Hostage delight as nightmare ends
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Laker Title Dream Ends in Nightmare (Los
Angeles Times)
Laker Title Dream Ends in Nightmare (Los
Angeles Times)
06/16/2004 05:26 AMLos Angeles Times - The dream-team Lakers, whose roster of superstars
made them one of the most compelling stories in sports, met an
inglorious end to their turbulent season Tuesday, losing to the
Detroit Pistons, 100-87, in the final game of the National Basketball
Assn. playoffs.
Ugandan army ends hostage drama
Ugandan army ends hostage drama
09/08/2004 10:38 AMShots are fired as Ugandan troops storm the water ministry to free two
women taken hostage.
Will Dell delight?
Will Dell delight?
11/12/2003 06:52 PMCNN Nov 12 2003 6:13PM ET
Cricket: Key delight at ton
Cricket: Key delight at ton
07/23/2004 03:03 AMRob Key describes hitting a maiden Test century as "The best day I've
ever had playing cricket".
"Rapper's Delight"
"Rapper's Delight"
04/10/2004 08:51 AMWriter's delight
Writer's delight
08/27/2004 01:22 PMPhotoMatt links today to a brilliant site, Opening Hooks, which has a
database of opening lines to books. That is a subject I have always
loved, from the bad to the great, my all time favorite being:
Aujourd’hui, maman est morte. Ou peut-être hier, je ne
sais pas. J’ai recu un télégramme de
l’asile: "Mère décédée. Enterrement
demain. Sentiments distingués". Cela ne veut rien dire.
C’était peut-être hier. Albert Camus, L'Etranger
Somebody had already put the quote in, in the English, which is much
inferior to the French, so I remedied that omission. What a great
idea. If there is one thing that bloggers have in common, it is that
they are writers, in most cases wanting to be better writers. What a
fun way to help them, mobilize them, and energize them, all at the
same time. Congratulations, Noah Feldman, whoever you are. And I hope
you put search in soon....
Rapper's Delight
Rapper's Delight
04/09/2004 04:08 PMEaster
Greeting
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From Satisfaction to Delight
From Satisfaction to Delight
09/24/2002 11:18 AMRugby: Newcastle cup delight
Rugby: Newcastle cup delight
04/17/2004 11:16 AMPhil Dowson's clinching try sees the Falcons win a dramatic Powergen
Cup final.
Driving purist's delight
Driving purist's delight
06/05/2005 11:18 PMNational Post Jun 6 2005 3:39AM GMT
Souness delight at move
Souness delight at move
09/07/2004 03:29 AMGraeme Souness reveals he could not resist the lure of joining
Newcastle.
Tilting a PowerBook, Hackers Delight
Tilting a PowerBook, Hackers Delight
03/22/2005 04:23 PMMotion sensors in laptops are not new, IBM’s Thinkpads had
several series that utilized it. But what is new is the ability to
program the sensors to do some cool things. Apple’s Sudden
Motion Sensor in the new PowerBooks detect strong vibrations or sudden
motion and park the drives. Now the sensor can detect the angle of the
PowerBook and the velocity of the movement. This makes for a
hacker’s delight.
Enterprising hackers have discovered that
because the new motion sensor returns reasonably accurate measurements
to Mac OS X, it can be used to do some cool tricks, from realigning an
image in a window so it always points up, no matter what angle you
hold the laptop at, to controlling what's playing in iTunes -- rock
the machine backward to go to the next track, forward to play the
previous one.
Amit
Singh, the researcher whose work has sparked a wave of
small yet useful tilt-sensitive programs, discovered the motion sensor
when working on a book about the internals of OS X, and was
immediately struck by its potential… One of the first
programs to utilize Singh's work was Bubblegym, a game written by
Peter Berglund. Berglund's reaction when seeing the code that Singh
had produced was typical of many coders working on tilt-sensitive
projects: "I thought it was amazing -- I got the same feeling of awe
as the first time I saw a color screen and the first time I saw a
QuickTime clip," he said. Out of this evolved Bubblegym<
/em>, which Berglund believes is the first tilt-sensitive game
for a computer. Berglund's work earned praise from Apple co-founder
Steve Wozniak, who wrote a personal e-mail of congratulations --
something that Berglund described as "a cooler thing than any game or
technology itself."
Wired News
'Billy Bass' is now the hackers' delight
'Billy Bass' is now the hackers' delight
12/02/2003 01:46 AMiafrica.com Dec 2 2003 1:02AM ET
IBM Figures Delight Investors
(NewsFactor)
IBM Figures Delight Investors
(NewsFactor)
07/16/2004 03:02 PMNewsFactor - A positive earnings outlooks from computer giant IBM
(NYSE: IBM) has given the battered technology-stock sector a lift.
