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- Earlier this month we wrote about a Terrorist Conference in Florida, sponsored by the Islamic Circle of North America and the "Universal Heritage Foundation," who were planning to present a ... |
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- From Reconciliation - A Prayer, by Joy Harjo: I We gather by the shore of all knowledge as peoples who... |
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- Read what can happen if you do decide to poke the bear Fish. Heh.... |
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- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) released a new Athlon 64 processor this week that is a little different than its older brother launched in September. But it comes at a price that will help AMD's 64-bit technology find its way into lower-priced desktops. |
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- A farmer was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing his neighbor over a disputed piece of land, then dumping the body in a well and covering it up with hay bales. Rodney Heemstra, 44, was convicted of murder in October, admitting that he shot his 52-year-old neighbor, Tom Lyon. Heemstra claimed it was in self-defense. |
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- Wow, check out the backpedaling. Sounds like Kean got a nasty phone call. Not that his "clarification" passes the laugh test. Experienced officials (and Kean is certainly one) don't go on TV and make remarks that accidentally point to the White Hou |
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ESPN Feeds! (Dec 19 2003 15:58 GMT) - W00t! With the new NetNewsWire beta (check out the Widescreen View perfection plus nested groups) comes a new batch of Latest Additions under the Sites Drawer...including an ESPN NHL feed! Schweeeet! (There are feeds for the lesser-known sports, too, like MLB, the NFL, and something called the NBA. |
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- Also futzed with my Favorite Ware list. What apps can't you do without? |
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- Curious, how many watches do you own, Rodent? How |
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- An open source and freeware software development web site has released a patch to fix the URL spoofing vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by scammers who try to trick people into revealing details of online banking accounts or other private information. Openwares.org, a Vaunatian company, with branches in Israel, the US and France, released the patch and the source code for the same a couple of days back. The company has also set up two pages where users can test to see if they are vulnerable to the exploit, one a fake Microsoft Update example and the other an example of a fake PayPal site. |
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- The streaming media provider sues Microsoft, accusing the software giant of illegally using its Windows monopoly to limit consumer choice in digital media |
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- The beta version of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, issued late Wednesday, is available now for download through BetaPlace, Microsoft's site for registered beta testers. Microsoft is expected to offer it later through the download section of its MSDN developer site and on CD. As previously reported, changes in SP2 are focused on security. The update includes a reworked firewall component, now dubbed Windows Firewall, that will be turned on by default to protect PCs from outside threats. |
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- ...move along. Deadlines have me in a deeper hole than Saddam's spider-studio. I'll be back this weekend...I'll give you a... |
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- ... but I already had the graphic saved to my server, so I might as well advertise. Meg and Anna... |
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- In Episode 191 of Leave It To Beaver, Beaver and a few of his friends all buy three-eyed monster tee-shirts and agree to wear them... |
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- Australia's Spam Act will come into effect 120 days after receiving Royal Assent, the federal government announces. |
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- 67.83.147.59 changed this page on Fri Dec 19 17:56: |
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- This post was linked just now from Slashdot. It appears that a medical scientist may have actually found a cure for cancer. He's genetically engineered a common cold virus to attack cancerous cells and leave healthy ones intact. Having lost a few loved ones to cancer, this is amazing news. The clinical trials begin soon. |
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- Christmas can be a time we dread or a time we look forward to. We can either enjoy it or hate it. In that way, Christmas is like life. Which would you prefer – to enjoy it or to hate it? If you prefer the former, then here are some tips to help you have the Christmas you want and deserve. |
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- Christmas can be a time we dread or a time we look forward to. We can either enjoy it or hate it. In that way, Christmas is like life. Which would you prefer – to enjoy it or to hate it? If you prefer the former, then here are some tips to help you have the Christmas you want and deserve. |
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- Désormais lorsque des smileys sont saisis dans les commentaires ils sont automatiquement transformés en image. Consultez les commentaires de ce billet ou faites en un pour tester. Une petite... |
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- clurr: ; (2003-12-19 15:49) |
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- Sony Ericsson announced today that its testing online gaming between mobiles. It looks to be open to all consumers, but certain carrier restrictions apply.... |
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- Jan from Wellesley writes: Most folks feel this is going to get done anyway, right? So why all the righteous indignation from the Sox camp and some of their fans? So they got spanked for all the tampering in which... |
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- Dec. 19 - The man accused of killing three teenager and then burying them in his basement is making an appearance in court today to see if he can represent himself. |
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- First big test for the bleeding edge? |
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Monster (Dec 19 2003 15:54 GMT) - This movie focuses on the nine month period in 1989 and 1990 during which Aileen Wuornos (Theron) began murdering any of her clientele who tried to rape her. |
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- Dec. 19 - The man accused of killing three teenager and then burying them in his basement is making an appearance in court today to see if he can represent himself. |
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- With Paul Krugman, it seems, everything bad in the world is entirely the fault of the Bush administration, and every... |
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- A British member of Parliament got himself kicked out of the House of Commons for playing with his cameraphone during a debate. The MP, Henry... |
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- A British member of Parliament got himself kicked out of the House of Commons for playing with his cameraphone during a debate. The MP, Henry... |
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- I think that yesterday's announcement by the New York State Attorney General's office and Microsoft going after some of the... |
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- I think that yesterday's announcement by the New York State Attorney General's office and Microsoft going after some of the... |
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- Publican unas estadísticas interesantes de LiveJournal en LiveJournal.com Statistics, y aquí en en crudo. Leido en boingboing. |
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- Ya habíamos hablado de Feedster (en Buscador de RSS y otras cosas. Ahora han lanzado myFeeedster que se puede utilizar como agregador: se eligen las fuentes, y se muestran los envíos. |
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- Primero, el mini-experimento sobre los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje en el también rediseñado Sierto (aunque ya hace algunos días) Popularitat d'entorns virtuals d'aprenentatge. Ha hecho una bú |
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