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- Spotted this over at Brandy's: TypeFlake Type your message, and it makes a snowflake with it. Then you can send it (or take a screenshot, like I did. ;) ). |
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- Spotted this over at Brandy's: TypeFlake Type your message, and it makes a snowflake with it. Then you can send it (or take a screenshot, like I did. ;) ). |
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- Always The Last To KnowWell, looks like Rod is in the know and I'm not when it comes to chimp farms -- I'm always the last to know about these things. Who woulda thunk it -- chimp retirement homes all over the place. I guess it's because I live in the cold North that I'm not running into many chimpanzee farms. Thanks for the update man. |
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- WASHINGTON - More than four out of 10 U.S. IT workers received no raises during 2003, but 60 percent expect to receive a raise of at least 3 percent in 2004, according to a new survey released by skills assessment firm Brainbench. |
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- TSIA A list of advertisements that won't be circulating in the US. Includes probable reasons why. Includes video clips and prints. |
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- There's been a story making its way around the web, to the effect that Saddam wasn't really captured by the Americans, but was actually captured by the Kurds, drugged, and then and dropped off somewhere where the US Army could find him. In the background is some sense that there were negotiations perhaps for money or possibly to augment the Kurds' standing in post-war Iraq. Nor is the story only in obscure publications or conspiracy sites. |
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- Sex & Beauty, Art & Kitsch Taschen is a postmodern tycoon for the 21st century, a brash and stylish entrepreneur who has turned the world of illustrated-book publishing upside down. Along with his blond, leggy co-editor and wife, Angelika, the jet-setting 41-year-old German publisher produces exquisite coffee-table books that range in subject matter from the complete etchings of 18th-century Italian engraver Giovanni Battista Piranesi to the pornographic digital diaries of 21st-century Internet exhibitionist Natacha Merritt. Under the Taschen imprint, you will find impeccable, scholarly tomes (Masterpieces of Western Art), flashy compendiums of hip contemporary design (Designing the 21st Century) and lurid, twilight explorations of underground sexuality (Fetish Girls). |
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- Ralph Nader, the third-party candidate viewed by many Democrats as the spoiler of the 2000 election for taking votes away from Al Gore, has decided not to run on the Green Party ticket next year, a party spokesman said Tuesday. |
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- Well, my favorite game didn't win, but it did crack the Top 10. How well did your favorite game fare? |
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- There are two problem with the way SSNs are used these days. The first is that they are used (by different parties) as if they were both a representation of identity and a secure password. The second problem is that they have become a widely used identifier which can be used to tie multiple records together about a single individual. |
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- Security services have rounded up 24 Taiwanese and 19 Chinese they say have confessed to spying in China for Taiwan, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday. |
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- What happens when you load up Query Analyzer, generate a database script based off an existing database, then run that script to create an identical database? Theoretically, it creates the new database, right? Well... some times, query analyzer decides to put “USE“ |
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- Scott Harlow, a Hartford, Conn., information technology consultant, is doing his part for the miracle of rising U.S. productivity. Clients are hiring him for more projects, but demanding that he complete them in less time. |
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- Scientists are gaining new insights into the role of temperament in making some people vulnerable to physical disease through studies exploring how stress influences the immune system, weakening disease-fighting cells and creating fertile environments for pathogens. Article |
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- The brains of mums and dads are tuned in to the sound of toddlers' cries, reveals a brain-imaging study. Non-parents, on the other hand, remain largely oblivious. Article |
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- College Degree (AA or BA) required with background/educationin business, sales or marketing. Minimum of 2 yearsexperience selling computer hardware, software or services togovernment and education accounts. |
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- "Reaction coming in from all over the world to Saddam Hussein's capture. The British government praised the U.S. The Spanish government said it was a great day. And the French government praised Saddam for the way he surrendered. |
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- One of the big problems with modern [Star] Trek is it's filled with [a] vague sort of techno-socialist leftist politics,... |
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- A couple of weekends ago, I finally took out my Armalite AR-50 .50 BMG for a spin. I've owned... |
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- The individuals will beresponsible for participating on a team to develop softwaredevelopment processes.RequiredBSEE or BSCS, High level language programming exp. (C, C++) Knowledgeof software development. |
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Unelectable (Dec 23 2003 20:58 GMT) - Fun with domain names. Unelectable.... |
