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- My fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Amato, talked of a joke that only works on one day of the year — today, the fourth of March. |
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- Just thought I would give a quick update of what has been going on here at Flashforward. So far it has been an interesting conference. The greatest thing so far has been being able to meet many new people, putting names to faces, and get caught up with good friends. There seems to be a really good turnout from some of the familiar faces in the Flash community, many who I didn't expect to see here. There also seems to be a good turnout from the UK, I have been able to catch up with Guy Watson (aka Flashguru) and Peter Hall. |
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- Elke week moeten moeders hun kind dat hen vertrouwd had meegeven aan een verdachte van seksueel misbruik omdat verdachten ook rechten hebben. Niet dat wij tegen rechten zijn, wel dat kinderen ook rechten hebben en tegen misbruik beschermd moeten worden... |
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- The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun's extensive records from 24 years on the court were opened Thursday, March 4, on the fifth anniversary of his death. Interested parties gathered in the reading room at the Library of Congress to rifle through boxes containing the documents. |
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- Charles Davis sends this story from BBC NEWS:"More than one million copies of a poetry anthology by Pope John Paul II have been published in 20 languages, the Vatican has announced. The pontiff first published the poems in 2003 but the print run was expanded after sales topped 300,000 in his native Poland. An extract from his poem, The Stream, reads as follows: If you want to find the source You have to go up, against the current Tear through, seek, don't give up. |
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- An Anonymous Patron writes "Hassan Bolourchi has a site dedicated to the health hazard of book dust. He says many librarians who work with dusty books suffer from different illnesses related to book dust. Some of these illnesses like allergy problems and asthma are well known and librarians are aware of them. This new study proposes that long-time exposure to book dust can cause many illnesses like lung cancer, heart attack, allergy, asthma, skin problem, depression, etc." |
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- nbruce writes "A grant from the Brown Foundation has enabled Core Knowledge to translate some of the books in the Grader series into Spanish, so Spanish-speaking parents can better understand and reinforce what their children are learning in Core Knowledge schools. Another purpose is to help Core Knowledge teachers in bilingual classrooms. The aim is to provide supplements to the original books to help children read and learn from the corresponding English-language volume." Complete information on Spanish titles. Essays behind the Core concept of knowledge. |
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- Charles Davis writes "(from Tuesday March 2, 2004--The Guardian) "The CS Lewis children's fantasy classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is to be made into a Disney film, it was announced today. The tale of four children who find a world of fawns, witches and talking lions at the back of an old wardrobe will hit cinemas in time for Christmas 2005, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Like JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga and JK Rowling's Harry Potter adventures, the Chronicles of Narnia, of which the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book, has the potential to become a series of films." |
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- An Anonymous Patron sends us this link to the testimony of William A. Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering, during the Joint Hearing on Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act last September. During his testimony, Wulf (who was also speaking on behalf of ALA, among other associations) discussed the importance of the public domain to libraries and researchers. He called upon Congress to tread carefully when considering further legislation upon databases and collections of information. He finds little need for any strengthening of protections and in fact fears it will be harmful. |
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- Blake points us to a column on SecurityFocus.com, which discusses the ramifications of sharing passwords for secure databases under the DMCA and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. A judge in New York ruled that, rather than merely violating your customer agreement, sharing a password may in fact be a "computer crime"--a felony under federal law. |
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- Blake sends us news on the selection of Kidsnet, Inc. to manage content for the new kids.us domain. This domain was created by NeuStar as part of the "Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002," otherwise known as the kids.us Act, which was passed to establish a 'safe haven' for kids online. |
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- Several people have written saying that they had trouble finding our (The Code Project) RSS feed. (It's here, in case you were looking. Also available by going to the home page, scrolling down |
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- PC Magazine has provided a very positive review of Macromedia Central, giving it a 4 out of 5 star rating. Quote: "By simplifying the distribution of multimedia-rich pods, Macromedia may have a winner for applications that aggregate all kinds of content-the goal of corporate portals for some time now. Central's interface looks impressive, and it offers developers and enterprises a promising way to distribute Flash software that runs outside a browser. If Macromedia can successfully tap its inventive developer base and create a vibrant online marketplace for selling and swapping applications, Central has potential. |
