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THAILAND: Surapong: Thailand playing
catch-up on e-government

THAILAND: Surapong: Thailand playing
catch-up on e-government 06/08/2004 06:13 AM
Asia Media Jun 8 2004 10:04AM GMT

Middlesex Water Company to Participate
in 8th Annual Water Industry Conference
Hosted by the New York Society

Middlesex Water Company to Participate
in 8th Annual Water Industry Conference
Hosted by the New York Society 12/17/2004 06:28 PM
Market Wire Dec 1 2004 6:37PM GMT

Asetek Water Chill - Premium Water
Cooling @ TweakTown

Asetek Water Chill - Premium Water
Cooling @ TweakTown 04/11/2005 05:54 AM

Throwing Shapes

Throwing Shapes 02/05/2005 09:59 PM
Sometimes data processing works best when you separate the application into multiple parts; this is the well-loved client-server model. What goes on between the parts, though? Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski walks through the design and implementation of a Remote Procedure Call system in Perl.

Microsoft Throwing Its Weight Around

Microsoft Throwing Its Weight Around 12/19/2004 02:57 PM

Yeah, I know. What's new about that?

MS lawyers jumped all over the administrators of digital.forest demanding that they immediately shut down the MacSlash site because someone posted what appeared to be a valid Longhorn serial number in a comment to a post there. (Story here.) From the logs, the MacSlash guys figured that that comment was accessed exactly once in the eight months it was there. By MSN's own search bot.

Chuck Goolsbee, head geek at digital.forest, responded to the hounds:

A short lesson in human nature... Try asking nicely. I realize that owners of intellectual property feel the need to enter into discussions with lawyers blazing, but I know from long experience that attack begets defence, whereas courtesy begets respect. If you look at this situation objectively, I'm sure you will realize that the site owners have not acted in any malicious way. The content in question was posted to the bulletin board by some anonymous user. So, rather than using terms like "Demand for Immediate Take-Down" why don't you try something like "Please remove copyright infringing content".

You will likely be amazed at how much better it works.

(I've always liked that Chuck!)

Of course, Ben from MacSlash edited the serial number out of the comment as soon as he realized it was there. The funny thing is that now that it's gone from MacSlash, it can still be seen in Google's cach e of the page. I wonder how many people have seen it now.

Throwing Money Out the Window

Throwing Money Out the Window 01/31/2003 08:03 PM
The amount of wasted time and effort in our industry boggles the mind. Here's how you can get a handle on it.

"Throwing Tables Out the Window"

"Throwing Tables Out the Window" 07/28/2004 04:35 AM

Throwing Tables out the Window

Throwing Tables out the Window 08/03/2004 06:01 PM

Last week Stopdesign's Douglas Bowman posted this great article about redesigning Microsoft's site using tableless layout.

The difference between throwing a bullet
and shooting it out of a gun

The difference between throwing a bullet
and shooting it out of a gun 05/18/2004 01:24 AM

I've started trying to exercise more regularly for the past couple weeks, going for a 12 mile, hilly bike ride 3 times a week. Today I did my ride with a decent average speed and finished it in the shortest time yet. The loop I ride has a couple 10% grades in it and I do about 250ft of climbing through it. I was walking around the house today feeling pretty cocky about my progress when I sat down to watch one of my current favorite shows, The Lance Chronicles.

On tonight's episode they followed Lance Armstrong through his european training. One of his regular rides was a 4 1/2 hour, 30 mile climb from the flats high into the mountains, going straight up. It turns out he climbs over 13,000ft in that single ride. When I was in marathon shape, I did a few hikes where I would gain about 6,000ft in a single day from basecamp to summit, and Lance is doing more than twice that. As a training ride.

I'm thinking he's a shoe-in for this year's Tour.

Stopdesign | Throwing Tables Out the
Window

Stopdesign | Throwing Tables Out the
Window 07/28/2004 02:42 AM
Stopdesign Throwing Tables Out the Window .. Yum

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Man to Defend Cow Chip Throwing Title
(AP)

Man to Defend Cow Chip Throwing Title
(AP) 04/14/2005 03:55 PM
AP - Fire Chief James Pratt returns Saturday to defend his title as champion of the World Champion Cow Chip Throwing Contest. People from across the country and from some foreign countries will be on hand for the 36th annual competition.

Yahoo on the Brink of Throwing out The
Directory?

Yahoo on the Brink of Throwing out The
Directory? 01/22/2004 04:54 PM
Recent moves in Asia, Europe, and North America, have left webmasters asking the once unthinkable question: Is Yahoo About to Delete the Yahoo! Directory?

Men Throwing Fireworks Leave Window Up
(AP)

Men Throwing Fireworks Leave Window Up
(AP) 07/16/2004 12:03 AM
AP - Two men planning to throw lighted fireworks from a car were burned when they forgot to roll down the window.

Phone-throwing consumer: Can you hear me
now?

