MilkandCookies – Blue Christmas
MilkandCookies – Blue Christmas: “” (Via .) classic
Read MoreThe Top 10 War Profiteers of 2004
The Top 10 War Profiteers of 2004: “list plus info on major USA tax-subsidized corporations according to the The Center for Corporate Policy ~’War Profiteers’: now there’s a term you won’t ever hear on FOX or CNN. Or read in the Wall Street Journal. (Maybe ironically?)…” (Via Spitting Image.) ——- hmmm, not the usual suspects…. […]
Read MoreOne-page intro to OA
One-page intro to OA: ” I’ve written A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access. It should print out on just one page, depending on your choice of font. I wrote it for a conference whose organizers wanted a one-page introduction, but it may be useful in other contexts where my six-page Open Access Overview is […]
Read MoreJoel on Software – Advice for Computer Science College Students
Joel on Software – Advice for Computer Science College Students: “Without further ado, then, here are Joel’s Seven Pieces of Free Advice for Computer Science College Students (worth what you paid for them):” (Via .) worth a glance.
Read MoreSix Apart Acquires Live Journal
Six Apart Acquires Live Journal: “ 6A buys LJ, according to Om’s exclusive. Simply makes sense. The leading blogging tool vendor gets a massive user base (6.5 million users combined total — with 1.4% of 5.6M LJ’s generating $2.325M/yr); and a team with experience serving them at scale with richer community features. Will be fascinating […]
Read MoreTop Ten Urinals
Top Ten Urinals: “” (Via .) —– ….. funny enough.
Read MoreA shell script to check on Apache
A shell script to check on Apache: “I thought this may be useful to anyone here who is running a web server. I use it on my linux boxes, and with my Apache crash last night, I am now implementing it on my Mac OS X machine. Filename: checkapache #!/bin/sh …” (Via macosxhints.) —– this […]
Read Morethe real end of empire….
globegazette.com – Archived News Search: “On Nov. 22, it officially dropped. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service estimates released that day, 2005 will be the first year in nearly 50 that America will not turn an agricultural trade surplus. The dubious milestone was met with odd silence at USDA. Odd because throughout […]
Read MoreHow slowly we forget
How slowly we forget: “ Remember when red (as in communist) meant left and blue (as in blood) meant right? “ (Via The Doc Searls Weblog.) —– up means down, left means right, sounds like 1984 perfected doesn’t it?
Read Morea very bad idea indeed Yahoo! News – Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions ‘Bad Idea’
Yahoo! News – Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions ‘Bad Idea’: “A reported U.S. plan to keep some suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the government lacks evidence to charge them in courts was swiftly condemned on Sunday as a ‘bad idea’ by a leading Republican senator.” (Via .) —- especially if ideological labels […]
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