Football: Ruud delight at Rooney
Football: Ruud delight at Rooney
09/01/2004 04:09 AMRuud van Nistelrooy is elated after Wayne Rooney signs for Manchester
United.
Monster raindrops delight experts
Monster raindrops delight experts
07/16/2004 06:30 AMScientists observe the biggest raindrops recorded on Earth - which may
reach a whopping 1cm in size.
Will Ferrell - Afternoon Delight >>
PRYML DESIGNS
Will Ferrell - Afternoon Delight >>
PRYML DESIGNS
08/01/2004 08:21 AMWill Ferrell - Afternoon Delight .. With Ron
Burgundy
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Cassini images delight star gazers
Cassini images delight star gazers
04/30/2004 06:23 AMSaturn in all its glory
RealNetworks, CCIA Delight in
Microsoft's EU Loss
RealNetworks, CCIA Delight in
Microsoft's EU Loss
12/24/2004 12:54 PMThe rival digital media firm is excited about competing on a level
playing field with Microsoft in Europe. Meanwhile, the CCIA welcomes
the EU ruling and defends its withdrawal from the case.
Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in
Developers
Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in
Developers
08/30/2004 09:29 PMWhile many applaud the timely release of Avalon and Indigo and
Microsoft's decision to "stop dreaming and wake up," others warn the
company that it is eroding its credibility and letting Linux make
usability gains.
Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in
Developers (Ziff Davis)
Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in
Developers (Ziff Davis)
08/30/2004 07:28 PMZiff Davis - While many applaud the timely release of Avalon and
Indigo and Microsoft's decision to "stop dreaming and wake up," others
warn the company that it is eroding its credibility and letting Linux
make usability gains.
Mimeo Announces New Data Center Latest
in a Series of Upgrades to Delight and
Expand its Customer Base
Mimeo Announces New Data Center Latest
in a Series of Upgrades to Delight and
Expand its Customer Base
07/28/2004 02:21 AMMimeo,Inc. announces new Data Center at its Memphis headquarters.
This expansion further enhance Mimeo’s ability to print and deliver
professional-quality documents with unsurpassed turn-around times to
its growing customer base. [PRWEB Jul 28, 2004]
DCC Nightmare
DCC Nightmare
01/03/2005 05:50 PMCVS da Gui
BCS Nightmare III
BCS Nightmare III
12/09/2003 05:05 AMOTB has an update .. three
teams
outsidethebeltway.com/archives/004128.html
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Something should be done about AMT
nightmare
Something should be done about AMT
nightmare
04/14/2004 07:51 AMSiliconValley.com Apr 14 2004 10:58AM GMT
Wi-Fi Nightmare?
Wi-Fi Nightmare?
10/28/2003 11:09 PMSome businesses may rue the day they began offering Wi-Fi: At least
according to this writer, who thinks that coffee shops and McDonald's
restaurants are running into problems with laptop users parking to use
the Internet without buying much. In reality, this doesn't seem to be
the case. While Wi-Fi in McDonald's is an unusual fit, it's not
unusual because the Wi-Fi may encourage people to camp out, as the
author of this piece suggests. I spoke with a McDonald's exec a couple
of months ago and in fact McDonald's would like to encourage people to
hang out in the restaurants. Apparently most people take their food to
go. If they decide to sit and eat, he reasoned, they may end up buying
more food. Many cafes say that Wi-Fi is drawing customers into their
shops during the least busy times. I think that customers will
self-police themselves during busy times. For example, I went up to my
local coffee shop on a Sunday morning toting my laptop. The place was
packed and I barely managed to get a seat. Because of the crowds, I
left as soon as I was done with my tea to give someone else my seat,
rather then hang out over my Wi-Fi connection. I think a lot of people
would do the same....
Nightmare
Nightmare
03/14/2005 06:21 PMLast night, right before midnight some smartass broke into my computer
and decided to remove all traces of his visit by deleting
everything. And I mean
everything.
We decided to upgrade the hardware from a 266 MHz PII to a
dual-Athlon-1.3 GHz while we were at it, changed the server operating
system and are trying to restore the data. Unfortunately, some key
config files seem to be missing, so it'll take a while. Apache+Tomcat
is a very nasty combination at times.
It's not yet known how the guy got into the system.
If you need to email me, please use my GMail address
jalkanen@gmail.com, as I cannot yet rely on my regular email system.
Thank you.
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A Nightmare Before Christmas
A Nightmare Before Christmas
12/26/2004 02:42 PMOur friends at
EndorSystems have posted a
Star Wars
christmas fanfilm by José Manuel Cabello Hernández starring action
figures.
