Monthly Archives: September 2006

9/11

I cobbled together some pictures and video I took of the WTC, of 9/11, and of Ground Zero after. They’re not the greatest pictures ever taken, but I wanted to share anyway. I only wish I was the photographer / … Continue reading

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Steve Irwin

This is the commercial Discovery’s been airing since Steve Irwin died… I grabbed it off my DVR this afternoon: [tags]steve irwin, crocodile hunter, rip[/tags]

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links for 2006-09-09

ReggieWatts.com – Seattle ‘new wave soul’ changing lives one pancreas at a time Saw him on Friday, 9/8′s episode of Rocketboom. Frankly, the guy is amazing. (tags: reggiewatts reggie watts performer music comedy amazing)

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links for 2006-09-08

Wi-Fi guidance becomes law in California | The Register California requires yet another warning label for consumers to get through. (tags: law legal security wireless California WiFi) BlackBerry Pearl introduced by T-Mobile USA – MobileTracker RIM takes a solid leap … Continue reading

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I Miss The Creatures

I loved that commercial. I loved the creatures (whatever the hell they were supposed to be). Quiznos blew it gettin’ rid of them. I found that commercial on my hard drive while moving to my new computer, and I remembered … Continue reading

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Gothamist is upset. Again. Over nothing.

Gothamist says: The NYPD is now 17% women, but surprise, surprise– they only hold 12% of the supervisory positions. What’s the problem? Anyway, here’s the NY1 story: Women now make up 17 percent of the city’s police force, putting New … Continue reading

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Josh Wolf Granted Bail

I know I mentioned this on our podcast, but here’s the skinny for those of you who don’t listen (And who I’m pretty damned pissed at. Come on, people! Listen!): Josh Wolf, a freelance journalist who has been jailed since … Continue reading

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AOL Research Closes

According to Consumerist: According to Greg Linden, founder of Findory and search industry professional, the AOL subdivision for releasing the user search histories has folded. Greg writes, “I am saddened by this news. It is very disappointing.” Yes, the feeling … Continue reading

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Uhhhh… Guys?

You have to wonder if politicians are intentionally stupid or if they were born without brains at all. Check out this piece of brilliance. Apparently, Karen Floyd (a Republican nominee for office in South Carolina) is having a Dove Shoot. … Continue reading

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Gruber Responds to Criticism

The Daring Fireball takes a few more shots at Maynor and Ellch in a recent post, particularly the criticism that maybe Maynor and Ellch really were contacted by Apple’s Legal Department, and asserts (as well he should) that Maynor and … Continue reading

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Digg is f’ed up after all…

Very interesting turn of events over in Digg land. Many of you will remember the controversy earlier this year with Forevergeek and the editing / self-promotion of stories by a small intimate group of users. Kevin Rose jumped right into … Continue reading

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links for 2006-09-07

‘Democratic’? ‘User-driven’? These do not describe Digg (jp’s domain) Digg caught being un-user-driven again? (tags: digg internet news reference web2.0) Macworld: Mac 911: Podcasts and skipping Skype Something Slobokan and I have figured out for our podcast is that the … Continue reading

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links for 2006-09-06

Stageleft:. Life on the left side » Blog Archive » Muslims Need Not Apply? You have to wonder… Has Stageleft ever heard of a grain of salt? I just wonder why he never looks at Arab media as skeptically as … Continue reading

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