tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102132882011-07-05T03:16:16.148-04:00"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider." - Sir Francis Baconpaul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.comBlogger761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1142361137505633212006-03-14T13:32:00.000-05:002006-03-14T13:32:17.520-05:00

I was listening to WFUV recently and heard a great song that I hadn't come across in a while. "In The Sun" is its title. Originally penned and instrumentized by Joseph Arthur, this version was a cover Michael Stipe and Chris Martin recorded, with the benefits going to aid Katrina victims. Many people can probably relate to Arthur's words, but it seems more fitting to associate to personal strife,

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NYSE wants LSE. LSE is stubborn. LSE does not want to belittle itself and its investors by rushing to divest itself of its own powers. A lot of moolah is in the balance. A lot of numbers ebb, spike and grow in the markets divided naturally by the Atlantic - spiritually and fundamentally they are one and the same. What gives?Well, in order for parties on all sides to be happy, they've gotta come

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I am dismayed by the ignorance shown by the number of US citizens who chose to jump to a worst-possible-scenario decision during the days when the DP World acquisition of five American ports owned by the British operator P and effectively alienated the most neutral of peoples in the Arab world. Now, the UAE organization has deemed it necessary to divest its purchase of control and access to the

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The divide portrayed by the American media is a figment very few are enjoying the idealistic proliferation of. It’s something to comment on or analyze the situation presented by our electoral system and come away feeling heavily fazed by the mass speculation that runs rampant in what should normally be considered an intrinsically unbiased network of news outlets. Even the television conglomerates

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I'm a fan of Paul Hewson. And the group to which he is most often associated. Yep, that group.Recently, the man better known as Bono, along with a list of organizations, clothing manufacturers, and a credit corp, rolled out a line of products, as well as promotions, that will bring increased awareness to the world's AIDS epidemic. Whether it be help in the form of a 1%-of-purchase donation or a

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This weekend, I completed the first true installment of the Chronicles of Narnia series. As it turns out, I was far too occupied throughout my childhood and YA years with the volumes of Redwall and delving into the pages of novels that were said by the publishing industry to be, well, way out of my league. At 21, I thought it appropriate to catch up on some of the things I missed. Apparently C.S.

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The clash between democrats and republicans, and republicans and, well, republicans (a bit redundant, eh?) over the 5-port takeover by Dubai-based operator DP World, has grown into a maelstrom of misrepresentation, discrimination, and racial ignorance. Furthermore, the irrationality shown amongst the “debating” factions simply is an uncompromised display of a lack of intelligence. It is no doubt

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1141145431176834062006-02-28T11:50:00.000-05:002006-02-28T11:55:59.066-05:00

I won't put too much into this one, but it seems that Saab has shown off a new winner at the Geneva Motor Show this year. Saw this one on Autoblog this mornin'. Good guys over there. Yep. Wish I thought of making an attractive, easy to consume automotive weblog first. Arg.

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Anyone have an FT subscription - online or print? Well, I do! Yes, and today's edition had an insert slipped stealthily between the folds of the usual sections titled, rather clinically I might say, 'FT Motor Industry'. What's been pressed upon the pages? Well, I'll tell you.The first headline declares something or other about the closeness of objects in mirrors. Anyway, it's pretty much easily

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1141081507343617152006-02-27T18:05:00.000-05:002006-02-27T18:15:45.746-05:00

I only recently came across the Firefox extension known as Performancing, a blogging tool that works with a number of online services, including Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, LiveJournal, and MSN Spaces. It seems that I've left myself out of the loop when it comes to great add-ons for the "best of the browsers." (I leave the the phrase in quotations to allude to my belief that Firefox may not

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1141056617764988372006-02-27T14:43:00.000-05:002006-02-27T14:43:34.803-05:00

After being provided with a link to an article on the Truth About Cars site, I took myself along for a few minutes on a trip down memory lane (albeit a somewhat brief 4-year stint), revisiting my time with manual gearboxes and the raw, syncronized experience between palm and, well, shaft. I'll always love the visceral feeling I get when working a series of three floor pedals and an

