A Paradise of Detritus (Plus Ducks)

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detritus: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

detritus: Dictionary.com Word of the Day 04/13/2005 02:11 AM
detritus: debris.

Exterminate IT management detritus

Exterminate IT management detritus 04/18/2004 10:58 AM

Inbox Detritus Becomes Art in Spam Show

Inbox Detritus Becomes Art in Spam Show 01/27/2004 05:26 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jan 27 2004 10:03AM GMT

Black market Soviet space program
detritus

Black market Soviet space program
detritus 03/28/2005 08:49 AM
Cory Doctorow: Russia's flea markets and online auction sites teem with stolen detritus of the Soviet space pragram. Wired has a good article with interviews with the dealers and buyers. The look and feel of commie space junque is completely awesome: there's a Russian science fiction publisher that finances its trips to American conventions by selling off thousands of kitschy Soviet space pins and memorabilia, stuff with the design feel of a Gernsback-era flying wing or phallic rocket-bomb. I can totally see how the actual detritus from the actual program would pose a nearly inescapable lure to a certain species of craphound.

I'm talking to a vendor named Vladimir, who, to protect himself from the bitter cold, has put on a pair of orange space gloves, which he swears belonged to Gagarin, and a bubble-shaped space helmet. A $2,000 price tag hangs off his right pinkie, and a $1,000 marker dangles from the helmet. Eager to make a sale, Vladimir lifts the face shield, revealing a set of bulging eyes and a two-day beard. "So," he says, speaking English with a heavy Russian accent to a tourist snapping a photo, "you wanna be a spaceman?"

Vladimir's stall is among hundreds that line Izmailovo's muddy pathways like a set of crooked teeth. Vendors hawk everything from pirated DVDs to antique rifles, just like any weekend market in the US. But Izmailovo's proximity to the famed cosmonaut training ground Star City - 90 minutes away by pothole-riddled streets - makes this bazaar unique. There are dozens of vendors peddling the same kind of wares as Vladimir. With a hand-rolled cigarette dangling from his mouth, he shows off artifacts that would be right at home in a museum clearance sale - an $800 leather headset, a $1,000 heat-resistant jumper with a Russian flag on the sleeve, and his prize, a $40,000 space suit from a 1971 Soyuz spacecraft.

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Ducks, all in a row...BAM! BAM!

Ducks, all in a row...BAM! BAM! 05/26/2004 01:00 AM
"They are going to attack" - but "we won't be like Spain"

"White House officials add to a chorus of recent voices, say they've got a "working premise" about terrorism and the presidential election: It's going to happen. "We assume," says a top administration official, "an attack will happen leading up to the election." "

Washington is abuzz with talk of an expected, imp ending pre '04 election Al Qaeda attack. The White House has floated trial balloons concerning canceling the elections (see main link) so the US won't go the way of Spain.

Says Condi Rice, " The hard thing about terrorism is that they only have to be right once, and we have to be right 100 percent of the time. And nobody can be certain there won't be another attack. But, of course, we are concerned about the election cycle."

In a wider context this talk is very strange - the Bush administration has cut Nunn-Lugar WMD nonproliferation funding (report arms control groups) and meanwhile, cash from the record Afghanistan opium crops of the post US occupation period is flowing into Al Qaeda's coffers while at a worldwide level, nuclear nonproliferation spins out of control.

Juxtaposed, these facts are disturbing, because : ".....Most [of these laws] remain a a potential source of virtually unlimited power for a President should he choose to activate them. It is possible that some future President could exercise this vast authority in an attempt to place the United States under authoritarian rule...Ameri can Weimar? "

So, how DO you stop terrorism?

Jet Ducks 1.0

Jet Ducks 1.0 08/16/2004 10:22 PM
Charge your rifle and stand out against the hunting ducks! On Mac now!

About Those Ducks

About Those Ducks 06/30/2004 03:55 PM
Um, about those ducks...

the march of the sinister ducks

the march of the sinister ducks 02/07/2005 01:27 AM

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DoCoMo Ducks Friday 13 Deadline?

DoCoMo Ducks Friday 13 Deadline? 01/28/2004 12:08 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Jan 28 2004 4:04AM GMT

Town Rescues Trapped Ducks (AP)

Town Rescues Trapped Ducks (AP) 05/31/2004 08:24 AM
AP - The journey from downtown Burlington to Lake Champlain was fraught with peril for a duck and her 13 ducklings — but a group effort by concerned citizens saved the day.

