Should Newbies Need To Read The Rules?

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Newbies take on LiveCDs; everybody wins

Newbies take on LiveCDs; everybody wins 02/17/2004 03:55 AM
With Linux appearing more frequently in the press and on TV, people are becoming more curious about it. They are still reluctant to leave their comfortable Windows world, but they are curious. Enter LiveCD Linux -- a CD with a full Linux operating system that runs completely from the CD without the need to install anything on the hard drive. Taking ten people who never used Linux before and who have only basic computer skills, I set out to run several LiveCDs through some informal tests.

22 Italians (funny, it only read 12 when
I first read it this morning) died in a
bomb blast in Iraq

22 Italians (funny, it only read 12 when
I first read it this morning) died in a
bomb blast in Iraq 11/13/2003 08:53 AM
Bombing comes despite attacks on insurgents .. lourd tribut .. CNN

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GrokDoc Goes Live; All GNU/Linux Newbies
Welcome

GrokDoc Goes Live; All GNU/Linux Newbies
Welcome 06/14/2004 11:27 AM

Broadband newbies pick price over speed

Broadband newbies pick price over speed 12/09/2003 03:43 PM
A growing number of broadband subscribers are choosing price, not speed, when it comes to picking a provider--but that's not enough to hurt cable's lead.

Motorola hopes latest phones lure
newbies

Motorola hopes latest phones lure
newbies 11/18/2003 12:40 PM
Six handsets offer features such as color screens and photo messaging, which the phone maker hopes will attract new users in Asia and Europe.

iPod Newbies Find Device Does More Than
Play Music

iPod Newbies Find Device Does More Than
Play Music 01/01/2005 10:52 AM

By Mary Beth Faller, Arizona Republic

Nikon Coolpix 5900 Reviewed (Verdict:
Good for Newbies)

Nikon Coolpix 5900 Reviewed (Verdict:
Good for Newbies) 04/18/2005 08:22 AM

The Nikon Coolpix 5900 is a step towards the consumer camera of the future. It doesn't offer a lot of finesse, like manual exposure control over aperture and shutter speeds, but it does offer things like 'Face-Priority AF,' (automatic focus on human faces) and D-Lighting (automatic contrast correction). Now they don't always work—the Face-Priority in particular has some problems picking the right face on which to focus—but when they do they can make taking high-quality pictures much easier for people that don't know what they're doing. That said, if you're already a photography champ, the $350 Nikon 5900 is only going to get in your way.

Photography Blog has a typically in-depth review with sample images and more.

N ikon Coolpix 5900 [PhotographyBlog]

eWeek: MySQL Lures Open-Source Newbies
with Consulting Deals

eWeek: MySQL Lures Open-Source Newbies
with Consulting Deals 12/19/2004 03:34 PM
"MySQL AB is offering consulting packages and GUI tools for those who want to jump into open-source technology but lack in-house gurus and are too nervous to go it alone..."

Read My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly
Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities

Read My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly
Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities 06/03/2004 06:36 AM
Read My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly Presents the 89th Edition of the Carnival of the Vanities

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"If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS"

"If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS" 03/13/2003 03:47 PM

If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS

If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS 03/13/2003 12:46 PM
great piece (full of the truth) .. The French Connection .. New York Times .. him seriously .. Bill Safire

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Court Rules Evel Knievel Is A Pimp;
Knievel Rules Judges Are Bimbos

Court Rules Evel Knievel Is A Pimp;
Knievel Rules Judges Are Bimbos 01/04/2005 08:20 PM
Really not quite sure what to make of this one, but it's too amusing to pass up. Apparently, a few years ago, ESPN posted a picture of famed daredevil Evel Knievel with his arms around two women (one of whom was his wife) with the caption: "You're never too old to be a pimp." Knievel, not realizing this was a (weak) attempt at complimenting him, sued ESPN for defamation. A lower court tossed out the ruling, and he appealed. Now the Appeals Court has ruled against him as well, noting that, based on the context no one is actually going to think Knievel is a "pimp," and, in fact that the statement was supposed to be a positive one, as the slang of the day suggests. Knievel, apparently lacking a sense of irony over this particular case, has responded by calling the judges "bimbos." The full quote is: "They ruled against the law. What good is law in the United States of America if five or six goddamn bimbos are going to rule against it?" You think he intended that as a compliment? Anyway, in the meantime, feel free to go on captioning photos on the web while calling people pimps.