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1140924003612673202006-02-25T22:20:00.000-05:002006-02-25T22:20:03.623-05:00

Listening to radio programs and reading articles, essays, and casually scripted opinion pieces, I've come to ask myself - and now would like to ask the general public - why freedom is something many choose not to hold dearly.Few stand up for what they believe in when placed or found in the most dire of circumstances. Individuals consistently refute self truths to avoid feared consequences brought

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The news from Iraq that civil war may be imminent is not good for anyone directly or even indirectly involved. What should be done? It's safe to say that promoting calm and reason is not going to work when individuals' fundamental believes and values and sanctuaries are dashed into rubble and ruin. It's hard to watch what's taking place in the relative center of Middle East, and unimaginable

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Yesterday, Digg.com had a front page story for some hours about the Feb. 28th Mac event planned - the speculation and whatnot. I wrote and attempted to post a rather lengthy opinion piece of what I think Apple's plans are and Jobs' motives for the future of computing and technology. While I don't have it saved word for word, I'll try to scrounge it up into something of a presentable form. I

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1130195023658411872005-10-24T18:47:00.000-04:002005-10-24T19:03:43.666-04:00

I just finished a recently downloaded (via Bittorrent) episode (new) of TWiT (This Week in Tech) and I must say: I like it.It's not that the video is any better, or that the group members have "more interesting" things to say, but the 'closed session' approach is very good. They seem less distracted by the crowd; there's no "open mic"; They had a great guest on, Lawrence Lessig, Stanford

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129929824755489982005-10-21T17:13:00.000-04:002006-02-24T08:28:59.153-05:00

I downloaded the Flock Browser Public Preview as soon as it was announced, and I was somewhat impressed by the UI and how things generally went together. Now with updated pieces making "Flocking" that much better and seamless, I definitely give a thumbs up to the guys working on this project. Yeah, it's got its bugs, but so does Firefox. I'm running the latest Firefox and there doesn't seem to be

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129928855064356202005-10-21T16:56:00.000-04:002005-10-21T17:07:35.073-04:00

Ok, I know it's a bit...well, beyond, but if you've ever found your aluminum PowerBook in need of a few spare parts and your warranty is so far out of sight that it's...you know...gone, then here's a bunch of pics mated to a journalistic tutorial for opening one of these babies up. Yes, I'm the owner of one of these machines, and yes, I am a bit biased, but I do have negative comments associated

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Griffin has announced it will begin shipping iTrip modules for the new iPod nano. It's been quite a long wait for even the news of this, but when November comes, nano autos - or is it auto nanos? Hey, who're we kidding? It's Friday! No more thinking. ...Yeah that's not going to hold up.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129909027374738612005-10-21T11:26:00.000-04:002005-10-21T11:37:07.380-04:00

The tech news magazine Wired is running the last of its 4-part series on the advancement of internet technologies and broadband providers. The current headline story features an analysis on the rebirth of the net-via-satellite industry. I'm skeptical about this being a success, considering the costs. If, for the downspeed (about 400-500kbps), you're given free roaming access (similar to cellular

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129900717123101252005-10-21T09:07:00.000-04:002005-10-21T09:18:37.130-04:00

This morning I awoke, brewed some green tea, opened my PowerBook, clicked on 'Slashdot' in my bookmark bar, and about 4 listings down was something that made me giddy, notice that a new open-source browser was made avaiilable to the general public. Based on the pleasurable Firefox, a beta version of the much-hyped Flock browser has been offered up to anyone coming across the webpage as binaries,

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129690258231600652005-10-18T22:36:00.000-04:002005-10-18T22:50:58.243-04:00

I'm not a fan of Time Magazine, but within this week's issue is a story on Apple's formula for product innovation. While it never really goes into anything and most aware of Mac development know quite well already, what's interesting is the first, nearly-full-page photo complementing the article's start. Upon the table the Apple "team" is situated around, there are some products that the public

