Billions of Trees Planted, and Nary a Dent in the Desert

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The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees 04/17/2005 01:52 AM
"The Man Who Planted Trees" (story) There's also a short note on the copyright, and the original French version.

XML Tourist: Directory Trees to Document
Trees

XML Tourist: Directory Trees to Document
Trees 03/30/2005 09:19 PM
In this month's XML Tourist, John E. Simpsons discusses TreeSpace, a hard disk space analysis tool that uses XML to represent data portably.

Tree-Nary-1.3

Tree-Nary-1.3 01/05/2004 06:46 PM

Billions and Billions served

Billions and Billions served 03/14/2005 06:11 PM

14.2 billion video streams sent over the Net in 2004, a 79% increase over 2003, according to AccuStream iMedia. (via IT Facts)

That doesn't include the vast amount of P2P video downloads through BitTorrent and similar services. The videonet is coming faster than we think.

"Spy vs. Spy Planted on Xbox"

"Spy vs. Spy Planted on Xbox" 04/08/2005 04:54 AM

Mac vs. PC Question Planted In Debate

Mac vs. PC Question Planted In Debate 11/11/2003 12:52 PM

Dent-Inn

Dent-Inn 04/12/2004 04:59 PM
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CNN planted Mac vs. PC question at
debate, says student

CNN planted Mac vs. PC question at
debate, says student 11/11/2003 09:16 AM
The Boston Globe reports that CNN planted a question asking Democratic Presidential candidates about their preference for Macs or PCs. The debate occurred last week in Boston's historic Faneuil Hall, and was sponsored by the Rock the Vote organization.

"CNN planted question at debate, student
says"

"CNN planted question at debate, student
says" 11/11/2003 03:17 PM

CNN planted Mac vs. PC question at
candidates' debate

CNN planted Mac vs. PC question at
candidates' debate 11/12/2003 01:04 PM
CNN planted a question asking Democratic Presidential candidates about their preference for Macs or PCs at last week's "Rock the Vote" debate, according to the student who asked the question...

Warders planted drugs on inmate

Warders planted drugs on inmate 08/10/2004 07:21 AM
Two former prison officers are punished for planting heroin on an inmate inside Scotland's only private jail.

Malicious Code Planted Via IIS Flaw

Malicious Code Planted Via IIS Flaw 06/25/2004 11:52 AM
Security analysts say that the malicious code that has been infecting some Windows machines was planted via an IIS vulnerability on the Web servers that host some high-traffic sites.

Small Dent

Small Dent 04/21/2004 07:59 PM
Brad Wilson: THAT is the reason you buy a car that's over-designed like a tank. Have you considered putting the car on EBay?

New: Dent du Midi 1.0

New: Dent du Midi 1.0 03/23/2005 01:03 PM
Dent du Midi takes standard MIDI files and generates AIFF containers for each track, allowing them to be dropped into GarageBand for use as loops or entire tracks.

Dent du Midi 0.9

Dent du Midi 0.9 07/07/2004 10:42 PM
Converts standard MIDI files into Apple Loop Format files allowing them to be imported into GarageBand.

IBM chief: Big Blue planted on firm
ground

IBM chief: Big Blue planted on firm
ground 05/20/2004 08:45 AM
ZDNet May 20 2004 1:14PM GMT

Dent in Nortel armor

Dent in Nortel armor 07/04/2004 01:07 AM
Usatoday.com - Sat Jul 3, 08:36 am GMT

Beta: Dent du Midi 0.1

Beta: Dent du Midi 0.1 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Bery Rinaldo's Dent du Midi makes it possible to import MIDI files into GarageBand.

