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 Wednesday, 5 June 2002
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Poems Foster Self-Discovery. It's ironic that poets use words to convey what lies beyond words, that poetry becomes most powerful where simple language fails. By Diane Ackerman. [New York Times: Arts]
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We have a new reader report today about
Eudora 5.1.1,
the new version of Qualcomm's popular email client, and its issues with installation, SSL and licensing.[Macintouch]
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The end of the one-browser Web. CodeBitch on Mozilla and AOL: “It will take some time for the users to adopt the new browser; if our stats at MacEdition are anything to go by, there are still a few AOL users using version 4.0 of their client software, so we shouldn’t assume that all AOL subscribers will upgrade at once. But upgrade they will.” [ranchero.com]
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The dangerous new FBI. With nobody willing to speak up as our civil liberties erode, who will protect us from the new agency dedicated to spying on Americans? [Salon.com]
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Can Moby save pop?. Anointed by the desperate music media as pop's new king, Moby brings electronica to the masses with "18." (Now if only he would stop trying to sing.) [Salon.com]
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eMacs for Everyone (04-Jun-2002; 1.2K) [TidBITS]
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Mall fills with flags and song for Jubilee climax
A million people cheered and sang on Tuesday afternoon as Queen
Elizabeth II waved from the balcony at Buckingham Palace to end a
glorious day of Jubilee celebrations.
F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]
I watched some coverage on The National tonight. It was quite moving. I'm very happy for the Brits. It's great to have something to celebrate.
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POP's Ted Hall Digitally Remasters Sound for The Last Waltz
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jun. 03, 2002
-- POP Sound mixer Ted Hall recently collaborated with musician/producer Robbie Robertson and mixer Dan Gellert on the digitally re-mixed and re-mastered release of Director Martin Scorsese's classic film The Last Waltz.
Read more [Digital Pro Sound News]
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The Boss ready with new album
New York -- After releasing just three studio albums in the last decade, Bruce Springsteen finished his latest record in eight weeks.He was as surprised as anybody. ''I woke up one morning, and I had a record,'' Springsteen joked about his new album, The Rising, due in stores July 30. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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Sony Oxford EQs for Powercore Now Available
HAMBURG, Germany, Jun. 04, 2002
-- TC Works and Sony Oxford have announced that the Sony Oxford EQs for Powercore are now available for purchase from www.sonyplugins.com.
Read more [Digital Pro Sound News]
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[15:00 ET]
IBM, which invented the modern hard drive in 1973 and named it "Winchester" for a dual "30-30" configuration, is now selling its hard drive division to Hitachi for $2.05 billion, Reuters reports. [Macintouch]
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Academy Expands Grammy Categories; Mastering Engineers Added
Santa Monica, CA (June 5, 2002)--The Recording Academy Trustees recently
voted to expand the Rap and R&B Grammy Award fields, establish a separate
field for dance music, and add the mastering engineer as a Grammy nominee
in the Album of the Year category. [ProSound News]
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