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Bayes comes to Movable Type (Oct 17 2003 02:17 GMT) - Holy crap -- James Seng wrote a Bayesian spam filter for comments on Movable Type sites. Similar to the first responses to unsolicited email, the first responses to the comment spam problem were custom blacklists. And just like with e-mail... |
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Studios talk truce on screener ban (Oct 17 2003 02:14 GMT) - Film News: Call between studio heads, MPAA yields no resolution There's guarded optimism for an imminent compromise in the dispute over the awards season screener ban. |
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Clark gains on Dean in fund-raising race (Oct 17 2003 02:14 GMT) - Business News: Dem bucks, Dem bucks: Biz boosts Dem hopefuls Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, the newest candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, has marshaled broad financial support from metropolitan Los Angeles and New York City, as well as considerable donations from the entertainment industry. |
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Thunderstorm Sign with Dragonheart (Oct 17 2003 02:14 GMT) - The Italian Doomsters supreme in Thunderstorm have signed a record deal with Dragonheart Recordings (label of among others Doomsword). A new album will be recorded in the spring of 2004 and released near the end of the summer of that same year. |
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In November... (Oct 17 2003 02:13 GMT) - ... I'm slowly realizing: I have a road trip from Nov. 1, returning Nov. 5. This isn't necessarily that bad, as I'll have some time with the laptop to write. |
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Humane Foie Gras at last! (Oct 17 2003 02:13 GMT) - I think you have to watch an ad or something to get into Salon these days, but if you do that, you'll get to read all about the humane foie gras farm, which may or may not be worth your time, but it's an interesting concept just the same. |
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Kill pigs, not cows: Manitoba hog farmers (Oct 17 2003 02:13 GMT) - The good news is that Manitoba hog farmers are complaining about the number of cows being slaughtered in the province. The bad news, of course, is that they're worried that it's hurting their capacity to kill pigs. At issue is a hog slaughterhouse that may be converted to a cow-focused facility, and the outcome at this point is a very strange dance between two industries that rely on death for profit. This one's kind of via Dave Noisy, who, I might add, got profiled in the latest issue of Vegetarian Journal! |
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But then Bush Already Knew ... (Oct 17 2003 02:12 GMT) - But then Bush Already Knew That... His Pappy Told Him NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton warned President George W. Bush before he left office in 2001 that Osama bin Laden was the biggest security threat the United States faced, Clinton said on Wednesday. Speaking at a luncheon sponsored by the History Channel, Clinton said he discussed security issues with Bush in his "exit interview," a formal and often candid meeting between a sitting president and the president-elect. "In his campaign, Bush had said he thought the biggest security issue was Iraq and a national missile defense," Clinton said. |
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"High court defends new judges' code" (Oct 17 2003 02:12 GMT) - "High court defends new judges' code": The Raleigh News and Observer reports here today: "Responding to a protest from trial judges over recent changes in judicial conduct rules, the state Supreme Court has sent every judge in the state a memorandum sayi |
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Nighmares through the net (Oct 17 2003 02:11 GMT) - First, I am extremely sorry if I have hurt anybody online on webforums or on mailing list, I never intended to hurt anyone but believe more in helping aspiring developers and designer alike in using Macromedia Technologies like Macromedia Flash, Flash Communication Server, Flash Remoting and Macromedia Central alike. Couple of weeks ago, I started receiving comments on this blog which looked more like the usual spam which I read and brush it aside as just another spam but there was no site url o |
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Amorphis Turn to Temporary Drummer (Oct 17 2003 02:11 GMT) - Jan Rechberger will not be able to play drums on Amorphis's upcoming dates of the Far From The Sun tour due to an accident in his family. Atte Sarkima (Verenpisara) will replace Jan for the time needed. |
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