Click here to check it out. Feliz Navidad!
E-mail can be a nightmare
E-mail can be a nightmare
06/22/2005 02:12 AMI sat here tonight for about 2 hours sending out e-mail getting
caught up, and you know what really sucks, is when you get a e-mail
back from a mailing list saying, hey I think you sent this to the
wrong group.
Sure enough, anyone have a baseball bat, fortunately it was not the
one before that, which I sent to my mom chatting about something
personal. This has happened to me twice in the last month. Sure makes
you feel stupid that's for sure.
Silicon nightmare
Silicon nightmare
08/07/2004 01:44 PMAsian Age Aug 7 2004 5:50PM GMT
Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare
Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare
09/26/2004 09:15 AMHow do you tell when your outsourcing project is in trouble?
Disney's Nightmare?
Disney's Nightmare?
03/30/2005 06:13 PMIt won't be working with M. Night Shyamalan on his next film. Will
that hurt the Mouse's studio division?
The End of Cendant's Nightmare?
The End of Cendant's Nightmare?
03/14/2005 06:10 PMThe Cendant trial is near its end. Maybe now the market will see the
company's value.
iDVD Nightmare
iDVD Nightmare
02/16/2003 01:15 PMIt seems that jwz is having a hell of a time with iDVD. Then again, he
manages to break nearly every piece of computer technology he touches.
Well, he doesn't actually break it. He merely points out the built-in
brokeness...
What if the nightmare began?
What if the nightmare began?
05/21/2004 06:51 PMWhat a day. Oy, I can't even imagine how I would of gotten through the
day if I skated this...
My Corbis Nightmare
My Corbis Nightmare
06/11/2004 02:26 PMYesterday, I wanted to buy a stock image from Corbis to use in a Web site I'm
developing. It was a standard hi-res image of a man standing in front
of a building reading a newspaper. This should have been
simple...
For those that don't know, Corbis is the largest respository of
digital images in the world. It's owned by our good friend, Bill Gates
(though not Microsoft, I understand — Bill owns Corbis
personally).
After I found the image on Corbis, I clicked it and got a pop-up
window. I found a link called "Pricing" and clicked it. Simple
enough — things were looking straightforward.
Then Corbis told me that I had to be logged in. Why? Annoying,
but I guessed at my username and password to the best of my
recollection. Wrong password. I tried the "forgot my password" link.
I had to have the answer to a question ("What is your favorite
name?") that I must have set up when I created the account two years
ago. Four guesses later, I got it.
The password arrived via email, and I managed to get logged in. I
went back to my image and clicked "Pricing." This is what I got:
This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price
this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to
answer a few usage questions.
What is "Rights Managed"? For that matter, what's a "lightbox" (no
Wikipedia entry for it — I
looked)? Is it a shopping cart? Well, no, because there was a
shopping cart too. I found a link under the image that said
"lightbox" and clicked it. Nothing happened. I looked around some
more.
There was a lower frame in the browser window with a link that said
"Create new lightbox." Now, at this point I still don't know what a
"lightbox" is, but evidently I have to have one, so I clicked that
link.
The resulting pop-up (thank God I wasn't running a blocker —
this site lives on pop-ups) asked for a "name," "a client name," and a
"parent lightbox." Evidently all I needed to enter was a name. I
named my lightbox "THIS SUCKS."
Now that I had a lightbox (but not a clue), I was able to add my
image, and a thumbnail of it appeared in the lower frame. Score one
for me.
I went back to my image and clicked on the "Pricing" link. Same
message as before:
This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price
this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to
answer a few usage questions.
But now there was a little button that said "Price this Image."
Awesome — we're making progress. I clicked the button,
hopefully.
I then got a little wizard. I had to a pick a "Category," which
appeared to be how I was going to use the image. I picked
"Web/CDROM." Then I had to pick a "Use Type." My options were
"Educational," "Single-Use," and "Multiple-URL." Since this was going
to go in the Web site banner, I picked "Multiple-URL."
Another form appeared below the first. The heading was "Secondary
Usage Parameters." I could check either "Exclusive Rights" or
"Multiple Uses." I think this meant whether I wanted the image all to
myself, or whether other people could use it too. I didn't care,
really, but there was a warning that read:
Selecting "Exclusive Rights" or "Multiple Uses" will
restrict your ability to get online pricing.
I left both options blank. The rest of the fields in the form were
required.
The next option was "Geo. Distribution" and there was a list of
countries. Geographic distribution? This is going on the Web —
it can be accessed anywhere. I picked "World." (What if I had picked
"United States" — would I have to geolocate my visitors and
block the foreign ones?)
