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PDA News - PalmOne SDIO WiFi card, iPaq
ROM update, Verizon Bluetooth

PDA News - PalmOne SDIO WiFi card, iPaq
ROM update, Verizon Bluetooth 08/17/2004 05:08 PM
bargainPDA.com Aug 17 2004 9:05PM GMT

Google Search: waffles

Google Search: waffles 04/23/2004 03:03 PM
waffles .. worked

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Google waffles on Gmail scheme

Google waffles on Gmail scheme 04/15/2004 05:11 PM
Vancouver Sun Apr 15 2004 9:48PM GMT

NASA Waffles on Kerry Photos

NASA Waffles on Kerry Photos 07/31/2004 05:14 AM
The space agency raises the ire of presidential partisans by posting goofy photos of Sen. John Kerry in a bunny suit on the Web, then removing them, then putting some of them back up. Also: China may recruit female astronauts.... and more. By Amit Asaravala.

Linux SD/SDIO Stack/Bus Driver

Linux SD/SDIO Stack/Bus Driver 04/06/2005 02:38 AM
embWiSe Technologies, a Chennai,India based Start-up, has announced the release of their SDIOWorx, a Linux based Embedded SD/SDIO software stack/Bus Driver. [PRWEB Apr 6, 2005]

Pretec to Offer New SDIO Peripherals for
PDAs

Pretec to Offer New SDIO Peripherals for
PDAs 05/06/2004 05:55 AM

SDIO card to add Wi-Fi capability to
smart phones

SDIO card to add Wi-Fi capability to
smart phones 12/05/2003 05:28 PM
With the card and the software, smart phones can use a WLAN to transmit data and double as a cordless VoIP phone when linked to a corporate IP telephony service.

Toshiba Gets Approval for Bluetooth 1.2
SDIO Card

Toshiba Gets Approval for Bluetooth 1.2
SDIO Card 04/28/2004 06:47 PM
BrightHand Apr 28 2004 10:38PM GMT

SanDisk WiFi SDIO Card with 256MB
Storage

SanDisk WiFi SDIO Card with 256MB
Storage 05/10/2004 11:51 AM
SanDisk's got a new WiFi SDIO card coming out with 256MB of built-in storage; good news for owners of devices that only have one SD slot for upgrades (like Dell Axim X3 Sandisk is using to demo the card in the picture on the right). The only hang up is...

SanDisk WiFi SDIO Card with 256MB
Storage Shipping

SanDisk WiFi SDIO Card with 256MB
Storage Shipping 05/25/2004 10:32 AM
SanDisk is announcing the shipment of their 256MB SD Combination card with built-in WiFi. Optimized for low-power draw and using Direc tSequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), the 256MB+WiFi SD card should available within the next month through standard retail channels for...

Backcountry Conservative: Food &
Clothing Contest: Ketchup, Waffles,
Bergers, Pants and Socks

Backcountry Conservative: Food &
Clothing Contest: Ketchup, Waffles,
Bergers, Pants and Socks 07/24/2004 07:58 PM
Food & Clothing Contest: Ketchup, Waffles, Bergers, Pants and Socks .. dedicated to Jeff Quinton .. Jeff's little collection .. fun little contest .. the cause

jquinton.com/archives/001328.html
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John Kerry's Waffles - If you don't like
the Democratic nominee's views, just
wait a week. By Michael Grunwald

John Kerry's Waffles - If you don't like
the Democratic nominee's views, just
wait a week. By Michael Grunwald 03/06/2004 02:05 AM

Other News: Dell Financials, CEO

Other News: Dell Financials, CEO 07/16/2004 10:00 AM
As Michael Dell bows out of the CEO role at Dell, the company raises earnings estimates.

Dell steps down as CEO: Dell Inc.
founder and chairman Michael Dell handed
over

Dell steps down as CEO: Dell Inc.
founder and chairman Michael Dell handed
over 07/17/2004 02:53 AM
NDTV Jul 17 2004 7:02AM GMT

US open: Dell keeps up the good news

US open: Dell keeps up the good news 07/16/2004 11:52 AM
ShareCast Jul 16 2004 3:32PM GMT

Other News: Dell Trouncing Apple?

