stuff i look at: January 2005
Monday, January 31, 2005iWorkWithFools.com - Anonymously Share Work Related StoriesiWorkWithFools.com - Anonymously Share Work Related Stories: "Welcome to iWorkWithFools where you can read or anonymously share work related stories about the foolish coworkers and bosses we all deal with daily."link | post-page - Drugless Douglas - Your Ear Here - list of online radio streams.Drugless Douglas - Your Ear Here - list of online radio streams.link | post-page - AP Wire | 01/31/2005 | Owens practices for first time since injuryAP Wire | 01/31/2005 | Owens practices for first time since injury: "JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Terrell Owens practiced Monday for the first time since injuring his ankle last month, moving closer toward possibly returning for the Super Bowl."link | post-page - bit-tech.net :: Hummer PCbit-tech.net :: Hummer PC: "This project started with a 1/6th scale RC Hummer from NewBright Toys . The idea was to build a fully functioning gaming computer - but to also be able to unhook all the peripherals and drive the truck around, when I got bored and needed a break."link | post-page - Friday, January 28, 2005Alex Eben Meyer wants people to know that he still goes by Alex Meyer sometimes!Alex Eben Meyer is still Alex Meyer.link | post-page - Dick Cheney, Dressing Down (washingtonpost.com)Dick Cheney, Dressing Down (washingtonpost.com): "Cheney stood out in a sea of black-coated world leaders because he was wearing an olive drab parka with a fur-trimmed hood. It is embroidered with his name. It reminded one of the way in which children's clothes are inscribed with their names before they are sent away to camp. And indeed, the vice president looked like an awkward boy amid the well-dressed adults."link | post-page - Thursday, January 27, 2005Untitled DocumentUntitled Document: Amazing PANORAMA photography.BERGELL [PASS CASNIL] 200° ENGADIN [PIZ LANGUARD] 400° SILVRETTA [OCHSENKOPF] 400° SILVRETTA [WIESBADENER HÜTTE] 180° MARMOLADA [CONTRIN] 240° MARMOLADA [WESTGRAT] 380° GRAN PARADISO [CHABOD] 200° GRAN PARADISO [VITTORIO EMMANUELE II] 160° GRAN PARADISO [MONCORVÉ] 150° link | post-page - Fat Dutch Man - Funny guy dancing Ozone's Dragostea Din TeiIs Fat Dutch Man the next star wars kid? Fat Dutch Man - Funny guy dancing Ozone's Dragostea Din TeiNow there is a class of school kids following him along... link | post-page - Wednesday, January 26, 2005SC Magazine | Mobile virus infects Lexus cars| Mobile virus infects Lexus cars | SC Magazine: "Lexus cars may be vulnerable to viruses that infect them via mobile phones. Landcruiser 100 models LX470 and LS430 have been discovered with infected operating systems that transfer within a range of 15 feet."link | post-page - Bluecoup.com -- All Products : BestsellersBluecoup.com -- All Products : Bestsellers: Jimmy Helton has an online store!link | post-page - Maybe Murder Inc should have been called Launder, Inc. | CNN.comCNN.com - Rap mogul surrenders in drug money investigation - Jan 26, 2005: "NEW YORK (AP) -- The hip-hop label behind music superstars Ashanti and Ja Rule was part of a murderous criminal enterprise that protected its interstate crack and heroin operation with calculated street assassinations, federal authorities charged Wednesday."link | post-page - Company to Advertise on Neb. Man's ForeheadThe Associated Press: "OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A Web-page designer who auctioned off the use of his forehead for advertising space is letting it go to his head."link | post-page - Survivor Winner Richard Hatch to be arraigned on tax evasion chargesOddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com: "PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - Richard Hatch, who rose to fame as the first winner of the 'Survivor' TV series, was arraigned on charges of tax evasion on Tuesday for not declaring more than $1 million in earnings. He was released after surrendering his passport and paying a $50,000 bond."link | post-page - Tuesday, January 25, 2005Google BlogGoogle Blog: "Preventing comment spamIf you're a blogger (or a blog reader), you're painfully familiar with people who try to raise their own websites' search engine rankings by submitting linked blog comments like 'Visit my discount pharmaceuticals site.' This is called comment spam, we don't like it either, and we've been testing a new tag that blocks it. From now on, when Google sees the attribute (rel='nofollow') on hyperlinks, those links won't get any credit when we rank websites in our search results. This isn't a negative vote for the site where the comment was posted; it's just a way to make sure that spammers get no benefit from abusing public areas like blog comments, trackbacks, and referrer lists." link | post-page - E-A-G-L-E-S -- EAGLES!I am very excited, the Philadelphia Eagles have won the championship. After 3 straight years losing in the championship team they finally clinched it and are heading for the Super Bowl against the defending champion Patriots. I love the cheesy, kitshy flash intros they put on the Eagles website -- here is the one for this victory -- Philadelphia Eagleslink | post-page - Monday, January 24, 2005Philadelphia