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- For a sysadmin, putting "MIT Network Operations" on a resume must feel pretty satisfying. James Kretchmar got the job, and now has written the book. ALecs ... |
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- "The Left’s near monopoly over the institutions of opinion and information—which long allowed liberal opinion makers to sweep aside... |
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- DIGITAL FREEDOM UPDATE: Bill Hobbs posts a long report on Tennessee's new TiVo-and-modem-licensing law. And, yes, that's really what it is.... |
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- DIGITAL FREEDOM UPDATE: Bill Hobbs posts a long report on Tennessee's new TiVo-and-modem-licensing law. And, yes, that's really what it is.... |
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- Sehr schön, was der All Music Guide beim Musikstil Germany ausspuckt: When Americans think of traditional German acoustic music (as opposed to contemporary German rock, techno and dance music), the first thing that comes to mind is polka and so-called "oom-pah-pah" music. But an equally important part of traditional German music are the drinking songs heard in beer halls. Beer drinking is an art and a time-honored tradition throughout Germany, and the songs heard on this CD are... |
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- Ok, mal wieder. Diesmal von Don Dahlman 1. Wie gehts? Gut 2. Die letzte Mahlzeit bestand aus was? |
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- The latest OS X upgrade isn't a huge improvement, but it's faster and loaded with small enhancements that'll make your Mac purr [Business Week] '-- Compared to Microsoft's hurry up-and-wait development process, where software-upgrade cycles are now measured in three-year increments, the rapid-fire OS improvements from Apple are refreshing. Panther is sort of like a York Peppermint Patty for your desktop. It's not alienware that turns the whole computing paradigm on its head. Rather, Panther is a familiar, friendly flavor -- only better. --' ... |
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- Wesley Clark "has jumped right to the head of the pack" in a new Quinnipiac University poll, with 17 percent of Democratic voters. Sen. Joe Lieberman and Howard Dean are tied at 13 percent each, with Rep. Dick Gephardt at 12 percent and Sen. John Kerry at 10 percent. |
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- Philadelphia Mayor John Street (D) "got a big lift as two new polls showed him opening a double-digit lead" over Sam Katz (R) "in the last week of the mayoral campaign," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.... |
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- An AP article says Sen. Bob Graham has set a date for deciding whether to run for re-election to the Senate, but a St. Petersburg Times piece makes it sound like Graham is looking for other things to do.... |
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- Rich Galen, a veteran Republican strategist and founder of Mullings, "is being sent to Iraq to help the Bush team," the New York Post reports. "Galen, 56, known for his quick quips as a TV talking head, said his goal will be to spread the word about how troops are... |
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- Sen. John Edwards "is scheduled to make his first appearance in a year and a half on NBC News' Meet the Press," the Raleigh News and Observer reports. The November 9th booking will be Edwards' first since May 2002, "when pundits generally panned his performance for offering too many vague... |
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- Sen. Joe Lieberman "brings up John McCain's name so much on the campaign trail it seems the Arizona Republican is the Connecticut Democrat's running mate," the Hartford Courant reports.... |
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- Josh Micah Marshall reports an interesting phenomenon: Hobnobbing with foreign-policy-astute folks at the American Progress conference yesterday, he was struck... |
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- Josh Micah Marshall reports an interesting phenomenon: Hobnobbing with foreign-policy-astute folks at the American Progress conference yesterday, he was struck... |
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- Funny, I was just about to post an update comment. :) The service is working great this morning in full view of the sun. You're right that the solar flare ("solar explosion?") might've caused (and may still cause) some troubles. |
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- timothy burke of swarthmore's history department has a thoughtful comment on the diebold events unfolding at the college. this is an important read. it may change some of your opinions of the situation. i still think swarthmore should be spinning... |
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- Excerpt: "Although it takes a little more work initially to create names, it should be clear they make formulas easier to write and to read. This is especially true in large spreadsheets where you may have scores of references." (Journal of Accountancy) |
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- FUCK YOU MICROSOFT... My Next computer is a Mac. You lost my business. Of blogging and unemployment" href="http://www. |
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- there's a new version of the GwD website...it went up yesterday. check it out, http://www.greeny. |