Other News: Dell Trouncing Apple? 06/22/2004 10:29 AM
Dell is kicking Apple's butt in the education market, according to NotebookReview.

Other News: Dell iPod Deal

Other News: Dell iPod Deal 07/01/2004 10:14 AM
If you're *really* mad about Apple's iPod battery policy, you can trade the iPod in on a Dell DJ....

Market Shrugs at Dell, Cisco News

Market Shrugs at Dell, Cisco News 05/14/2004 09:10 AM
TheStreet.com May 14 2004 1:43PM GMT

NEWS - Wet view: Dell project
unfinished... really

NEWS - Wet view: Dell project
unfinished... really 12/18/2003 11:52 AM
The Hook Dec 18 2003 10:32AM ET

News: Dell Announces 624MHz Wi-Fi Pocket
PC

News: Dell Announces 624MHz Wi-Fi Pocket
PC 05/18/2004 04:38 PM
Overclockers Club May 18 2004 8:08PM GMT

NEWS: Suncor, Dell Computer Win Plaudits
for Corporate Reporting

NEWS: Suncor, Dell Computer Win Plaudits
for Corporate Reporting 04/27/2004 08:08 PM
GreenBiz Apr 28 2004 0:51AM GMT

Downbeat consumer data outweighs Dell
earnings news

Downbeat consumer data outweighs Dell
earnings news 02/14/2004 01:15 AM
The Scotsman Feb 14 2004 5:41AM GMT

PDA News - Laser keyboard, Bluetooth
again, Dell to offer 2003SE upgrade?

PDA News - Laser keyboard, Bluetooth
again, Dell to offer 2003SE upgrade? 05/06/2004 04:33 AM
bargainPDA.com May 6 2004 7:46AM GMT

News Bits: Fujitsu S7020, New Tablet PC
Pics, Intel on Time, Dell Inspiron 1200

News Bits: Fujitsu S7020, New Tablet PC
Pics, Intel on Time, Dell Inspiron 1200 03/25/2005 06:56 PM
NotebookReview.com Mar 25 2005 10:53PM GMT

Michael Dell steps down as CEO: Dell
Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell
handed over

Michael Dell steps down as CEO: Dell
Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell
handed over 07/16/2004 11:29 PM
NDTV Jul 17 2004 4:00AM GMT

News Bits: Dell Coupon, New Gateway
Notebooks, ThinkPad Fuel Cell, Dual
Cores Soon, $100 Laptops

News Bits: Dell Coupon, New Gateway
Notebooks, ThinkPad Fuel Cell, Dual
Cores Soon, $100 Laptops 04/13/2005 01:43 AM
NotebookReview.com Apr 13 2005 5:38AM GMT

ADV: Get Exclusive Savings from Dell by
signing up for Dell Small Business
e-mail updates.

ADV: Get Exclusive Savings from Dell by
signing up for Dell Small Business
e-mail updates. 08/03/2004 02:53 PM
Get timely information about our latest offers, products and promotions, and receive exclusive subscriber-only savings!

Dell earns $731 million: Quarterly
income surged 22 percent at Dell Inc.,
which

Dell earns $731 million: Quarterly
income surged 22 percent at Dell Inc.,
which 05/15/2004 02:45 AM
NDTV May 15 2004 6:11AM GMT

SMS Query: Dell C600 & Dell CPx J Laptop
BIOS Version

SMS Query: Dell C600 & Dell CPx J Laptop
BIOS Version 07/20/2004 03:11 AM

10M Share Michael Dell Sale Small Scale
Says Dell

10M Share Michael Dell Sale Small Scale
Says Dell 12/17/2003 03:51 AM
FinancialWire Dec 17 2003 3:02AM ET

Dell to Hold 2005 Annual Analyst Meeting
in Austin, Texas; Call to be Webcast
Live at www.dell.com

Dell to Hold 2005 Annual Analyst Meeting
in Austin, Texas; Call to be Webcast
Live at www.dell.com 04/04/2005 11:34 AM
Business Wire Apr 4 2005 3:24PM GMT

Dell Brings Advanced Dual-Core
Technology to Workstation Users,
Consumer Desktop Customers; Dell
Precision 380

Dell Brings Advanced Dual-Core
Technology to Workstation Users,
Consumer Desktop Customers; Dell
Precision 380 04/11/2005 11:27 AM
Business Wire UK Apr 11 2005 3:46PM GMT

Mac OS on a Dell? Dell Favors, Apple
Opposes (PC World)

Mac OS on a Dell? Dell Favors, Apple
Opposes (PC World) 06/17/2005 04:35 PM
PC World - If it's available, happy to offer it to customers, says Dell chairman.

