Hey! You! Get off of my cloud (Reuters)

Hey! You! Get off of my cloud (Reuters) 07/13/2004 10:33 PM
Reuters - A storm is brewing in China as drought-plagued regions accuse each other of stealing clouds for rain-seeding.

Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in
N.Korea (Reuters)

Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in
N.Korea (Reuters) 09/12/2004 01:40 AM
Reuters - A huge explosion rocked North Korea near the border with China three days ago, producing a mushroom cloud that sparked speculation Pyongyang might have tested an atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.

Credibility Cloud Hangs Over U.S. Terror
Warnings (Reuters)

Credibility Cloud Hangs Over U.S. Terror
Warnings (Reuters) 08/04/2004 03:31 PM
Reuters - The Bush administration insists its terror warnings should be taken in deadly earnest, but many Americans feel political motives, faulty intelligence and the "cry wolf" factor may be clouding their credibility.

Security Worries in Baghdad, U.S.
Debates Vote (Reuters)

Security Worries in Baghdad, U.S.
Debates Vote (Reuters) 09/25/2004 01:49 AM
Reuters - The ability of Iraqi insurgents to snatch foreigners from their guarded Baghdad offices highlighted the country's poor security as U.S. officials argued whether elections could be held in towns under rebel control.

Monkey magic markers (Reuters)

Monkey magic markers (Reuters) 01/22/2004 03:12 AM
Reuters - Call it monkeying around in the Year of the Monkey.

Clampdown Risk Worries China's Online
Game Firms (Reuters)

Clampdown Risk Worries China's Online
Game Firms (Reuters) 09/02/2004 02:50 AM
Reuters - China's online games industry fears it could be in line for a clampdown similar to one hurting providers of mobile messaging services.

Curdled milk magic for Senegal (Reuters)

Curdled milk magic for Senegal (Reuters) 06/10/2004 08:03 AM
Reuters - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade must give curdled milk and cotton to the poor to ensure the national football team makes it to the 2006 World Cup finals, a traditional clairvoyant says.

Curdled Milk Magic for World Cup Hopes
(Reuters)

Curdled Milk Magic for World Cup Hopes
(Reuters) 06/10/2004 02:43 PM
Reuters - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade must give curdled milk and cotton to the poor to ensure the national soccer team makes it to the 2006 World Cup finals, a traditional clairvoyant said.

Magic Project, the true Magic playing

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

Comcast Withdraws Its Bid for Disney
(Reuters)

Comcast Withdraws Its Bid for Disney
(Reuters) 04/28/2004 08:39 AM
Reuters - Comcast Corp. (CMCSA.O), the largest U.S. cable company, on Wednesday withdrew its unsolicited $48.4 billion bid to buy Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N) after the entertainment conglomerate steadfastly refused to open negotiations.

Disney Rejects Comcast Offer (Reuters)

Disney Rejects Comcast Offer (Reuters) 02/16/2004 09:13 PM
Reuters - Walt Disney Co (DIS.N). on Monday said it rejected an unsolicited $48.95 billion takeover offer from cable television company Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O).

Comcast Makes Surprise Bid for Disney
(Reuters)

Comcast Makes Surprise Bid for Disney
(Reuters) 02/11/2004 08:29 PM
Reuters - Cable operator Comcast Corp. (CMCSA.O) on Wednesday launched a surprise bid to buy Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N) for about $50 billion in stock, a deal that would create the world's largest media company and further threatens embattled Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner.

Disney to Use Microsoft Software for Web
Movies (Reuters)

Disney to Use Microsoft Software for Web
Movies (Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
Reuters - Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N) has agreed to license copy-protection technology from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) for distributing movies over the Internet, the companies said on Sunday.

Comcast Proposes Buying Disney (Reuters)

Comcast Proposes Buying Disney (Reuters) 02/11/2004 07:28 AM
Reuters - Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable television operator, Wednesday said it has proposed buying Walt Disney Co. in a deal worth $66 billion including assumed debt.

Comcast Makes Unsolicited Bid for Disney
(Reuters)

Comcast Makes Unsolicited Bid for Disney
(Reuters) 02/11/2004 11:01 AM
Reuters - Comcast Corp. (CMCSA.O) on Wednesday launched an unsolicited bid to buy Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N) for more than $54 billion in stock to join the largest U.S. cable operator with one of the most storied U.S. media companies known for its film studio and theme parks.