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The New York Times now has an article out mentioning the progression of talks between the highest levels of the two largest economies in the world. Yes, that does mean the US and China, and they are smiling while "duking it out," but carrying on a previously posted article I can't seem to locate from a news source I can't recall (I'm by no means making an attempt at sarcasm or try cover my behind

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As it already likely to seem blatantly obvious, I'm easily coerced into clicking on Apple related news stories, so pardon my second such mention of the day. One of the first (out of thousands, I'm sure) recipients of the new iPod has offered up pictures to AppleInsider, which you can see here. Is it just me, or is it kind of boring already, almost like you want more...more...MORE! No? Just me?

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129665186494813652005-10-18T15:37:00.000-04:002005-10-18T15:53:06.510-04:00

Engadget (mentioned on Digg) has posted a piece explaining a fairly straightforward process for tranferring video from a TiVo Series 2 over to a PC running iTunes 6 and finally out to a video-enabled iPod. The tutorial is going to have Mac users at a loss for words, though. The transfer software shtuff isn't available (YET!) for OS X. For now, those oblivious to the art of hacking (and hacking

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129587717182305352005-10-17T18:11:00.000-04:002005-10-17T18:21:57.200-04:00

Adding onto the news that Apple will likely be unveiling some new "power tools" on Wednesday, there's something going around saying that they're planning to bring a professional photo program out of the closet (or the labs, whichever euphemism you prefer). If this is so, I'm sure it'll have a tough time running against Photoshop, especially if it does an iWorks (A replacement for Microsoft Word

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129478578555620842005-10-16T11:46:00.000-04:002005-10-16T12:03:55.553-04:00

I feel like getting away from my PowerBook for a bit, so I'll just be touching on one somewhat comical piece of recent news. As all who keep up with current events know quite well already, Judy Miller, the New York Times journalist-cum-prisoner-cum-testifier has been tossed around the headline field a lot in the past few months. BUT, after all this..um...progress?...in digging up the culprit(s)

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129385562571932292005-10-15T10:04:00.000-04:002005-10-15T10:12:42.583-04:00

I was searching through my daily NY Times newsflash-email-thingy and came across an article who's title appeared preposterous. Apparently Wal-Mart feels it hasn't done enough - keeping all those cents and benefits away from it's workforce - that it'd like to start keeping the cash of the general populace.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129384376641828222005-10-15T09:43:00.000-04:002005-10-15T09:52:56.643-04:00

A growing group of Mac users (and likely potential users as well) has brought together a petition for the availability of Apple's new Front Row feature, now sold only with the iMac. It seems that the number of signatures is going to have to rise significantly before anything is done, but maybe in next week's press conference in NYC Jobs will pull another rabbit out of his hat and bring equality

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129383756373458812005-10-15T09:28:00.000-04:002005-10-15T09:42:55.933-04:00

Topping the Slashdot homepage as of now (9:30am EST) is a bit on the evolution of the MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). The source of the posting states, "Whether you love it, hate it or are unaware of it the MMORPG secondary market, which deals with the trade of in-game commodities for real world cash, it is here and growing. Some researchers suggest that this secondary

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129382873314521432005-10-15T09:21:00.000-04:002005-10-15T09:27:53.316-04:00

One of the better video game/console reviewers out there on the web, Joystiq has presented readers with a week-long series of reviews for all things XBOX 360. So...check it out!

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129382360173225882005-10-15T09:09:00.000-04:002005-10-15T09:19:20.180-04:00

According to AppleInsider, Apple sent invitations to select members of the press corps to meet up in NYC on Oct 19th. It is supposedly a gathering where Apple is set to debut a new or revised professional product lineup. In my opinion, it'd be entirely unnecessary to hold an event simply for the rumored dual-core additions to the Power Mac series, along with incremental speed boosts in the

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129310627431287262005-10-14T12:04:00.000-04:002005-10-14T13:23:47.466-04:00