Mac OS On A Dell? Dell In Favor, Apple
Opposed

Mac OS On A Dell? Dell In Favor, Apple
Opposed 06/17/2005 03:35 PM

In the end, it's hard to really get a sense of Dell's true interest in Apple. By Tom Krazit, IDG News Service

Dell to Hold International Strategy
Conference Call With Analysts; Call to
be Webcast Live at www.dell.com

Dell to Hold International Strategy
Conference Call With Analysts; Call to
be Webcast Live at www.dell.com 04/05/2005 02:02 PM
Business Wire Apr 5 2005 5:23PM GMT

What Dell Support Thinks of Dell

What Dell Support Thinks of Dell 03/30/2005 04:59 PM

In an InfoWorld Gripe Line Blog, anonymous Dell employees are asked to make their feelings known about working for Dell. As we all know, Dell moved their tech support to India and they have employees in other parts of the world now too. It sounds like the new users dumb questions and working with Windows constant crashing and errors have driven even the Indian support workers to the brink of giving up. Here are a few quotes from the above story..

Back about eighteen months ago, the comments started off pretty apologetic about the Dell support gripes readers were airing. A poster who said he or she had just resigned after six months with Dell support in Hyderabad said that Dell technicians would sometimes know right off that a problem required a replacement component, "but we are bound by company policy which prohibits us from dispatching components until we finish the script given us by Dell management," the poster wrote. "I basically felt really bad in situations wherein I had to make really old people open up their computers, and I did in fact meet people on the phone who would be in tears if we told them that they need to open their machines. 

"I too am working in Dell tech support," the poster said, saying his job had been to route calls to the proper support group. "The great thing is that tomorrow is my last day here. Great because this by far has been one of the least gratifying and frustrating positions I have ever held. Yes, there are extensive and considerable problems with Dell tech support. Their outsourcing to India is not even the least of them. Every day is a continuous assault by absolutely clueless and irate customers and an ineffective phone-based support system that is enough to make anyone crack. I'm saying that it all sucks: Dell's systems and their support and the morons who purchase them ... So many times I've had to restrain myself from telling customers who are whining about what a piece their Dell is that, hey, guess you should've bought a Mac. Goodbye, Dell!"

Michael Dell steps down as Dell CEO

Michael Dell steps down as Dell CEO 08/01/2004 11:19 PM
silicon.com Aug 2 2004 3:19AM GMT

Michael Dell: How Big Could Dell Become?

Michael Dell: How Big Could Dell Become? 04/15/2004 11:49 AM
Fortune Apr 15 2004 3:49PM GMT

Dell - Dell Linux - What's New

Dell - Dell Linux - What's New 02/10/2004 05:01 AM
Dell - Dell Linux - What's New .. ˆ¨„§ „ .. Weblog

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12/17/2004 06:27 PM

Replay ability is a serious factor. By Jonathan Lowrie, Inside Mac Games

CSI: Crime Scene Investi

CSI: Crime Scene Investi 09/11/2004 01:11 PM
Techzonez Sep 11 2004 5:25PM GMT

Computer Crime Scene Investigation

Computer Crime Scene Investigation 09/17/2004 01:00 AM
eWeek Sep 17 2004 4:20AM GMT

Photoshopped crime scene photos

Photoshopped crime scene photos 02/05/2005 09:25 PM
Xeni Jardin: "Toronto Crime Stoppers" posts crime scene photos in which victim(s) and perpetrator(s) have been digitally removed. The batch of images linked in this post once depicted acts of violent sexual abuse of a nine-year-old girl, but now contain only inanimate objects -- a sofa, a bed, a wall, a water fountain. They're published online with a public request that anyone who recognizes the site contact authorities.
Link (Thanks, Chad Oakenfold)

UK police pioneer new scene of crime
technology

UK police pioneer new scene of crime
technology 12/22/2003 03:03 PM
Silicon.com Dec 22 2003 1:49PM ET

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation game
coming to Mac

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation game
coming to Mac 05/10/2004 11:52 AM
Aspyr today announced that it will be publishing a Mac version of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a game based on the hit television show...

