Friday, December 24, 2004

The Gifts From Within The gifts from within. In this season of giving and getting, givers and receivers reflect on what they are planning to give someone else this year and what is the best thing anyone has ever given them. [azcentral.com | republicfront] 9:21:38 AM

Buon Natale Un Natale musicale. Li avevo segnalati in questi giorni ad un amico che da un po' si occupa di musica, ma visto che non ha apprezzato la segnalazione vi ripropongo questi link tutti insieme: - l'ormai ministro brasiliano Gilberto Gil ha messo on line sul suo sito tutti i testi e i brani audio completi della sua discografia e ha promesso che non appena avrà risolto le questioni legali, i brani audio potranno essere riutilizzati (ad esempio ritrasmessi in streaming o in un podcast) oltre che ascoltati - l'ormai onnipresente Boing Boing segnala una compilation dei brani più famosi di Bollywood in MP3, con relativa copertina stampabile per gli ordinati (mi veniva da scrivere anal retentive ma forse è meglio ordinati) e già che siamo in tema di Bollywood vi segnalo un sito dove si trovano parecchi torrent dei film indiani più conosciuti - entrando in tema natalizio e non solo musicale, sempre Boing Boing segnala una compilation definita Tijuana Christmas MP3s from hell che più che from hell sembra un Herb Alpert in versione natalizia, anche lei con relativa cover e retro - concludiamo con una compilation di musica natalizia a 8bit generata su otto diverse console da videogiochi e vecchi computer, anche questa segnalata dal solito sito E dopo questo repulisti del mio aggregatore di news, se non ci leggete di nuovo vi auguro Buon Natale da tutti noi. [Qix.it] 9:13:47 AM

Super Seven The Seven. Sandsmuseum ist one of the oldest and best websites about the Lotus Super Seven. The layout has changed over the years, but it's still fab. And there's lots more to discover. And by the way: the new official Prisoner Magazine is now available at all UK newsstands. It comes with a DVD of episode 1, 'Arrival' and a 'Your Village' map. Well done. And while we're at it, check out the Caterham photography archives at imagevaults. [The Cartoonist] 9:10:45 AM

Washington State Recounts Bring Us Closer Together. In the Washington gubernatorial race, Christine Gregoire has passed Dino Rossi in the hand recount for a 10-vote lead, which will probably grow when 700 votes that were improperly disqualified by one county are examined. Whether Gregoire wins or Rossi overturns the count in court, the winner's going to have little legitimacy with half of the electorate. As this race and the Bush/Gore debacle demonstrate, this country can't handle photo-finish elections, because no one believes the recount process won't be gamed by one or both parties. (I'm gaming the process by describing Gregoire as the presumptive winner.) Around 2.8 million people voted in Washington, so the next governor will sweep into office on a mandate that amounts to 1/300th of a percent. This is no way to run a shining city upon a hill. If we can't settle maddeningly close races with dueling pistols, there should be a threshold, such as 1/10th of one percent, that triggers a new 30-day registration period followed by a new vote. This would give the electorate a second chance to make up its collective mind and put an end to some recount lawsuits and grandstanding, because both sides would fear the second batch of voters. [Workbench] 8:53:58 AM

Via Cyndi Greening "Self-revelation is a cruel process. The real picture, the real "you" never emerges. Looking for it is as bewildering as trying to know how you really look. Ten different mirrors show you ten different faces."     Shashi Deshpande (1938 - )     Indian author "How can one learn to know oneself? Never by introspection, rather by action. Try to do your duty, and you will know right away what you are like."     Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749 - 1832)     German poet, dramatist [Cyndi Greening's Radio Blog] 8:44:20 AM