This $1.99-per-video price point bugs me. Why? It comes down to what you're getting.AOL Music, MTV, and VH1 all provide music videos to the public (though some - ahem, the latter two, ahem - hold certain restrictions upon their viewer bases) free of charge. You only need to sit through an advertisement at their start. Their on-demand product has received a large fan base in a relatively short

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129239058597209382005-10-13T16:35:00.000-04:002005-10-13T17:34:59.536-04:00

In the recent past, Fox News ran a story featuring an author who turned out to be part of an organization funded by Microsoft. In the original published article, the author, James Prendergast criticized the Massachusetts legislature for officiating a shift from Microsoft's propietary tools to open source software. It's not at all unusual to see this taking place at a political level, considering

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129159851785537492005-10-12T19:00:00.000-04:002005-10-12T19:30:51.793-04:00

Well, it turns out what everyone was sure Apple was set to unveil (boosted Power Macs and/or PowerBooks) at 10:00am PST, wasn't on the gig list at all. Instead, it was a presentation for music and video related items and software.A new iPod is to ship as early as the middle of next week or as late as next weekend. The revised and restyled iMacs were whittled down to a duo, both sporting a more

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129067735979335292005-10-11T17:50:00.000-04:002005-10-11T17:55:35.990-04:00

Roughly 14-15 minutes into the Q4 conference call, an Apple rep explains that the lack in supply for the iPod nano is due to a lack in a particular component (I'm guessing it's the black case!).

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129065251052635352005-10-11T17:03:00.000-04:002005-10-11T17:14:11.063-04:00

A submission to Slashdot features a BBC story about the progress the EU and other major international players are making towards multilateral control over the Internet's DNS backbone. Representatives of those countries participating in this effort believe the US has gotten sloppy with maintenance and has made little little headway in the realm of innovation.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129060902925980692005-10-11T15:57:00.000-04:002005-10-11T16:01:42.933-04:00

The Financial Times is running a bit on the top 25 most influential billionaires. It's quite odd to see the monopolistic Redmond man on top with his rival-from-the-start right below, but the authors' comments and bits will likely appease most readers.

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Standford Racing Team and their blue baby Stanley won DARPA's Grand Challenge 2005, as nearly all major press corps have established, but where's all the talk about what's next? Isn't anyone going to peck at VW to see if scrambling together a plan to salvage their crumbling international market slice (hence the massive job cuts) by going full steam with "Autonomous Touareg!?"

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1129037671691439502005-10-11T09:28:00.000-04:002005-10-11T09:34:31.700-04:00

Head Cases, it appears, was cancelled, and though it was a long shot for the show to top Lost (same time slot - I personally see nothing of interest in Lost), it was a great show - if only for two episodes. Anyway we can do a "Veronica Mars" and rustle up some activism to bring it back? Preferrably in a safer morsel of the primetime market, of course.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1128991318188859752005-10-10T20:37:00.000-04:002005-10-10T20:42:43.660-04:00

Wired is running a story on why the Indian and Eurasian plates' movements have been recurring over a relatively short period (Think Iran, etc.). If you'd like to offer monetary aid, here's a site that'll allow you to do so.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1128984615332220562005-10-10T18:13:00.000-04:002005-10-10T18:52:03.640-04:00

Did the title confuse? If it did, my apologies. If not, here's my take on the buzz.Apple (or should I say Jobs?) runs a tight ship, and though there's lots of talk about the company intentionally letting some nip out of the bag, common sense tells us that big, HUGE announcements are ordinarily not anything given to an "impromptu" showing. Apple hardware is usually bundle. Say, many consumer

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1128982414727364152005-10-10T17:59:00.000-04:002005-10-10T18:13:34.736-04:00

Slashdot has discovered that a new sect of Yahoo has arrived. The debut of a podcast portal within the Yahoo! community is no surprise; let's see if it'll give AOL, iTunes, Odeo, iPodder, and Podcast Alley a run for their...um...traffic? (I supposed the lucrativeness is still lacking - a debatable aspect of the worldwide phenomenon that has yet to see a boom in the way of VC and Big Machine

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1122845543250892272005-07-31T17:28:00.000-04:002005-07-31T17:32:23.250-04:00

In today's New York Times Book Review there sit a few great pages of an essay labeled "Bad News." Grab that coffee and dig in.

