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- Mark/Space has announced Missing Sync for hiptop, new software that enables users to connect and synchronize information between a Danger hiptop (e.g... |
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- It's been another unplanned hiatus from Real Joe and Ego Orgasms. It seems to happen every few months, usually a combination of things that take priority over blogging. The details will emerge over several posts.I've been intrigued with trying to get better at watching my thinking. It's been triggered by two of Ekhart Tolle's books, Practicing the Power of Now and Stillness Speaks. |
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- "One of the most important stated goals of U.S. VISIT is to keep better track of temporary visitors, a sensitive |
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Why Apple? (Jan 06 2004 15:59 GMT) - I'm not as much of a geek as I may appear on this site. I'm one of those folks that really wants technology to work for me, not the other way around. I don't obsess over gadgets, I don't hack my XBOX and I'm a "power-user" of almost nothing. I love my PowerBook and think it's by far and away the best computer I've ever had. I love my old school 5 gig ipod and I've had it for well over a year with no real problems. |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - |
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- Let it be known, that I do not fancy the death penalty. To me, believing in Christ and accepting his love and forgiveness is made an oxymoron by out of the same mouth supporting the death penalty. I am glad to be back in a state that does not support the death penalty. |
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- Judge refuses judicial review Bad news for campaigners from the High Court. Michael Mulcreevy, giving an address at Killarney but well known in activist circles throughout Ireland, has lost his case. He sought a judicial review to investigate the decision allowing the Jackson Way Roundabout at Carrickmines to go ahead. What next for the campaign? Check out this report doing the corporate rounds http: |
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- And here’s another worthy request for assistance - this time from the Marines. Help out if you can.... |
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- Podla Zdruzenia automobiloveho priemyslu (ZAP) SR by mal pozitivny zvrat v odbyte aut, ktory zacal miernym zvysovanim odbytu v poslednych dvoch mesiacoch uplynuleho roka, pokracovat aj v roku 2004. Ako TASR informovala riaditelka Sekretariatu ZAP Maria Novakova, medzi faktory ocakavaneho rastu odbytu aut v buducom roku sa da zaradit znizenie DPH na dovezene auta z 20 na 19 % a tiez znizenie sadzby cla na dovozy z krajin mimo EU z 17,1 % na 10,5 % |
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- Sektor sluzieb eurozony v decembri zaznamenal iba mierny rast, ked index podnikatelskej aktivity klesol na 56,6 bodu z 37-mesacneho maxima 57,5 bodu |
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- Medzirocna inflacia eurozony v decembri mierne klesla na 2,1 % a priblizila sa tak k dvojpercentnemu prahu tolerancie Europskej centralnej banky.Vysledok zhruba zodpoveda odhadom analytikov, ktori v priemere cakali rocny narast spotrebitelskych cien na urovni 2,05 %. |
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- Cesky statny rozpocet vykazal vlani deficit 109,1 mld. CZK, ktory je o 14 mld. CZK nizsi ako predpoklad ceskeho ministerstva financii este z konca novembra. |
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- Americky dolar sa dnes opat dostal na nove rekordne minimum voci jednotnej mene euro, no udrzal sa nad urovnou trojrocneho minima voci japonskemu jenu |
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- Strategy Page has this somewhat encouraging information: The cancelled and delayed flights are the result of new or improved intelligence sources. In many cases this is either an American agent (not necessarily an American) within an al Qaeda cell, or one of the Arab intel agencies giving us access to their informant network. There has also been improved electronic surveillance of telephone and web communications. During the last two years, there has been an enormous amount of recruiting... |
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- Christopher Hitchens has run amok in NYC, breaking laws and disregarding the public safety, in open defiance of Nanny Bloomberg's laws: In the space of a few hours, Hitchens managed to break a slew of New York's pettier laws: He sat on an upended milk crate, took his feet off bike pedals, put his bag on the subway seat next to him, fed pigeons in Central Park and sat on a subway step. He also smoked in a bar and in a restaurant. Hitchens writes: |
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- It looks like Thailand is getting a dose of the religion of peace: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he will enforce martial law in Thailand's mainly Muslim south, where insurgents this week have seized weapons, burned schools and attacked police outposts, killing four soldiers and three policemen. Authorities said it was still not clear whether the two days of attacks were the work of Muslim insurgents angry about Thai troops in Iraq, or sophisticated criminals... |
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- Rainbow Six 3 sarà convertito anche per PS2 e includerà la possibilità di giocare online dove, fino ad un massimo di otto giocatori potranno affrontarsi contemporaneamente, anche in cooperativa. Nel gioco per la console Sony saranno presenti inoltre nuove mappe e missioni esclusive L'uscita del gioco è prevista per il prossimo Marzo. |
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- What's left to innovate? Direct-to-desktop communication is the big new idea. |
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- This series deals with using Oracle as a Linked Server target from MS SQL, and is written from a Microsoft product point of view, assuming familiarity with MS SQL, and relatively little experience with Oracle. |
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Give a Gift (Jan 06 2004 15:57 GMT) - Help make reading matter by supporting the Foundation's work by making a tax-deductible contribution to our annual fundraising campaign. |
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Meet Us! (Jan 06 2004 15:57 GMT) - Visit our booth at an upcoming national conference. |
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- ... Speaking of people jabbering endlessly about... the state of the world, the World Social Forum... takes place this month. It's going to be in... |
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- Naar aanleiding van de Kerstoelie en Oemo hebben we besloten op een Oelie Photoshop wedstrijd te houden. De hoofdprijs is een echt heus lief knuffelbeest. Gebruik het plaatje hiernaast, de buitenrand dient blauw te blijven. De leukste inzendingen zullen worden geplaatst. Plaats je Inzending onder reacties. |
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- Ahhh the CARnage! The van was determined to be totalled, which contrary to my belief is not short for "totally awesome". Instead it means "dead". Within a few hours (with some luck) we will be replacing the "totally awesome" Chickmobile with another of the same type, but slightly upgraded. Check back after noon. |
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- Well I'm fit to be tied, I tell you. My internet connection disappeared around 2PM yesterday and didn't re-appear until... |
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- Well I'm fit to be tied, I tell you. My internet connection disappeared around 2PM yesterday and didn't re-appear until... |
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- Philidelphia has evidently adopted a new method of punishing those accused of assaulting unsuspecting children: they're sworn in as judges. A former prosecutor charged with fondling a 10-year-old girl at a teen pop concert in November was sworn in Monday as a county judge but was barred from hearing any cases. ''We have no intention of assigning any cases to him,'' said Ronald E. Vican, the county's president judge. |
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