From the monthly archives:

April 2004

So who won the Cold War again?

April 30, 2004

I could have sworn that this sort of thing didn’t happen in America. Once again, looks like I’m wrong.
My favorite is how the Sinclair Group tries to justify their decision with this argument:
Based on published reports, we are aware of the spouse of one soldier who died in Iraq who opposes the reading of [...]

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Kinsley to the L.A. Times

April 28, 2004

Sweet news today from the print world–the L.A. Times announced that Michael Kinsley, founding editor of online magazine Slate, has been named editorial and opinion editor, replacing Janet Clayton, who will become assistant managing editor for state and local news.
Let me be one of the first to welcome Mr. Kinsley. Thanks to you, I [...]

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Posting from Kinko’s…

April 27, 2004

And let me tell you….call it Kinko’s, call it the FedEx Kinko’s Center–it doesn’t matter. Whatever you call it, it’s always gonna be Stinko’s to me.
Come in today with a simple mission–scan 1 photo, save a high-res digital copy to a disk or somewhere online, and get out. But of course, no trip [...]

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Berkeley (and Boalt) love Sandy Cohen

April 23, 2004

Seems the kids at UC Berkeley’s law school, Boalt, are more than a little excited about fictitious character Sandy Cohen’s (of Fox’s hit drama The O.C.) alumni status on the show. So much so, that in addition to this detailed The O.C. at Boalt fan website, the school has also started a Sandy Cohen [...]

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New Negative Campaign Ads Blast Voters Directly

April 20, 2004

Personally, I think this is taking things way too far.
And think, it’s only April. Where will things be by October?

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MP3 Players Reviewed

April 20, 2004

Have you yet to jump on the iPod wagon? Well, never fear, your consumer delay has only increased your options, giving you lots of new ways to get your MP3 rocks off.
And PC Magazine has all the new stereophonic toys reviewed. Go read up, then go get your MP3 on. After all, [...]

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The big turnoffs of TV Turnoff Week

April 20, 2004

Nick Gillespie of Reason Online tells the folks behind TV Turnoff Week to chill out and stop bashing the ‘boob’ tube. My favorite passage:
…we simply don’t want to turn off the TV. That’s not because we’re weak-willed. Though a particularly resilient whipping boy for all the ills of society, television has flourished because as [...]

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Czechs want to KILL BILL more than us

April 19, 2004

Why do Czechs get to have all the fun?
Check (sorry, no pun intended) out this Kill Bill game from Magicbox in the Czech Republic. Wicked cool.

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Those damn missles and their SMOG?

April 19, 2004

This is one of those stories that sounds like it came straight from a Monty Python brainstorming session.
“In order to comply with EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regulations, and at a cost of about $5.2 million per ICBM, the rocket motors on 500 Minuteman III missiles will be replaced with new ones. These rockets will emit [...]

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O’Reilly on GMail

April 17, 2004

Uninformed panic spreading across the Internet?
Never fear–Tim O’Reilly is here!
{from The O’Reilly Network Weblogs}

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Why Ashcroft’s latest battle is especially scary

April 9, 2004

If you hadn’t heard, John Ashcroft has a new target honed in his sights–pornography.
And even if you don’t like porn and find it disgusting, Eugene Volokh’s thoughts articulately explain why we should fear any agressive DOJ campaign against porn, and where it could lead.

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When the Edge Moved to the Middle

April 9, 2004

In honor of the 10th Anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s premature departure from this world, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore offers up his thoughts in a N.Y. Times op-ed piece, titled Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: When the Edge Moved to the Middle” href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/08/opinion/08MOOR.html?pagewanted=1&hp”>When the Edge Moved to the Middle.
Most defnitely worth a read, especially if you [...]

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YOU GOT SERVED

April 7, 2004

Tonight’s South Park was one of the funniest ever. They made fun of You Got Served, easily the silliest movie of the year, if not the last 10.
If you’re not familiar, You Got Served is essentially a souped-up, 2004 version of Breakin’ (which would have been the silliest movie of its decade too, if [...]

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The Google Operating System?

April 6, 2004

What is Google up to?
With the announcement of GMail, Google made everyone (most especially Microsoft and Yahoo) very curious. Unfortunately, much of the speculation in the aether has been very short-sighted and rather limited in it’s thinking. Until now.
Kottke’s got a great post, which borrows ideas from another post, by Rich Skrenta. [...]

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Coolest bit of Flash I have ever seen

April 1, 2004

Seriously. This beautiful newsmap is simply amazing.
Data connectivity rules.

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