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Well as of around 4:30pm EST, I finished Reading Lolita in Tehran, acknowledgements and all. I must say that it was a very gripping read; though confusing at times, on the whole, Nafisi seems to have accomplished her goal when writing this memoir. There's a good reason it stood as #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List, I can say that much. Simply put, it is disturbing enough to make you want

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1122819289710833992005-07-31T10:11:00.000-04:002005-07-31T10:14:49.716-04:00

Today I feel like finishing Reading Lolita in Tehran. It's a great memoir, but I get easily distracted and I have a lot more books to get through, so I think it's a nice day for punching through a few dozen pages. I'll write my final remarks about the piece later.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1122747354015521542005-07-30T14:13:00.000-04:002005-07-30T14:15:54.026-04:00

As a 21-year-old, I may be perceived as a bit naive, lacking in wisdom, or any thousands of other characteristics that I and the rest of my generation have held since before we could spurt out the phrase "goo goo, gaa gaa." It's quite peculiar how our elders have continued to hold these thoughts all these years in their own ether of complaints, falsities, and general shortfalls in attempts at

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1122729120355961342005-07-30T09:00:00.000-04:002005-07-30T09:12:00.360-04:00

Good Morning all. It is a beautiful Saturday. I've yet to see a cloud in the sky (not that I don't mind clouds, especially purty, fluffy white ones), and the air is surprisingly cool for a day in the middle of summer. Of course, it is 9:02am, but hey, a few days ago it was baking by dawn.What to do today? Work? Dunno. I may go on a quest to finish the memoir I mentioned at few postings back;

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1122395317998427442005-07-26T12:25:00.000-04:002005-07-26T12:28:37.996-04:00

At 10:39am EST, the shuttle Discovery took off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL. Everything appeared to be successful and right on schedule.

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Today, Apple rolled out upgraded lines of iBooks and Mac Minis, all including bluetooth and airport extreme standard. Apple dropped the mid-grade iBooks, while the Mac Mini family gained another member. All portables and desktops seem to come with 512mb ram standard, which is good, but not exceptional, especially when multitasking or viewing/loading multiple webpages. Also, because they stuck

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1122241266905738602005-07-24T17:36:00.000-04:002005-07-24T17:41:06.910-04:00

If anyone owns a Mac and is running OS X 10.4 "Tiger", enjoys using Safari and has used Lord of the Cows' Safari Enhancer, a new version/upgrade is available.It is highly recommended for broadband users with heavy internet use.

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Lance Armstrong, though finishing the final stage of the Tour de France in 118th place in Paris, he captured his 7th victory of the three week race. Congrats you machine.

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Began Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita In Tehran today.Also, I'm curious to find an intriguing tech magazine who's pages are filled with more text than ads. Something along in between WIRED and THE NEW YORKER. Anything?

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1122159314632276162005-07-23T18:52:00.000-04:002005-07-23T18:55:14.640-04:00

Today's been another Saturday of work. Sun's going down. Wonderful highlight(s) of the day:-Finished a book with a general reader base of 7-12-Received new issue of WIRED (13.08)-hm....is that it?I always look forward to a new issue of WIRED. Even though the publication has gone down in quality and up exponentially in advertisements and so forth, I continue to enjoy the articles and tidbits it

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1107700744898529582005-02-06T09:21:00.000-05:002005-02-06T09:39:04.896-05:00

Mergers are good in hypothetical scenarios, but are they good in the shaky business world? My answer is no. HP & Compaq joined forces and neither is the better for it. Compaq is sort of hanging on a chain and just seems like dead weight for HP - the only good that came out of it, for HP, was the cancelling out of any competition Compaq might have brought (menial to begin with). What will an SBC &