Online Resume Rules Sound Like Offline
Resume Rules

Online Resume Rules Sound Like Offline
Resume Rules 09/13/2004 02:14 PM
USA Today is claiming that the rules have changed for resumes, now that they're mostly sent via email instead of snail mail. However, when they get into the details, they sound amazingly like the "rules" many of us learned back in the days before you emailed resumes: focus on results from previous jobs (read: throw in lots of useless percentages to make it look like you improved something), use "descriptive or significant terms" (read: make sure you include the BS buzzwords-of-the-moment to make it through that first pass filter), don't send the wrong cover letter to the wrong company (read: don't be completely stupid), and don't apply "above your skill level" (read: don't waste HR's time so much). I remember hearing all of these years ago as well, and they don't seem any different in this "new age of electronic resumes" as the article would have you believe. Then, of course, there's the biggest recommendation for this supposed new age: they suggest you spam as many companies as possible. Again, has there ever been a time when people were told to send out fewer resumes? If anything, it seems like this strategy is the wrong strategy in the digital age where HR folks are so inundated with resumes that some have found that going back to paper resumes is much more effective in getting attention.

Do not read this

Do not read this 12/03/2003 01:44 AM
The NYT

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What to Read

What to Read 03/08/2004 11:07 PM
A man ages backward in the season's breakthrough literary event. Plus: An epic of love and violence in medieval Japan, swapping your old body for a hot young one, a sprawling social novel travels to the 1999 Seattle protests, and more.

"Read "

"Read " 03/13/2003 03:47 PM

This Is Where I Get My Read On

This Is Where I Get My Read On 04/20/2004 11:26 AM
This Is Where I Get My Read On Just in case MTV Cribs was coming to your, uh, crib.

"Read on"

"Read on" 06/08/2004 08:23 PM

Read all about it

Read all about it 06/07/2004 07:14 AM
National Post Jun 7 2004 12:07PM GMT

"Read More... "

"Read More... " 05/12/2004 09:38 AM

Read it to Me

Read it to Me 06/15/2004 10:11 AM
Developers Wanted

Some of them can read

Some of them can read 04/01/2005 02:22 PM
"Rats that survive to the age of four are the wisest and the most cynical beast s on earth. A trap means nothing to them, no matter how skillfully set. They just kick it around until it snaps; then they eat the bait. And they can detect poisoned bait a yard off. I believe some of them can read." Also, they're athletes

"I might read this one day"

"I might read this one day" 03/31/2005 11:54 PM

If you can read this ...

If you can read this ... 02/01/2005 10:08 PM
I have just switched from a Norwegian hosting company to DreamHost, with their Code Monster plan with 7680MB disk space, and 192GB transfer per month, and these are my experiences with switching.

Read Me!

Read Me! 10/22/2002 06:54 PM
Parsing of this feed failed. Email me at rss@them.ws with the name of the feed and the time the error occured.

Read it to Me 2.0

Read it to Me 2.0 06/15/2004 03:17 PM
A tool that allows users to listen to RSS news on an iPod.

"Read More..."

"Read More..." 02/19/2004 06:44 AM

"[Read more...]"

"[Read more...]" 02/14/2004 03:42 AM

New bl0g for a mag too new to read

New bl0g for a mag too new to read 04/09/2004 04:12 PM
Worthwhile Magazine doesn't exist yet, but that hasn't stopped it from starting up its blog, under Halley's editorial eye. It's an interesting model for a print magazine aiming at the big time market: Blog first! Worthwhile is about what makes work worthwhile. Its editors - Anita Sharpe and Kevin Salwen - each with serious editorial experience and credentials, are prepping the first issue. I'm proud to be a contributor to the Worthwhile blog, along with Tom Peters, Halley, David Batsone, Rebecca Ryan, Kate Yandoh, and Anita and Kevin. My first three entries are on why massages are like bad jobs,...