Dentist, Dent Thyself

Dentist, Dent Thyself 03/19/2003 10:25 PM
Spam Princess reports that her dental self-surgery went well: "No, I didn't get an infection. Yes, the beer helped. No, the hole didn't remain black for more than a day." (03-18)

Anti-Piracy Bureau of Sweden Planted
Evidence

Anti-Piracy Bureau of Sweden Planted
Evidence 03/22/2005 07:17 PM

Malicious Code Planted Via IIS Flaw
(Ziff Davis)

Malicious Code Planted Via IIS Flaw
(Ziff Davis) 06/25/2004 12:12 PM
Ziff Davis - Security analysts say that the malicious code that has been infecting some Windows machines was planted via an IIS vulnerability on the Web servers that host some high-traffic sites.

Boston.com / News / Nation / CNN planted
question at debate, student says

Boston.com / News / Nation / CNN planted
question at debate, student says 11/12/2003 01:16 PM
LA Times (Globe reprint) .. Allegations have been .. news is scripted .. It appears .. bosglobe

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Lower orders dent Broadcom's outlook

Lower orders dent Broadcom's outlook 09/13/2004 01:08 PM
ZDNet Sep 13 2004 5:03PM GMT

Legal costs dent Microsoft earnings

Legal costs dent Microsoft earnings 04/22/2004 06:43 PM
ZDNet Apr 22 2004 10:15PM GMT

Ex-Occupation Aide Sees No Dent in
'Saddamists'

Ex-Occupation Aide Sees No Dent in
'Saddamists' 07/01/2004 11:53 PM
Efforts by the U.S. military and the C.I.A. to destroy the insurgency in Iraq have failed to reduce the number of "hard-core Saddamists."

Jobs report, Intel dent stocks

Jobs report, Intel dent stocks 12/05/2003 07:47 PM
MSNBC Dec 5 2003 5:52PM ET

Legal charges dent Microsoft's net
income

Legal charges dent Microsoft's net
income 04/23/2004 09:38 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 23 2004 2:18PM GMT

Lawsuits may dent Google ad revenue
-report

Lawsuits may dent Google ad revenue
-report 03/27/2005 08:42 PM
CBS MarketWatch Mar 28 2005 12:48AM GMT

Special Report: Beware of backdoor
planted by Bagle/Beagle worm

Special Report: Beware of backdoor
planted by Bagle/Beagle worm 01/23/2004 02:19 PM
CNET Jan 23 2004 8:47AM GMT

Jobs Data, Intel Outlook Dent Stocks

Jobs Data, Intel Outlook Dent Stocks 12/05/2003 12:37 PM
Boston Globe Dec 5 2003 12:25PM ET

Airport Accident Puts a Dent in Aid
Delivery to Indonesia

Airport Accident Puts a Dent in Aid
Delivery to Indonesia 01/04/2005 08:30 AM
The small airport was closed after a plane hit a herd of cows after landing and temporarily hampering delivery of relief supplies.

G.O.P. Offensive Puts Small Dent in
Kerry's Image

G.O.P. Offensive Puts Small Dent in
Kerry's Image 06/19/2004 03:17 PM
The campaign, unusual in its early timing and its toughness, did not score as much damage as some Democrats had feared or some Republicans had anticipated.

Law enforcement arrests make minimal
dent in computer crime

Law enforcement arrests make minimal
dent in computer crime 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
I've got a story on PC World this morning about how law enforcement isn't really making a serious dent in computer crime, despite some high-profile arrests. The crimes are clearly changing, however, from kiddie exploits to serious organized crime. The...

Trees!

Trees! 12/24/2004 01:07 PM
More trees here

What the trees know

What the trees know 09/17/2004 02:32 PM

« A rowan tree, heavily laden with fruit foretelling a harsh winter. »

Talking about the weather and weather folklore has to be one of the few universal traits that transcends race and culture. Everybody has some goofy 'old wives tale' about a wolly worm with a full furry coat signals a harsh winter. This year, the rowan trees in Finland are practically bending to the ground they are so full of fruit which I am told is part of the Finnish weather folklore and warns people of a harsh winter approaching. I don't know that I believe it, but with th e geese migrating early and the generally crappy weather we've had all summer long, I'm starting to wonder what nature knows that we don't.

