French Fry Freak-Out

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"French investigators questioned seven
men pointed out by U.S. intelligence but
found no evidence they planned to use a
Los Angeles-bound jet to launch terror
attacks against the United States,
French authorities said Thursday"

"French investigators questioned seven
men pointed out by U.S. intelligence but
found no evidence they planned to use a
Los Angeles-bound jet to launch terror
attacks against the United States,
French authorities said Thursday" 12/26/2003 09:03 PM

Fly your freak flag!

Fly your freak flag! 05/26/2004 07:40 AM
Dylanesque rhymes from "outsider" Danny Cohen; a carefree tune from the obscure The Robot Ate Me; and a coming-out song that evokes George Michael -- and that's a good thing.

Power Freak

Power Freak 11/16/2003 10:27 AM
Chicago Tribune Nov 16 2003 9:14AM ET

New: Tweak Freak 1.0

New: Tweak Freak 1.0 03/28/2005 01:09 PM
Tweak Freak provides a graphical front end and extended options for a number of system functions.

Le Freak Le Friday

Le Freak Le Friday 12/20/2003 03:54 AM
Sometimes in life there comes a time when a girl has to just allow herself to be just that....a girl....

New: Control Freak 1.0

New: Control Freak 1.0 05/17/2004 10:17 AM
Control Freak is an AppleScript Studio application that provides a graphical front end to a number of system functions.

Nuclear spy or Internet freak?

Nuclear spy or Internet freak? 06/14/2004 07:40 PM
The Statesman Jun 14 2004 11:19PM GMT

Gadget Freak: My TV Is Following Me (PC
World)

Gadget Freak: My TV Is Following Me (PC
World) 03/24/2005 04:29 AM
PC World - Someday, you could enjoy live television wherever you go.

Update: Netflix Freak 1.1

Update: Netflix Freak 1.1 01/26/2004 10:18 AM
The Netflix account manager adds AppleScript support, new views that show additional detail, and other changes.

Of course the Freak Brothers are
represented.

Of course the Freak Brothers are
represented. 01/06/2004 09:26 AM
Rolling papers and the pictures that are on the box. My favorites: the rock'n'rollers, of course. But then again, the graphics ones are cool, as are the 'head' oriented ones. There are even NSFW papers. A similar site, Cigarette Rolling Papers - The Arcadia Bell Collection, has far better pictures, but it's harder to navigate.

PHP Freak Nike Shox

PHP Freak Nike Shox 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
An all black personalized PHP Freak Nike Shox.

Update: Netflix Freak 1.2

Update: Netflix Freak 1.2 06/01/2004 10:45 AM
The Netflix account manager adds printing of all rental queues, rearrangement of queues by cut-and-paste or renumbering, synchronization of star ratings, and other improvements.

Are you a problem solver or a control
freak?

Are you a problem solver or a control
freak? 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
Part of a discussion on measuring language quality and utility on LtU. There are two types of programmers: those who like to solve problems, and those who just like to be in control. Problem solvers like bugs, it's a new problem to set your teeth into. Control freaks hate bugs, they just lost a bit of control. ?

Freak Rock to Buzz Earth

Freak Rock to Buzz Earth 09/17/2004 06:08 AM
Wired News Sep 17 2004 9:57AM GMT

Freak Waves Are No Tall Tale

Freak Waves Are No Tall Tale 07/28/2004 06:17 AM
Stories of giant ship-wrecking waves are no longer just for crusty sea captains spinning a good yarn. Data from European Space Agency satellites shows that monster waves do exist -- and they're more common than expected. By Amit Asaravala.

Thai elephants freak out, raid, pillage

Thai elephants freak out, raid, pillage 12/09/2003 12:12 PM
Lack of food sparks very bad behavior for elephants in Thailand. Li nk (thanks siege)

Freak wind leaves surfer critical

Freak wind leaves surfer critical 04/20/2004 09:58 AM
A kite surfer from Oldham is in hospital after being lifted 70ft in the air by a freak gust in south Wales.

Courts Freak Out That People Might
Actually Use Their Wireless Networks

Courts Freak Out That People Might
Actually Use Their Wireless Networks 12/22/2004 01:16 AM
This story seems bizarre, but apparently a bunch of courts are somehow u nprepared for the fact that people might actually use the WiFi networks they installed. Most of the article focuses on a reporter sending out realtime updates for a court case via the WiFi, leading to this absolutely classic quote from someone from the court: "In my life, I would have never thought you could do any of that. When we put the wireless network in about two years ago, we didn't think anybody would even use it." Yeah, they just installed it for the hell of it. How dare someone actually use it! The rest of the article goes on to discuss just how "dangerous" this situation is, and how courts don't understand what a risk these networks are. It also refers to "WiFi" as the "informal" name for wireless networks -- when it's actually very much the formal, certified name for them.