Ducks have regional accents: official

Ducks have regional accents: official 06/04/2004 05:57 AM
A no-IT-angle Friday special

BT ducks break-up with price cuts

BT ducks break-up with price cuts 06/24/2005 02:59 PM
BT is to cut wholesale prices and offer rivals equal access to its network, in a deal aimed at avoiding break-up.

Supreme Court ducks pledge question.

Supreme Court ducks pledge question. 06/14/2004 02:41 PM
The Supreme Court ruled today that Michael Newdow did not have standing to sue on behalf of his daughter in challenging the recitation of the pledge in a public school classroom in California.

London ducks quack it louder (Reuters)

London ducks quack it louder (Reuters) 06/04/2004 05:33 PM
Reuters - Ducks quack to each other in regional dialects, with London ducks brashly drowning out their relaxed rural relatives, a researcher says.

Alaska Researchers Try to Breed Rare
Ducks

Alaska Researchers Try to Breed Rare
Ducks 08/19/2004 02:35 AM
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"Necrophilia among ducks ruffles
research feathers"

"Necrophilia among ducks ruffles
research feathers" 03/17/2005 02:50 AM

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise 09/20/2004 11:00 AM
HP source is litigious of course

Lawsuits in Paradise

Lawsuits in Paradise 12/31/2003 10:50 PM

Apple Users Threaten to Sue Over IBook, IPod: Cracks in the unified front of Apple users.

...at least two online petitions have collected hundreds of signatures from potential plaintiffs seeking to file lawsuits over claims of defects in the iBook laptop.

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A Pop-pickers Paradise

A Pop-pickers Paradise 11/12/2003 06:52 PM
Every single UK chart position from 1952 to 2003. EveryHit.com is a searchable database of every single artist that's charted in the UK Top 40 chart, EVER. It's fully searchable by date, artist, chart position - everything. Want to find out how many times your favourite band charted, and when, and for how long? It's all here. There's also more statistics and all sorts of trivia and records than you could shake a stick at! Win your next pub quiz armed with this information!

Is MAC OS X the new Hacker Paradise

Is MAC OS X the new Hacker Paradise 05/20/2004 04:03 PM
It seems hacking Windows and finding holes in it has become about as common place as brushing one's teeth. I...

php|cruise: Welcome Aboard Paradise!

php|cruise: Welcome Aboard Paradise! 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
Why the long period of silence? Well, things are busy--and I just came back from Florida, where I quickly flew down to inspect the ship we will be on during php|cruise.PART I - GETTING THEREI must admit that I was...

Technology Paradise Lost

Technology Paradise Lost 06/05/2005 11:56 PM

Paradise Computers goes titsup

Paradise Computers goes titsup 09/17/2004 02:16 AM
Falls foul of HP over grey broking

Early Adopters' Paradise

Early Adopters' Paradise 12/30/2004 09:08 AM
Fortune Dec 30 2004 1:29PM GMT

California, the immigrant's paradise

California, the immigrant's paradise 04/09/2004 04:11 PM

The tour of the Salk Institute yesterday reminded me of what a land of opportunity California has been for immigrants.  Jonas Salk was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants (bio) and obtained enough funding from the March of Dimes to develop the polio vaccine (perfected in the mid 1950s; our tour guide said that the disease was due to be eradicated from the world by now but Muslims in places such as Pakistan and Afghanistan are refusing to take the vaccine because they believe it causes sterility).  By 1960 Salk had obtained $20 million to build the Salk Institute and hired Louis Kahn (bio), who'd emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 5.

It seems that nearly every corner of California has been a place where an immigrant's dream has come true.

[More:  see the movie My Architect.]

Akihabara is geek sex paradise

Akihabara is geek sex paradise 06/29/2004 08:11 PM
The Japanese town of Akihabara has become a legendary gadget shopping destination -- this story examines its odd brand of nerd sociology. Spotlight on girls named "Pudding," synthetic mating rituals, and 'no-pan' cafes where miniskirted hottie waitresses going commando serve you rice cakes with a smile.