Phone-throwing consumer: Can you hear me
now? 05/14/2004 01:47 PM

prohibited kids from making and throwing
snowballs

prohibited kids from making and throwing
snowballs 01/10/2004 11:57 AM
playing in the snow .. School officials .. Seattle Times .. snowball

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Judge shoots boy for throwing snowballs
(Reuters)

Judge shoots boy for throwing snowballs
(Reuters) 01/28/2004 09:01 AM
Reuters - A German judge took the law into his own hands and peppered a teenager with lead shot when snowballs went astray and hit the wall of his house, a court in the northern town of Lueneburg says.

Judge Shoots Boy for Throwing Snowballs
(Reuters)

Judge Shoots Boy for Throwing Snowballs
(Reuters) 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Reuters - A German judge took the law into his own hands and peppered a teen-ager with lead shot when snowballs went astray and hit the wall of his house, a court in the northern town of Lueneburg said Wednesday.

Oxford Univ. Bans Egg-Throwing by
Students (AP)

Oxford Univ. Bans Egg-Throwing by
Students (AP) 04/23/2004 10:52 AM
AP - June in Oxford means the splash and thunk of university students celebrating the end of exams by jumping from bridges into the River Cherwell or pelting each other with eggs.

CNN.com - Rock-throwing kids anger
120,000 bees - Aug 16, 2004

CNN.com - Rock-throwing kids anger
120,000 bees - Aug 16, 2004 08/18/2004 02:52 PM

Man Angry At Mobile Phone Service,
Starts Throwing Phones

Man Angry At Mobile Phone Service,
Starts Throwing Phones 05/14/2004 03:14 PM
These days, with things like number portability around, if you don't really like your mobile phone provider, you can simply change providers. Apparently, that wasn't what a man in North Dakota wanted, though. He went to the local Verizon Wireless store, pissed off about something, and when yelling at employees (his original intention) didn't satisfy him, he started to fling mobile phones around the store causing $2,000 worth of damages and injuring (not badly) an employee. Of course, you have to wonder about his claim that he only intended to yell at employees. Before he started his fling fest he apparently took off his shirt (?!?) and put on safety goggles. Amusingly, this was done at a Verizon Wireless store - and Verizon Wireless tends to get some of the best marks for customer service.

ActiveWin.com Exclusive: Microsoft
Hardware 2004 Fall Lineup Photos and
Descriptions (plus Fingerprint Device
Photos)

ActiveWin.com Exclusive: Microsoft
Hardware 2004 Fall Lineup Photos and
Descriptions (plus Fingerprint Device
Photos) 08/15/2004 10:58 PM
You heard it first here...We have posted multiple photos, descriptions, etc. for the complete Microsoft hardware fall lineup, which includes two fingerprint reader devices. The devices are to be released September 9th. Here is a complete list of the hardware included:

Washington Post Censors Iraqi Prison
Photos (At the Request of the WH?): Has
More Than 1,000 Photos, But Has Just
Published 10. We Wonder When Karl Rove
Made His Call To Them. 5/11

Washington Post Censors Iraqi Prison
Photos (At the Request of the WH?): Has
More Than 1,000 Photos, But Has Just
Published 10. We Wonder When Karl Rove
Made His Call To Them. 5/11 05/12/2004 05:26 AM

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throwing marbles under the hooves of
police horses and using slingshots to
pelt the animals

throwing marbles under the hooves of
police horses and using slingshots to
pelt the animals 07/13/2004 01:39 AM
Anarchists Plan To Disrupt The Republican National Convention .. They are no better than the terrorists themselves .. anarchists

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Water, Water, Everywhere... Forever?

Water, Water, Everywhere... Forever? 06/17/2005 06:42 PM
Future water scarcity could mean profits for the right players.

South African police will crack down
hard on anybody throwing old fridges
from high-rise buildings during the New
Year's holiday, they say

South African police will crack down
hard on anybody throwing old fridges
from high-rise buildings during the New
Year's holiday, they say 01/01/2004 07:54 AM
BBC

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MS to Thailand: Please don't go

MS to Thailand: Please don't go 02/10/2004 02:49 AM

Good article on CNET on how Microsoft is under pressure in the Asian market.

Microsoft has always maintained a 'one-price' policy, meaning Windows costs the same no matter where you go, regardless of local currency or economic conditions. This makes Microsoft products very expensive in some nations. Now, with more governments turning to open-source, Microsoft is striking a deal with the Thai government, and looking to do the same with others:

The "entry-level" version of Windows was created to allow Microsoft to participate in the Thailand ICT Ministry's program without adjusting its policy of charging the same price for Windows and Office no matter where in the world they are sold, Microsoft said Monday. The software was provided at a cost of 1,500 baht, or about $40, compared with the usual price of several hundred dollars.

So basically they're creating a crippled version of Office and Windows in order to stay competitive, so these governments are paying less, but also getting less. One wonders how long this strategy will work for them. Microsoft claims that Linux isn't a competitor, but with the number of user-friendly Linux distributions on the rise, free will become an increasingly tough price to beat, especially in countries where XP and Office will set you back the local equivalent of $3,000.

