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Hmmm... looks like someone over at VersionTracker must be interested in NewtSync. With the last few updates I've gone to make my entry there up-to-date, and they've beaten me to it. Maybe they have a way of scraping Web pages. 9:09:20 PM  comment []
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Amazing electric boner machine. A Norweigan scientist has developed an electric "Viagra alternative."
Electrical engineer Birger Orten invented the simple stimulator. The contraption is comprised of a narrow, thin ring with advanced energy transferral that is placed at the root of the penis.
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Guardian: Sun's rays to roast Earth as poles flip. With another war looming there's always a chance that we won't be around to worry about this. 8:16:01 PM comment []
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Movie Studios Provide Link for Internet Downloading. Five major film studios plan to begin offering rental feature films that consumers can download from a Web site for a fee. By Amy Harmon. [New York Times: Business] 8:09:22 PM comment []
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Jeremy Beker: iSync without .Mac. 8:06:53 PM comment []
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One note: My earlier post made it sound like my only motivation for finishing NewtSync is monetary. This isn't the case at all; while I started NewtSync for this purpose, and because I saw a business opportunity, I push forward so quickly in part because of the incredible support and enthusiasm of the Newton community. I only wish there was a group of Mac webmasters out there that would be so helpful in the development of my new Web product... 8:04:01 PM comment []
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Just finished NewtSync 0.2c. This version fixes lots of TCP/IP problems, as well as some caching issues with the AddressBook. I've tested this pretty thoroughly so it should work pretty well. *crosses fingers* 8:00:32 PM comment []
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My motivation for selling 300 copies of NewtSync: the new Infiniti G35 Coupe. From a practical standpoint, I'm moving back to San Francisco and will start commuting 50 miles each way, 100 miles per day. Again. And my Eclipse has about 80,000 miles on it, the point at which, if excessively driven, any product that Chrysler touched will start turning to dust. Ever since day one it's plagued me with consistent and sometimes expensive problems not covered by their warranty. Last week when I was waiting at a drive-through a plastic fastener popped off and hit my leg. I'm still not entirely sure where it came from. (And from an impractical standpoint, I just plain want the Infiniti.) Downpayment money aside, the money I save on repairs will make up for a slightly higher payment. 5:10:42 PM comment []
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From scottrogers@mac.com, a book about Buffy. 5:00:45 PM comment []
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Speakable Web Services. Apple has done a marvelous job with the recognition and control systems, and now that you can script the Internet so easily in OS X, it's straightforward to build useful voice-driven commands that invoke external as well as local services.[Macintosh News] I can see it now: "Computer, has my favorite porn site been updated?" "Two new models were added." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 1:07:18 PM comment []
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Tablets Mightier Than the Keyboard?. Many companies have tried, and failed, to make pen-based PC's. Microsoft is now trying again with its Tablet PC operating system. I want a tablet Mac. The built-in handwriting recognition in Jaguar (which is based on Newton technology) just begs for it. [New York Times: Technology] 2:08:24 AM comment []
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Microsoft Names Committee to Oversee Orders by Court. Microsoft announced Friday that it had appointed a three-member committee of its board to make sure the company carries out the court-ordered antitrust rules. How is it acceptable that the committee is led by a member of Microsoft's board?[New York Times: Business] 2:05:01 AM comment []
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100,000 March in Italy to Protest War. More than 100,000 demonstrators in Florence chanted antiwar slogans and threw this Renaissance capital into a jittery state of alert. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 2:01:21 AM comment []
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At Work, How Far to Leave the Closet. Stephen Viscusi, the host and creator of "On the Job," a nationally syndicated radio show, gives advise he has followed in his own life over the last two decades. [New York Times: Business] 1:48:38 AM comment []
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Deconstructing "Buffy". Scholarly Buffy-philes gather at an English university to discuss the "morphic resonance" and "perlocutionary acts" of TV's favorite ghoul-killin' gal. [Salon.com] 1:45:18 AM comment []
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Did blacks stay home?. The Democrats' devastating losses Tuesday may be linked to disenchantment among African-American voters. [Salon.com] 1:43:33 AM comment []
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