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30/1/2006; 7:44:06 |
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Wolfgang Tillmans explains how and why he took photographs of Concorde. [Guardian Unlimited]'In the 60s, people extended their imaginations well beyond the limits of what seemed reasonable - an idea, I think, that has been taken away from later generations like mine, raised in the 70s and afterwards. This explains the sentimental element in my work: I realised that Concorde was, in a sense, the only remaining bridge from now to an age when there was a completely different optimism about the future. [snip]The landings are rather gentle. But the takeoff was so fast and frightening I just kept my finger on the motor-winder button and shot as fast as I could. The noise made you want to fall to the ground.' .< 11:12:31 PM  >All about what? It's all about oil. It's not all about oil. We've all seen the charges and the counter-charges. "No Blood For Oil!" various activist groups chanted. "Sacrifice our SUVs, not our children!" they entreated. "Nonsense," others retorted, asserting that it couldn't possibly be all about oil "because the numbers don't work". The sad fact is that the numbers don't have to work... for everyone. The time horizons that many of these analyses use are misleading as well. What if the war isn't just about oil, but rather has come about as a complex confluence of interests, oil being a key but non-singular player, that benefit a subset of the American population to the detriment of the public good? [Kuro5hin.org] .< 11:09:24 PM >Missiles for the Taking: Abandoned Weapons Litter Iraq There is a very nice 15-foot-long missile, in mint condition, there for the taking, at an armament factory in Iraq. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 'The missile, along with a dozen ready-to-fire 107-millimeter antitank rounds, just a few feet away, is part of a problem that the American military has only begun to grapple with: as much as one million tons of ammunition is scattered around Iraq, much of it unguarded — like the armaments at this site here — simply because the United States does not have the manpower to keep watch.' .< 11:06:38 PM >LCD panel crunch seen as demand rises Surging demand for laptops, TVs and PC monitors are creating a shortage of the most popular sizes of LCD panels. Expect price increases on popular items, an analyst says. [CNET News.com] My guess is this is not good news for Apple. .< 11:03:28 PM >US is 'battling Satan' says general A US general sparks furore by saying the war on terror is a battle with Satan and a Muslim fighter worshipped an "idol". [BBC News | World | UK Edition] 'US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has declined to criticise a senior army officer who told audiences the war on terrorism is a battle with Satan.' .< 10:55:37 PM >Bush Re-asserts Pre-emptive Strategy in Speech President Bush embarked on his longest trip to Asia by re-asserting America's right to take pre-emptive action against its enemies. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Moron. .< 7:02:25 PM >Rendezfoo Rendezvous fun with Stuart Cheshire at FOO Camp... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs: Mac] .< 3:33:38 PM >Apple - iPod Record voice notes on your iPod with the Belkin Voice Recorder. You can digitally record these memos, meetings, interviews or foreign language practice sessions and store them on your iPod, which stamps them with the date and time for your convenience. Play them back on iPod, or save to your computer for playback or email. .< 3:29:19 PM >The Globe and Mail-Kill the album. Wait a minute, not all of them When the album is no longer the graveyard of all music, you see, the only excuse to release a full hour of music will be that it belongs together. Album and song will become separate art forms.[snip] Kill the album, so the album can be saved. A fine and reasonable rant. .< 1:05:01 PM >'Morale slides' for US troops Over 70% of US troops in Iraq polled by a Pentagon-funded newspaper say their morale is low or average. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 1:03:39 PM >Tiny computers may enhance experience for newcomers Sometime in the future, perhaps symphony concert halls will have PDAs, small wireless, hand-held computers whose scrolling text will offer listeners not only standard program notes but also real-time alerts to a succulent oboe theme about to emerge from the thicket of a Brahms symphony. Consider it a silent play-by-play assistance for newcomers looking to understand musical fundamentals. Scroll down to see this story. Fascinating concept. .< 12:58:07 PM >Young conductor shows ample potential ,... Young conductor shows ample potential, Arthur Kaptainis, Montreal Gazette, 10/16/2003 [La Scena Musicale - News] .< 11:21:25 AM >How Bush could save his presidency -- and why he won't The president needs to apologize for Iraq -- but he's constitutionally incapable of admitting he was wrong.
[Salon] .< 11:18:51 AM >Think Secret - Details: iPod peripherals, iTunes 4.1, firmware 2.1 Sources said the peripherals will include an iPod-compatible microphone as well as an image card reader. Through the firmware update, iPod Software 2.1, users will be able to use the new accessories to record voice memos and store digital photos. Oh oh. Don't know how much longer I can resist. Digital photos? We'd like a colour display, no? A microphone. How about broadcasters giving these puppies to their reporters instead of Mini-Discs? .< 11:14:23 AM >Apple UK confirms iPod add-ons launch Commenting on unannounced product? [The Register] '"Rumours site" Think Secret has been touting such peripherals for some time, and yesterday cited sources who claim a microphone and a memory card reader will be among the items Apple will offers as iPod options.' .< 11:10:43 AM >Finishing Touches for the 'Pod Apple Computer's technical support for the makers of accessories for its popular iPod music player has led to the creation of dozens of compatible products. [New York Times: Technology] .< 11:03:54 AM >Universal Music to cut 1,350 jobs Business: World's largest record company to axe 11% of its workforce in response to a relentless fall in global music sales. [Guardian Unlimited] 'Universal's competitors already have undergone painful cuts of their own in recent months. Sony Music Entertainment laid off 1,000 people, or 10% of its global work force, in March. EMI has eliminated about 1,900 jobs, or about 19% of its total, since late 2001.' |
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