Back home, we've got lots of weather sayings and wives tales, and some of them are pretty funny. I haven't found anything with a collection of Finnish weather folklore, but I'm guessing that it isn't terribly different. You have to wonder where some of these stories came from and why people still either believe them or mention them aside from their entertainment value.

Weather Folklore

• Horses run fast before a violent storm or before windy conditions.
• Pigs gather leaves and straw before a storm.
• Flowers close up before a storm.
• If the bull leads the cows to pasture, expect rain; if the cows precede the bull, the weather will be uncertain.
• Expect rain and maybe severe weather when dogs eat grass.
• Wolves always howl more before a storm.
• When the rooster goes crowing to bed, he will rise with a watery head.
• Ants are busy, gnats bite, crickets sing louder then usual, spiders come down from their webs, and flies gather in houses just before rain and possible severe storms.
• Evening red and morning gray are sure signs of a fine day.
• Evening gray and morning red, put on your hat or you'll wet your head.
• When small clouds join and thicken, expect rain.
• Dandelion blossoms close before a storm.
• If autumn leaves are slow to fall, prepare for a cold winter..
• When the leaves of trees turn over, it foretells windy conditions and possible severe weather.
• Redbirds or Bluebirds chatter when it's going to rain.
• Birds on a telephone wire indicate the coming of rain.
• Before a storm, cows will lie down and refuse to go out to pasture.
• When spiders weave their webs by Noon, fine weather is coming soon.
• If wasps build their nests high, the winter will be long and harsh.
• When it is evening you say, "It will be fair, for the sky is red." In the morning, "It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening." Matthew 16:2
• It will be a cold, snowy winter if:
  -Squirrels accumulate huge stores of nuts.
  -Beavers build heavier lodges than usual.
  -Hair on bears and horses is thick early in season.
  -the breastbone of a fresh-Cooked turkey is dark purple.
• A severe summer denotes a windy autumn; a windy winter a rainy spring; a rainy spring a severe summer; a severe summer a windy autumn; a month that comes in good, goes out bad.
• The sky turns green in a storm when there is hail.
• A veering wind will clear the sky, a backing wind says storms are nigh.
• When you look out your window and see your Dogs jumping around and ducking Its a sign that its hailing.
• When dogs in your house start looking paranoid schizophrenic expect very heavy sleet for 5 hours.

Toilet Trees

Toilet Trees 03/30/2005 01:12 AM
Where do you hide your nasty-ass toilet plunger so the house guests won't see it? Under an attention-getting, gawdy as hell fake plant - duh.

Flowering Trees

Flowering Trees 04/09/2004 04:05 PM
Here in Vancouver we have multitudes of flowering trees. At this time of year they delight the eye, but are a challenge to the photographer. A bit of progress on that front, with a note on infused vodka...

Trees, Temporarily

Trees, Temporarily 12/03/2003 07:19 PM
In his latest Transforming XML column Bob DuCharme explains XSLT 2.0's Temporary Trees, and then he demonstrates how to use them.

wood for the trees

wood for the trees 02/07/2005 01:37 AM
Wood for the trees. The Forest Cafe in Edinburgh , a volunteer run , eco - friendly , creative space thats worth a look.
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BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures:
Watch me grow

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures:
Watch me grow 06/30/2004 09:31 AM

Into the Desert

Into the Desert 07/12/2004 09:03 PM

I finally received Combat Mission: Afrika Korps (CMAK) and the companion book The Battery Commander, His Batman, and A Cook.  Woohoo!  While the game was installing, I checked out the book.  Excellent!

The battle where the book's title came from was that of Combeforce, a hastily formed group of 2,000 British anti-tank and artillery crews along with riflemen to protec them, trying to block retreating Italian 10th Army.  That's right.  2,000 men facing an army without even a single tank.  But then armies usually retreat in a line so they had to face only the forward elements and most of the armies were on road-bound vehicles (stretching for miles and miles).  As the story went, the last Italian tank was knocked out by a gun manned by the commander of 106th Battery, his batman, and a cook.

