Thursday, May 15, 2003

Hmm... Karlin Lillington considers the possibility that the rescue of Jessica Lynch was staged by US soldiers. [Scripting News] 5:08:01 PM
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Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Then again, it is a couple of million dollars that the labels didn't have before... they need to take a closer look at the stats before they (RIAA) do something stupid. This could be their Waterloo iTunes 4, is Apple stupid or courageous?. Now that people have had a couple of weeks to tinker with it, it's become apparent that in iTunes, Apple has created their own little Napster. Well, half of Napster anyway. Just like with Napster or Kazaa, users of iTunes can share their music libraries with anyone with anyone they want. Several public sites and applications have already sprung up to help people find folks who are sharing their mu... [kottke.org] 4:00:10 PM

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Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Ouch Ouch Ouch! I didn't even know badgers still lived in the UK! Badger rampage injures five. A rogue badger attacks five people in a 48-hour rampage, leaving one man in need of two skin graft operations. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 8:07:33 AM
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Saturday, May 10, 2003

I always thought that Agas were italian... probably because they're finished like Ferraris. A beautiful thing to behold! Get Ready for Britons Bearing 1,290-Pound Stoves. Will Americans pay $12,000 for a nearly five-foot-wide enameled iron stove that has no dials and is designed to stay on all the time? By Tracie Rozhon. [New York Times: Business] 7:07:10 AM
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Still shaking the trees... keep at it, and maybe Americans will wake up and... oh well, he's run three times already! Billions in Charity Money Could Be Saved, Study Says. Bill Bradley, the former senator from New Jersey, and two others have rocked the nonprofit sector with a study estimating that charities could free up $100 billion each year. By Stephanie Strom. [New York Times: National] 7:03:45 AM

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Air this one in the US!!! kewl commercial. Got kids? [video] [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 6:58:42 AM
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003

It could have been worse... British Rock Star Receives Lesser Punishment in Internet Case. Pete Townshend, the rock guitarist, was given a formal police caution and placed on an official register of sex offenders for having gained access to a pedophile Web site. By Warren Hoge. [New York Times: International] 11:03:56 PM
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I think that I've had a breakthrough with UserLand tech support, so posts should start flowing again as a result. Then again, my iBook video memory failed again... a box is on the way. Thanks to Lawrence Lee for finally coming through. 9:17:41 AM
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Why the next post means more than it should... Cheney to be Bush running mate. Vice-President Dick Cheney signs on as President Bush's running mate in the 2004 elections, despite a history of heart trouble. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 9:02:35 AM
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This, combined with the fact that he is still compensated by Halliburton, is more than a scandal. It's a felony. Analysts and pols are hemming and hawing about the propriety of Halliburton being given the oil industry of Iraq. Come on, this is too easy. Even if it had been put up for bid, Halliburton shouldn't have been considered because the vice-president was the CEO of the company before running for office. And it wasn't put up for bid, they just gave the contract to Halliburton. Here's strike three -- they still haven't found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. This is a scandal. [Scripting News] 8:54:21 AM

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Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Oh, we can't say anything bad about Shrub, can we? I can. He's an overgrown fratboy who is currently negotiating with congress to flush what is left of this economy down the tubes with a proven-to-fail tax cut scam. Asshole. More on Bush's AWOL History. Chicago Tribune: Media AWOL in noting irony of Bush's flight. Imagine the derisive merriment in the columns and on the... [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 10:52:37 AM

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Saturday, May 3, 2003

I'd lend him my last dime if he'd put it into the video poker machine... Relentless Moral Crusader Is Relentless Gambler. Online reports assert that William J. Bennett, author of "The Book of Virtues" and a relentless moral crusader, has lost more than $8 million at casinos in the last decade. By Katharine Q. Seelye. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 8:59:43 AM
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Did I mention that I have a photo of Bennett here on Radio Days? That's him below. Morality spokesmodel William Bennett has a bad gambling addiction, according to the Washington Monthly. [Scripting News] 8:48:51 AM
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