ABC News: Bush said to authorize leak of Iraq intelligence
ABC News: Bush said to authorize leak of Iraq intelligence: Apr 6, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President George W. Bush authorized the leak to the media of classified material about Iraq, a former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney said according to court papers filed by prosecutors and made public on Thursday. The aide, Lewis […]
Read Moresnubster – beta
snubster – beta: the snubster differenceAren’t you tired of all of those people out there trying to grab all of these fake friends online? It’s all about how many people can I pretend to be friends with to make myself feel better. Welcome to a better way at snubster. —- solid.
Read MoreEast Coast vs West Coast stereotypes | Ask MetaFilter
East Coast vs West Coast stereotypes | Ask MetaFilter: East Coast vs West Coast stereotypesApril 4, 2006 7:29 AM Can you give me some stereotypes on East Coast vs West Coast differences? I’m not an American. In about every media I’ve had contact (Metafilter included), there is some stereotyping of Blue State vs Red State, […]
Read MoreZabaSearch.com – Free People Search
ZabaSearch.com – Free People Search: find your location based on your ip….
Read MoreWired News: Laptop Detractors Shrugged Off
Wired News: Laptop Detractors Shrugged Off: “The hundred-dollar laptop is an education project,” he said. “It’s not a laptop project.” — seems more like a promotional tour to me…. educational projects enable learning. how does this laptop do that? how does it enable learning? I don’t see the answer because i see a fundamental disconnect […]
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nightmare science: In short, the elite that has been created by practice of the scientific method uses the concomitant power not just to express the results of particular research initiatives, but to create, support, and implement policy responses affecting many non-scientific communities and intellectual domains in myriad ways. In doing so, they are not exercising […]
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Wow, that’s creepy: install a grid of little cameras on the ceiling of their stores that can track people as they walk around the store, starting from when they walk in the door until they leave. The grid would be self-organizing, adjacent cameras talking to each other and handing off trackees to each other. It […]
Read MoreOne Laptop Per Child Project Abandons Hand Crank
One Laptop Per Child Project Abandons Hand Crank: One Laptop Per Child Project Abandons Hand CrankOne Laptop Per Child project abandons hand crank in favor of a foot pedal attached to the AC adaptor. Negroponte also says Linux is too “fat” for the 500 MHz AMD processors they plan to use. -dj —– interesting…. a […]
Read MoreUSA Today tastes tests popular coffees
USA Today tastes tests popular coffees: Out of possible scores of “5 slurps,” Starbucks ranked at 4 1/2, while McDonald’s followed with 3 1/2 , Burger King with 2 1/2 and Dunkin Donuts and 7-11 with 2 slurps each. While Starbucks was also the most expensive drink in the test, the “dead-serious brew with an intense […]
Read MoreAsian comics, animation and digital games
The first international conference on Asian comics, animation and digital games! Theme: Cultural Economy and Transnational Imaginary Organizer: York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), York University http://www.yorku.ca/ycar/ACAG%202006/index.html Co-sponsor: International Journal of Comic Art, Asian Cinema Studies Society Keynote speaker: Professor John A. Lent, Temple University, USA Early Bird Registration is now on! Deadline April 10, […]
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