You Can Read My Site Again!

You Can Read My Site Again! 01/02/2005 11:00 PM

Thanks to Michael Pate, Mr. LibraryPlanet, my MT templates produce legible posts in all of the newer browsers and comments are back! Oh, and the calendar is back, as is a new archives page, too.

Yay! I can’t thank him enough, but hopefully this public thank you will be a start. I feel like a whole new blogger! You rock, Michael!

Read error

Read error 11/02/2003 05:25 PM
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"read the FAQ's "

"read the FAQ's " 06/25/2004 08:26 PM

"Read The Rest?"

"Read The Rest?" 04/12/2004 10:00 PM

Prices are down: Read this now

Prices are down: Read this now 04/12/2004 08:38 AM
ZDNet Apr 12 2004 12:23PM GMT

Attention: Read this

Attention: Read this 04/12/2004 07:37 AM
ZDNet Apr 12 2004 12:02PM GMT

Read the whole thing

Read the whole thing 06/03/2004 06:36 AM
Ray Bradbury .. translation

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"Who Will Read Newspapers?"

"Who Will Read Newspapers?" 05/30/2004 08:39 PM

"go read Duncan"

"go read Duncan" 03/24/2005 12:08 AM

Stanford: You Really Don?t Have To Read
This

Stanford: You Really Don?t Have To Read
This 03/14/2005 04:33 PM
Nothing to see. Move along.
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CBS Affair on KQED

CBS Affair on KQED 09/21/2004 02:23 PM
I'll be joining a panel Wednesday morning on KQED's Forum program, to discuss the CBS Bush memos story and its implications. We're on from 9-10 a.m.

The Berger Affair

The Berger Affair 07/21/2004 11:16 AM

NY Times: A Kerry Adviser Leaves the Race Over Missing Documents. Samuel R. Berger, the former national security adviser to President Bill Clinton, resigned abruptly Tuesday as a senior adviser to John Kerry's presidential campaign after the disclosure that he had improperly removed classified material on terrorism from a secure government reading room last year. The decision came after Mr. Berger endured a day of furious criticism from Republican leaders, who accused him of breaching national security and possibly passing classified material to Mr. Kerry's campaign. Democrats, in turn, accused the Bush administration of leaking word of an F.B.I. investigation of Mr. Berger as a way of diverting attention from the release of the Sept. 11 commission's final report Thursday.

Plainly, Berger screwed up in a serious way here. The acts he has acknowledged are improper at the very least, and perhaps much worse than that. Maybe we'll know one of these days when the investigation concludes. Almost equally plainly, someone in the Bush administration or campaign illegally leaked word of the investigation just in time to start a political potboiler. The timing cannot be coincidental. The 9/11 commission's report, harshly critical of both the Clinton and Bush administrations' anti-terrorism policies, is being issued this week. And next week comes the Democratic convention in Boston. The Republicans are predictably claiming (among other things) a coverup, even though the 9/11 commission staff has been widely quoted as saying the commission had the documents in question. USA Today reports, for example: "There is no indication that Berger's action affected the 9/11 commission's work; a spokesman for the panel said Tuesday that the classified papers — some of which are still missing — were copies of original documents." The most puzzling aspect of this, as Josh Marshall correctly notes, is Berger's political tone-deafness. Marshall asks: "Why didn't Sandy Berger step aside from his advisory position for John Kerry some time ago?" Good question.

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It's a family affair

It's a family affair 02/10/2004 02:42 AM

The other side of the McGreevey affair?

The other side of the McGreevey affair? 08/13/2004 07:39 PM

One Very Tangled Post-9/11 Affair

One Very Tangled Post-9/11 Affair 05/23/2004 04:51 PM
A surprising number of firemen have left their wives for the widows of their brethren who died at the World Trade Center.