The area has undergone something of a makeover recently with posters and figures of animated beautiful girls plastered all over the place and the emergence of cafes and restaurants devoted to "cosplay," featuring girls dressed as animated heroes, maids, etc. Even a public area, such as the floor space of JR Akihabara station, has got into the act, with a 3-meter-round poster of the face of a beautiful girl appearing in an animation video. Kiichiro Morikawa, a professor at the Kuwasawa Design Research Institute, said, "An increasing number of animation goods and game shops have opened their doors and changed the area into an 'otaku' (geek) Mecca." Psychologists say these "otaku" or geeks are regressive, have poor social ability, and have never fully matured as adults. "Therefore, they are not good at communicating with others, cannot date real human beings, and instead adore an imaginary character," said one.

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Wireless Web Reaches into Paradise

Wireless Web Reaches into Paradise 05/19/2004 08:48 PM
Yale Global Online May 19 2004 11:47PM GMT

Uganda, the Entrepreneur's Paradise

Uganda, the Entrepreneur's Paradise 05/31/2004 05:41 AM
Want to start or run a new business? You'll be surprised which countries are the most entrepreneurial.

a bunch of guys at a private club taking
pot shots at cage-reared ducks

a bunch of guys at a private club taking
pot shots at cage-reared ducks 12/11/2003 06:11 AM
Cheney and gang shoot 417 out of 500 pen-reared pheasants .. even the Vice President's getting some of that action! .. desta notcia

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Intel's DDR memory is a fool's paradise.

Intel's DDR memory is a fool's paradise. 04/18/2004 08:27 PM
The Inquirer: Intel's DDR memory is a fool's paradise.

Lord Whimsy::Mammal of Paradise

Lord Whimsy::Mammal of Paradise 08/18/2004 10:40 AM
Lord Whimsey's charts and life instructions .. Lord Whimsy::Mammal of Paradise

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Paradise lost fight to survive

Paradise lost fight to survive 09/20/2004 10:38 AM
Personal Computer World Sep 20 2004 2:43PM GMT

Ericsson hacker sent to Swedish clink
paradise

Ericsson hacker sent to Swedish clink
paradise 04/05/2005 10:16 PM

Apples In Paradise: The State Of Macs In
Hawaii

Apples In Paradise: The State Of Macs In
Hawaii 09/10/2004 11:59 PM
What more could a Mac guy want? By Ron McElfresh, HawaiiCam (via MyAppleMenu)

A trip to LA's bootleg paradise: Santee
Alley

A trip to LA's bootleg paradise: Santee
Alley 06/05/2005 11:42 PM
Xeni Jardin: This morning I went to the LA garment district knockoff haven known as Santee Alley, with pals Jeff Koga and Sean Bonner. We found lots of neat-o bootleg crap, including these awesome framed pirat e gangsta artworks (bad unauthorized photocopy of a still from Scarface on one side, and little diorama of toy machine gun, fake money, and blinged out bullets on the other side). Other finds included scrol ling digital LED belt buckles, clothing stores promising plus size fashions for "Phat Women", toy laptops running pirated warez, and much more. The best we can't blog yet... stay tuned for a report on the best booty of pirate-town, slated to run in Wired News on Tuesday (with photos shot by Sean and Jeff).
Link to my Santee Alley Treo snapshot flickr set. Here are more snaps from today's li'l field trip, from Sean: Link< /a>

Paradise web The two Brits who are
connecting tropical islands to the
internet

Paradise web The two Brits who are
connecting tropical islands to the
internet 05/18/2004 02:44 AM
BBC May 18 2004 6:49AM GMT

Paradise net Wireless web reaches the
tropical islands of the Maldives

Paradise net Wireless web reaches the
tropical islands of the Maldives 05/18/2004 04:39 AM
BBC May 18 2004 9:20AM GMT

Paradise net Wireless web reaches out to
the tropical islands of the Maldives

Paradise net Wireless web reaches out to
the tropical islands of the Maldives 05/18/2004 12:00 AM
BBC May 18 2004 3:17AM GMT

Webmaster Paradise Secures Contract to
Provide 90 Streaming Media Websites for
AdWebCash.com Subscribers

Webmaster Paradise Secures Contract to
Provide 90 Streaming Media Websites for
AdWebCash.com Subscribers 03/17/2005 03:02 AM
In a move to improve profitability and repeat subscription, the UK-based AdWebCash.com webmaster group has elected to partner with Webmaster paradise in order to bring a further 90+ adult streaming websites to the members section of their adult subscription websites. [PRWEB Mar 17, 2005]
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