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New York City is one step closer to claiming the spot for host of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Arguments have risen about the cost benefits and the potential losses/gains to the city and the people who live there. It's a great idea to bring the Olympics to NYC, and it's not so much that it's the ideal location, but it is one that makes sense. They can build whatever stadium or complex they want to,

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1107381814958701902005-02-02T16:55:00.000-05:002005-02-02T17:07:15.553-05:00

News of survivers living on an island after their village of 150 was destroyed by the Asian disaster has emerged. There are nine survivors who had been stranded without aid for more than a month, living on coconuts the entire time. Good news like this story brings happiness - if but for a short period of time - amid the heartbreak for thousands that is irreparable.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1107354846989025232005-02-02T09:23:00.000-05:002005-02-02T09:34:06.990-05:00

President Bush is to deliver his January 2005 State of the Union address, and everyone's wondering what he's going to say. Well, actually...everyone has a pretty good idea. Freedom...and more freedom. That a fine topic to digress on, but let's talk about a plan. I mean, Mr. President, it's fine to want to spread freedom, but remember when you didn't have a plan after the invasion of Iraq, and how

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Pope John Paul II came down with symptoms of the flu on sunday, and just yesterday (02.01.05) was taken to the hospital where he stays under supervision. It's kind of interesting how we think of the power of the papal seat, and how much influence that stature has among the world body, even to those not of catholic faith. Many people continually assert that the Pope is above and beyond the

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1107204588089400982005-01-31T15:32:00.000-05:002005-01-31T15:49:48.090-05:00

The Iraqi election for 250 parliamentary members for creation of a national constitution has gone quite surprisingly well, with less resistance and interference by terrorists and insurgents than pre-election estimates were. That is a very good thing. A greater number of voters than expected have cast ballots as well, so that's another positive effect. Now it will get even tougher. The Iraqi's

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If you check out many of the RSS feeds, there's this complete saturation of news concerning Iraq - whether it pertains to recent bombings or to the upcoming election. I don't have issue with this, as much as I have issue with the fact that so many media organizations are intensely focused on one part of the world, that it seems the countless issues concerning Africa, China, Russia, Korea (North

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Let's hope Philly wins next Sunday, I can't see New England win their third title in 4 years. That is all on my mind to divulge.

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106948206339711382005-01-28T16:14:00.000-05:002005-01-28T16:36:46.340-05:00

The new Business Week issue out on newstands has a great cover story, and an even better cover. In nice, big, bold letters it reads, "Linux Inc" with Linus Torvalds and Tux (yes, Linus is in a 'tux' but I'm referring his 'ultra-stable' penguin pal). Given that Linux has much greater security than Mr. Gates' creation, Linux seems to be quite an underestimated threat to Microsoft's market share

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106946813352291012005-01-28T16:01:00.000-05:002005-01-30T08:51:17.860-05:00

Iraqis in 9 US cities and other cities all over the world, started to cast their votes for the election slated to take place in their country of origin three days from now, on January 30th. Many have been skeptical, yet somehow they can't seem to hold back their emotions. Many say it's a new day for their country. A chance for the people to speak and be heard, and be counted for once. After

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106838703113354482005-01-27T09:54:00.000-05:002005-01-27T10:11:43.113-05:00

After watching a recent program broadcast on PBS, I came across particularly troubling, yet not quite surprising news. A muslim cleric was being interviewed (one that advocated the actions of both insurgents in Iraq and those of Al-Qaeda) and stated roughly that, "the Koran states anyone not following the law of Allah," -basically the words in the Koran- "must be killed." If that's the idealogy

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106778543217833402005-01-26T17:14:00.000-05:002005-01-27T09:54:27.886-05:00

Condoleezza Rice was sworn in today as Secretary of State. Is good news? Obviously not. Though I agree with some assesments made by the administration (far from all), the fact that she had so easily become confirmed (other than the delay caused by the objections from a few democratic senators, who did so rightfully) is deeply troubling. It seems that time and time again people are willing to

