Archive for July, 2003

Popular Mechanics: iSight is ‘out of sight’

Wednesday, July 9th, 2003

“Apple’s new iSight video camera and iChat AV software opens up personal communication in whole new ways, finally making high-quality videoconferencing over the Internet available,” writes Christoper Allbritton for Popular Mechanics… [MacMinute.com: Up-to-the-Minute Apple Mac News]

Robert Fripp

Wednesday, July 9th, 2003

“Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day]

wmd not found

Wednesday, July 9th, 2003

Another excellent 404 not found page. [via bart] [Adam Curry: Adam Curry’s Weblog]

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam

Tuesday, July 8th, 2003

I’m reading a book about the history of Western civilization. It’s an old textbook left over from my college days that didn’t get much use.
(I love reading history, so yes, this is just something I’m doing for fun.)
Anyway, I’ve hit a snag. I’m reading about the early Byzantine Empire now. And I can’t focus because […]

REM endorses sharing of unreleased recordings

Tuesday, July 1st, 2003

Murmurs.com is a fan-site endorsed by REM that distributes a WinMX client for sharing unreleased, live and bootleg REM recordings.

A prime example is the service run on R.E.M. fan site Murmurs.com. “Give It Away,” named after one of the band’s songs, is a peer-to-peer network that uses WinMX software to connect R.E.M. fans and allow […]

Linux Access in State and Local Government, Part III

Tuesday, July 1st, 2003

A look at the success of Linux in schools, and how it should constitute the model for state and local government. [Linux Journal]

The Jobs Uniform

Tuesday, July 1st, 2003

The Austin American-Statesman takes a gander at the Steve Jobs’s uniform of black mock turtleneck, jeans, sans belt.
“What he wears says a great deal about the way he feels and thinks about computers,” says Ruth Rubinstein, a professor of sociology at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, who discussed Jobs’ famed outfit in […]

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