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Thailand resorts hit by floods

Thailand resorts hit by floods 12/26/2004 08:32 AM
At least 100 people died in Thailand after a tidal wave triggered by an earthquake hit the country's western coast.

70 Said Killed in Thailand Gunbattles
(AP)

70 Said Killed in Thailand Gunbattles
(AP) 04/27/2004 09:33 PM
AP - Suspected Islamic militants clashed with police in Thailand Wednesday, leaving at least 70 people dead in the heaviest fighting yet in the troubled Muslim-dominated south, officials said.

Thailand and Australia eye trade

Thailand and Australia eye trade 07/04/2004 11:25 PM
The Thai PM travels to Canberra to sign a trade agreement which could generate billions of dollars.

Thailand to get slimmed-down Windows

Thailand to get slimmed-down Windows 06/24/2004 11:37 AM
CNET Jun 24 2004 3:42PM GMT

Transgender in Thailand, online.

Transgender in Thailand, online. 04/19/2004 09:45 AM
Following up on last week's post on the subject, BoingBoing reader Rachel writes:

The Thai word translated as "transvestite" or "shemale" is khatoey, also spelled katoey, kathoey and several other ways. The word doesn't really have the negative ring of those two English words. And, trust me, those English words do have a negative ring. Call any TS woman in the US a "shemale" and she'll be deeply insulted 98% of the time. Very few crossdressers in the US like the term "transvestite". If you're looking for an English word to describe these women, "transsexual" is probably closest; "pre-op transsexual" or "non-op transsexual" is possibly more accurate, though contentious.

Probably the best site around to actually get to know the khatoey is Andrew Matzner's Transgender in Thailand site . I also recommend looking at my site for a more general view of transgender life in Asia. You might also read my journal about getting SRS in Thailand.

I think that the site you linked to -- Alcazar's -- is primarily a club in Pattaya. The contest is quite glamorous and highly-esteemed, but that is because Alcazar's itself is the most famous kathoey cabaret in Thailand. I think that the contest is primarily a promotion for the club; it isn't so much about Hollywood dreams as it is about helping secure Alcazar's place in the drag universe. Finally, a plea: I hope that you are interested in the khatoey women as people, not as sex objects; your entry on BoingBoing seems to indicate that you are curious about their roles in society and how society views them, not in prodding them with a virtual stick as so many others have. If you are in fact approaching them with respect, then you have my heartfelt thanks.

Link. Photo: Thai kickboxer-turned-beauty-queen Nong Tum, whose life story is now a movie. Link.

US fugitive nabbed in Thailand

US fugitive nabbed in Thailand 04/02/2005 04:12 PM
Techzonez Apr 2 2005 7:42PM GMT

New bird flu cases hit Thailand

New bird flu cases hit Thailand 02/16/2004 10:40 AM
Bird flu reappears in eight Thai provinces, as a zoo leopard is confirmed to have died from the virus.

US fugitive nabbed in Thailand (AFP)

US fugitive nabbed in Thailand (AFP) 04/02/2005 01:30 PM
AFP - An American fugitive wanted by the FBI for scamming internet investors out of millions of dollars has been captured at a coastal resort in Thailand, police said.

"The Abu Ghraib Prison Photos - It's the
"liberation" of the Iraqi people . These
are just some of the photos that led to
an investigation into conditions at the
Abu Ghraib prison, now run by the
occupation authorities, as revealed in a
shocking report..."

"The Abu Ghraib Prison Photos - It's the
"liberation" of the Iraqi people . These
are just some of the photos that led to
an investigation into conditions at the
Abu Ghraib prison, now run by the
occupation authorities, as revealed in a
shocking report..." 05/03/2004 03:25 PM

The Abu Ghraib Prison Photos - It's the
"liberation" of the Iraqi people . These
are just some of the photos that led to
an investigation into conditions at the
Abu Ghraib prison, now run by the
occupation authorities, as revealed in a
shocking report br

The Abu Ghraib Prison Photos - It's the
"liberation" of the Iraqi people . These
are just some of the photos that led to
an investigation into conditions at the
Abu Ghraib prison, now run by the
occupation authorities, as revealed in a
shocking report br 05/03/2004 09:26 AM

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Thailand confirms bird flu cases

Thailand confirms bird flu cases 07/07/2004 12:55 AM
Thailand confirms two outbreaks of the deadly avian flu virus in central provinces, while China reports a new case.

Bird Flu Returns to China and Thailand
(AP)

Bird Flu Returns to China and Thailand
(AP) 07/06/2004 08:18 PM
AP - China and Thailand reported new outbreaks of bird flu, the highly contagious disease that health experts fear could sicken humans.

on a boat in Thailand when the tsunami
struck

on a boat in Thailand when the tsunami
struck 12/27/2004 07:20 PM
"Slammed by Tidal Wave, But I'm OK": .. Evelyn Rodriquez's latest

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