Friday, January 10, 2003

Cool archive of odd clippings, photos, roadsigns. Extensive online archive of scanned-in newspaper clippings, photos, and pics of road signs. Includes wacky but real classified ads such as:
RAT Terrier Pups, born w/college education

and

BEAUTIFUL antique armchair. Over 200 years old. Made from "macaroni" noodles. Arms, legs and seat not available.

Link Discuss (Thanks, Stefan!)
[Boing Boing Blog]
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Judge denies Microsoft bid to dismiss Be, Burst.com lawsuits. The court this afternoon was slated to take up motions by Microsoft to dismiss 13 of 16 claims in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Sun. [Computerworld News]
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Skipping Ads? TV Gets Ready to Fight Back. A television producer and two advertisers have joined forces to present a live variety show that replaces commercials with advertising incorporated into the show. By Bill Carter. This seems reminiscent of the old radio and TV shows from the 50s and 60s... but I don't know if people will tolerate it anymore, since they're still running conventional ads as well as designing some of their content around advertising. [New York Times: Business]
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Microsoft seeks antitrust dismissals. The software giant on Friday hopes to reverse a series of legal setbacks before a Baltimore judge, whom it will ask to dismiss lawsuits by Sun and others. [CNET News.com]
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W3C approves specification for Web site scripting. DOM Level 2 HTML published. Open standards are a Good Thing. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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