"Valerie Plame affair"

"Valerie Plame affair" 06/04/2004 08:14 PM

Dottiness Is A Family Affair

Dottiness Is A Family Affair 07/14/2004 06:41 PM
"Driving from home to the studio wasted time. That's why we built Dot-Pod. Now we are collaborating and sharing music by iPods across the web." By Garry Barker, Sydney Morning Herald (via MyAppleMenu)

Using Your Computer Too Much Makes You
Have An Affair

Using Your Computer Too Much Makes You
Have An Affair 08/23/2004 02:21 PM
Brad Brunfelt writes "Apparently either using your computer too much or having multiple email accounts makes you have an affair. The Christian Science Monitor accepts the statement: "One of the first signs of cyber-affairs, Daniels notes, is a spouse who spends excessive time on the computer. Using multiple e-mail addresses could also serve as a warning of cyber-flirting." Sounds like a lot of us have some explaining to do to our spouses, because we all know that they suspect us anyway. And we all know that there are no other good reasons to use multiple email addresses or be online at night. It MUST be an affair."

Nike's European Affair

Nike's European Affair 06/28/2004 01:33 PM
Sponsorship deals with European soccer teams spur Nike's growth.

Apple's Foreign Affair

Apple's Foreign Affair 03/20/2003 06:37 PM
It is unacceptable and counterproductive to have such ludicrous regional price differences. (MacWrite via MyAppleMenu)

MSNBC - An Affair To Regret

MSNBC - An Affair To Regret 08/16/2004 08:37 AM
MCGREEVEY ADVISERS URGED HIM NOT TO RESIGN; WANTED HIM TO TOUGH IT OUT LIKE CLINTON .. Newsweek has also spotted some of the vermin

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USNews.com: John Leo: End of the Schiavo
affair (4/11/05)

USNews.com: John Leo: End of the Schiavo
affair (4/11/05) 04/05/2005 04:07 AM
Those who believe we could never have another Civil War may be whistling in the dark .. John Leo: End Of The Schiavo Affair .. botched this more if he tried .. he gets it exactly right

usnews.com/usnews/opinion/articles/050411/11john.htm
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Microsoft's Wireless Affair Ends

Microsoft's Wireless Affair Ends 05/13/2004 12:27 PM
Mr. Softy decides to stop selling wireless networking devices.

E-Mail, Blogging and the Lott Affair

E-Mail, Blogging and the Lott Affair 03/06/2004 01:58 AM
The lesson isn't that blogs weren't important. They were. But the journalistic ecosystem, which includes a myriad of sources who are sometimes buried deep in the background, is more complex than it may appear on the surface.

Hybrids rev up for annual auto affair

Hybrids rev up for annual auto affair 03/23/2005 07:45 AM
Computer-enhanced autos, alternative-fuel vehicles will take driver's seat at New York International Auto Show.
Photos: Hot cars in the city

Clinton chides media over affair

Clinton chides media over affair 06/22/2004 09:23 AM
The former US president attacks the media's coverage of his affair with Monica Lewinsky in a BBC interview.

Woman denies affair with officer

Woman denies affair with officer 08/09/2004 07:43 AM
A woman accused of supplying a false alibi to a Soham officer denies they were intimate.

N.J. Governor Resigns, Admits Gay Affair
(AP)

N.J. Governor Resigns, Admits Gay Affair
(AP) 08/12/2004 08:15 PM
AP - In a stunning declaration, Gov. James E. McGreevey announced his resignation Thursday and acknowledged that he had an affair with another man. "My truth is that I am a gay American," he said with his wife by his side at a nationally televised news conference.

N.J. Governor Resigns Over Gay Affair
(washingtonpost.com)

N.J. Governor Resigns Over Gay Affair
(washingtonpost.com) 08/13/2004 06:50 AM
washingtonpost.com - TRENTON, N.J., Aug. 12 -- Gov. James E. McGreevey resigned Thursday, announcing that he had an affair with a man and that it had left him vulnerable to "false allegations and threats of disclosure."

Microsoft Settles New Mexico Affair

Microsoft Settles New Mexico Affair 08/04/2004 06:41 AM
Internetnews.com - Wed Aug 4, 06:14 am GMT

...as in the Dreyfus Affair, stay with
me people!