Disney to Publish 'Chicken Little,'
'Narnia' Games (Reuters)

Disney to Publish 'Chicken Little,'
'Narnia' Games (Reuters) 05/10/2004 04:23 PM
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. will publish a range of video games to accompany "Chicken Little," its first-ever fully computer-animated film, the company said on Monday.

Disney Settles Patent Suit with OpenTV
(Reuters)

Disney Settles Patent Suit with OpenTV
(Reuters) 07/12/2004 07:07 PM
Reuters - Walt Disney Co. has settled a suit by OpenTV Corp. and agreed to license patents to use the Internet to supplement television broadcasts, the companies said on Wednesday.

Disney descendant quits the Disney Board
of Directors, and tells Eisner why

Disney descendant quits the Disney Board
of Directors, and tells Eisner why 12/02/2003 04:13 AM
Roy Disney's letter of resignation to Eisner .. email

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Disney Dream Desk PC - Disney glues Blue
Ears on PCs

Disney Dream Desk PC - Disney glues Blue
Ears on PCs 08/06/2004 04:29 AM
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Disney to Release Films for Sony PSP
Game Device (Reuters)

Disney to Release Films for Sony PSP
Game Device (Reuters) 03/17/2005 04:07 AM
Reuters - The home video arm of the Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday said it would release movies in the newly-developed UMD format for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable handheld video game and media device.

"Disney descendant quits the Disney
Board of Directors, and te..."

"Disney descendant quits the Disney
Board of Directors, and te..." 12/02/2003 09:59 AM

My next tattoo should say "As seen on
TV" right across my ass!

My next tattoo should say "As seen on
TV" right across my ass! 02/16/2004 01:31 PM
My Aunt was out of town this weekend and I was fine with that till about 2 this morning. That's...

Roy Disney resigns from Disney, slams
Eisner

Roy Disney resigns from Disney, slams
Eisner 12/02/2003 01:43 AM
Roy Disney has resigned from the Disney Board of Directors, and has sent a scathing email to Michael Eisner explaining, in exorciating detail, exactly why he's leaving the company his uncle founded.

1. The failure to bring back ABC Prime Time from the ratings abyss it has been in for years and your inability to program successfully the ABC Family Channel. Both of these failures have had, and I believe will continue to have, significant adverse impact on shareholder value.

2. Your consistent micro-management of everyone around you with the resulting loss of morale throughout the Company.

3. The timidity of your investments in our theme park business. At Disney's California Adventure, Paris and now in Hong Kong, you have tried to build parks "on the cheap" and they show it and the attendance figures reflect it.

Link (Thanks, Robynne!)

Apple tattoo, anyone?

Apple tattoo, anyone? 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
The UK MacFormat magazine recently announced that they would reimburse the cost of having the legendary Apple logo tattooed on any of their readers -- and Spymac member DrBurkstrom jumped at the opportunity. "I wanted it anyway - this was just a way of getting it for free... I thought since I would be getting it free I might as well get the tattoo I'd always wanted." The $35 USD piece of art will appear in the April issue of MacFormat, along with pictures of other...

Tattoo text

Tattoo text 05/17/2004 11:56 AM
Author Shelley Jackson is publishing her new book, Skin, on the bodies of volunteers. Each of the necessary 2,095 participants will be tattooed with a single word from the text:

"From this time on, participants will be known as 'words.' They are not understood as carriers or agents of the texts they bear, but as its embodiments. As a result, injuries to the printed texts, such as dermabrasion, laser surgery, tattoo cover work or the loss of body parts, will not be considered to alter the work. Only the death of words effaces them from the text. As words die the story will change; when the last word dies the story will also have died. The author will make every effort to attend the funerals of her words."

Link (Via Wired News)

HP Tattoo Glue

HP Tattoo Glue 09/24/2004 06:23 PM
HP's sleuths concluded Myers' sticker was from a "bad batch." By Leander Kahney, Cult Of Mac (via MyAppleMenu)

Compromise Reached on S.C. Tattoo Ban
(AP)

Compromise Reached on S.C. Tattoo Ban
(AP) 05/20/2004 11:23 AM
AP - South Carolina is close to removing its ban on tattoos after a legislative conference committee agreed to a compromise bill Thursday.

