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No word yet on whether they'll be accepted. .< 11:10:57 PM  >Newsday.com - Editor: Bush Cited Report That Doesn't Exist 'Bush and White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer went out of their way Thursday to cite a new survey by "Blue-Chip economists" that the economy would grow 3.3 percent this year if the president's tax cut proposal becomes law. That was news to the editor who assembles the economic forecast.' No credibility. .< 6:06:56 PM >"Seymour Hersh reports that Pakistan and the US allowed al Qaeda to escape from Afghanistan " [Daypop Top 40] .< 6:04:29 PM >"Beware giant terrorists roaming the streets." [Daypop Top 40] Funny stuff. .< 5:53:44 PM >Microsoft and Apple Keep Up Their Dance. In today's Seattle Times, I write about the long dance Microsoft and Apple have kept up over the years seesawing over the equilibrium point where Apple is the honored opponent that keeps Microsoft from owning nearly 100 percent of consumers and the hated competition that's stealing market share. With Microsoft's purchase of Virtual PC, Apple computers are just another platform on which Windows operating systems and applications can run. It's another tool for cost conservation on Microsoft's part: less porting of Windows software to the Mac or fewer ground-up projects means fewer costs.... [GlennLog] .< 5:48:19 PM > Paolo: "It's amazing how stable Windows become without more Microsoft code running on top of it." That's exactly my experience. Windows itself is stable, but the server junk they throw on top of it blue screens . . . [Scripting News].< 5:43:26 PM >Forbes.com: updated iPods due on Tuesday? [The Macintosh News Network] .< 5:30:52 PM >At CNN, a Struggle to Be Less 'Tabloid'. Ambivalence inside CNN about Connie Chung's program reflects a shift in the network's thinking about its course in a cable news world dominated by Fox News. [New York Times: Arts] .< 5:27:33 PM >Realism Outshines Glitter in New Pop 'Awards were showered on Norah Jones, who won five Grammys. Her album, "Come Away With Me," shrugged off the elaborate confections of current pop with a virtually unvarnished compilation of musicians performing together in real time. In an era in which albums are routinely perfected through endless overdubbing and retuned by computers, the sound of Ms. Jones's album is so old-fashioned it seems new.' Here's hoping this is a sign of things to come. The music industry may have a chance yet if they start delivering actual music again. .< 5:01:22 PM >Coldplay fly the flag at Grammys. Arts: Anti-war protests kept to a minimum after performers threatened with having their microphones switched off. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 4:57:20 PM >Lights, camera, distraction. Online: Neil McIntosh had extolled the virtues of Apple's new video editing programme, iMovie 3. Then users pointed out to him the serious error of his praise. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 1:02:28 AM >Fewer Records, More Attention. In recent years, the Grammy folks have paid more attention to classical music and recruited distinguished judges, who have recognized important recordings. [New York Times: Arts] .< 12:58:08 AM >Norah Jones Is Top Winner at the Grammy Awards. The pop-jazz chanteuse Norah Jones beat Bruce Springsteen in the contest for album of the year. [New York Times: Arts] .< 12:52:57 AM >Run newer PowerBooks with the lid closed. People often ask how to run a PowerBook with the lid closed. You can, if you connect a monitor and mouse, close the lid and restart, but here's an easier way that works on most new PowerBooks: There is a magnetic sensor that ... [macosxhints] |
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