Reality TV Takes a Twist as a Kingdom Bares Its Secrets

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A Reality TV Twist as Kingdom Bares Its
Secrets

A Reality TV Twist as Kingdom Bares Its
Secrets 04/15/2004 02:31 AM
New York Times Apr 15 2004 6:55AM GMT

RIM patent dispute takes twist

RIM patent dispute takes twist 06/14/2004 11:01 PM
globetechnology.com Jun 15 2004 3:06AM GMT

Linux Australia trademark battle takes
new twist

Linux Australia trademark battle takes
new twist 09/23/2004 04:41 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 23 2004 9:00AM GMT

Tilt. Twist. Redeem. College student
takes iTunes-Pepsi tilt to heart . . .

Tilt. Twist. Redeem. College student
takes iTunes-Pepsi tilt to heart . . . 04/15/2004 10:28 AM
You know you have hit the big time when your work inspires an Apple ad parody. Congrats, Jon!

Reality TV takes on naughty Germans
(Reuters)

Reality TV takes on naughty Germans
(Reuters) 08/06/2004 09:16 AM
Reuters - A German reality television show will whip misbehaving husbands into shape in a physical and psychological battle to win back their wives, show producers say.

Virtual reality calms the chemo reality

Virtual reality calms the chemo reality 08/01/2004 08:03 AM
Chicago Tribune Aug 1 2004 12:13PM GMT

Google bares too much in Playboy?

Google bares too much in Playboy? 08/13/2004 07:17 AM
ZDNet Aug 13 2004 11:55AM GMT

Microsoft Bares More Code with New CE
.NET

Microsoft Bares More Code with New CE
.NET 08/05/2002 10:43 PM
Microsoft's latest iteration of Windows CE .NET features more code for developers and even a browser for application-specific searches.

Los bares contra la SGAE

Los bares contra la SGAE 05/19/2004 10:11 PM

Telecoms watchdog bares its gums

Telecoms watchdog bares its gums 11/04/2003 02:29 PM
vnunet.com Nov 4 2003 1:39PM ET

Apple's Panther Bares Its Teeth

Apple's Panther Bares Its Teeth 12/14/2003 09:02 AM
Apple, fed up with playing second string to Windows, has been taking its operating system from strength to strength. By Ian Hardy (BBC via MyAppleMenu)

'Brooklynbacon' officer bares all in
chat room

'Brooklynbacon' officer bares all in
chat room 12/30/2003 06:27 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 30 2003 5:06PM ET

Shark Tale bares teeth at Venice

Shark Tale bares teeth at Venice 09/11/2004 06:59 AM
Stars turn out as St Mark's Square in Venice is transformed into a giant cinema for the premiere of the animated film Shark Tale.

Microsoft Bares Visual Studio 2005 Beta
2

Microsoft Bares Visual Studio 2005 Beta
2 04/18/2005 10:09 AM

Iwill bares soul in blast of dual
Opteron workstations.

Iwill bares soul in blast of dual
Opteron workstations. 06/01/2004 08:32 PM
The Inquirer: Iwill bares soul in blast of dual Opteron workstations.

UAL's Tilton 'Honest'; Playboy Bares
Google's Brin; Glaser Has Cure For Music
Piracy

UAL's Tilton 'Honest'; Playboy Bares
Google's Brin; Glaser Has Cure For Music
Piracy 08/27/2004 07:11 PM
Forbes Aug 27 2004 11:14PM GMT

The Kingdom Of God Is Within You

The Kingdom Of God Is Within You 06/17/2004 10:14 AM
Dear Leo, Dear Mohandas "The longer I live -- especially now when I clearly feel the approach of death -- the more I feel moved to express what I feel more strongly than anything else... the doctrine of the law of love unperverted by sophistries. Love... the highest and indeed the only law of life". The Kingdom of God Is Within You (full text available) is Leo Tolstoy's tractatus of "Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life", a primer of (among other things) the doctrine of non-violence. Among the many fans of the 1894 book was an impr isoned Hindu barrister, a "half-naked fakir" if you want, a certain Mo handas K. Gandhi who was fascinated by "t he independent thinking, profound morality, and the truthfulness" of the b ook. So he ended up writing fan letters to the great Russian man: who warmly wrote back to his young Indian "friend and brother". The old wise Christian anarchist literary giant and the shy, insecure young man who sparked a revolution: to paraphrase another wise, badly-dressed , pacifist old man, "Generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such men ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."