Photoshopped crime scene photos --
UPDATED

Photoshopped crime scene photos --
UPDATED 02/07/2005 02:07 AM
Xeni Jardin: Following up on Friday's Boing Boing post about a Toronto anti-crime group that photoshopped a series of child rape scene photos to remove victim and perpetrator, then released the images online in hopes of public aid -- the crime site has been identified. The sexual assault is now believed to have taken place at the Port Orleans French Quarter hotel at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Police in Toronto say they tracked down the hotel after releasing photos from a porn site, showing the locations of sex attacks against a girl who was around 12 years old. (...)[O]ne man who called to identify the hotel e-mailed his own vacation photos, and they matched scenes in photos that police had released. Within hours of releasing the photos, police were "inundated" with tips from people in the Toronto area about where they thought the pictures may have been taken, said Det. Sgt. Paul Gillespie.

Link. See also this Globe and Mail story: Link (Thanks, uberbabe) and a canoe.ca story is here: Link (thanks, Martin Kuplens-Ewart)

And Boing Boing reader Tom Collins says,

"When I saw the original story on ABC News news last night, and then Boing Boing this morning, I couldn't believe it! Back around 2000-2001 I met an artist named Jon Haddock who had done a project called ISPs: p0rnography, with the figures removed. It was a collection of pornographic photos from the Internet that he had digitally removed the people from. The site is still online, and based on the chronology of other projects on his site, I'd say he did ISPs around 1999-2000. Many readers might already be familiar with Jon's Screenshots project that was listed on Slashdot back in 2000: A series of drawings from an isometric perspective, in the style of a computer game. The subject of each drawing is the image, or images, that created a popular cultural event. Historical events (like the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel) are used interchangeably with fictionalized events (like the picnic scene from The Sound of Music)."

Link

See also this Toronto Star story:

The man and his victim hit the headlines last week when, in an unprecedented move, Toronto's sex crimes unit released photos showing a hotel room and other spots where the abuse occurred.

"When someone commits offences like this in public, it shows a lot of arrogance," said Det.-Sgt. Paul Gillespie, one of the investigators on the case. "It is like he's not too worried about getting caught." The abuser, Gillespie added, "is fairly bold. "He's committing these acts in some high-risk places."

Link

Police: Suspect Left Teeth at Crime
Scene (AP)

Police: Suspect Left Teeth at Crime
Scene (AP) 02/07/2005 01:28 AM
AP - Police used dental records to identify a man who broke into a cafeteria in southern Sweden — the suspect left his false teeth with his social security number engraved in them at the scene of the crime.

Fleeing thief in Germany dumps baby at
crime scene (Reuters)

Fleeing thief in Germany dumps baby at
crime scene (Reuters) 06/24/2005 09:58 PM
Reuters - A woman shoplifter in Germany abandoned her three-month-old baby after being caught stealing from a supermarket, authorities said on Friday.

Computer Crime Scene InvestigationDavid
Coursey offers seven guidelines to aid
IT staffs called on to conduct

Computer Crime Scene InvestigationDavid
Coursey offers seven guidelines to aid
IT staffs called on to conduct 09/17/2004 01:00 AM
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Computer Crime Scene InvestigationDavid
Coursey offers seven guidelines to
conducting a forensic computer inve

Computer Crime Scene InvestigationDavid
Coursey offers seven guidelines to
conducting a forensic computer inve 09/17/2004 12:35 PM
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What is Project Marilyn?

What is Project Marilyn? 02/01/2005 09:56 PM
We are the Big Media. One month and one day to go....

Where's Marilyn Manson?

Where's Marilyn Manson? 09/07/2004 01:26 AM
Are these really the 10 most hated men in rock?

Shock Rocker Marilyn Manson Settles Suit
(AP)

Shock Rocker Marilyn Manson Settles Suit
(AP) 02/18/2004 09:28 AM
AP - A civil lawsuit accusing shock rocker Marilyn Manson of sexual assault has been dismissed after the two sides reached a settlement, according to an attorney for the plaintiff.