Daily News | 01/24/2005 | As birds of prey, eagles 'could crush a falcon'Philadelphia Daily News | 01/24/2005 | As birds of prey, eagles 'could crush a falcon': "'An eagle could crush a falcon any day of the week,' said Nate Rice, an ornithologist with the Academy of Natural Sciences."link | post-page - Friday, January 21, 2005Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/20/2005 | Eagles spiritPhiladelphia Inquirer | 01/20/2005 | Eagles spirit: "Eagles spiritWell, you showed us. From near and far, you sent us your photos of kids, houses, face-painters and even an armor-clad knight. So, here they are." link | post-page - Google loses trademark dispute in France | CNET News.comGoogle loses trademark dispute in France | CNET News.com: "A French court has ruled that Google must refrain from using the trademarks of European resort chain Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts to trigger keyword ads."link | post-page - Woman deletes ex's Lineage data in act of revenge - PC News at GameSpotWoman deletes ex's Lineage data in act of revenge - PC News at GameSpot: "Police say the couple originally met through the online role-playing game.One Japanese Lineage player recently suffered a serious setback after his ex-girlfriend illegally accessed his game account and deleted game data, including weapons, according to Mainichi Daily News." link | post-page - UberGizmo - www.ubergizmo.comUberGizmo - www.ubergizmo.com: "Worse, when Sony decided to create Digital Audio Players, they did not support the MP3 Standard. This might change very soon. Ken Kutaragi is regarded as the next leader of Sony Corp"link | post-page - Wednesday, January 19, 2005The New Yorker: In the Magazine -- The full new yorker is online now!The New Yorker: In the Magazinelink | post-page - DiskHog Issue 18DiskHog Issue 18: "An irksome job that most system administrators have to perform at some stage or other is the implementation of a disk quota policy."link | post-page - Tuesday, January 18, 2005Google Search: "we put the * in *"Interesting usage of wildcard serach in a quoted search... Google Search: "we put the * in *"link | post-page - Amazon launches DVD rental service - silicon.comAmazon launches DVD rental service - silicon.com: "Major player enters competitive market... Amazon.co.uk has entered the increasingly crowded online DVD rental service, going head to head with existing pureplay dot-com services as well as online offerings from the likes of Blockbuster." -- looks like netflix might be seeing even more competition soon. amazon.co.uk dvd rental servcielink | post-page - Newbie: UnixNewbie: Unix: "The following files are designed to teach newcomers to the Unix operating system. Every attempt will be made to make these files as thorough and understandable to newbies."link | post-page - GrafediaGrafedia: "Grafedia is hyperlinked text, written by hand onto physical surfaces and linking to rich media content - images, video, sound files, and so forth. It can be written anywhere - on walls, in the streets, or in bathroom stalls. Grafedia can also be written in letters or postcards, on the body as tattoos, or anywhere you feel like putting it. "link | post-page - EA Mulls 'Sims'-Like Interactive TV ShowEA Mulls 'Sims'-Like Interactive TV Show: "Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game publisher, is considering an interactive TV show that would let viewers control the actions of the characters as in its popular game 'The Sims.'"link | post-page - blog.trowbridge.org ? The Hackers Cannot Contain Their Joy And Amazementblog.trowbridge.org ? The Hackers Cannot Contain Their Joy And Amazement: "The Hackers Cannot Contain Their Joy And Amazement"link | post-page - Monday, January 17, 2005GMI Poll of Canadian and European Consumers on American Brands.GMI Poll : Large Image View: "1/5 of European and Canadian Consumers Avoid American Brands In Opposition of American Foreign Policy."link | post-page - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J. K. RowlingThe highly anticipated 6th book in the Harry Potter series is now Available for pre-order. It will be released on July 16, 2005. Pre-order from us and save 40% off the cover price. benstrawbridge.com consulting gift shop | Books | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)link | post-page - Sunday, January 16, 2005photo.benstrawbridge.com | buildings - New Time Warner building from Central Parkphoto.benstrawbridge.com | buildings - New Time Warner building from Central Parklink | post-page - Friday, January 14, 2005NewsFactor Network - Data Management - Will Desktop Search Put Your Privacy at Risk?NewsFactor Network - Data Management - Will Desktop Search Put Your Privacy at Risk?: "New desktop search tools are a handy convenience. The problem is, snoopers find them convenient too. 