Entries from July 2006

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Moguls of New Media

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115412710465720901-Ah3MvEIHa4T2Ck8IgsXrr01znUw_20070728.html?mod=rss_free Moguls of New Media The MySpace member with a million 'friends.' The receptionist with a production deal. Some of the Web's amateur entertainers are becoming powerful players. By JOHN JURGENSEN July 29, 2006; Page P1 On the popular Web site MySpace.com, members set up profiles with information about their interests and then network across [...]

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Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Paris by night

Via Nick Scipio Stunningly beautiful. Be sure to click through to the full size, 14929 x 526, panoramic shot.

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Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Cthulu in the park

Via : So awesome!

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Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Get a Hummer

http://www.reason.org/commentaries/dalmia_20060719.shtml Spinella spent two years on the most comprehensive study to date – dubbed “Dust to Dust” — collecting data on the energy necessary to plan, build, sell, drive and dispose of a car from the initial conception to scrappage. He even included in the study such minutia as plant-to-dealer fuel costs of each vehicle, [...]

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Saturday, July 29th, 2006

From Denver, With Love

Via Marginal Revolution: http://www.westword.com/Issues/2006-03-02/news/feature_full.html From Denver, With Love For American men tired of American women, Richard Beals knows how to Thai the knot. By Luke Turf Article Published Mar 2, 2006 Five balding white men and a sixth wearing a hearing aid sit around a bamboo table in a Bangkok bar, under swaying fans and [...]

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Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Dear Internet

I have BRU 1.2.0 installed on Mac OS X Server 10.4.7 (8J135). Attached to said machine is an 8 cassette Sony DDS Autoloader Unit (TSL-S11000). I've inserted a fresh cassette of 8 empty cartridges. BRU recognizes that the cartridges are there (I can load/unload a new cartridge into the drive) via the Tools->Library Manager tool. [...]

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Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Blackwater: Inside America's Private Army

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=107946&ran=29743 Blackwater: Inside America's Private Army By JOANNE KIMBERLIN AND BILL SIZEMORE, The Virginian-Pilot © July 23, 2006 MOYOCK, N.C. – Today's after-lunch lesson: How to break a man's arm with your bare hands. The students pay close attention. On a patch of grass under a powder-blue sky, they pair off to practice the moves [...]

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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

"It feels a bit like every day human fellowship"

Internet, that is. (I wonder when it became “the internet”?) Via

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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Bet on Handcuffs

http://www.reason.com/sullum/072606.shtml July 26, 2006 Bet On Handcuffs The long arm of American paternalism Jacob Sullum Although they supposedly speak English in England, they have different names for certain things. When they say “lift,” they mean “elevator.” “Lorry” is their word for “truck.” And someone they call a “businessman” is what we call a “racketeer.” David [...]

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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

High deductible catastrophic health insurance?

I'm in the market for a high deductible ($2500 – $5000) catastrophic health insurance plan. Anyone know of such a plan that they would recommend?

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