And that was just one chapter in the book.  While I enjoy reading calm accounts of battles like Rommel's classic Infantry Attack, stories like this really evoke the smell of the battle through quiet understatements and dry humor.  Only bad part about the book was that only 12 of the battles in the book had CMAK scenarios.  Darn.  I am going to browse through SMAK scenarios repositories to see if the missing scenarios have been created by other CMAK enthusiasts.  I doubt it though because you need more than just stories to create battle scenarios.  At the minimum, you need order of battle (OOB) which lists the number and types of units involved in a battle.

Firing up CMAK briefly, I remembered why I stopped playing CMBO (Combat Mission Beyond Overlord), the first volume of the series.  It was the damn artillery spotters and 88.  A well-positioned gun can stop significantly larger forces dead on its track and sometimes the only way to knock them out is with artillery or aerial bombardments.  But whenever I moved a spotter into position where he can see the gun, he gets fired on by the gun.  How can they someone far away hiding behind a bush?  Binocular reflection?  Rubbish.  Add to that the devastating power of 88 made me so fruistrated with a Bocage campaign that I stopped playing for a month and then forgot about the game.

With CMAK, unrealistic spotting ability of gunners will make some sense since there won't be many bushes to hide behind in.  One can hide behind sand dunes or bury one self in like commandos do but it's just not the same as hiding in treelines or bushes.  Anyway, I am looking forward to my desert battles for many evenings to come.

Wireless in the Desert

Wireless in the Desert 09/22/2004 12:34 PM
Burning Man revelers used a free phone in the desert, courtesy of a fellow visitor: The phone used 802.11, voice over IP, and satellite for backhaul. The phone's creator offers some great information on his Web site including details of where calls where placed and anecdotes about surprised people who were very glad to find a phone....

Me running in the desert

Me running in the desert 02/01/2005 09:56 PM
I'm demoing pictures at the moment, ignore this....

Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert

Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert 08/03/2004 05:26 AM
Hackers gathering for DefCon's annual conference think they may have broken a world record for Wi-Fi connectivity. But even if they didn't, they had lots of fun trying. Kim Zetter reports from Las Vegas.

A Desert Christmas

A Desert Christmas 12/19/2004 02:58 PM

« Yölyhdyt [Night Lanterns] by Liisa Kyrönseppä in the Forces of Light installation in Plague Park. »

Today at lunchtime I looked outside and gaped since it appeared like it was almost night before noon. I thought we had escaped November but, perhaps not. I noticed a light therapy lamp in the coffee lounge and had to resist the desire to go press my eyeballs directly onto the bulb. My backpack still contains my sunglasses as if I'll need them for another 5 months or so. Always prepared for solar radiation, every fleeting moment of it. :)

Since we had to cancel our Feb/March travel plans due to the puppy coming later than expected Jarkko, in a fit of desperation after finding all the tours booked between now and when the puppy arrives in January, found a trip at one of the last minute cancelation agencies in a warm, arid place during the holidays. It's funny how back in my 20s I travelled all over on a whim and didn't think anything of it and these days I am less enthusiastic about seeing the world. It bothers me that I have become so jaded in my advancing age. It is that age old equation of Money | Time | Energy/Enthusiasm - pick any two. I retain the curiosity but it is tempered by my cynicism. I had to check to see if I'd need a visa to enter the country and if anyone ever read the US State Department's consular information sheets on various countries, noone would ever leave US airspace. They do make for amusing reading for those of us who live outside the US. Treat yourself to reading the language of fear, e.g. Finland;

SAFETY AND SECURITY : Finland remains largely free of terrorist incidents....