Duration? Well, forever, I guess. But "two years" was the
longest, so I picked that.
Industry? Real estate. Simple enough.
Language? What the.... this is picture! There is no
language! I picked "All."
Exposure? "1-4 Web sites"
I said a little prayer and clicked "Apply Usage." Here's what I
got:
Online pricing of Rights Managed images is not available
for the usage you have selected. Please contact your Corbis account
representative to obtain pricing.
I slowly cocked the revolver and placed it against my temple...
First of all, what does "Rights Managed" mean, anyway? (Yes, I
searched Wikipedia...nothing). Second, I don't have a "Corbis
account representative."
I looked around the page some more, and to my amazement, I found a
link in the header for "My rep". I clicked it and was taken to what
looked like, by all appearances, a standard contact page. In fact,
the email address was "sales@corbis.com". Yeah, that looks like
my rep all right... [insert eye rolling here]
Since I had come so far, I sent an email anyway asking for pricing
on the image and giving the ID number. Here's what I got back:
For pricing & licensing information or research on Corbis
images, please contact our sales support team at 1-800-260-0444. When
you call, please be prepared to provide the image number(s) you are
interested in as well as the usage specifications. To receive pricing,
you must be registered at our Professional Use website. A sales
support team member will be happy to register you over the phone or
you may do so online.
Are you kidding me with this? I'm done with Corbis for good. I
will find another man standing in front of another building reading
another newspaper — this particular guy isn't worth the trouble
anymore.
Does anyone know a good site where I can purchase simple stock
images?
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Australia's New Nightmare: The U.S.?
Australia's New Nightmare: The U.S.?
03/29/2005 02:11 AMFree Internet Press Mar 29 2005 6:01AM GMT
How to End Your Network Settings
Nightmare
How to End Your Network Settings
Nightmare
08/27/2004 01:58 PM'You should see my garage. It's a
nightmare.' -- from the FAQ
'You should see my garage. It's a
nightmare.' -- from the FAQ
01/19/2004 11:47 AM Fantastic Plastic
"A celebration of science, engineering, daring and
imagination, what follows is a chronicle of Man's highest aspirations
as expressed through his flying machines, both real and
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Cisco Introduces the Cisco XR 12000
Series Routers for IP Next-Generation
Networks; Cisco IOS XR Delivers High
Cisco Introduces the Cisco XR 12000
Series Routers for IP Next-Generation
Networks; Cisco IOS XR Delivers High
04/18/2005 04:25 AMBusiness Wire UK Apr 18 2005 8:14AM GMT
CXO Systems gets strategic investment
from Cisco
CXO Systems gets strategic investment
from Cisco
09/17/2004 08:21 AMSilicon India Sep 17 2004 1:05PM GMT
How low can Avaya VoIP go?
How low can Avaya VoIP go?
12/16/2003 07:46 AMThe company's latest VoIP product is aimed at the low end of the small
and medium-size business market.
Enigmatic Avaya
Enigmatic Avaya
04/28/2004 10:16 AMAvaya appears to have beaten estimates by about 28%. But the numbers
are tricky.
Avaya Swings to Profit
Avaya Swings to Profit
04/27/2004 06:39 PMTheStreet.com Apr 27 2004 11:17PM GMT
Avaya settles Y2K case
Avaya settles Y2K case
05/17/2004 06:07 AMMillenium Bug still feeding lawyers
SmartPhone Moves For Avaya
SmartPhone Moves For Avaya
03/14/2005 05:55 PMAvaya, Extreme Pen IP Pact
Avaya, Extreme Pen IP Pact
11/04/2003 12:09 PMBoston.Internet.com Nov 4 2003 10:58AM ET
Avaya: Expect Big Net Gains
Avaya: Expect Big Net Gains
05/11/2004 02:03 AMBusiness Week May 11 2004 6:28AM GMT
Avaya to ring the telephony changes
Avaya to ring the telephony changes
11/17/2003 05:44 AMvnunet.com Nov 17 2003 5:07AM ET
Avaya to simplify video calling
Avaya to simplify video calling
12/08/2003 10:22 AMThe Internet Protocol phone maker teams with the voice and video
products manufacturer to facilitate videoconferencing with a click
from a desktop or laptap.
Avaya Touts IP Tech as
'Transformational'
Avaya Touts IP Tech as
'Transformational'
03/31/2005 11:38 PMQ&A: Avaya CEO Don Peterson discusses the telephony technology
maker's future, including a PBX deal with Nokia, wireless-to-cellular
roaming and the importance of software.