Nerd tattoo gallery

Nerd tattoo gallery 07/28/2004 05:48 AM
This is an awesome gallery of even more awesomer nerd tattoos, from Mac logos to 8-bit Nintendo heros to DNA, culled from the submissions to BMEZine, a body-modification zine. Link (Thanks, Zed!)

Howard Dean tattoo

Howard Dean tattoo 12/23/2003 01:31 AM
Heavy, man: someone got a fan-tattoo for yet-to-be-nominated-by-the-Democratic-party US presidential candidate Howard Dean. Link< /a> (Thanks, boogah!)
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Disney launches Mickey Mouse PC

Disney launches Mickey Mouse PC 08/06/2004 01:01 PM
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Disney unveils Mickey Mouse PC for kids

Disney unveils Mickey Mouse PC for kids 08/06/2004 11:49 AM
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Celebration III Tattoo Art Show

Celebration III Tattoo Art Show 04/09/2005 07:43 AM
Our very own Shane Turgeon will be heading up this great addition to Celebration III. Showcasing tattoo artwork and even holding a tattoo competition on Sunday, this event will be one for all you guys and gals who are into ink! Click here for more information, and if you haven;t already, visit Shane's website, Tattoosandtoys.com!

Protest over Chinese Tattoo band

Protest over Chinese Tattoo band 08/01/2004 08:35 AM
Protesters are to demonstrate against the People's Liberation Army of China taking part in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Is The Human Billboard Tattoo Working?

Is The Human Billboard Tattoo Working? 12/09/2003 03:51 AM
During the boom years, Outpost.com had a commercial where they joked about tattooing the outpost.com log on the heads of babies to "get 'em while they're young." Real life imitated satire last year when people started offering to auction off various body parts for advertising tattoos on eBay. However, it sounds like companies were still a bit wary of agreeing to dot com style stunts. That phase passed, however, and in April, a man successf ully sold the back of his head for an advertising tattoo for $7,000 (for five years, which seems like a pretty cheap deal for all involved). At the time, we pointed out that the hype surrounding the story from the company (CI Host) seemed a bit overblown. They claimed that it was making news everywhere - but the only news we could find (and we're pretty good at finding news around here) was the press release the company issued. So, 9 months later, I'm going to take their claims with a grain of salt when they say that the advertising campaign of the man walking around with the CI Host logo tattooed to his head has directly led to 500 new customers. Signing up for a webhost isn't exactly an impulse buy - and in the rare instance where it is an impulse buy, it's because you're sitting at a computer and have a domain name you want to host. You don't see a strange man with a corporate tattoo on his head walking down the street, and suddenly decide it's time to rush home and sign up with that company to host your website. Well, at least I wouldn't.

Opening night for sell-out Tattoo

Opening night for sell-out Tattoo 08/06/2004 12:46 AM
The 55th Edinburgh Tattoo is set to open in the capital on the first night of a record-breaking three-week run.

Check out my cool..uh..tattoo thingy..

Check out my cool..uh..tattoo thingy.. 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
C hicagoans show off their kanji character tattoos. We Chicagoan's know our hot dogs. Kanji characters, not so well. Japanese tattoos don't always mean what their wearers think they do. With the assistance of Mariko Sasaki, a researcher at the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago, we examined the tattoos of five Chicagoans. [via Chicago Tribune] Login: anonymous/anonymous

You know you want to see Angelina Jolie
getting a beautiful tiger tattoo

You know you want to see Angelina Jolie
getting a beautiful tiger tattoo 07/12/2004 07:26 AM

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iSkin offers new ProTouch protectors and
tattoo service

iSkin offers new ProTouch protectors and
tattoo service 12/10/2003 06:35 PM
Toronto, Canada-based iSkin Inc. has announced new ProTouch PB keyboard protectors. The new protectors have been updated to fit Apple's latest iBook and PowerBook models.

Woman Claims Cops Made Her Show Tattoo
(AP)

Woman Claims Cops Made Her Show Tattoo
(AP) 04/27/2004 06:46 PM
AP - A woman detained in a traffic stop is suing authorities for allegedly forcing her to display her tattooed buttocks, but the police chief said Tuesday he has no record of the woman being arrested.