Largely free? What is that supposed to mean? No bombs but the lihakukko is a very dangerous weapon in the Karelian terrorist regime? Watch out for the drunks and their puukkos at the tram stops? There is also a section about how few cops there are in relation to the overall population. I suppose that living in a police state would make you uncomfortable visiting a place that doesn't have guys in fatigues and AK-47's hanging out in airports and on street corners. We're going to a place where we are warned that there is a lot of 'soccer-inspired violence' and evangelical christians are given a quick ride to the airport. :)

Desert dreams

Desert dreams 08/30/2004 01:52 PM
USA Today Aug 30 2004 5:52PM GMT

A Tale in the Desert II 1.0

A Tale in the Desert II 1.0 09/17/2004 04:27 PM
An online game set in ancient Egypt where players work together to build the perfect society.

Ordeal of 'Deserters' Who Didn't Desert

Ordeal of 'Deserters' Who Didn't Desert 08/23/2004 06:59 AM
Two men falsely identified as deserters by the Indian army were released in a prisoner exchange with Pakistan, but their lives remain spoiled by the mistake.

Desert Island Internet

Desert Island Internet 09/23/2004 03:01 PM
It's one of those slow news days, so here's a post that goes well with the story the other day about survi ving two weeks without the internet. A "desert-island" style survey that asked people what two media types they would want if they could only have two, showed that 77% of people would take the internet as either one of their first or second choices. In part, of course, this is because the internet can be used as a replacement for many of the functions served by other media types. Still, this type of thinking tends to get people confused that business models for those other media will easily shift online, when clearly, that hasn't been the case. Just because it's a replacement, doesn't mean people will pay for it the same way. Being online changes the business models as well by changing the nature of the material.

Desert Combat 0.5L Released

Desert Combat 0.5L Released 11/07/2003 08:55 AM

Slice of Heaven in the Desert

Slice of Heaven in the Desert 09/03/2004 06:24 AM
Sure, there's plenty of fire at this year's Burning Man festival, but celestial tributes dominate the playa. Daniel Terdiman reports from Black Rock City, Nevada.

dreamed i saw a desert rose

dreamed i saw a desert rose 02/05/2005 09:48 PM

Sketch is clearly feeling all the monkey (and monkey-kitty) mojo. I just talked with his vet, and he told me that Sketch is doing much, much better. He's almost completely out of congestive heart faliure! His vet told me that Sketch ate food overnight (as far as we know, he hadn't eaten all weekend), and that he was out of oxygen, sitting up, looking around, and being "very, very talkative."

I talked with his vet yesterday evening, and he told me that Sketch's lungs were about 2/3 less filled with fluid than they were on Saturday, so he was responding very well to the lasix, and his breathing was down to about 24 from as high as 50 or 80 (sorry, I can't remember exactly what it was) when we brought him in yesterday morning. It was the news I was hoping to hear, and I burst into tears of relief when I hung up the phone. I made a bit of a spectacle of myself, but I didn't (and don't) care. My fat guy is getting better.

It was kind of surreal last night to sit in the theatre at ACME and pitch my sketches for the next show. The word "sketch" was said about a thousand times (duh) and each time I heard it, my eyes filled up. I think I'm going to write a sketch about it, though. It could be pretty funny, once I clean up the gallows humor.

He will get a cardiac ultrasound later today, or early tomorrow, depending on how he's feeling, and then we'll know what his heart disease is, and how to treat it. I know he's not out of the woods yet, but there are rays of hope shining down all around us, and the path is very clear.

Thank you for all your comments and e-mails. This has been a rough few days for me and my family. Each time I've heard from someone who had a similar experience with their cat years ago, I feel a little more hopeful that Sketch will be another one of those cats who rang Death's doorbell, then ran down the walkway laughing before He could open the door.

Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert (AP)

Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert (AP) 07/19/2004 03:10 PM
AP - Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, the Marine who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while on duty in Iraq, insisted on Monday that he was captured by enemy forces.

Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert

Marine Who Vanished Says He Didn't
Desert 07/19/2004 03:23 PM
Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Iraq, said today that he was not a deserter.