MARILYN MANSON: 'Personal Jesus' Video
Posted Online - Sep. 1, 2004

MARILYN MANSON: 'Personal Jesus' Video
Posted Online - Sep. 1, 2004 09/02/2004 06:18 AM
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CAP Index Crime Mapping Service over the
Internet Fights Property Crime and
Litigation Risks

CAP Index Crime Mapping Service over the
Internet Fights Property Crime and
Litigation Risks 04/11/2005 11:27 AM
Business Wire UK Apr 11 2005 3:43PM GMT

Thought crime or nought crime?

Thought crime or nought crime? 06/01/2004 04:24 AM
The reporter who described meeting the man who raped him as a teenager? He was arrested this week for felony stalking of the rapist.

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Trainer, Coach has Just Launched her New
Mastermind Power Coaching Program for
People who Want to Change Their Lives,
Set Goals, and Achieve Their Dreams - Go
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Art scene and heard

Art scene and heard 07/07/2004 11:11 AM
Located in an historical Long Island elementary school building, P.S.1. Contemporary Art Center has been a hub of avant-garde art and culture for nearly three decades. Now, P.S.1. also has an Internet radio station. As you might expect, WPS1 features an eclectic mix of programming. No Clear Channel station is going to give you the voice of Marcel Duchamp, the techno of Todd Sines, and a discussion with Taipei City mayor Ma Yingjiu about public art. From this week's schedule:

11:30 am The Bio-Blurb Show, Edition #3: Bio-Art or Bio-Terror? - In this most provocative program, host Suzanne Anker speaks with former Whitney Museum director David Ross, art journalist Stephen Henry Madoff, and filmmaker Virgil Wong about the federal government's Patriot-Act case against the activist artist Ste ve Kurtz and the Critical Art Ensemble and the criminalization of the American artist in general. Must-hear listening!

12:00 noon Love Crazy, Edition #4 - Whazzup workaholics! For this session of her music series for WPS1, chanteuse Nora York zeroes in on how much we love our labors, especially when they're lost to song.

1:00 pm Curbside Cassette, Edition #3 - Okay, work's covered. How about school? Recent high-school grads Joe Ahearn and Max Kagan celebrate their diplomas with a science-and-math music mix. Indeed, where would we be without "Calculus Man"? Without the Beastie Boys, for one thing, joined here by Mos Def, Sun Ra, Elvis Costello, the Pixies, White Stripes and more.

Link

Scene from Brazil

Scene from Brazil 04/06/2005 05:27 PM

« A full moon hangs over the power tower in Töölö. I've always thought this building has a striking visual effect since the signs are all the same colour, which is unusual, but they converge on adjacent sides of the building. Maybe it's only because I usually see the building when I'm drunk and snarfing food from the Jaskan Grilli across the street. »

Otava kept us up most of the night as his itchy-scratchy condition reached critical mass. The HU Vet Clinic couldn't give him an appointment for two weeks so we had to find someone who would see him ASAP. I spent my afternoon at the vet and dragging my ass to the pet store for a new giant bag of food and to the pharmacy for some medications. First we try a medicated shampoo and topical pesticide in case it is caused by microscopic mites, otherwise we will have to start hunting down the allergen which could be a long, tedious process. But, for now, he's sleeping comfortably without itching and whining which is a major improvement for us all.

While I was waiting in the pharmacy, I was looking at the cute doggie lunchbox that the pet shop gave to me for buying the giant bag of food which opens into two bowls with a water bottle and a food compartment when some nice old guy sat down next to me and started chatting me up about how a metal one would be better and such. I was so tired that I just smiled and nodded since I don't think I could have made conversation even in English. The pharmacy downtown is straight out of a scene from the movie Brazil with the cascades of pneumatic tubes that transport fresh drugs from the basement up to the awaiting customers.

Sean Burke made my evening last night when he pointed out one of the best reads I've had in a while: Dab blers and Blowhards. Even if you're not a geek or one of the incestuous digerati who will find this cutting a little too close to the bone if they read carefully it's a fun read. I remember distinctly when my bullshit-o-meter pegged on 11 when Tim O'Reilly and bunch of others as OSCON one year were starting to go on about how programmers were really artists and could be funded by patrons of the art of programming, etc. I imagine we were drunk, possibly stoned, and still it seemed like an incredibly pretentious way to put a good face on dot.bomb unemployment. The downside of the essay is that we are reminded of ESR's treatise on oral sex for geeks at the end. Hurrr.

