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Monthly Archives: October 2004
Album of the Week
The album of the week is Leonard Cohen’s Dear Heather.
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The WIRED CD: Yes, We Have Arrived
This month’s issue of Wired comes with a CD of Creative Commons-licensed music from the liks of the Beastie Boys, David Byrne, My Morning Jacket, Spoon, The Rapture, and Cornelius. I listened to some of it on the way to … Continue reading
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Red Hat Trojan
Someone is sending out fake security alerts pretending to be the Red Hat security team. They tell you to download and update that actually tries to compromise your system. Does this mean hack attempts on Linux systems are going to … Continue reading
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Album of Last Week
The album of last week was Elliott Smith’s <a href=”From a Basement on the Hill.
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Blockbuster Eyes Netflix, Plans Price Cuts – BizReport
Nice, I’m reaping the benefits of the Netflix-Blockbuster price war. Next month, Netflix’s price goes down to $17.99.
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Bush supporters chronically misinformed
Wow, a new study has some absolutely astonishing statistics: 72% of Bush supporters continue to believe that Iraq had actual WMD (47%) or a major program for developing them (25%) and 75% continue to believe that Iraq was providing substantial … Continue reading
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Linux reseller offers ‘internet-safe’ PC
An Australian company is marketing a Linux-based ‘internet-safe’ PC designed to be invulnerable to viruses and spyware. The OS and software run off of read-only media so it can never be permanently infected. Sounds like a pretty good idea but … Continue reading
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Firefox NYT ad
Spread Firefox is taking out a full-page ad for Firefox in the New York Times. Make a donation to the effort and get your name printed in the ad.
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Linux adoption maps
Linspire is creating daily geographic Linux (or at least Linspire) adoption maps.
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Why do Microsoft products suck?
Scoble wants to know why Microsoft software sucks. While it’s great to see somebody at Microsoft finally asking this question, you’ll forgive me if I’m a little skeptical of seeing any improvement. That said, here’s why I avoid Microsoft products: … Continue reading
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Hollywood Asks Top U.S. Court to Weigh File Trading
The MPAA and friends are appealing Grokster to the Supreme Court. Dozens of entertainment-industry companies asked the court to reverse an appeals court decision that has prevented them from shutting down networks like Grokster and Morpheus that they say encourage … Continue reading
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Induce Act postponed once again
The Induce Act is dead, at least for this session of Congress. Score one for the forces of good!
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Album of the Week
The album of the week is William Shatner’s Has Been, with arrangements by Ben Folds. It’s a Shatner album you’ll actually enjoy listening to! The best track is the cover of Pulp’s Common People, be sure to listen to the … Continue reading
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