Corporate spending spurs Avaya
Corporate spending spurs Avaya
01/27/2004 07:32 PMAvaya Upgrades Analytics Module
Avaya Upgrades Analytics Module
03/14/2003 01:28 AMContact center software maker Avaya has built TimesTen's
event-processing technology into
the latest version of its reporting and analytics module. The Avaya
Operational Analyst
application supports real-time data collection and reporting of
contact center applications,
according to the companies.
Avaya Unveils Interactive Voice Response
9.0
Avaya Unveils Interactive Voice Response
9.0
03/14/2003 01:28 AMAvaya has unveiled Interactive Voice Response 9.0, its latest contact
center self-service
application. It is the first major Avaya IVR product that has
completely embedded the
open-standard, voice-extensible markup language 2.0, or VXML, into its
platform, Avaya
CRM evangelist Lawrence Byrd told CRM Buyer Magazine.
Avaya Integrates IP, Voice in Single
Network
Avaya Integrates IP, Voice in Single
Network
03/14/2003 01:28 AMAvaya has unveiled a portfolio of software and hardware products that
the company says
will make it easier for clients to integrate voice into a single,
packet-based network.
Customers using the suite can increase by at least five times the
number of extensions
they can connect on a corporate network, the company said.
Avaya Lands Morgan Stanley (NewsFactor)
Avaya Lands Morgan Stanley (NewsFactor)
04/27/2004 03:59 PMNewsFactor - Communications and contact-center software maker
Avaya (NYSE: AV) has landed a big fish: Morgan Stanley. And along with
Morgan Stanley and its investment-related business units comes
Discover Financial Services.
Avaya Wraps Up Package for Smaller
Businesses
Avaya Wraps Up Package for Smaller
Businesses
01/07/2004 01:54 PMAvaya Inc. has a new hardware/software communications package for
small and midsize businesses.
Avaya to Supply VOIP Solution at Toshiba
HQ
Avaya to Supply VOIP Solution at Toshiba
HQ
07/27/2004 08:10 PMBuilding on its strength in large-enterprise telephony, Avaya inks a
deal bringing its Communications Manager IP PBX into a 12,000-employee
deployment in Tokyo.
Avaya targets small, midsize businesses
Avaya targets small, midsize businesses
12/04/2003 03:32 PMBriefly: Avaya targets small business
Briefly: Avaya targets small business
12/04/2003 10:45 PMCNET Dec 4 2003 8:58PM ET
Avaya to offer Motorola phone for Wi-Fi,
GSM networks
Avaya to offer Motorola phone for Wi-Fi,
GSM networks
08/05/2004 07:30 PMITBusiness.ca Aug 5 2004 10:31PM GMT
Avaya Phone Equipment Now Available
Online at Wholesale Prices
Avaya Phone Equipment Now Available
Online at Wholesale Prices
09/22/2004 02:13 AMAvaya / Lucent Partner ACS Advanced Communications Systems, phones and
voice mail modules can be bought online at wholesale prices. [PRWEB
Sep 22, 2004]
Avaya gear enables VoIP calls 'anywhere'
Avaya gear enables VoIP calls 'anywhere'
07/29/2004 04:55 PMZDNet Jul 29 2004 9:25PM GMT
Avaya Introduces Microsoft Business
Solutions CRM Across Australia
Avaya Introduces Microsoft Business
Solutions CRM Across Australia
04/23/2004 12:08 PMWi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 23 2004 3:47PM GMT
Avaya, Extreme to jointly deliver
converged IP products
Avaya, Extreme to jointly deliver
converged IP products
11/04/2003 06:01 PMAs part of the deal, Avaya will resell Extreme Networks' data
networking products.
Avaya Signs GBP80 Million Three Years
Supply Contract With BT
Avaya Signs GBP80 Million Three Years
Supply Contract With BT
04/13/2005 04:22 AMWi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 13 2005 7:57AM GMT
Avaya and Microsoft Business Solutions
Enable SMBs to Improve
Avaya and Microsoft Business Solutions
Enable SMBs to Improve
07/13/2004 10:08 AMContactCenterWorld.com Jul 13 2004 2:08PM GMT
Avaya online forum helps businesses grow
revenues
Avaya online forum helps businesses grow
revenues
12/09/2003 10:57 PMSunday Times South Africa Dec 9 2003 10:24PM ET
Avaya Strengthens BusinessPartner
Programme in the Middle East and North
Africa
Avaya Strengthens BusinessPartner
Programme in the Middle East and North
Africa
08/12/2004 04:00 AMWi-Fi Technology Forum Aug 12 2004 8:18AM GMT
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