Monthly Archives: September 2004

British, French Drug Firms Lead on Marijuana Tests

Posted on 9/30/2004 by Ben

The U.S. is falling behind in the creation of new marijuana-based drugs because of government restrictions on marijuana research. The drugs have the potential to shrink tumors, enhance the effects of morphine in cancer patients, and treat depression, among other … Continue reading →

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Growth in U.S. Music Sales Helps Slow Global Slide

Posted on 9/30/2004 by Ben

U.S. music sales have rebounded, even though filesharing continues to increase.

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Album of the Week

Posted on 9/29/2004 by Ben

The very special album of the week is Brian Wilson’s Smile. Originally intended for release by the Beach Boys in 1967 the unfinished album has been re-recorded from scratch and released as Wilson originally intended.

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IPac

Posted on 9/29/2004 by Ben

Excellent. IPac is a new political action committee dedicated to copyright, trademark, and patent issues. We believe that technological innovation and individual creativity are vital to the future of this country. We believe that a prosperous and democratic society depends … Continue reading →

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Stewart’s ‘stoned slackers’? Not quite

Posted on 9/28/2004 by Ben

When Jon Stewart was on the O’Reilly Factor Bill O’Reilly repeatedly referred to the Daily Show audience as “stoned slackers” (transcript). It turns out that Stewart’s audience is better educated than O’Reilly’s and is more likely to answer political questions … Continue reading →

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Weightlifters not pumping enough iron

Posted on 9/28/2004 by Ben

A study finds that novice weightlifters fail to choose heavy enough weights to gain benefits.

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Living in the Suburbs Can Make You Sick

Posted on 9/28/2004 by Ben

A new study indicates that people who live in the suburbs are less healthy because they have to drive everywhere they go and don’t get any exercise.

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NHL video hockey

Posted on 9/24/2004 by Ben

G4TechTV has a creative response to the NHL lock-out: they’re playing all 1,230 regular season games on a video hockey game and presenting daily scores and highlights on their “Sweat” show.

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New Hitchhiker’s episode online

Posted on 9/24/2004 by Ben

The first of the new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy episodes is now online. It will be up for the next week.

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Astonishing X-Men #1

Posted on 9/24/2004 by Ben

You can now read the Joss Whedon penned Astonishing X-Men #1 online for free over at Marvel.

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Album of the Week

Posted on 9/22/2004 by Ben

The album of the week is the Talking Heads’ remastered The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads. Sorry I missed last week, I couldn’t come up with anything good.

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Fnord

Posted on 9/21/2004 by Ben

Wow, Ziggy sees the fnords. [via Daily Illuminator]

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Hollywood: It’s time to get creative, use the Net

Posted on 9/20/2004 by Ben

Dan Gillmor takes Hollywood to task for failing to use the Internet creatively. When I teach in Asia every fall, I can’t legally watch my favorite American network TV shows unless I persuade someone to record them while I’m away. … Continue reading →

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Eric Idle FCC song

Posted on 9/17/2004 by Ben

Eric Idle tells us what he thinks of American politics in song (3MB MP3, not work-safe).

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Save Betamax

Posted on 9/14/2004 by Ben

Just a reminder: today’s the day to call in to oppose the INDUCE act. You can still sign up. Update: I made my calls, everyone I talked to seemed bored and slightly annoyed at getting the calls but hopefully the … Continue reading →

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