possum kingdom

possum kingdom 06/17/2005 04:28 PM
I signed, and Anne helped me pack, label, and stamp the remaining fundraiser book orders this weekend. We just got...

End of the Animal Kingdom

End of the Animal Kingdom 12/21/2003 01:19 PM

It turns out the wackily ponderous movie made in Pompignan last year (shooting of which complained about here, brief review by Herself of hometown showing here) isn’t going straight to TV after all – we’d heard it was going to show on Arte sometime around now – it’s been rele ased in cinemas.

If you’re near a major French city and possessed of nothing better to do, you can head out see our very own little red-haired kid in his star turn as “little red-headed kid in schoolhouse”, Noël the vigneron as “guy in baseball cap”, the old guy on a bicycle leading his white horse down the main street as he does every day, lots of purdy haute garrigue scenery, and much else besides, in a largely unsatisfying study of longing, sensuality, death and sheep.

It’s not that bad. In many ways it’s like a two-hour love letter to our little village.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom 01/03/2004 07:20 PM

I finally got around to reading Cory Doctorow's novella, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." It's quite good, and he's got it posted for free on his Web site (in no less than 17 different formats). You may know Doctorow know from Boing Boing fame.

If you've been to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, the book will mean more to you because it revolves around the park. It's set in a future where bodies are cloned and if you die, you just restore a clone from backup. Consequently, you lose everything since your last backup. I have to admit that I'll never look at backups quite the same way again.

Another central concept (borrowed from blogrolls, perhaps), is "Whuffie." There is no money in this world, everything is bought by reputation. The more people like you, the more Whuffie you have, the more power you have. When you meet someone new, you "ping their Whuffie," to see if they're worth your time.

The actual plot revolves around The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom and the "ad hoc" political groups that have formed to manage them like little countries. The group managing the Hall of Presidents has designs on taking over The Haunted Mansion. Intrigue ensues.

It's short — you can put it away in a couple of hours. It's winning some great sci-fi awards as well. Worth checking out.

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Honors for Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom

Honors for Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom 12/14/2003 11:01 PM
My novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, has made the Amazon and Chapters/Indigo editors' picks lists for best science fiction novels of 2003. Also, it's only three recommendations short of making the preliminary Nebula ballot (any SFWA members out there who dug the book?). Oh yah, and the Livejournal people are considering adding Whuffie to their system. Killer news, all 'round. (Thanks, Amanda and Bo and Micah!)

Books on MP3: Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom

Books on MP3: Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom 04/13/2004 05:10 PM
I watch the Internet Archive's Open Source Audio area for material that could be used for legal remixes including spoken word audio. In wonderful news, this morning's postings include Andrew Levine's audio reading of the first chapter to Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. The book had been available online under a somewhat restrictive CC in text format for a while but Cory recently loosened the reins and the artistic community seems to be responding.

- Twist and turn

- Twist and turn 06/08/2004 09:45 PM
Computer Times Asia Jun 9 2004 2:37AM GMT

A Plot Twist

A Plot Twist 04/11/2005 11:37 PM
Computerworld Apr 12 2005 4:23AM GMT

Tocando fondo en el Magic Kingdom

Tocando fondo en el Magic Kingdom 06/24/2004 09:39 AM
There's a collaborative project underway to translate my novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom into Spanish. The core volunteers have put their efforts to date on a Wiki so that others can play along. Link (¡Gracis, Francisco!)

