Sunday, 5 May 2002
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Steve Jobs and the History of Cocoa, Part One. O’Reilly: “In this first part of a two-part series, Simson Garfinkel and Michael Mahoney explain why Cocoa and Mac OS X aren’t nearly as revolutionary as they are evolutionary—and still in the process of refinement. The story begins with Apple’s genesis in the 1970s and takes you through key events up through 1993, when NeXTSTEP began to flounder.” [ranchero.com]
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Look at My Life: an Enigmatic Rocker. Jimmy McDonough's biography of Neil Young is a sprawling and fascinating portrait and an exhumation of rock 'n' roll history. By Janet Maslin. [New York Times: Arts]
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'Spider-Man' Breaks Opening Weekend Records. The $114 million box-office gross for the director Sam Raimi's adaptation of "Spider-Man," the comic-book classic about a teenager turned web-slinging superhero, smashed every record for opening-weekend ticket sales. By Laura M. Holson and Rick Lyman. [New York Times: Arts]
Goodness! I must say, I'm keen to see it myself. Of course I have a rather long list of films I'm keen to see, but very little time to see any of them.
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Is Deceptive Portrait Tied to Shakespeare?. Research findings about an Elizabethan portrait has reawakened speculation over the possible bisexuality of William Shakespeare. By Alan Riding. [New York Times: Arts]
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New Report: "It is safe to say that active usage of online music content is one of the best predictors of increased consumer purchasing" [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
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Reggie Leach. "Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]I like!
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At Large in the Blogosphere. Blogs — online news commentaries written, usually, by ordinary citizens — are the antidote to the blow-dried anchor and the unsigned editorial. By Judith Shulevitz. [New York Times: Technology]
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Access to Free Online Music Is Seen as a Boost to Sales. Disputing the position of the record companies, a new report has found that people who use file-sharing networks to obtain music over the Internet are likely to increase their spending on music. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Technology]Duh.
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