Monday, June 23, 2003

guitar~ Guitardrag. That's hard 2 watch...but hm, I would love to hear what it sounds like - assuming it's an electric guitar and it is hooked up to an amp while being dragged around.... [Ottmar Liebert] 11:14:21 PM

Digital Media Spotlight -> Insert Silence (latest version). InsertSilence 2003 not sure how long this beauty from Amit Pitaru and James Paterson has been up, but its as sublimely beautiful as the rest of their work. So nice to be diving back into the design world a bit. [Abstract Dynamics] 6:29:35 PM

Digital Media Spotlight -> A Firebird Began. once upon a forest / feat. maruto / A firebird began to visit the garden [Abstract Dynamics] 6:18:28 PM

boarding shot SUMMER ARRIVES Postings have been sparse lately for a couple of reasons. First, I've been fairly busy with free-lance stuff and other projects of late. A lot of this stuff I can't really write about online, since the work's either been done as for-hire on someone else's dime and if you want to read it, you need to read it where I sold it. I've also had at least one preliminary job interview about which I'm cautiously optimistic, as they say. I'll obviously talk all about it if I get it -- or if I don't -- but I'd rather not jinx things at this point. I've been doing a lot of photography these days, both for pleasure and otherwise. While walking around taking pictures over the weekend, I snapped a few images of skateboarders at the skate park near Montrose Harbor. Reminded me of when I worked at The Arizona Republic and we'd run the occasional story about how kids would locate a house whose occupants were on vacation, then drain the pool and use it as a skate park. The other thing I remember about pools and working at Das Republik is that on the layout sheets, there would be warnings when a swimming pool ad was present -- so that we could avoid running drowning stories on those pages. I wonder: Do Phoenix residents still die like flies in their pools? [HANLONVISION.COM] 5:16:00 PM

Joe Conason's Journal on Salon.com (Mediaburn Editor) In my mind there is no doubt. Washington has outdone itself when it comes to corruption, cartelization, anti-competitiveness, and un-Americanism. - G.S. -- As Ratcliffe points out, most of the corporate donors to Texans for a Republican Majority "weren't Texans at all but out-of-state businesses trying to win favor with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay." -- Joe Conason's Journal. For the Republican Party, Tom DeLay's daily venality and sleaze serves a higher purpose. [Salon.com] 4:46:56 PM

Mac G5 Unleashing the Power Mac G5. Introduced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, the Power Mac G5 is the world's fastest personal computer and the first with a 64-bit processor, which can use up to 8 gigabytes of main memory. The new G5 processor is available at speeds up to dual 2GHz with a new ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture featuring AGP 8X and PCI-X. Models starts at just $1999. [Jun 23] [Apple Hot News] 4:35:56 PM

Linare Computers Start-up launches low-cost Linux PCs. Linare, a company that integrates computers and software, is selling systems costing $199 with its own version of Linux. [CNET News.com] 4:31:00 PM

MoveOn Presidential Primary Just a quick reminder: Voting begins in the MoveOn Presidential Primary on June 24. Keep an eye on your inbox for your special email ballot. Please get others involved -- forward this message to your friends. If they are not already on the MoveOn mailing list, they will have to register to vote in the primary here: http://moveon.org/pac/reg If you'd like to get to know the candidates more before you cast your vote, we have letters to the MoveOn membership from each of them on our website, as well as their responses to MoveOn members' questions. Here are the links: Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/braun.html Governor Howard Dean: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/dean.html Senator John Edwards: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/edwards.html Congressman Dick Gephardt: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/gephardt.html Senator Bob Graham: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/graham.html Senator John Kerry: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/kerry.html Congressman Dennis Kucinich: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/kucinich.html Senator Joe Lieberman: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/lieberman.html Reverend Al Sharpton: http://www.moveon.org/pac/cands/sharpton.html Sincerely, --Carrie, Eli, Joan, Peter, Wes, and Zack The MoveOn Team June 22nd, 2003 --- Paid for by MOVEON.ORG PAC, P.O. Box 9218, Berkeley, CA 94709. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate?s committee. Website: www.moveonpac.org. 1:39:33 PM

Red Hat Plans Open Source Java?. Red Hat Inc is in discussions with Sun Microsystems Inc about launching an open source version of Sun's Java environment, according to Red Hat chairman and CEO Matthew Szulik. [Java Today Weblogs] 11:05:36 AM

Threat closes canyons in Sierra Vista area. The nearby Ash Fire and extreme fire danger have prompted the closure of a southeastern Arizona canyon renowned as a sanctuary for bird-watching. [Arizona Daily Star: Front Page] 2:38:55 AM

Sabino Creek minnow may be evacuated. One of the largest remaining populations of the Gila chub, a minnow being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act, may have to be evacuated from Sabino Canyon. [Arizona Daily Star: Front Page] 2:36:02 AM