'Companies that use file encryption Latest News about encryption might be disconcerted to find that an earlier version is cached on the hard drive in plain text for anyone to see,' Meta Group Latest News about Meta Group program director Peter Firstbrook told NewsFactor."link | post-page - Yahoo! News - Texas Attorney Gen. Sues Student SpammerYahoo! News - Texas Attorney Gen. Sues Student Spammer: "AUSTIN, Texas - The state attorney general filed a lawsuit against a 22-year-old college student and his business partner, accusing them of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited, misleading e-mails."link | post-page - Thursday, January 13, 2005Music : The Secret Museum Of Mankind, Vol. 1: Ethnic Music Classics 1925-1948very fun old timey tunes... Music : The Secret Museum Of Mankind, Vol. 1: Ethnic Music Classics 1925-1948: "Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol.1"link | post-page - Wednesday, January 12, 2005How many states are there?Post a message about your wedding, wedding dress, wedding invitations, marriage, and more!: "Hawaii and Alaska are considered states of the U.S., so there are 52 states."link | post-page - GMail Messages are Vulnerable to InterceptionGMail Messages are Vulnerable to Interception: "GMail messages are vulnerable to interception. An attacker has only to transmit malformed test messages to himself, and information left over in memory, from previous messages destined for other people, will appear with the test messages, in the attacker's inbox. Sometimes, this information may include usernames and passwords... Do you use GMail? Are you communications private? Should they be? Well, here's what we figured out about the issue, that may or may not help you - or perhaps GMail, if anyone can get ahold of their developers, to tell them about it."link | post-page - NPR : Last American Audio Tape Maker ClosesNPR : Last American Audio Tape Maker Closes: "Employees of the audiotape manufacturer Quantegy in Opelika, Ala., started the new year looking for work. The company shut down without notice, surprising everyone in town."NASA and Music Producers are trying to buy Analog tape in bulk before it goes under. Nasa will have to re-engineer a lot of systems if the were to get rid of Analog tape. link | post-page - Tuesday, January 11, 2005Randy Moss sports a new hair styleNow that is style... Randy Moss sports a new hair style: "Randy Moss walks of the field sporting a new hair style after catching two touchdown against the Chiefs."link | post-page - www.ubergizmo.com - Jeep Hurricane, a carbon-fiber toy that does 0-60mph in less than 5 secondswww.ubergizmo.com - Jeep Hurricane, a carbon-fiber toy that does 0-60mph in less than 5 seconds: "The car is powered by two 5.7 liter V8 engines (one in the front and one in the back) that deliver a combined 670hp and 740 lb-ft of torque."link | post-page - Monday, January 10, 2005CBC News: Mississippi libraries ban Jon Stewart's 'America'CBC News: Mississippi libraries ban Jon Stewart's 'America': "Mississippi libraries ban Jon Stewart's 'America' Last Updated Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:52:18 EST CBC Arts GULPORT, MISS. - Library officials in two Mississippi counties have banned late-night comedy host Jon Stewart's America (the Book) from its shelves, citing the satirical textbook's nude depictions of members of the U.S. Supreme Court. 'I've been a librarian for 40 years and this is the only book I've objected to so strongly that I wouldn't allow it to circulate,' Robert Willits, director of the Jackson-George Regional Library System, told the Associated Press." link | post-page - ESPN.com: Page 2 - Sitting on my Pat handESPN.com: Page 2 - Sitting on my Pat hand: "For the past eight years, Sony PlayStation and 989 Sports have thrown a Super Bowl party together. For the past eight years, one star from each Super Bowl team has competed in the most current version of 'NFL GameDay.' And for the past eight years, the player who prevailed ended up winning a Super Bowl ring just a few days later."link | post-page - Saturday, January 08, 2005JavaScript Toolbox - Selectbox / Select Box Functions For Manipulating Options, EtcJavaScript Toolbox - Selectbox / Select Box Functions For Manipulating Options, Etc: "Description:These functions allowed you to do commonly-requested actions with select boxes. For example, you can easily pass values between two select boxes. This makes a nice Windows-style interface for choosing components, adding and removing items from a list, etc. Options are re-ordered as they are added and removed from the lists." link | post-page - Friday, January 07, 2005HAPPY / NEW / YEAR ||| Greetin from tha ltd.HAPPY / NEW / YEAR ||| Greetin from tha ltd.: cool amazon web services application using flash.link | post-page - FOXSports.com - NFL Playoffs - Owens could be ready to play Super BowlFOXSports.com - NFL Playoffs - Owens could be ready to play Super Bowl: "The ankle injury which sidelined Terrell Owens for the rest of the regular season appears to be healing quickly enough to allow the star wide receiver to possibly play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 6."link | post-page - Thursday, January 06, 2005Wednesday, January 05, 2005Knock Knock // Slang FlashcardsKnock Knock // Slang Flashcards: Do you find yourself wondering what “the kids” are saying these days? Wish you were just a little more “with it”?link | post-page - Monday, January 03, 2005Wal Mart: Inside the LeviathanThe New York Review of Books: Inside the Leviathanlink | post-page - | Archives
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