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Going Away Gift (Dec 14 2003 04:47 GMT) - Just because he was a senior. Of course I can't prove it, but I firmly believe that being a senior is what put Jason White over the top in the Heisman Trophy voting. White topped Pitt's sophomore phenom, Larry Fitzgerald, by 128 points. A rather slim margin for the supposed... |
How Appealing
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Elsewhere in Saturday's newspapers (Dec 14 2003 04:45 GMT) - Elsewhere in Saturday's newspapers: The Boston Globe reports that "Iowa judge causes stir in granting gay divorce." An article from The Associated Press is headlined "Key witness for state in tobacco case testifies." And in other local news: "Ex-wife u |
Justin Blanton
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Corporate Survivor (Dec 14 2003 04:45 GMT) - I'm suddenly reminded of the feeling I had three days into my internship at Nortel where they let go of 80% of the division I just began working for.... |
Synapse Chronicles
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The future of music (Dec 14 2003 04:45 GMT) - Rolling Stone interviews Steve Jobs. [via Scripting News] This is an entertaining and worthwhile read. I like Steve Jobs - he's arrogant, but I really enjoy his attitude. His big message throughout the article that if a legal alternative to file swapping existed, most people would get their music legally. He has some interesting views on the structure of the music industry, the success of the iPod, music downloading, and how the movie industry is a different beast and is less likely to experience the same level of piracy that the music industry is experiencing. |
Synapse Chronicles
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Learning curve (Dec 14 2003 04:43 GMT) - CS Monitor: Clark's fast political learning curve. Retired General Wesley Clark is tipped by many to be the strongest competition against Howard Dean in the race to become the Democrats' US presidential candidate in 2004. |
Synapse Chronicles
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Iraq deaths (cont...) (Dec 14 2003 04:43 GMT) - BBC: Iraqi civilian deaths 'avoidable'. I was struck by how balanced this piece of writing on the war on Iraq was. it was refreshing to read a bit of the nuance of the debate come through. This is a thorough and thought-provoking report from an organisation [Human Rights Watch] with a strong track record in analysing civilian casualties in warfare. |
Synapse Chronicles
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Democracy in Afghanistan (Dec 14 2003 04:42 GMT) - CS Monitor: Guerrilla chiefs to undercut Karzai. This is an interesting article on the potential conflict between the U.S. backed Karzai and the various religious factions in Afghanistan. |
Blogcritics
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POPFile Update in OS X (Dec 14 2003 04:41 GMT) - At the end of October I installed POPFile. Today I just upgraded it to v0.20.1. Just like the install of... |
Breaking News
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All hail VoIP (Dec 14 2003 04:41 GMT) - Major telecoms are falling over each other to start offering consumers cost-saving VoIP services enen though they could undermine traditional business models. |
Synapse Chronicles
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War on... (Dec 14 2003 04:40 GMT) - "War": What is it good for? [via Abstract Dynamics] "Maybe the Democrats should launch their own War on Obfuscatory Rhetorical Devices, like "war on terror", "death penalty" (to mean inheritance tax), and "healthy forests initiative" (the name of a pro-logging bill)." |
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