| 1. |  | Meeting physical force with soul force  - Captured: 17-1-2005 10:46:00
Martin Luther King Jr. Day has a special place in my heart. My first Web site for The Seattle Times was a site we built in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I worked with editor Bill Ristow, who, like many who work with me, stared at me as though I were a maniac. :) And I was. We did this site because Frank Blethen, publisher of the paper, has always felt strongly about educating the public about Dr. Martin Luther, Jr. and about supporting the holid...
From: Betsy Aoki's WebLog |
|
| 2. | | The idiosyncrasies of America - Captured: 29-10-2004 16:36:00
Sometimes living in the States can blind you, even for the well traveled. You forget the luxuries and accommodations that this country provides and you don’t even realize the unique idiosyncrasies of the country. Tim Sneath, who recently relocated to Redmond, provides some insightful and entertaining commentary about life in the States http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2004/10/09/240208.aspx (part 1) http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2004/10/29/249392.aspx (part 2) ...
From: Brian Goldfarb's Blog |
|
| 3. | | Now everybody do the propaganda! - Captured: 4-2-2005 14:49:31
The
February issue of The Reader’s Digest has an article entitled “
America
’s Worst Judges”.
It
begins, as many regressivist commentaries on a variety of subjects do, by asking you
to imagine that you’re the victim of a crime. Because
we all know how much that sort of imagery contributes to rational thought.
Then
it goes for the ...
From: Anomalous Data |
|
|
|
| 6. | | An Introduction - Captured: 29-10-2004 5:48:00
Hi All,
Figured it was about time I started blogging.
As for my first post I will give you a little idea who I am. My name is Keith Franklin and as of October 1st I am the General Manager of Magenic Technologies Midwest Region in Chicago. Magenic in Chicago is also known as Empowered Software Solutions | Magenic Technologies. This is because prior to October 1st I was the President of Empowered Software Solutions. Empowered was started in 1996 and from the beginning we truly believed in the M...
From: Magenic Technologies Developer Blog |
|
| 7. | | Looking Forward To A Long Weekend At Sigiriya - Captured: 3-2-2005 12:32:00
Friday 4th February 2005 is National Day here in Sri Lanka where the country celebrates its independance, in 1948, form the UK. As our factory, along with most of Sri Lanka businssses I believe, closes down I have decided (well my wife has actually - but I heartily concur) that we will take a long weekend and head off into the interior of Sri Lanka. I have managed to obtain one of the company pool cars for the duration and so the world is our lobster pot :)
Tonight we will travel from Wathupiti...
From: VB & .NET Blogs @ vbCity.com |
|
| 8. | | Cold, cold and more cold... - Captured: 18-1-2005 2:50:07
This morning it was -47 F. Now it is -1 F. Either one is just plain cold.
Of course this morning we were about 14 miles south of the Canadian border near Lake of the Woods, and now we are back home in the Twin Cities. I very much doubt it got to -47 F down here in the balmy south-country of Minnesota :-)
This has been one of the strangest winters in a long time. We still have virtually no snow here in the Twin Cities. You have to drive at least an hour north to get real snow. That's nuts! ...
From: Visions of Shadow and Light |
|
| 9. | | More Info on the Auction - Captured: 21-1-2005 17:28:03
The auction should go live in 24
hours. Bookmark this post as I will put the link here and the start date as soon as
we have it!
This auction is a charitable contribution.
Bidders will pay for an hour each of consulting time to benefit the Tsunami
victims of Banda Aceh. ALL of
the money will go to help the victims (tax benefit for you as well).
Bid for an hour of a .NET Celebrity
Consultant’s time...
From: Stephen Forte's WebBlog |
|
| 10. | | Buy an hour of consulting time and help the Tsunami Victums of Banda Aceh - Captured: 20-1-2005 21:14:22
Today
Indonesia
increased the number dead in their country alone to over 160,000, which brings the
total amount dead so far from the Tsunami to over 220,000. The
devastation is unimaginable. That is why Julia
Lerman has been organizing a lot of efforts for a local charity. She approached
me a week or two ago and wanted to try to organize a .NET Celebrity Auction on eBay
where all proceeds go to a local charity. After a lot of hard work,...
From: Stephen Forte's WebBlog |
|
| 11. | | 99) Weblog Directory - Captured: 11-2-2005 23:16:44
The Weblog Directory is a resource devoted to collecting and organizing weblogs online. Blogs can be added according to a pre-defined list of categories and according to country of origin (for addition of new categories to the existing list, there is a suggested contact form here). For each submission you can specify title, URL and a full description of your blog.
From: RSSTop55 - Robin Good's Sharewood Tidings |
|
| 12. | | Lewis Black kicks ass!! - Captured: 14-2-2005 7:23:51
Lewis
Black kicks ass…Just got back from the “Rules of Enragement Tour”. Black
was his usual curmudgeonly, hand-waving, finger-pointing, talking-through-gritted-teeth,
f-bomb-dropping self…and it goes without saying he was funny as hell.
His
everyday Joe rationality…decent, hard-working, civil-minded, progressive mindset,
and raging wit made mincemeat out of what passes f...
From: Anomalous Data |
|
| 13. | | Law Firms Want Presence In Silicon Valley Again - Captured: 14-2-2005 20:11:46
While some of the bigger name Silicon Valley law firms ran into all sorts of problems in the post bubble era, it appears that there's something of a bouncback now. Partners from those old, broken up firms went off and created their own boutique firms, and suddenly firms from all over the country are trying to merge their way into Silicon Valley by signing deals with all these random boutique firms. More evidence that the Valley is recovering (somewhat) from the bubble bursting.