Pickup Games, Vol. 4 - Kingdom of
Loathing

Pickup Games, Vol. 4 - Kingdom of
Loathing 06/17/2004 07:33 PM

MATT GALLANT -- Today's pickup game is a web game— that is, one implemented entirely through HTML and Javascript that's generated by a lot of clever server-side scripting and database manipulation. It's Kingdom of Loathing, a turn-based RPG. The main focus of the game is humor, with send-ups of popular RPG conventions, as well as internet culture. But unlike a lot of other comical games you can play over the internet, the game underneath the humor is actually very full-featured and has a lot of content. A lot of very funny content.

Click the MORE link below, or suffer a joyless life bereft of comfort or understanding, like a dog in a museum.

"there is homosexual behavior in the
animal kingdom"

"there is homosexual behavior in the
animal kingdom" 02/10/2004 03:20 AM

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson 06/24/2005 07:30 PM
Part literary fiction, part social satire, this genre-bender from the author of "The Book of Revelation" offers a unique look at modern Britain.

Does Google Hold the Key to the Internet
Kingdom?

Does Google Hold the Key to the Internet
Kingdom? 09/16/2002 08:41 AM
Google is considered to be the search engine with the largest reach on the Internet. Indeed, the company's ever-expanding breadth, depth and consumer reach lead to the question: How does Google's role as a major gateway to Internet content affect users?

New Twist on Municipal Hotspots

New Twist on Municipal Hotspots 06/28/2004 02:42 PM
Manchester, New Hampshire, plans to announce in mid-July that a hotspot will be available downtown for anyone to use free for one hour: It appears that the city decided it wanted a network and put out a request for proposal. Signull Technologies offered to fund and build the network and then offer one free hour per day per user. An hour a day might be useful for folks who may want to check email during their lunch break or for visitors to town. The agreement sounds like a good way for Signull to pull in potential customers and for the city to offer a useful service for visitors and residents....

Overclock your PC with a twist of your
wrist

Overclock your PC with a twist of your
wrist 03/13/2003 05:01 PM

Twist a Pen, Open a Lock

Twist a Pen, Open a Lock 09/17/2004 06:08 AM
Wired News Sep 17 2004 9:56AM GMT

HP offers new twist on old idea

HP offers new twist on old idea 12/04/2003 12:10 AM
globetechnology.com Dec 3 2003 11:14PM ET

Spam fights gets a twist

Spam fights gets a twist 06/25/2004 02:04 AM
USA Today Jun 25 2004 6:13AM GMT

New Twist on Combined Wi-Fi/Cellular

New Twist on Combined Wi-Fi/Cellular 12/03/2003 02:42 PM
I'm curious if the writer of this article didn't quite understand the technology: According to this piece, Calypso is marketing a platform that will route calls from a Calypso cell phone over Wi-Fi to a cell phone network. I'm guessing that in reality, Calypso is marketing a platform that offers voice over Wi-Fi when in range of a Wi-Fi network as well as voice over regular cellular networks. Calypso's Web site doesn't go into much detail about how its technology works. China Telecom has spent $500 million on Calypso's platform, which is described here as delivering voice over Wi-Fi and cellular....

His Former Kingdom for a Parking Spot
(Los Angeles Times)

His Former Kingdom for a Parking Spot
(Los Angeles Times) 07/13/2004 05:13 AM
Los Angeles Times - RIGA, Latvia — The conqueror stands conquered in a parking lot.

Apple Holds Keys To Music Kingdom

Apple Holds Keys To Music Kingdom 06/19/2004 11:01 PM
I have seen the future of music on the net -- and it works. It's the Apple iTunes store. By John Naughton, The Observer (via MyAppleMenu)

lifelines.html'Alipio: Wanted: Servants
in the kingdom

lifelines.html'Alipio: Wanted: Servants
in the kingdom 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Sun Star Network Apr 9 2004 1:03PM GMT

Osler's Bob Bell moving to the United
Kingdom

Osler's Bob Bell moving to the United
Kingdom 03/24/2005 11:38 PM
Canadian Healthcare Technology Mar 25 2005 4:17AM GMT
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