Purchase Quality Tattoo Designs on
Tattoofinder.com, the Site With the
Greatest Collection of Premium Designs
on the Internet

Purchase Quality Tattoo Designs on
Tattoofinder.com, the Site With the
Greatest Collection of Premium Designs
on the Internet 09/25/2004 02:03 AM
Internet resource Tattoofinder.com offers exceptional quality tattoos by top and up and coming artists in the industry and around the world. Tattoofinder.com utilizes the most advanced tattoo search engine on the web, features exclusively tattooable art and includes a stencil with the price of every design. [PRWEB Sep 25, 2004]

Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse 03/13/2003 10:17 AM
I was digging around in my archives tonight and stumbled upon this old post. People, you've got to appreciate the...

Mickey Mouse PC

Mickey Mouse PC 09/14/2004 06:45 PM
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In A New PC, Mickey Meets The Mouse

In A New PC, Mickey Meets The Mouse 08/08/2004 08:42 PM
Time Aug 9 2004 0:26AM GMT

Now there's a real Mickey Mouse PC

Now there's a real Mickey Mouse PC 08/05/2004 01:52 PM
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Comcast Wants To Buy Mickey Mouse

Comcast Wants To Buy Mickey Mouse 02/11/2004 12:27 PM
The big surprise story of the morning is that cable giant Comcast has decided to make an unsolicited bid for Disney. Expect the AOL-Time Warner comparisons to come fast and furious, though that's a bad comparison as these are very different companies. Still, it's difficult to see this deal making too much sense for Comcast. Disney is clearly on the downswing right now, and while it can do things to save itself, tying up with Comcast probably hinders them more than helps. Still, should be an interesting battle to watch. Michael Eisner clearly doesn't want the deal (he refused to negotiate, which is why this is a hostile bid), but Eisner doesn't have the full support of his board. Also should be interesting to see if anyone else steps in with an offer as well. Should be plenty of fireworks as the struggle for Mickey begins. Update: Some are already protesting< /a> the proposed deal, saying that such media consolidation is a "threat to American democracy." I'm not quite sure how that works out, as part of the reason Disney is in trouble is that people are paying much less attention to them these days. Either way, the FCC is promising to investigate the matter - which is barely worth stating, since that's part of their job. I'd just like to say that it's not as exciting to tell people "I'm going to Comcast World!"

Your Phone: Mobile Mickey Mouse?

Your Phone: Mobile Mickey Mouse? 06/27/2004 02:21 PM
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PC joins the Mickey Mouse club

PC joins the Mickey Mouse club 08/05/2004 01:52 PM
Disney targets children with a desktop system that sports those familiar ears.

PCs join the Mickey Mouse club

PCs join the Mickey Mouse club 08/05/2004 02:31 PM
Talk about a Mickey Mouse computer... Disney now offers a computer with, of all things, Mickey ears and a kid-sized mouse.
Ok, Mousekateers! Sing it with me, "M - I - C, K - E - Y, B - O - A - R - D!" :D

Banking on the huge popularity Mickey Mouse enjoys with kids worldwide, Walt Disney on Thursday unveiled a desktop PC with a monitor sporting the ears of the cartoon character.

The desktop, named Disney Dream Desk PC, has comes loaded with own-branded applications that enable children to draw, edit pictures, create music and write and direct their own movies. Its TFT (thin-film transistor) liquid-crystal display is Mickey-shaped and the computer has a mouse that is small enough for children to hold.

Disney's desktop, built by German PC maker Medion, comes with an Intel Celeron D 330 processor and a 3-D graphics card from ATI Technologies. Embedded speakers, a DVD player, a CD writer and player, and a digital pen are also included. The system is preloaded with the Windows XP operating system and software for e-mail filtering, Internet filtering and pop-up blocking.

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Can Mickey Mouse computers tap new
market?

Can Mickey Mouse computers tap new
market? 08/06/2004 08:06 AM
Financial Post Aug 6 2004 12:35PM GMT

Mickey Mouse Goatse on eBay

Mickey Mouse Goatse on eBay 06/05/2005 11:42 PM
Xeni Jardin: Link to auction. Goatse is in the eye of the beholder, of course, and I'm fairly sure the seller does not see what we see. Link to worksafe description of the phenomenon in question.
(Thanks, Brett W)

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