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Entries from December 2002
Nude gymnasts to get key to the city
December 31st, 2002 · No Comments
Al-Qaeda Disk Recovery
December 30th, 2002 · No Comments
Al Qaeda acolyte Yusuf vows to die for the cause Interesting article on the previously deleted information recovered from an Al Qeada hard drive. via Afghan Daily…
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Free funeral offer for drink-drivers
December 30th, 2002 · No Comments
Free funeral!? If only I had my license… via Ananova: Quirkies…
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Mobile Tour Guides
December 29th, 2002 · No Comments
Palm-tops to guide tourists Lonely Planet doesn’t see this as a threat, yet, and I guess I don’t either, yet. It’s much more of a social change that has to happen before this will really take off. Planning tourist destinations…
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Microsoft plots Macromedia coup against Java
December 23rd, 2002 · No Comments
Microsoft plots Macromedia coup against JavaFlash for Masters of the Universe Microsoft is rumoured, again, to be contemplating an acquisition of Macromedia. We’ve got a lot invested into ColdFusion technologies, so at first glance this looks to be a drag….
Movies this weekend
December 22nd, 2002 · No Comments
If I needed any more proof that I’m not real good at the balance of consumption and production, I gotit this week. Over the past three months, I’ve gone to the movies once. This week, three times. Wednesday, I saw…
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Cable, TV Makers Reach Peace Accord on Digital
December 19th, 2002 · No Comments
Looks like they’re going to finally make some good progress in the land of digital cable. Firewire output from the cable box would rock. “It also would forbid cable companies from electronically blocking off any output ports on the televisions…
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Amazon Seeks ‘2-Click’ Shopping Cart Patent
December 19th, 2002 · No Comments
Ignoring the whole software patent issue, I just hope that Amazon implements this. I’ve done almost all Christmas shopping on Amazon and needed this functionality. This was the first year that almost everyone I bought for had wishlists set up,…
Most Loathsome People in America, 2002
December 19th, 2002 · No Comments
From the The Beast - Buffalo’s New Best Fiend. Some good stuff, like Trey Anastasio’s entry, “Anastasio’s one redeeming factor is that at least one kid has probably died by choking on a glow stick at one of his concerts.”…
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O’Really book covers
December 19th, 2002 · No Comments
Some great spoof book covers from O’Reilly. I’ve always wanted to open an Irish bar named O’Really’s. [via Sillyness Spelled wrong Intentionally]…