From: Techdirt |
|
|
| 15. | | The Quest for Ethiopian - Captured: 16-2-2005 0:42:10
One of my more eccentric hobbies
is that I seek out Ethiopian restaurants in all the cities I visit. Of course I don’t
always have time, especially when doing user group presentations because the one evening
I’m in a city is the evening I’m speaking. But for cities where I am speaking at a
conference or working at a client I usually have at least one evening free to explore
the city.
Why Ethiopian you ask? A couple
reasons.
...
From: Visions of Shadow and Light |
|
| 16. | | Poverty and George Bush - Captured: 16-2-2005 6:59:26
Chuck Currie has a passionate new post about poverty and the George W. Bush administration. Here is an excerpt -- but go check it out -- it is good to find other souls in this world who find deep meaning in Christ's love for the poor. We are the only nation that can't a national voice to speak out against poverty even in our own country, let alone Africa or Asia.
Thank goodness for Bono, and for the present hip trend in Hollywood to follow his and others' examples, and lend their voices to ...
From: Three Sumach-Red Dogs I Run With |
|
| 17. | | Grammys (as they play) - Captured: 16-2-2005 7:02:08
After totally not expecting anything good from this year's Grammys, I'm watching it anyway, and surprises, it's actually good.
Best Grammys opening ever. The mod + punk + breakdance + funk mix, with possibly one of the best executed medleys ever on one of these shows was impressive. I can't figure out why The Killers sang some sort of strained harmony instead of the melody for their song? Still the whole thing was pulled up with some really amazing mixing of several songs at once.
Haha, fu...
From: Embrash |
|
| 18. | | Brief thoughts on freedom - Captured: 16-2-2005 7:02:08
Everytime I hear a jingoistic person go on about soldiers defending "freedom", I have to translate this in my mind to "our interests", but I've never bothered to take the time to break down what exactly is in or is not in the "freedom" apparently being defended.
This post isn't going to get too deep, cause that will take some time and copious amounts of research. However, it's an interesting exercise and I plan to get into it further for my own benefit.
Some thoughts:
Freedom = U.S. sty...
From: Embrash |
|
| 19. | | Charles Taylor needs my help - Captured: 16-2-2005 7:02:08
It's lame to prop these email scams, but this is too funny. And dear Charles Taylor, despotic murdering dictator of the day has got a kittymail email address. His sensitive side, I suppose.
From Mr Charles taylor
Email : charlestaylor@kittymail.com
My Dear Friend,
I do believe that this mail will not be a disturbant to your life, or make you repugnant about my personality. Hence i have no alternative than to consult a pathetic fellow who might exceed humanitarian gesture. Please te...
From: Embrash |
|
| 20. | | Two anarchists win where cream of British journalism failed - Captured: 16-2-2005 7:08:15
Everyone knows that British libel law is a joke: the cards are stacked heavily in favour of rich litigants who want to silence those spreading uncomfortable views about them, whether true or false. As a result, journalists in Britain, supposedly charged with investigating the shady dealings of the rich and powerful, are extremely wary of 'libeling' people who might sue.
Now, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the famous McLibel two were wrongly denied legal aid when McDonalds ...
From: Memetank |
|
| 21. | | Not just a statistic - Captured: 16-2-2005 7:08:15
You may have read reports about the rising number of anti-semitic attacks in Britain, according to a study by the Community Safety Trust. Harry's Place has the unsuprising news that some on the anti-zionist left don't believe the figures because the CST is "affiliated to the Board of Deputies of British Jews, a Zionist organisation with an agenda of supporting Israel". Now if that doesn't say it all about these people's attitude I don't know... :crazy:
More importantly though, HP lists what a...
From: Memetank |
|
| 22. | | Ohio, College Liberalism, and the Religious Liberal Blog - Captured: 17-2-2005 21:24:04
http://religiousliberal.blogspot.com/ Check out religiousliberal's newest entry on the law that is being considered in Ohio combating 'college liberalism...'
Now, I might understand, though chuckle to myself at the futility if, by liberal, they meant relationships --
Is this country completely backwards?! I am amazed that a state would go so far as to want to silence the people that are educating the educators. We are taking scientific facts such as dinosaurs and natural selection out of...
From: Three Sumach-Red Dogs I Run With |
|
| 23. | | Barcelona - Captured: 18-2-2005 3:12:36
I
have some colleagues going to
Barcelona
in the near future. Unfortunately due to my heavy travel schedule I won’t be able
to make the trip, which makes me sad.
Barcelona
,
Sydney
and
San Francisco
are my favorite cities (thus far) in my travels.
But I thought I’d put some of my
experiences down here for those interested in
Barcelona
.
&nbs...
From: Visions of Shadow and Light |
|
| 24. | | A Time of Hope: My Life and Swords into Plowshares - Captured: 18-2-2005 9:28:30
On September 11, 2000, I arrived in Jerusalem, eager to begin my program in conflict resolution through music -- a program that I had created over years of planning and deliberation. I was in Bethlehem when the fighting started, and I stayed as long as it took for me to figure out that I couldn't do the good work that I had so long planned. One of my favorite kids, Asel Asleh, was killed in the prime of his life -- a tragedy I will never forget. This is a link to a picture I took of Asel at s...
From: Three Sumach-Red Dogs I Run With |
|
| 25. | | Death Squads. Guns. Drugs. Hostages... - Captured: 18-2-2005 18:09:51
Oh good…we get
John Negroponte for our National Intelligence Director. A
man who claims he couldn’t even detect death squads that were being conducted
under his nose, being run by a man with whom he had daily contact.
Nobody
argues with the undeniable fact he has been very successful in everything he has ever
done. Everyone
agrees he was very effective in carrying out the Reagan Administrations goals in
...
From: Anomalous Data |
|