...as in the Dreyfus Affair, stay with
me people! 05/22/2004 08:26 AM
Kinsley goes Zola on Brooks "In his writing and on television, he actually seems reasonable. More than that, he seems cuddly. He gives the impression of being open to persuasion. Like the elderly Jewish lady who thinks someone must be Jewish because ''he's so nice,'' liberals suspect that a writer as amiable as Brooks must be a liberal at heart. Some conservatives think so too." via A&L Daily

FA confirm England coach's affair

FA confirm England coach's affair 07/25/2004 02:20 PM
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson had an affair with a Football Association secretary, the FA has said.

England's love affair with the utility
bill

England's love affair with the utility
bill 05/14/2004 12:19 PM
Simon, a Swede living in London, was inspired by my tale of woe at Orange Mobile's idiocy yesterday, and has posted a damned funny essay about the English National Love Affair With the Gas Bill.

"I consume gas, therefore I am" kind of sums up the British notion of identity. The world is a vague and fleeting place, changing from day to day like a flowing river. The vast networks of gas pipes, electrical wires and water pipes, however, are firmly in place somewhere underground. They are the arteries of our modern society, weaving their way through the soil from which we harvest our food, and in which we bury our dead. The utility bill is thus our connection to the very fabric of society - our proto-identity as social beings.

Hence, it should come as no surprise that new connections in this network, or connections to completely different networks, can not be made by mere "individuals". How preposterous would it not be if a "person", i.e. the moisty fungus that grows around an utility bill, for instance tried to open a bank account? Where would that account go? Where would it be? Flowing freely in the imaginary world of light and air, fluttering unconnected to the networks of society, that's where.

LinK

Lewinsky Scorns Clinton Book Over Affair
(AP)

Lewinsky Scorns Clinton Book Over Affair
(AP) 06/25/2004 08:24 PM
AP - Monica Lewinsky begs to differ. The former White House intern scorned Bill Clinton's explanation that he had an affair with her "just because I could," and accused the former president of failing to correct the record and make clear their relationship was mutual in his new memoir.

Gordon, Brickyard Continue Love Affair
(AP)

Gordon, Brickyard Continue Love Affair
(AP) 08/08/2004 09:19 PM
AP - Jeff Gordon couldn't wait to kiss the bricks Sunday after matching his heroes with a fourth victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The driver, who spent his teen years living within 25 miles of the track, made history with his fourth victory in the Brickyard 400, joining open-wheel stars A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears as four times winners at the storied speedway.

Woman Denies Affair With Kerry
(washingtonpost.com)

Woman Denies Affair With Kerry
(washingtonpost.com) 02/18/2004 09:15 AM
tambm no existiu .. Ms. Polier

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Terrible affair that General Slocum
explosion...

Terrible affair that General Slocum
explosion... 06/15/2004 09:24 PM
One hundred years ago today, 1,358 members of the Kleindeutschland, the German neighborhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, boarded a chartered ferry named the General Slocum for a picnic excursion to Long Island. A fire broke out in the ship's hold while it cruised up the East River, the captain ran the vessel aground on the rocky shores of North Brother Island amid the swift currents of Hell Gate, and when it was all over 1,021 people (mainly women and children) had perished by drowning or from the fire, and it remained the worst single-day New York City disaster until 9/11.

watchbl0g broke the kerry affair a week
ago

watchbl0g broke the kerry affair a week
ago 02/12/2004 06:15 PM
BREAKING: DRUDGE IS DUMB, SLOW.

Woman Denies Rumors of Kerry Affair (AP)

Woman Denies Rumors of Kerry Affair (AP) 02/16/2004 01:19 PM
AP - A woman who has been the subject of rumors linking her to Sen. John Kerry denied Monday that she ever had an affair with the Democratic presidential candidate.

NJ Gov. McGreevey Resigns Over
Homosexual Affair (Reuters)

NJ Gov. McGreevey Resigns Over
Homosexual Affair (Reuters) 08/12/2004 04:36 PM
Reuters - New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey, who earlier this year said he opposed gay marriage, announced on Thursday he would resign and admitted to having a homosexual affair.

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