Netflix Freak 1.2 adds printing support,
more

Netflix Freak 1.2 adds printing support,
more 06/02/2004 01:13 PM
The Little App Factory has released Netflix Freak 1.2, the latest version of its US$15 application for managing your Netflix rental queue...

"Child vigilantes apprehend pervy freak"

"Child vigilantes apprehend pervy freak" 05/26/2004 07:51 PM

Netflix Freak gains Applescript support,
more

Netflix Freak gains Applescript support,
more 01/26/2004 01:10 AM
The Little App Factory today has released Netflix Freak 1.1, an update to its application for managing a Netflix rental queue...

Inca tourists stranded by freak snow
(Reuters)

Inca tourists stranded by freak snow
(Reuters) 06/28/2004 03:09 PM
Reuters - The first snow in about 20 years in Peru's tourist city of Cuzco has left thousands of tourists stranded as road, rail and air routes were closed by the bad weather, authorities say.

'Apple's control-freak tendencies could
crush iPod'

'Apple's control-freak tendencies could
crush iPod' 08/04/2004 10:07 AM
USA Today's Kevin Maney says that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is making the same mistakes with the iPod that he made with the Mac 20 years ago...

Netflix Freak 1.1.1 makes online renting
easier

Netflix Freak 1.1.1 makes online renting
easier 01/26/2004 05:23 PM
As the DVD wave crested, it brought along Netflix, one of the first companies to challenge brick-and-mortar video rental stores with a unique business model: rent as many DVDs as you want for a flat monthly rate. However, while the Netflix Web site offers a robust set of features, such as the ability to assign ratings to movies and rearrange your rental queue, they're often cumbersome to use.

Apple's Control-Freak Tendencies Could
Crush iPod

Apple's Control-Freak Tendencies Could
Crush iPod 08/04/2004 10:09 AM
Apple can't win by keeping its music technology to itself. By Kevin Maney, USA Today (via MyAppleMenu)

Freak Wave Batters Cruise Liner
(Reuters)

Freak Wave Batters Cruise Liner
(Reuters) 04/18/2005 10:14 AM
Reuters - A freak wave some 70 feet high smashed into a cruise liner as the vessel returned to New York from the Bahamas, slightly injuring four passengers and flooding 62 cabins, the ship's owners said on Sunday.

Excluding Freak Detour, ImClone's Gain
is Modest

Excluding Freak Detour, ImClone's Gain
is Modest 02/13/2004 02:42 PM
TheStreet.com Feb 13 2004 6:30PM GMT

FREAK: Teen charged with stealing head
from grave

FREAK: Teen charged with stealing head
from grave 04/16/2005 09:17 PM
Teen steals corpse head for use as bong ?

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A message to the left-wing freak show
from the Club for Growth

A message to the left-wing freak show
from the Club for Growth 01/08/2004 08:00 PM

John Perry Barlow

Lest anyone lull themselves into the belief that the left has taken an uncontested lead in the bad-mouthing-the-oppostion derby, I submit the following from an Iowa anti-Dean ad being run by The Club for Growth, a PAC which describes itself as "one of the nation’s leading free-market political advocacy organizations."

In a current press release on their web site, they announce an ad that began running today on Des Moines, Iowa broadcast stations and on cable news channels, for which they have budgeted over $100,000 during this phase of the campaign. For for those who can't stream the ad from here, it goes like this:

"A dignified older couple walks out of a barber shop. An off-screen announcer asks what they think of Howard Dean’s plan to raise taxes on a typical family by $1,900.

"Without hesitation, the husband responds: 'What do I think? Well, I think Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading…'

"His wife continues: '…body piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show back to Vermont where it belongs.'"

Iranian Election Text Messages Could
Backfire As Politicians Freak Out

Iranian Election Text Messages Could
Backfire As Politicians Freak Out 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
There have been plenty of stories about how mobile text messaging has played a role in recent elections in places like South Korea and the Philippines, among other places. So it's not really surprising to find out that text messaging has been very popular in Iran as well, which has a tremendously large younger generation. However, unlike in those other places, it appears that the politicians in question haven't quite learned how to adapt to the changing technology. Since most of the effort is against a particularly candidate, he's now now threatening revenge against anyone who sent SMS messages that were negative towards him: "I have the address and phone numbers of those who have slandered me (in the text messages)." The local judiciary is also making it clear that such messages are illegal and they'll prosecute those involved. Imagine if you had a similar situation in the US during elections where mud-slinging is encouraged? Given Iran's history of imprisoning bloggers and others who they dislike, this is, obviously, a serious matter -- but it's just a reminder that the things that we take for granted about open communications thanks to new technologies aren't quite so embraced in other parts of the world.

