The past seven days have been very odd. First my car died. Died as in when the mechanic comes out and tells you that he can fix it, but the cost to fix is going to be more than the car is worth. Then my web sites disappeared from the face of the Earth thanks…
July, 2002
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Whew — after almost a week of being offline, we’re finally back up and running. More on weblog withdrawal (it sucked), customer service and Brian’s new toy on Wednesday.
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With the bizarre legal wrangle over whether or not Ted Williams really wanted to have is body cryonically frozen, Alcor and other cryonics comapnies and advocates were suddenly in the news. Does cryonics represent anything but a Quioxitic effort to cheat death? I doubt it. I suppose if you’re wealthy enough and don’t mind the…
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky report an intriguing finding in mice that one day might offer a way to extend human life spans. The researchers examined bone marrow stem cells from several different strains of genetically modified mice. The researchers bred the mice, examining which mice had bone marrow stem cells that were the…
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John Hiler wrote an interesting roundup of the various blogging software that is out there. One of the problems with such roundups, of course, is that people are often looking for very different things from blogging software. Hiler’s piece is still helpful, though, because I think he’s pretty clear on what he wants and, therefore,…
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There is a protest planned for 10 a.m. July 25, 2002 in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington, DC, which is at 601 New Hampshire Avenue, NW. I live a long way from Washington, DC, or I’d show up. The actual issue that they’ll be protesting is the continued refusal of Saudi Arabian…
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So Dave Winer formally announced the Salon blogs deal. Essentially Salon is just acting as a host for Radio weblogs. Download Radio for free for the first 30 days, kick in $39.95 after 30 days if you want to continue. It’s an interesting experiment, but one that I doubt will succeed for two reasons: 1.…
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Dave Winer still can’t understand why so many people have an intense dislike for him, About a year ago talking with John Robb I lamented that I get so much hate mail. John said “Dave you’re a rock star.” I didn’t like that answer, but he was right. With thousands of readers, there are a…
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Somebody had to say it and John Robb puts it succinctly — the stock market is not the American economy and the economy is rather healthy. Robb writes, Hey, for what its worth: the US isn’t in a recession. Most economists think we are going to grow from 3-4%. Productivity is expected to grow 4%.…
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Reuters ran a story recently about Leni Riefenstahl’s upcoming 100th birthday in which Hitler’s favorite director thinks her post-World War II treatment was unfair. As a young woman she struggled for fame as a ballet dancer, an actress and later as a film director. She sought out Nazi dictator Hitler, who commissioned “Triumph of the…