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106702166250575662005-01-25T19:43:00.000-05:002005-01-25T20:16:06.250-05:00

Wired Magazine's February 2005 issue sports a headline declaring "The FireFox Revolt". It is the godsend browser for which news of has spread so fast in the past weeks that it seems Microsoft's Internet Explorer's fate is burial. Well...not so fast. We should take into account that, as of now, Firefox has just above 5% of the web browser market. And tech analysis predict it will be roughly equal

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106598533948662592005-01-24T15:08:00.000-05:002005-01-24T15:28:53.946-05:00

The UN met today to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. Kofi Annan delivered a profound speech, as did Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel, himself a Holocaust survivor. The assembly remembered those killed; men, women, and children alike. This week, events starting in Vienna, Austria will be held to commemorate the dead, and the proceedings will, by the

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106450968354020072005-01-22T22:11:00.000-05:002005-01-22T22:29:28.353-05:00

Everyone has surely been aware to the difficulties of holding elections in Iraq as of now. Will it do any good? Will it go with little resistance? Will there be civil war? No one is certain of anything, and news of low voter turnout for registration for Iraqi exiles is not good. There are millions of iraqi exiles, and many of those are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections. Statistics show:

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106315540767670172005-01-21T08:27:00.000-05:002005-01-21T16:34:48.800-05:00

As each day passes, we seem to get pictures and headlines of tragedies thrust as us. Everyday, something terrible happens in Iraq. Whether it is an innocent Iraqi that has been killed, or a soldier from a convoy passing by a roadside bomb, none of it is good news. As David Brooks stated in a past op-ed column, the people committing these atrocious acts are, in some sense, trying to disgust the

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106274920023367522005-01-20T21:12:00.000-05:002005-01-20T21:40:32.663-05:00

The drastic decline of eBay's stock today on the Nasdaq market had such an enormous impact that half of the day's loss was on the online-marketplace host's part. What does this mean for Meg Whitman and the rest? Well, they've been certain that 2005 would break the records that 2004 had, yet the first quarter is not off to a good start, and investors are not looking to happy with the direction

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106249029305690092005-01-20T14:20:00.000-05:002005-01-20T14:23:49.306-05:00

Bush's inaugural address was quite moving wasn't it? By a show of hands, who learned something today that they haven't already heard?... None? Hm...I wonder why that is...

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106248317653497332005-01-20T14:01:00.000-05:002005-01-20T14:11:57.653-05:00

Well, what'd'ya know, it seems like jail isn't so bad for the empress of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Fortunately for her, a few months behind bars hasn't not been so bad. That goes for the corporation's stock as well. At the start, the bar for the company fell. It fell low. Lower than $10. But now it's more than $53. Of course there's still uneasiness caused by expected speculation, but it's

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At roughly 11:30 am ET today, the proceedings will begin. Security will flank the streets, block in every direction. Manhole covers are welded tight. Everyone's ready. But is Bush? Who knows. Let's just hope he doesn't say "uh" so many times. And let's hope even moreso that he doesn't ramble on about how his job to make decisions, and how's he's a decision maker...and how he's gotta make lots

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106152988609204762005-01-19T11:38:00.000-05:002005-01-19T11:43:08.610-05:00

Dear President Bush, Stop lying to us. You're not good at it. Sincerely, The People of the United States of America

paul.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057991455091273019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213288.post-1106064023165036372005-01-18T10:46:00.000-05:002005-01-20T13:38:59.793-05:00

These political engagements and entanglements are getting absurb. I'm listening to the hearings for the approval of Condoleeza Rice for Secretary of State, and it's the same thing you hear over and over again. Why even have the hearing if you're just going to waste all this time with meaningless jargon. The Bush administration continually states that they won't be giving specifics, or

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There have been countless disasters throughout history. Some menial, some encompassing the entire globe. Yet, not one individual moment can transcend another when taking into account the ideals of progress and change, and remember the universe does not follow us, we follow the universe. Cataclysmic occurences happen frequently, throughout the spaces of time, but we focus only on ourselves,

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