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 Tuesday, 19 October 2004
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Salon reports that Sinclair stock...
Salon reports that Sinclair stock has lost over 20 percent of its value as liberal voters organize on an ad boycott of the conservative network.
[Via Scripting News]
Good.
.< 8:08:23 PM >
Inventor Rejoices as TVs Go Dark
Tired of blaring TV sets at shops, bars and waiting rooms? A new universal remote called the TV-B-Gone lets users turn off virtually any set. A trial run in the streets of San Francisco shows the device to be quite effective. By Steven Bodzin.
[Via Wired News] Sometimes when I'm talking to people about the stuff I do they seem stunned that I have my fingers in so many pies. One way to get lots done is to avoid watching tv.
.< 3:05:23 PM >
100 Definitive CDs...
100 Definitive CDs
Norman Lebrecht's weekly look at the 100 definitive recordings. This week, Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variation |
[Via LaScena-Features]
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The New York Review of Books: Lone Star
Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould
by Kevin Bazzana
Oxford University Press, 528 pp., $35.00
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LSM Reviews and web articles...
LSM Reviews and web articles
Recent reviews: The Rubies, Renée Fleming in Toronto, COC Altamira Concerts, Salvatore Licitra in Montreal
[Via LaScena-Features]
.< 2:59:43 PM >
Doug Bennett, 53
Lead singer of Canadian band, Doug and the Slugs, was a prolific songwriter
[Via The Globe and Mail: Arts]
.< 2:55:53 PM >
Gretzky, Trudeau, Suzuki vie for Greatest Canadian
A hockey great, several politicians and an environmentalist are among the top 10 candidates vying for the title of the Greatest Canadian, as revealed Sunday night on the debut of the CBC-TV series of the same name.
FULL STORY
[Via CBC Arts News]
.< 1:17:52 PM >
Early problems hit Florida voting
Technical glitches and queues tarnish Florida's new early voting system, brought in after the 2000 election fiasco.
[Via BBC News | World | UK Edition]
.< 1:16:15 PM >
Team Bush declares war on the New York Times
US elections: The Bush White House's attacks on one of America's grandest newspapers mark a clear break with Republican tradition, writes Eric Boehlert. (From salon.com.)
[Via Guardian Unlimited]
'That confrontation, and the Bush campaign's harsh accusation that respected journalist Suskind and the editors of the Times are liars, come on the heels of a series of denigrations by the White House: the Times reporter was recently banned from Cheney's campaign plane; and in his acceptance speech before the Republican Convention Bush mocked the paper by distorting, out of context, one of its columnist's writings of almost 60 years ago.'
Another example of the extreme arrogance of an out of control administration for whom the truth means nothing.
.< 12:06:20 PM >
Apple upgrades iBooks
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday updated the company's iBook consumer notebook, adding built-in AirPort Extreme across the line. The new machines feature a 1.33GHz processor at the high-end, and a low-end model that sells for under US$1,000.
[Via MacCentral]
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Gone, but Not Forgotten
Americans abroad have registered in record numbers, hoping their votes will help swing the U.S. election
[Via TIME's Top World Stories]
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Group says online drug trade risks Canada's...
Warning that the burgeoning internet pharmacy trade threatens Canada's supply of medications, a group called the Best Medicines Coalition appealed to the federal government on Monday to stop it.
FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]
.< 2:38:58 AM >
Official: Border Terror Fears Overblown (AP)
AP - The new head of Mexico's federal police force said Monday he doesn't see the U.S.-Mexico border as a terror target and that while terrorists may try to use this country to sneak into America, there's no evidence they have yet done so.
[Via Yahoo! News - World]
.< 2:36:13 AM >
Online Travel: The Race Is On!
Booking trips on the Web will only get easier, thanks to the ambitions of two business titans
[Via TIME's Top Stories]
.< 2:28:51 AM >
Metacorder turns 'Book into field audio recorder
Audio production software developer Gallery UK said on Monday that its latest application, Metacorder 1.0, is now available. Metacorder allows users to connect existing Core Audio hardware and connect it to a PowerBook or iBook to create a fully functional audio recorder for deployment in the field. The software features a 1- to 30-second pre-record buffer, the ability to write a recording to two drives simultaneously, the option to automatically copy files onto optical media as soon as the recording stops and more.
[Via MacCentral]
.< 2:22:10 AM >
Sense & Sensors in Digital Photography
In sum, with the range of sensors used in cameras today, there is no point to worrying about a few megapixels more or less. Shrinking cells to fit more of them in the sensor can lose more information than it gains. The size of the cells is likely to be more important than their number. For the same money, I would rather buy a larger sensor with fewer pixels than a smaller sensor with more pixels. If nothing else, the larger sensor is likely to be sharper because it will be less sensitive to movement of the camera.
[Via TidBITS]
Lots of myth debunking here. Good reference.
.< 2:08:11 AM >
Mexican blasts to finish line - Toronto Marathon champ is farmer with nine brothers who vows to share $25,000 prize
Procopio Franco was a world away from the warm corn fields of his Mexican farm yesterday when he dashed past the finish line and captured first prize at the Toronto Marathon on one of the coldest, wettest days of the season.
The 34-year-old slight, wiry man, who shivered for warmth in his red athletic suit, said he could have done even better if it had not been so windy.
"It was a very up-and-down course and it was far too cold," Mr. Franco said through a friend, who translated his comments into English.
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25 Tutorials Offered At 117th AES Convention
The diverse series of programs coordinated by 117th AES Convention Tutorial Chair Bob Moses epitomizes the broad sphere of interests held by the organization’s 12,000 + members. Among the twenty-five sessions are subjects geared to appeal to virtually every branch of the industry. ...Read More »
[Via Digital Pro Sound News]
.< 1:07:28 AM >
Quebecers kind of sluggish, says survey
Quebecers sleep more, work less, also watch more TV and exercise less than other Canadians. Nous les Bougons?
[Via montreal city weblog]
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