Judge Lets Napster Investor Case Proceed
-- VCs Everywhere Freak Out

Judge Lets Napster Investor Case Proceed
-- VCs Everywhere Freak Out 07/14/2004 05:10 PM
In a ruling that is bad news for investors everywhere, a judge has allowed the recording industry's lawsuit against the original Napster's investors continue. No matter what the legality of Napster was, this case represents a much bigger issue: are investors liable for what the company's they invest in do? Taken to its logical extreme, all the stockholders of companies like Enron and MCI should be responsible for the corporate misdeeds of those companies. Obviously, that's a bit ridiculous, but should major shareholders be responsible? If that's the case, life just got a lot harder for just about any VC, who has to be even more careful about what he or she invests in and some how has to personally guarantee the company won't break any laws.

Netflix Freak helps you track Netflix
queue

Netflix Freak helps you track Netflix
queue 12/15/2003 08:11 AM
If you'd rather use a dedicated client to track your Netflix queue rather than a Web browser, The Little Apple Factory has released Ne tflix Freak. The application also offers features not available on the Netflix Web site, according to the developers.

Soon to be even more French

Soon to be even more French 04/04/2005 08:32 AM
That thumbnail to the right is a photo of my new (er, I should say nouveau) carte d'etudiant! That's right, it's back to school for me, and starting tomorrow I will begin to study French formally so that I'll no longer have to stammer sentences like, "I look for a phone card not to put in the phone but to press the numbers on the phone to use" or "the moon, like the moon and the earth and the plane -- the Space Shuttle -- that goes there, to the space." Of course, the idea of actually speaking French properly, rather than concocting it through an assemblage of words and the application of Spanish grammar rules, saddens me a bit. I rather enjoyed walking into the pharmacy this morning (to combat my Camilla hair) with my request, "I look for the thing for the hair whose name I do not know, but it is like this," whereupon I slide two fingers into my hair to mimic a bobby pin holding it in place, "and it is not called barrette." I triumphed again! The monsieur directed me to the magasin Claire, an accessories store, where I purchased said chose.

RSS Intro in French

RSS Intro in French 01/11/2004 12:25 PM
Introduction à RSS en Français....

French MPs set to ban headscarves

French MPs set to ban headscarves 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
France's parliament is to vote on a law banning the Islamic headscarf and other religious symbols from state schools.

State of French Wi-Fi

State of French Wi-Fi 12/17/2003 02:28 PM
Interview with French Wi-Fi expert (in French): Eric Montagne discusses security, wardriving, and French regulation of unlicensed spectrum. [via Thomas Gee]...

U.S. seeks help from French

U.S. seeks help from French 04/09/2004 04:03 PM

For the French speakers

For the French speakers 04/17/2005 06:52 PM
Here's one for my foodie French-speaking soon-to-be-or-already-are-in-France friends: Les 100 meilleurs bistrots à moins de 30 €. Note: The link points to ones in Paris, see the sidebar for those outside the Île-de-France. For the non-French speakers out there, it's a list of "The 100 best 30 € and under bistros." I've been to two on the Paris list so far this visit: L'Ami Marcel (which was mentioned in the April 2005 Gourmet article "The Bistro Boom"); and L'Epi Dupin. Both were very good and I'd recommend either for a lovely meal. And see, if I were less lazy, I would have written posts about eating there! As penance, if my dinning companions post about the meals, I promise to make the appropriate links.

I'm starting to like the French - more

I'm starting to like the French - more 05/23/2004 03:19 PM
Anti-Bush film wins Cannes prize, in France, of course.

Anti-Bush film wins Cannes prize, in France, of course.

Via BBC News: Michael Moore's controversial anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes, with a 15-minute standing ovation.

There are scenes from the movie here.

Not only do the French went against Bush during the War in Iraq, now they make Anti-Bush films win in Cannes... I wonder if I will be allowed to enter the US next time...[Loic Le Meur Blog]

Loic is one of teh nicest Frenchman I have ever met.  I told JY -when I met him at the Technorati devcon - my story of getting warm Coke in Cannes - and why I didn't understand the French.

"If I want my Coke cold - and I am the customer - then I should get it!"

But now that the French are doing all the right things - I may have to live with my warm Coke.  NOTE:  Actually I am trying to ween myself of my Coke addiction.  JUST SAY NO TO CARBS!

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