A new social scene

A new social scene 07/05/2004 12:27 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 5 2004 4:31PM GMT

Remembering the BBS Scene

Remembering the BBS Scene 04/02/2005 04:07 PM
Ah, those were the days. As now, it was a healthy mix of academics, techies, conspiracy theorists and trolls. Jason Scott has a great website chock full of old BBS textfiles, with no advertising. What does his collection include? Well, it's a lot like K5 if you ask me, but maybe a little more naive. There are some ugly things down in these archives; there are narcissistic ravings from pre-adolescent social misfits. There are calls for anarchy. There's satanism, there's racism, there's all the -isms in the book lurking in the words. But there's hope, too. There's excitement, there's joy, there's every manner of feeling being crammed down into ASCII and posted for the world to find. It's a spectrum of humanity, and this is what I hope you'll find, buried there, among the text. Enjoy. Jason Scott Proprietor, TEXTFILES.COM

Quite a scene last night

Quite a scene last night 09/14/2004 04:57 PM

We're in Paris now - meeting with a new client - Glowria.fr.

More on them later.

For now let me just say thnaks to all the peeps who made it to Lisson Grove last night for expensive Fish & Chips. I should have gotten teh Skate! Lisa loved hers.

Here's a shot of Julian and Ian and a young guy named Edward.

Fleeing from the scene

Fleeing from the scene 03/28/2005 12:58 PM
The president celebrates Easter with the troops, putting some distance between himself and the right-wing culture warriors in Florida.

Scene stealer

Scene stealer 03/24/2005 11:52 AM
He stole "Love Actually" and "Dirty Pretty Things" and is Woody Allen's first black lead. But don't expect Chiwetel Ejiofor to play the race card.

A Scene From A Dream I Had / Gratitude

A Scene From A Dream I Had / Gratitude 03/13/2003 10:23 AM


Thanks for the kick up the arse, I needed it. Seriously. No I mean it. Here look I made this picture up just for you, to show you how much I care that you care. We all need a kick up the rear from time to time and besides, this wouldn't be an honest reflection of my mental state if it was all happy-go-lucky every single day. Would it? No it wouldn't.

It Seemed Like a Scene From the Bible
(washingtonpost.com)

It Seemed Like a Scene From the Bible
(washingtonpost.com) 12/28/2004 04:57 AM

The Italian squat scene

The Italian squat scene 03/14/2005 05:53 PM
Yesterday, I had a meeting with some of the Italian Indymedia community at a squat. In most countries squatters are considered criminals and local law has very little tolerance for them. In Italy, the squat scene is the center of a lot of the sub-culture and alternative media. After years of resistance, many of the squats on property which was owned by the local government have been officially recognized by the municipalities in various degrees. The squats have events including debates and parties. They have kitchens, living quarters, and in the case of the squat I went to last night, a computer lab (called "hacks" this one named "bugs") that teaches people how to switch from Microsoft to Linux and allows free Internet access to anyone who wants to drop by.

After the chat in the bugs hack, we went to dinner at a centro sociale called Casale Podere Rosa. It was similar to a squat except the people don't live there. The place we went to was on the upscale end. The food was excellent and they had lots of posters and pamphlets describing the organic farming methods they used to grow their produce.

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see. On the other hand, the left wing are fighting hand and fist (literally) with the right wing radicals. Free speech was something that people were fighting for, in many cases outside of the law. At a tactical level, my discussion about freedom of expression and our "Infrastructure of Democracy" idea of fighting bad speech with more good speech sounded a bit idealistic. What was interesting to me was the power and the energy of the alternative media movement. It reminds me of my theory on good alternative music. When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.

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Random scene from my life

Random scene from my life 06/06/2005 12:09 AM
I took my car into the shop for its regular servicing this morning, and I got comfortable in their waiting room while repairs occurred. The service guy sees me on my PowerBook, and said, "Hey, it's too bad that you're...

OpenRM Scene Graph

OpenRM Scene Graph 11/03/2003 10:33 PM
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PDA News - Dell waffles, SDIO

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