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終 (Apr 20 2004 03:59 GMT) - 終 - Zhong1 - End, Finish This week is the end. Final paper due and final exam for one class due on Thursday. Final presentation for the other on Saturday. Of course, lots of stuff going on at work this week too, because that's how it always happens. |
Commonality
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Back to the grind (Apr 20 2004 03:58 GMT) - So here am I on the road again. I'm posting this from my hotel in Bogota (they actually have wireless... |
Commonality
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Back to the grind (Apr 20 2004 03:58 GMT) - So here am I on the road again. I'm posting this from my hotel in Bogota (they actually have wireless... |
The Runcible Blog
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Junk Politics (Apr 20 2004 03:58 GMT) - During jury duty I had lots of time to finish reading Junk Politics: The Trashing of the American Mind by Benjamin DeMott, English professor from Amherst College (check out a radio interview with him from WBUR). Listening to his interview, he sou... (804 words) |
Ted Ritzer: NetMedia
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MusicPad Pro Replaces Sheet Music. ... (Apr 20 2004 03:57 GMT) - MusicPad Pro Replaces Sheet Music. Adhering to that ancient adage, "If it's good enough for Sting, it's good enough for me," MusicPad Pro is a Linux-based device with an integrated LCD and flash memory that aims to be a trouble-free replacement for sheet music, condensing dozens of loose pages into a single pad. Although manufacturer... [Gizmodo] |
The Corpus Callosum
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Commentary on Painkillers (Apr 20 2004 03:57 GMT) - Today's NYT contains an article on painkillers. The author is referring to opiate derivatives used to control pain. The article got my attention, paradoxically, not because it is news; |
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The future of Weblogging (Apr 20 2004 03:56 GMT) - "The rise of Weblogging has been a cold shower for the complacent mass communication industries. Although the Weblogging pioneers are due much praise, their own rhetoric deserves examination, and they could also raise their sights higher. Nico Macdonald reports, and concludes with a radical proposal for the future of Weblogging."This weekend Dive Winer et al will schlepp their WiFi-enabled laptops |
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Kerry's on Record (Apr 20 2004 03:56 GMT) - Massachusetts Senator and president hopeful John Kerry and his more than 5,000 votes in the Senate create a composite sketch of his ideology. So what do Kerry's 20 years of Senate votes reveal? Welfare reform and Iraq votes that diverge from a decidedly liberal record... MSNBC. |
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Svend's Jeweller questions impromptu Theft (Apr 20 2004 03:56 GMT) - Outspoken Canadian MP and Gay Activist 'Svend Robinson' is under scrutiny after a jeweller's recent comments about his excuse for stealing a $50,000 ring."A jeweller (Shahraz Kassam) in Mr. Robinson's Burnaby, B.C., riding said the veteran politician visited his store to examine a $10,300 diamond just 48 hours before he showed up at the infamous auction. |
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Kevin Spaced Out (Apr 20 2004 03:56 GMT) - DOUBLE Oscar star Kevin Spacey was mugged while walking his dog in a London park at 4:30am. But hours later he returned to the police station where he made his complaint and dropped the robbery claim... Mirror."It's not that I want to create some mystique by maintaining a silence about my personal life. |
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UT 2004 (Apr 20 2004 03:55 GMT) - There's something perverse about cranking up Unreal Tournament 2004 without quitting any other applications or turning off your email-checking schedules (or iChat/Adium), playing a 1920 x 1200 game with the highest settings, and wondering if there's any way to slow the framerate down so that you can see what's going on just a little better. The damn thing is just too fast! |
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