Thursday, August 21, 2003

Your daughter's a ho!. Now that MTV has made pimping a cool lifestyle, is it surprising that suburban teenagers are turning tricks for mall cash? [Salon.com] 12:52:32 PM

Return of rock's Angry Old Man. Neil Young knocks the mass media and consumer culture in his brilliant -- if sometimes incoherent -- new "musical novel." [Salon.com] 12:52:15 PM

F.C.C. Lifts Ban on Video for AOL Instant Messaging. The Federal Communications Commission has granted a request by AOL Time Warner to drop restrictions on adding video to its AOL instant messaging service. By David D. Kirkpatrick. [New York Times: Technology] 12:51:55 PM

From PC to TV Screen, a Stream of Multimedia. Your PC is brimming with great photos, MP3's and videos. But your family and friends are glued to the television. By Neil Mcmanus. [New York Times: Technology] 12:51:37 PM

Original Java Creator Is A Switcher [MacSlash] 12:51:21 PM

Understanding Kane. Citizen Kane stands as one of the most celebrated films in the history of cinema. We cannot discuss this film without resorting to phrases like "masterpiece" "tour de force" or some other superlative to describe it. Why does the story of Charles Kane continue to draw viewers? Can a 1940's movie remain relevant? [kuro5hin.org] 12:51:05 PM

Forget California, it's time to recall Microsoft. Enough already with the patching... [The Register] 12:50:37 PM

MS releases unholy trinity of security fixes. IE flaws du jour - and more [The Register] 12:50:21 PM

XML machine the successor to von Neumann?. Really bring data and programs together [The Register] 12:50:02 PM

Texting blamed for movie flops. And not dodgy plots, characters, etc. [The Register] 12:49:47 PM