In the Nevada Desert for a Week...

In the Nevada Desert for a Week... 05/27/2004 05:09 PM
I'll probably be too busy preparing and packing to post much else to my weblog in the next day, so I'll post this now... (But the linkblog will stay alive. See below.) Next week (May 29th - June 5th), I will be flying my around over the Nevada desert. I'm taking part in this year's Cross Country Camp at the AirSailing Gliderport, in the Palomino Valley roughly 25 miles north of Reno and not far from Pyramid lake. I'll be...

Et Cetera: we're migrating DNS, but not
across a desert

Et Cetera: we're migrating DNS, but not
across a desert 01/26/2004 11:06 PM
Round up featuring secret knowledge of an apocryphal nature. OK, maybe not.

Now, Diaper Technology Takes On a Desert

Now, Diaper Technology Takes On a Desert 07/20/2004 12:59 AM
To address the problem of landscaping desert, developers are turning to an unlikely solution: the technology used in disposable diapers.

No Riders: Desert Crossing Is for the
Robots Only

No Riders: Desert Crossing Is for the
Robots Only 03/08/2004 11:08 PM
A motley band of computer scientists, artificial intelligence experts and robot lovers is taking on the challenge of building a robot that can compete in a race without a driver.

Dog Survives Five Weeks in Desert Hole
(AP)

Dog Survives Five Weeks in Desert Hole
(AP) 05/19/2004 07:24 PM
AP - A family who left their dog for dead after a desert hiking accident five weeks ago has been reunited with the pooch after a Riverside County hiker and his brother heard it barking and pulled it from a 30-foot-deep pit.

CMU Sends Zoë to Chile's Atacama Desert

CMU Sends Zoë to Chile's Atacama Desert 08/14/2004 10:08 AM
According to a CMU press release, researchers will be testing Zoë, an autonomous robot developed at the school, by sending it on a mission into the Atacama Desert. The robot is designed to search for life in hostile environments. David Wettergreen and other CMU researchers will be in Atacama with the robot for two months, conducting a series of experiments designed to test the robot's perception, mobility and autonomy during long-distance traverses. It is hoped that knowledge gained from these experiments can be applied to the next generation of NASA planetary rovers.

Marine Says Was Captured in Iraq, Didn't
Desert

Marine Says Was Captured in Iraq, Didn't
Desert 07/19/2004 04:32 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 19 2004 8:17PM GMT

Desert Combat 0.5 Beta Released

Desert Combat 0.5 Beta Released 11/07/2003 11:10 AM

Drone Takes to Sky Above Arizona Desert
(AP)

Drone Takes to Sky Above Arizona Desert
(AP) 06/25/2004 09:50 PM
AP - The Border Patrol launched an unmanned drone Friday that uses thermal and night-vision equipment to help agents spot illegal immigrants trying to cross the desert into the United States.

Marine who vanished says he didn't
desert (USATODAY.com)

Marine who vanished says he didn't
desert (USATODAY.com) 07/20/2004 06:26 AM
USATODAY.com - The U.S. Marine who disappeared from his base in Iraq and turned up three weeks later in Lebanon said Monday he did not desert his post.

Plants In Motion

Plants In Motion 04/07/2005 05:47 AM
the nastic movements of plantlife .. all live creatures move .. (Indiana via CynC) .. Plants In Motion .. movies

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Really Exotic Plants

Really Exotic Plants 03/27/2005 04:56 AM
common dickweed .. mmm squash

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Using Plants as Speakers

Using Plants as Speakers 07/21/2004 09:30 AM

Key to solar mysteries crashes into Utah
desert

Key to solar mysteries crashes into Utah
desert 09/09/2004 10:46 AM
globetechnology.com Sep 9 2004 2:14PM GMT

RE: Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps
(Haegemonia bug)

RE: Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps
(Haegemonia bug) 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
Drew Copley (Mar 05 2004)

Billions of Trees Planted, and Nary a Dent in the Desert

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