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They'd just have to buy a Mac! I expect a lot of hostility on this one. Hey guys. They're doin' ya a favour! .< 5:03:00 PM  >MS posts Internet Explorer 5.2.1 updater [The Macintosh News Network] .< 2:22:35 PM >Scoble: "How does Microsoft grow its size? Certainly not by listening to Robert Scoble. It does it by visiting Boeing, GM, EDS, the U.S. Government, and various other big Fortune 1000 companies and organizations. Now you know where the pressure for Palladium is coming."  [Scripting News].< 2:21:43 PM >Copy and paste image durations in iMovie [Mac OS X Hints] .< 1:32:49 PM >In Denmark today, a judge rules against a search engine that respects the robots.txt convention, and stops it from "deep linking" into sites run by the Danish newspaper association. All these court cases are as stupid as dirt. Several good technical preventatives exist. First, if the search engine supports robots.txt, you can simply edit the file on your site, and save the lawyer's fees. If it doesn't support robots.txt, first raise the issue in public, and the tech weblogs will get right on it. If that doesn't work, add a simple script to your server to look at the referer attribute on the HTTP request and if it isn't from your site, redirect to your deep linking policy page. We know for sure that when a company goes to court for "deep linking" that they aren't talking to, or listening to, their technical people. BTW, deep linking is an oxymoron. There's only one kind of linking on the Web. Why would you ever point to the home page of a news oriented site. [Scripting News]Pay the geeks, not the lawyers. .< 1:30:29 PM >Bluegrass revival stays on script By ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN -- Down from the MountainAt the Molson Amphitheatrein Toronto on WednesdayThe mountain was a sleepy place till the Coen brothers arrived, and now it's rush hour all the time. The second concert tour spun-off from a pair of Grammy-winning soundtrack albums (including the CD from a concert film) is galloping around the continent. Withered chestnuts such as You Are My Sunshine are being plunked out in sports arenas. For any performer within reach of bluegrass, the best answer to the question O Brother, Where Art Thou? has become''on the road, stupid.'' FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] .< 1:28:52 PM >Generate icons for image files with pic2icon [Mac OS X Hints] .< 1:27:40 PM >Two Ways to See How It's Done. Can DVD's teach filmmaking? For a how-to on the blockbuster, we have Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor." If smaller explosive productions are of interest, try the Andy Sidaris Film School. By Peter M. Nichols. [New York Times: Arts] .< 1:26:55 PM >kuro5hin: The Detention of Jaoudat Abouazza. "24-year-old Palestinian activist and Canadian citizen Jaoudat Abouazza is being held by the INS... Since his May 30 arrest, Abouazza has been held on suspicions of terrorism, interrogated without a lawyer, beaten, and had four of his teeth forcibly extracted without consent..." Ok, now this kind of thing scares the fuck out of me. Please remind me again what century it is?... [Jake's Radio 'Blog] Good eye, Jake. Just to be clear: this happened this year in the US of A. Happy Independence Day. .< 1:19:45 PM >Toronto tourism industry worried strike will damage reputation 
Piles of garbage, cancelled restaurant inspections and a lack of city-run events could put a dent in Toronto's reputation as a clean and safe tourist destination. [CBC News] .< 1:14:00 PM >Saving Collectibles to the Macs. Over the years Apple has given out millions of branded tchotchkes. Some are now very valuable. Who knew a promotional poster would be worth more than $1,000? By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] Good grief. I think I have one of those posters. .< 12:37:22 PM >'It was like an abattoir'. World latest: Survivors of US air strike tell how wedding party's joy turned to horror. [Guardian Unlimited]'Eight-year-old Kako was among those woken by the bombing on Sunday night. She ran outside after hearing a loud bang. "I saw the pool in the courtyard filled with blood, there were bodies lying all around. I saw a woman without a head."' I have an 8 year old. Read this. It's absolutely shocking. Extreme culture clash explains some of it. Happy Independence Day USA. Isn't it great? .< 12:33:41 PM >Bush on back foot over corporate past. World latest: US president forced to defend his own business practices during his time as a Texas oilman 12 years ago. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 11:27:57 AM >Naval row clouds Korean sunshine. World dispatch: North and South Korea are facing the biggest crisis in bilateral relations since policies of detente began, says Simon Tisdall. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 11:27:06 AM >Grassroots Apple sites cower, close. Jobs plays God [The Register] .< 11:17:28 AM >I should write a FAQ about arguing with Microsoft and how not to fall into their trap, as Mitch Wagner does here. Here's the first question that would be in the FAQ. Why is it pointless to argue with Microsoft people? Answer: because they hold you to a higher moral standard than they themselves support. When discussing their transgressions, they argue that they have the right to do that. When that doesn't work, they question your objectivity or qualifications, or resort to veiled ad hominems (a quick subject-change). It's very disgusting. I used to fall for it all the time, arguing with them as if they were willing to be convinced, when they want nothing of the sort. They want to confuse you and tire you out until you give up. So I don't argue with them anymore, I just form my opinion, state it, and don't worry if I'm being terribly fair to them, because they clearly don't worry about being fair to anyone else, including me (and you). [Scripting News].< 2:03:43 AM >Picking the Right Wine With the Help of a Hand-Held. If you're unsure whether the '99 or the '97 vintage was better for Napa cabernets, wine software for your palmtop may be the answer. By Alan Krauss. [New York Times: Technology] .< 1:59:15 AM >Ray Brown, Jazz Bass Player, Dies at 75. Ray Brown's feather-fingered, guitar-like virtuosity on the bass carried him to the summits of jazz performance for a half century. By Douglas Martin. [New York Times: Arts] .< 1:57:12 AM >Clarkson names 99 to Order of Canada Author and activist Doris Anderson and singer Joni Mitchell are among 99 people honoured with this year's appointments to the Order of Canada. [CBC News] .< 1:55:46 AM >News.com: Apple's Jaguar leaps ahead of schedule. [Jake's Radio 'Blog] Fair bit of detail about what's expected in the new release. Lots of good news. And it's early! Can't wait. .< 1:44:57 AM >Toronto strike keeps growing 
Toronto's problems have now grown into the biggest municipal strike in Canadian history. In the middle of heat wave, as a garbage strike continues, more bad news for the city: 15,000 more city workers have walked off the job. [CBC News] .< 1:33:35 AM >Thursday: Economist on Blogging. A terse, insightful essay on blogging ... [GlennLog] |
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