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- PC Magazine has provided a very positive review of Macromedia Central, giving it a 4 out of 5 star rating. Quote: "By simplifying the distribution of multimedia-rich pods, Macromedia may have a winner for applications that aggregate all kinds of content-the goal of corporate portals for some time now. Central's interface looks impressive, and it offers developers and enterprises a promising way to distribute Flash software that runs outside a browser. If Macromedia can successfully tap its inventive developer base and create a vibrant online marketplace for selling and swapping applications, Central has potential. |
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- Most content isn't THAT time sensitive You are absolutely right!! That's why we preach the BlogAudSphere here. |
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- A woman convicted of murder for stabbing her tied-up husband 193 times was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison after a jury rejected her claim that she acted in self-defense after years of abuse. |
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Rail Deaths (Mar 04 2004 21:57 GMT) - Compare the Billions being spent on British Railways to prevent a handful of deaths with this from India BBC NEWS | South Asia | Death on Bombay's lifeline The rail network that serves India's commercial capital, Bombay, and its suburbs... |
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- [doHTML]<a class="APCAnchor" href="http: |
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comparison (Mar 04 2004 21:57 GMT) - Structured change detection. Consider two versions of a Word document saved as XML. There are "structured diff tools that can map the changes at an intermediate level, in terms of XML elements. For example, IBM's AlphaWorks site offers he XML Diff and Merge Tool for Java, while Microsoft's GotDotNet site offers XML Diff and Patch for .Net. |
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- These look very slick!Javoedge has a interesting set of new cases out for the Tungsten T3 and Zire 71. They are a clear plastic that wrap around the handheld for protection that also features a flip cover. [PalmInfocenter] More on this can be found here |
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- Microsoft plans to release a new version of its popular Windows XP software that automatically downloads and installs software patches onto personal computers, one of the company's most aggressive moves to promote Internet safety. By Brian Krebs (Washington Post via MyAppleMenu Wintel News) |
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- Office productivity software, sure. Computer operating systems, you bet. But who knew anyone at Microsoft was working on technology to help in the fight against HIV? By Todd Bishop (Seattle Post-Intelligencer via MyAppleMenu Wintel News) |
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- If Redmond could get 'out-of-band' features out to users in a quicker and easier way, it would go a long way to solving one of its biggest problems. By Mary Jo Foley (Microsoft Watch via MyAppleMenu Wintel News) |
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- This article is designed to quickly get you up-to-speed regarding the new architecture of IIS 6. By Mitch Tulloch (O'Reilly Network via MyAppleMenu Wintel News) |
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- VST instrument plugin for VST-compatible hosts. |
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movie night (Mar 04 2004 21:56 GMT) - - Lorrie brought home Cold Creek Manor for us to watch this evening. I am not sure what the movie will... |
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- - The internet is becoming one massive fucking concession to the greedy, wealthy and stupid, with quality and integrity as their... |
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- Anonymer Feigling schreibt: "Grad bei Slashdot gefunden: Viele Al Qaeda Mitglieder wurden gefunden, weil ein Mitglied Swisscom SIM Karte(n) benutzte. Die Swisscom verfolgte die Spur mit NSA Equipment." Er meint wohl diesen Slashdotartikel, welcher auf einen Artikel der New York Times von heute zurck geht. |
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- maradong schreibt: "Soeben ist Mandrake 10.0 Community erschienen. Die neue Version von Mandrake Linux bringt viele neue Features. Sie ist ab sofort fr Klubmitglieder und 'Contributoren' erhltlich und kann von jedermann im Mandrake Store vorbestellt werden. |
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- Shares of Apple rose US$1.24, or more than 5 percent, to close at $25.16 on Thursday... |
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- A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a probation sentence given to a North Carolina man convicted of burning a cross near the home of an interracial couple while brandishing a gun, agreeing with prosecutors who said the penalty was too light. |
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- Ezra Klein puts together a pretty solid team, though it's not exactly what I would pick. I think this concept is much better than the idea of an early VP pick which would, I think, merely produce a bounce that... |
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- So now the Kid, for whom I've been a musical dinosaur with a few respectable tastes, warns me that should I pursue the burning interests she's aroused with some of the CDs she brings round at weekends, I'll be outpacing her own grasp of contemporary music trends. "Well yes, darling," I confessed at the weekend, "but a lot of this stuff is really good!" Indeed, it's called for a revision of my budget slots, which already feature a smaller allowance for clothes than many people's, a larger one for "culture" with a small "c", less on cigarettes and 'phone bills and more on music. I've also stopped buying one or two magazines from which I've decided I learn little, in favour of more instructive ones. I don't plan to take too much business away from Francis, my favourite newsagent, sage, football fanatic and purveyor of essential local tidings, but he's up against places like Info Presse (Fr) for cut-rate subscriptions. |
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