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Read the article. It's not as lame as it looks. In fact it's quite wonderful. They have outtakes from the '55 sessions. And they've remastered the original 1981 digital recording with . . . wait for it . . . the backup tapes recorded on analogue! Of course this was the early days of digital and the converters were just horrible. Brilliant. I love this. .< 3:43:30 AM  >The Sullen Majority. By logging on, shooting up and getting down, disaffected young Iranians are reshaping the country with a force as irresistible as their parents' revolution. By Tim Judah. [New York Times: Technology] .< 3:40:55 AM >Macintosh News: Elizabethan Insulter 1.0. A very useful utility for the everyday blogger. If you don't use it, you might be a churlish hell-hated nut-hook if not a impertinent doghearted vassal ";->". [Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog] Too funny! .< 2:39:35 AM >Computerworld: Conversation Trumps Convergence. The latest rage is the smart phone that combines PDA functions with wireless telephony and data. Unfortunately, for years to come, this will be a failed experiment. Most of your users will be far better off carrying a well-designed PDA, a cell phone and, if needed, a wireless data device. [Tomalak's Realm] .< 2:34:59 AM >A friend of ours was charged by a grizzly bear yesterday. He works in Kluane National Park and came across a mother and her cubs. The bear jumped on him, although for whatever reason it didn't hurt him. I think she was just trying to scare him away. She did a good job - he was pretty shaken up. [Janet Patterson's Radio Weblog] It is just sooo cool to read about daily life in a place quite unlike one's own, particularly when the writing is this good. .< 2:30:56 AM >NY Times: "Many blogs, Iranian or otherwise, are boring accounts of people's daily lives, or gibberish-like streams of consciousness. But in Iran, bolstered by the anonymity their computer screens provide, female bloggers are catching attention for their daring and articulate mix of politics, dirty jokes and acid comment."  [Scripting News].< 2:18:17 AM >Utilize spring loaded folders in Finder toolbars [Mac OS X Hints]"All in all, spring loaded folders and a column-view option are two of the Finders most useful navigation features. Together, they make an awesome team!" Based on the title I almost didn't bother checking out this hint. But there are lots of wonderful little snippets in here. Have a look! .< 2:11:33 AM >Easy USB printer sharing via Rendezvous [Mac OS X Hints] Lots of excitement about Rendezvous! .< 1:54:46 AM >Help with Help Center problems [Mac OS X Hints] .< 1:50:10 AM >Culling 50 years of CBC satire proves a seriously funny job  By BRAD OSWALD WINNIPEG -- For Allan Novak, exploring the history of satire on CBC-TV was a labour of love. And despite the seriousness with which he approached this daunting task, it definitely was a laughing matter. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] .< 1:49:07 AM >Fall of the house of Stoddart Jack Stoddart's dream of building a Canadian publishing powerhouse has turned into a nightmare -- for writers, other publishers and booksellers, SANDRA MARTIN writes By SANDRA MARTIN FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] .< 1:48:03 AM >A home boy, happy that way And you thought we had no sex symbols. SARAH HAMPSON meets one, an actor who's an intriguing mix of the innocent and the world-weary By SARAH HAMPSON -- Move over Paul Gross. Here, in his faded jeans, zippered sweatshirt, scruffy work boots, and smoking his Camel Lights voluptuously, as though each one is a savoured, postcoital cigarette, is a Canadian sex symbol everyone in the film and television industry talks about but who seldom steps into the spotlight: the actor Roy Dupuis. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] .< 1:47:05 AM >Piecing together a history of klezmer The folksongs of Eastern European Jews take centre stage this weekend By ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] |
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