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- I got an e-mail from a guy who wanted to know why I hadn't updated this thing. I've been busy for one thing, and then I ended up in the hospital with a bad disc in my neck and a bone spur pushing on my esophagus. I took an ambulance rided to Swedish to be operated on. I have to wear a brace for two weeks at least, and can't go back to work for at least three weeks. The pain killers I'm taking give me these weird narco dreams, and I end up waking up depressed like I am this morning. |
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- AllAboutTheAccessories.com has stock of the Piel Frama Hard Leather Case for third-generation iPods for $39.95, the lowest price we've seen by $12....(more) |
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- AllAboutTheAccessories.com has stock of the Piel Frama Hard Leather Case for third-generation iPods for $39.95, the lowest price we've seen by $12....(more) |
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- "A computer-autographed, color picture" of the Bushes arrived at the home of Tom Connolly, the Portland, ME lawyer who dropped a fax of Bush's "old drunken-driving conviction into the hands of local news media" in '00. It came in the mail on Wednesday. It's a computer-autographed, color picture of the president and first lady Laura Bush, both smiling warmly from outside their ranch in Crawford, Texas. Below the picture, it says, "To: Thomas J. |
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- Important online vote at AFA Hello fellow netizens... The American Family Association is running a poll on gay marriage. I urge you to go over there and vote! |
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- The futuristic material is the best semiconductor ever measured, according to a recent study, and could form the basis for far more efficient computer chips. |
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- If you are reading this, then there is no problem.But there was a problem. A DNS problem, to be specific. Hobbled the whole Nosuch empire and associated properties. This is what happens when you move from a top tier web host to the cheap seats. |
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- Friend of Kramer's who thinks Jerry is "a phony." Has a dispute with George over a parking spot which goes on for hours. Also was locked in the trunk of a car.... |
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- From the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) : The United States civilian administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, says he escaped an assassination attempt in Baghdad early this month. An American television network had reported earlier that Mr Bremer escaped unharmed when his convoy hit an explosive device and came under small-arms fire as it drove from Baghdad airport. It says the convoy was able to speed away and no one was injured.... |
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- Alles eine Frage des Standpunkts: während die MactechNews-Redaktion (wie inzwischen bei beinahe jedem Update) auch bei OS 10.3.2 von einem »sehr problematischen Update« schreibt, berichten ihre Leser das genaue Gegenteil: von drei Dutzend Kommentatoren des Artikels hat keiner ein Problem, das sich unmittelbar auf OS 10. |
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- Last night we visited the San Diego Wild Animal Park. They have a "festival of lights" thing going on. I took a bunch of good pictures, but my favorites are those that I shot right as we were leaving. I used a long exposure and moved the camera to create a series of abstract, and very colorful, images. Here's an example, using a shutter speed of 2. |
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- Did you know there is a National Lighter Museum? Well there is. The National Lighter Museum (NLM) has thousands of lighters on display for viewing. Some hundreds of years old - table models, pocket models, advertising, WWI, WWII, Zippos, Ronsons and more. The only museum of its kind in the World, dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of the evolution of lighters. |
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- Presented as a public service: Recipes. For example, try the Butterscotch Explode Cake. The ingredients: 2 cups wheat flour 2 tbl. |
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- From the Philadelphia Inquirer: In Atkins era, sandwich is no hero. Avoiding bread, pasta and potatoes at what food experts say is an astonishing rate, many Americans are evangelically fixated on the low-carbohydrate dining espoused by diets such as Atkins and South Beach. Depending on the estimate, between nine million and 35 million people are following all or some of the tenets of a high-protein, low-carb eating regimen. And the food makers are getting worried. |
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- From CNN: Two tickets to space station go for $40 million. Two Americans have won the go-ahead to become the next tourists in space, and two more spots for a Russian rocket trip to the international space station are now on the market, the U.S. firm selling the spots said. |
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- Parents, take note of this excellent gift-giving advice: What a crappy present. Permalink Created Fri, 19 Dec 2003 ### |
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- You'll find a comprehensive international collection of tomato paste cans at the Tomato Page. The guy responsible for this is Erik van de Wiel. The can shown here is from the Czeck Republic. Permalink Created Fri, 19 Dec 2003 ### |
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- From Wired: Mining the Vein of Voter Rolls. When U.S. citizens register to vote, the registration form generally asks for a name, address, birth date, phone number and party affiliation. |