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- Oct. 29 - There is still no end in sight as 1,100 firefighters continue to battle more than ten massive wildfires that are charring Southern California. |
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- Oct. 29 - If you're looking for some Halloween spirit the Roger Williams Zoo is the best place to be, with 5,000 pumpkins all lit up for the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular! |
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- IN apparent move to get a functional commodity exchange, the NationalAssembly has been called upon to formally sponsor the bill to establishingthe Abuja Securities and Commodity Exchange (ASCE) which has suffered majorset back since its conversion from Abuja Stock Exchange(ASE) last year. |
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- The newly established Nigerian Oil and Energy Insurance Pool (NOEIP) hasincreased its capital to N10 billion, says Chairman of the Pool, Alhaji BalaZakariya'u. |
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- NIGERIA Reinsurance Corporation has disclosed that a study it conductedon the proportion of business written by the country's insurers shows thatonly 16 companies out of the 116 registered insurance firms accounted for 80per cent of the market's N42 billion premium income in 2002. |
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- THE Development Bank of Iran is ready to extend a credit facility toZambia, Iran Minister of Co-operatives Ali Soufi has disclosed. |
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- This is a table about U.S. Fresh Produce Truck Rate Report |
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- This is a table about Committed and Delivered Slaughter Cattle |
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- This is a table about Negotiated Prices for Cows and Bulls |
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- This is a table about U.S. Gulf Export Bid Prices |
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- As Episode III transitions from one phase of production to the next, the surprise hit of the summer -- the Hyperspace webcam -- returns. |
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Quirksmode (Oct 29 2003 16:47 GMT) - Another one for the bookmarks: Peter-Paul Koch's Quirksmode.... |
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- Plan to raise the fare, without actually raising the "fare." Confused yet? |
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- Descending on Detroit from all parts of the nation and the globe, nearly 150 people attended the Ana... |
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- new gTLDs (PDP initiation moved by Milton Mueller) unanimously deferred until next meeting. Lengthy discussion of STLD (non-) RFP under AOB, and how sharply the Council should phrase a possible resolution on that topic. "Concern and ask for clarification" or... |
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- We're two almost three hours into the GNSO Council session now. After long debate, the GNSO Council has adopted moderately updated versions of the Terms of Reference that the WHOIS Steering Committee had generated, and has also agreed to kick... |
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- I was on the data element review panel of today's WHOIS Workshop. Unfortunately, that panel was chartered to look at things from a data user point of view only, without space for the data subject perspective. The brief summary is... |
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- A large group of NGOs, lead by EPIC, has sent a letter to ICANN that emphasizes the need for moving forward on WHOIS privacy. The letter suggests a number of useful and important principles for dealing with WHOIS. The most... |
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- John Klensin points out that whois data in strange languages may quite well kill port 43 whois, and notes that that protocol has outlived its useful life. Some panel discussion about what languages should be where, and about experience in... |
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- Oct. 29 - There is still no end in sight as 1,100 firefighters continue to battle more than ten massive wildfires that are charring Southern California. |
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- Hlutverk stjórnvalda í atvinnulífi hvers lands á fyrst og fremst að felast í því að skapa atvinnugreinum hagstæð starfsskilyrði og stuðla að nýsköpu.. |
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- Nokkuð hefur farið fyrir umræðu um landsaðgang að rafrænum gagnasöfnum. Slíkur aðgangur er mjög jákvætt framtak, en talsvert vantar upp á að vefsvæ.. |
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- I've said a couple times that keeping Terry McAuliffe as head of the DNC is one of the best things that could happen to the national Republican party, since the guy is such a nitwit it practically guarantees Republican victory. Well, having the racist and... |
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- Oct. 29 - Although the hot Santa Ana winds are expected to ease, wildfires, out of control, continue to roll across Southern California. |
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- Oct. 29 - Wildfires are still advancing on San Bernardino mountain communities with crews stepping up back fire efforts. |
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- Oct. 29 - Fire crews fighting the Simi Valley fire say a wind shift to the west may not be all good news. |
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