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Siberian newspaper editor sentenced for anti-semitism (Dec 20 2004 23:58 GMT) - From Moscow News: "A court in the Siberian city of Novosibirk handed down a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence to a local newspaper editor for publishing anti-Semitic views. The court convicted Russkaya Sibir editor Igor Kolodezenko of inciting ethnic hatred after prosecutors... |
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Songs That Speak To Your Heart (Dec 20 2004 23:58 GMT) - I must confess that many of the familiar carols of the season have now been so distorted or over played that I am quite sick of them with less than five days left till Christmas. I love many of the lesser known songs of Christmas, and one hauntingly... |
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Walmart Offers Sub-$500 laptop With Linspire (Dec 20 2004 23:57 GMT) - [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - LehiNephi writes "Cnet reports that Walmart is offering a sub-$500 notebook running Linspire. The specs are less-than impressive: a 1GHz VIA C3 processor, 128 MB RAM, 30GB hard drive, and a plain vanilla CD-ROM. |
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Cindy - An Appreciation (Dec 20 2004 23:57 GMT) - [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - Now that the news is out that Cindy McAffrey is leaving Google, I can post an appreciation. I first met Cindy when I was a cub reporter for MacWeek in 1987. She handled PR for a portion of Apple, and it was my job to try to get anything I could on the company, no matter what. It was Cindy who would call me, exasperated, when I acquired a pre-release version of Apple's new Mac IIci and published a photo of its motherboard on the front page. |
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Boing Boing audio interview with Mind Hacks editor Matt Webb (Dec 20 2004 23:57 GMT) - [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - Mark Frauenfelder:... I'm starting to get interested in podcasting, so I interviewed Matt Webb, the co-editor of the new book, Mind Hacks, just published by O'Reilly. It's 25 minutes long, and I even created a cheesy Garageband theme song for what I hope is the first of many interviews. ... |
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Comment Spam and Search (Dec 20 2004 23:57 GMT) - [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - Anyone with a blog has come across the bane of comment spam, recently it's gotten to near epidemic proportions for folks who use Moveable Type, as I do (I think this is because MT users tend to have high PageRank sites, but that's just a guess). Why do comment spammers do what they do? Simple: for the ranking juice. |
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Rock on (Dec 20 2004 23:57 GMT) - [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - I'm on the phone with Buzz, who's full of amazing ideas for What Can Be Done with podcasting. At the moment: Powered speakers in hotel rooms. Just plug in your . |
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Hokejisté neoslnili, tvrdí čtenáři iDNES (Dec 20 2004 23:57 GMT) - [iDNES - Hokej] - Výkony hokejové reprezentace na moskevském turnaji Rosno Cup se čtenářům serveru iDNES moc nelíbily. Tým složený z mladých a nezkušených hráčů dvakrát prohrál,... |
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Bydli u mě, nabídl Clay Šebrlemu (Dec 20 2004 23:57 GMT) - [iDNES - Hokej] - V Aténách se prali o olympijské zlato. Na jaře budou měsíc trénovat bok po boku. Roman Šebrle a Bryan Clay, dva nejlepší desetibojaři planety, si domluvili měsíční... |
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Moron Crook For The Day (Dec 20 2004 23:55 GMT) - If you're going to be driving with 33 bags of cocaine, 34 tablets of ecstasy, a small bag of marijuana, a six-pack of beer, a loaded handgun and two open... (0 comments, 0 trackbacks) |
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Wireless DNA Damage? (Dec 20 2004 23:55 GMT) - European study supports concerns. A four year study conducted by 12 research groups in seven countries has concluded mobile phone radiation causes cellular level damage, reports Reuters. While the project leader didn't "want to create a panic" he advised against "the use of a mobil.. |
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OZ Music Vs. Red Cross (Dec 20 2004 23:55 GMT) - And a merry Christmas to you, too. From the "hey, who needs a good image" department: The Australian music industry is apparently attempting to freeze some donations to the Red Cross - because they came from Kazaa creator Sharman Networks, who they're fighting in court. "It would be .. |
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Yaaay! (Dec 20 2004 23:54 GMT) - From the Leaky Cauldron:HBP Release Date to be Announced in 24 Hours<snip>Jo Rowling has announced on her site that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is FINISHED, and we should hear a release date from her publishers in the next 24 hours. Check back here for updates. Here's what JKR says about the book: |
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Annotated Sgt. Pepper (Dec 20 2004 23:54 GMT) - Faces in the Crowd: The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Cover. Click on a face from the legendary album and get the low-down. |
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Shark Bait (Dec 20 2004 23:54 GMT) - Mike's Baseball Rants does not like the moves Billy Beane has made this off season. My verdict is that Beane has jumped the shark, at least thats how it looks so far. I don't agree, but time will certainly tell.... |
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Shochiku shows off (Dec 20 2004 23:54 GMT) - Film News: Distrib reaps record $193 million at B.O. -- Major Japanese distrib Shochiku has had a record-breaking box office year, grossing more than ¥20 billion ($193 million) from 24 films, the biggest total in its 110-year history. |
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Toon bloom builds house (Dec 20 2004 23:54 GMT) - Film News: 'Patoruzito' sequel, TV series in works -- Argentinean animated blockbuster "Patoruzito" is spawning a toon studio in the South American nation. Co-producer Jorge Rodriguez of Red Lojo Entertainment has drawn up plans to exploit fully the franchise about Patoruzito, a boy who fights to claim the title of cacique (chief) of his tribe in Patagonia. |
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BBC pares Web sites (Dec 20 2004 23:54 GMT) - TV News: 'Commercial' sites contrary to mandate -- The BBC is closing more Web sites to stem criticism from broadcast rivals who claim the pubcaster is moving too far from its public service mandate by creating sites that are too commercial. |
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