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Death Masks (Dec 19 2003 16:21 GMT) - Just time for the holidays: A Gallery of Death Masks. A death mask is a wax or plaster cast of a mold taken from the face of a deceased person. Death masks are true portraits, although changes are occasionally made in the eyes of the mask to make it appear as though the subject were alive. For the last few centuries they have been kept as mementos of the dead, much like postmortem photography. |
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- If you're interested, here's a link to the official Felony Criminal Complaint against Michael Jackson. Courtesy of the County of Santa Barbara DA. Permalink Created Fri, 19 Dec 2003 ### |
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- Tom McMahon asks, How Come Excel Expert J-Walk Didn't Come Up With This? It's an Excel chart that expresses love graphically. Permalink Created Fri, 19 Dec 2003 ### |
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- When I was a kid, aluminum Christmas trees were very popular. Here's a booklet from the Aluminum Corporation of America: How to decorate your new aluminum Christmas tree. (via Everlasting Blort) Permalink Created Fri, 19 Dec 2003 ### |
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- Yet another new service from Google: Google Print. Google's mission is to provide access to all the world's information and make it universally useful and accessible. It turns out that not all the world's information is already on the Internet, so Google has been experimenting with a number of publishers to test their content online. During this trial, publishers' content is hosted by Google and is ranked in our search results according to the same technology we use to evaluate websites. |
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- From Freaking News: A Saddam Hussein Photoshop contest. And, From Slate, a good collection of Saddam cartoons. Permalink Created Fri, 19 Dec 2003 ### |
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Teleflip (Dec 19 2003 16:21 GMT) - A new way to send text messages to cell phones: Teleflip. Do you own a cell phone? If so, chances are you have the ability to send and receive email, short text messages, SMS, and who knows what else. But do you know your cell phone's email address? |
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- FEATURED ARTICLES - Bush Overruled on 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect, AP - People For the American Way Foundation Hails Appeals Court - National Lawyers Guild Praises Second Circuit - Happy Holidays From Homeland Security, By Bill Berkowitz, WorkingForChange.com QUOTE OF THE DAY "Is there any man, is there any woman, let me say any child here, that does not know that the seed of war in the modern world is industrial and commercial rivalry?" - - Former US President Woodrow Wilson (1919) WEBSITE OF INTEREST: |
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- Kate Morgan-Farrow, roving girl-about-town popped to Stoke Newington for the opening of a new cafe/bar that brings a bit of class to the area. |
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- Daniel Libeskind hat den Kürzeren gezogen: Von seinem Entwurf für die Neubebauung des "Ground Zero" in New York bleiben nur noch Teile übrig. Im Streit mit dem Investor hat sich dessen Architekt David Childs überwiegend durchgesetzt. |
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- shredder says... I don't buy that many DVD's so I'm not sure how "deep" of a discount is provided. However, I heard about this on the radio the other day and figured that I'd share with my amigos. |
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- Despite a few mutant flu viruses trying to hang out for the holidays, I made it out with the parents last night to see Dickens' Christmas Carol at the San... |
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- Instapundit.com: Read the Lord Darcy stories.... |
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- MILACA, Minn. -- Former Minnesota Vikings running back Ted Brown was charged today with first degree criminal sexual assault stemming from assault allegations at the team's Arctic Blast fundraiser in February. |
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- Graphics chip and card maker ATI Technologies Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2004, which ended November 30, 2003. The company recorded revenues of US$467.9 million, a 40 percent year-over-year increase and a new record for the company. ATI's net income of US$0. |
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- Former Iranian "president" Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who threatened that the day Iran acquired nuclear weapons would be the day Israel ceased to exist, is gloating that Iran has foiled the ... |
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- LE GHB ou drogue du viol. Le GHB ou acide gamma hydro butyrique est un produit stupéfiant que les consommateurs utilisent pour favoriser des relations sexuelles " forcées ". |
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- ............. la fin d'une famille uni! |
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Buck Naked (Dec 19 2003 16:19 GMT) - George Costanza's porn star name.... |
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- Okay more of your holiday questions answered here! Q) What type of special Christmas morning breakfasts do you have? A)... |
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- I haven't written much about enemy combatants, but I think Andrew Hagen has a very good point in this post about giving them "their day in court." The Bush Administration has claimed the right to create its own system of justice by executive order. While that may indeed be the better interpretation of the Constitution than that offered by the majorities yesterday, it is politically inadvisable. It unnecessarily pushes the legal envelope. It would have been far better if President Bush had introduced legislation two years ago to create some kind of basic judicial process for these enemy combatants. |
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