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Antipixel - Full Posts
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Ring ring ka-ching (Oct 31 2004 16:59 GMT) - No matter what format I used or what I tried, I couldn't get a new ringtone on the phone, which left me wondering why it was so hard to do. |
LISNews.com
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How about .biblio for libraries?: New domains (Oct 31 2004 16:59 GMT) - mdoneil writes " Well another top-level domain is being established and two are in the works. Professionals (currently doctors, lawyers, engineers and architects but sadly not librarians) will be the users allowed by .pro. Two new domains were given provisional approval by ICANN. A travel domain . |
LISNews.com
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Interview with Polar Express Author, Chris Van Allsburg (Oct 31 2004 16:59 GMT) - Terrific interview with children's author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg from Mlive.com. For those of you unfamiliar with children's lit, Van Allsburg is the author of several beautfully and lavishly illustrated, quirky books, including the Polar Express, which has been turned into an upcoming holiday movie. He's fascinated by weird things happening in ordinary places. He always reads those newspaper stories about cars crashing into peoples' living rooms. |
The Devil's Excrement
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Using the "true" numbers from ... (Oct 31 2004 16:58 GMT) - Using the "true" numbers from the recall vote and adding a little abstention and polls, I reached the conclusion on Friday that the opposition its unlikely to win more than seven Governorships. Add cheating and we are talking three to four. If there is more, it woudl prove the August 15th. fraud, but you can be sure they will cheat again. |
ÏÎËÈÒ.ÐÓ: ÍÎÂÎÑÒÈ
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Exit-polls ôîíäà "Îáùåñòâåííîå ìíåíèå": 43,5% ãîëîñîâ ó Âèêòîðà ßíóêîâè÷à (Oct 31 2004 16:58 GMT) - Ñîãëàñíî exit-polls, ïðîâåäåííîìó ôîíäîì "Îáùåñòâåííîå ìíåíèå", íà ñåãîëíÿøíèõ âûáîðàõ íà Óêðàèíå Âèêòîð Þùåíêî íàáðàë 39,2% ãîëîñîâ, à Âèêòîð ßíóêîâè÷ - 43,5%, ñîîáùàþò "Âåñòè". Îäíàêî, ýòî òîëüêî äàííûå îïðîñîâ, ïðîâåäåííûõ äî 15:00, óòî÷íèë âåäóùèé. Ñîãëàñíî ïðåäàâàðèòåëüíûì äàííûì îïðîñîâ íà âûõîäå èç ó÷àñòêîâ ñîöèîëîãè÷åñêîãî Öåíòðà èì. Ðàçóìêîâà, êîòîðûå óäàëîñü ïîëó÷èòü êîððåñïîíäåíòó "Ïîëèò. |
Mirabilis.ca
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Augmented reality at archaeological sites (Oct 31 2004 16:57 GMT) - How many times have you visited some historical site and carried an audio tour headset with you? You've listened to taped explanations and background information as you wandered around. OK, now imagine having that system replaced with one that provides computer-generated images as you tour the site, so you'd see ancient people walking about the ruins. Could be interesting, although I suspect it would feel like a computer game come to life. Anyway, such a system is under consideration. |
Mirabilis.ca
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Augmented reality at archaeological sites (Oct 31 2004 16:57 GMT) - How many times have you visited some historical site and carried an audio tour headset with you? You've listened to taped explanations and background information as you wandered around. OK, now imagine having that system replaced with one that provides computer-generated images as you tour the site, so you'd see ancient people walking about the ruins. Could be interesting, although I suspect it would feel like a computer game come to life. Anyway, such a system is under consideration. |
Virus.Org
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Serious Linux 2.6 Kernel Vulnerability (Oct 31 2004 16:56 GMT) - The Linux Distributor SuSE have annouced a serious kernel vulnerability within the latest branch of the Linux kernel version 2.6. This branch of the kernel that has been released since late last year is still very much bleeding edge. The vulnerability however has been deemed critical as it could cause a denial of service to systems running affected kernels. |
DesertLight Journal
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Domestic violence tough to report, prosecute (Oct 31 2004 16:56 GMT) - By Roberta PenningtonSheboygan Press staffIn retrospect, Sandi Konitzer admits the signs of what would become a dysfunctional relationship were clear even before she got married.Engaged in her senior year of high school, Konitzer was told by her then-fiance, “If you go to college, we’re done.”She obliged his wishes. But, now, she thinks, “Why wouldn’t you want your wife to be successful?”And, now, as a family violence specialist for Victim Support Services for the Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office, she knows the answer to her question. |
Muffin Research Labs
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Blog/Site Updates. (Oct 31 2004 16:55 GMT) - I've recently made a few additions to the site; firstly there are now Slashdot and Linux.com news feeds on the site. Runni... |
BAD ATTITUDES
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Prediction (Oct 31 2004 16:55 GMT) - As I've said before, this is 1980 all over again: an incumbent whom the electorate, including many of his supporters, are deeply uneasy about, at a time of international crisis; a flawed challenger who reassured the people with a solid... |
YudelLine 2.0a
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And now for something completely apolitical (Oct 31 2004 16:54 GMT) - Menachem Butler reports on the Yale Symposium on Future of American Judaism Ever optimistic for the future of American Jewry, Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, chancellor of Jewish Theological Seminary of America (Conservative), said that the new challenge facing the American Jewish community is "to produce more serious Jews. As long as there are serious Jews, the community will survive, but when there are no serious Jews left, then the organized Jewish community will fall."We need more serious Jews? How about more... |
Your Online Guide To Holistic Pet Care
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A Halloween Surprise (Oct 31 2004 16:54 GMT) - ASPENBLOOMWELLPET"Where Seeing You and Your Pets Good Health Bloom Is What We're All About!"Kim Bloomer - Publisher and Natural Pet Care ConsultantHello fellow pet lovers! Today I'm bringing you yet another article written by my good friend and business partner, Cathy Carlton. |
Silt
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The Phantom Victory (first half) (Oct 31 2004 16:53 GMT) - The Power of Nightmares Transcript of the first half of Episode 2, “The Phantom Victory” (full-length Bittorrent file) (part 1 transcript) Originally aired on BBC 2, 27 October 2004, 8 pm Written and produced by Adam Curtis VO: In the past, politicians promised to create a better world. They had different ways of achieving this. |
Silt
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Baby It's Cold Outside (second half) (Oct 31 2004 16:53 GMT) - The Power of Nightmares Transcript of the second half of Episode 1, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” (first half) full-length Bittorrent file Originally aired on BBC 2, 20 October 2004, 8 pm Written and Produced by Adam Curtis TITLE: EGYPT 1979 [ CLIPS FROM WESTERN - STYLE EGYPTIAN TV COMMERCIALS ] VO: |
Silt
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Transcripts. (Oct 31 2004 16:53 GMT) - I’ve been transcribing The Power of Nightmares. It’s that important. You can read the transcript of the first half of Part 1 here. |
Silt
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Baby It's Cold Outside (first half) (Oct 31 2004 16:53 GMT) - The Power of Nightmares Transcript of the first half of Episode 1, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” full-length Bittorrent file Originally aired on BBC 2, 20 October 2004, 8 pm Written and Produced by Adam Curtis VO: In the past, politicians promised to create a better world. |
Silt
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Parallels. (Oct 31 2004 16:53 GMT) - Part 2 of the BBC documentary series The Power of Nightmares is now available online. The Bittorrent file can be downloaded here. This episode is not quite as compelling as part 1, but it’s still worth watching. It covers the 1980s and 1990s: |
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