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- If you are shopping for anyone under the age of 30:Dont by them a CD! |
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- The United States' heightened terror alert didn't seem to slow traffic across the U.S.-Mexico border before Christmas as travelers and shoppers crossed into the United States. In Reynosa, across the Rio Grande from Hidalgo, Texas, traffic on Tuesday flowed smoothly with only a 15-minute wait for cars to cross over. |
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- Francophiles rejoice: three new DVDs this week hail from France: Cedric Klapsich's charming coming of age comedy L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE, Benoît Jacquot's fascinating look at the infamous Marquis, SADE, and Jacques Demy's debut feature LOLA. See the best new DVDs.... |
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- Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropoitan and "die puny humans", asked some of us to do something for his blog on thinking about the coming year. I took the opportunity to expose the "die puny humans" facet of my identity. It's a slightly different persona than the one I use here so it was fun to write. Warren's got quite an interesting roundup of people. |
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- Americans will have a little something special to look for in the skies above major cities this holiday -- warplanes on orange alert security patrol. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard B. Myers confirmed that with military... |
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- Americans will have a little something special to look for in the skies above major cities this holiday -- warplanes on orange alert security patrol. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard B. Myers confirmed that with military... |
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- Budgets and elections are major backdrops for the 2004 state legislative sessions, according to a top 10 list issued today by the National Conference of State Legislatures. NCSL issued its annual forecast as 36 state legislatures prepare for the start of their ... |
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- "Okay, it's officially the last minute and you forgot to get your sister's roommate a gift. You're going to their holiday party tonight and you can't show up empty handed. What do you do? Fear not gentle bloggers, you'll have a great gift. The gift of blog. |
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- Steve Martin stars in this comedy remake as the father of a family of 12 kids of varying ages, with Hilary Duff and Piper Perabo playing two of his daughters. |
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- Steve Martin stars in this comedy remake as the father of a family of 12 kids of varying ages, with Hilary Duff and Piper Perabo playing two of his daughters. |
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- The story of Inman, a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his pre-war sweetheart, Ada. |
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Peter Pan (Dec 23 2003 20:56 GMT) - The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place. |
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- The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place. |
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Paycheck (Dec 23 2003 20:56 GMT) - Jennings (Affleck), a brilliant computer engineer who has had part of his memory erased, struggles to find clues to his whereabouts for the past two years. |
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I wallow (Dec 23 2003 20:56 GMT) - I just deftly sidestepped having to accompany my mother and brother on a shopping trip to the mall. The feeling... I just deftly sidestepped having to accompany my mother and brother on a shopping trip to the mall. The feeling is indescribable, marred only by some ephemeral guilt at taking advantage of an empty-nester’s generosity, which should pass… now. |
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- Must have prior HIPAA (Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act) implementation experience. Requiresability to do system design and understand requirements to transferthem to IT for development. Needs to have a good understanding of HIPAAcompliance and regulations. Requires EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)experience. Previous real-time experience is strongly preferred. |
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IMHO (Dec 23 2003 20:56 GMT) - IMHOA friend who blogs here, asked me for my opinion on this. Hope you don't mind, but I'm between planes at O'Hare, so I think I'll let you know what I think later, okay? I'm printing the piece out to read on the next plane.Grey, grey, grey -- hell, even GRAY, I'd say as we pull into O'Hare and it's snowing. Day before day before Christmas, white snow, orange alert, grey sky. |
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- The successful candidate for this pivotal position must:Have proven success in new business development, in anoutside sales capacity,Have proven time management and problem solving skills,Have excellent verbal and written communication skills |
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- I am Kermit the Frog. I am reliable, responsible and caring. And I have a habit of waving my arms about maniacally. FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS: "Hi ho! |
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- Liste de vérification pour La Grande Expédition Carabine pour se défendre contre les ours et les sauvages Canoë pour faire du portage Té |
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- Radio hobbyists bring warnings to hearing ... 8 comments so far |
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- Found an interesting article on the BBC 'bout how Globalization wont lead to utter homogenization, but instead will lead to the ability for the local to be partaken of, well, anywhere. Gives me a little hope. Though does that mean... |
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