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of lovely links. Sorry I haven’t updated in a while. Only have the time now ’cause I’m waiting on a technician to arrive with a replacement PSU for one of our servers (ouch).
A couple MIT researchers have come up with a P2P government-watching app, similar in nature to Napster but swapping “This is what they’re up to” info instead of digitized media content. See the New Scientist article for a review, and the project home page to learn how to get involved.
The Boondocks is classic on both October 14 and October 22.
Many of you have probably already seen The Widening Crusade, a commentary piece in the Village Voice about the ever-broadening sweep of the Bush Administration’s anti-terror campaign. Even if you have already read it, though, you should go back and do it again.
Been spending some quality time at The Half Bakery. Favorite half-baked idea: sippy cups for grown-ups, especially for use with alcoholic beverages. Brilliant, I tell you!
Electronic Gaming Monthly sat a bunch of 11-year-olds down and had them play classic video games, like Pong, Donkey Kong, and Tetris. See what the kids had to say.
Finally, someone else who understands why I don’t like chain restaurants!
What, you really think I could post an entry in October without referencing baseball at least once? This Slate piece manages to rip Grady Little, Jeffrey Loria, the Yankees dynasty, the New York Times’ ownership of the Boston Globe and the Red Sox, Miami fan apathy, Bud Selig, and Aaron Boone’s fleeting moment of Yankee glory.
Some enterprising college students have discovered that imported textbooks are cheaper. And they say our educational system is a failure…
A group at UCLA have discovered 54 genes which may help determine sexuality and gender orientation – and if their study can be verified, it could be another nail in the coffin of the ex-gay movement.
Have I ever mentioned how much I love Robert Cringely? This week struck by lightning. And the maligned group of scholars, which initially raised concerns of anti-Semitism, strikes back charging that the very nature of the rebuttals is itself anti-Semitic. An interesting read.
Finally, the creator of Samba, that wondrous Windows NT domain server replacement for non-Windows OS’s, tells ZDNet how Samba came to be.
OK. Time to call ‘em back. Will post more later.
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