east village olive oilery
Martin Geddes over at Telepocalypse has some interesting thoughts about how media delivery systems will evolve.
Do what you do best
Do what you do best
Interesting WWII story. I'll reserve judgement until I hear Bruno's opinion, but it sounds convincing:
In all this time however, every attempt at biological warfare has been essentially offensive. The idea has always been to incapacitate or kill the enemy. Except once, in Poland, during World War II, where a pair of quick-thinking doctors used a little-known organism to keep the Nazis at bay.
The microorganism is Proteus OX19. In most ways it’s an entirely ordinary little bacterium. Its one remarkable feature is that human antibodies for Proteus OX19 cross-react with the antibodies for Ricksettia – the bacterium responsible for the deadly disease typhus. Blood from a patient infected with Proteus Ox19 will give a false-positive in the most common typhus screening method, the Weil-Felix test.
Enter the Nazis into Poland....
DirecTV-Liberty Media Deal Still Many Weeks Away
LOS ANGELES, CA, Sept. 19, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — A proposed deal involving Rupert Murdoch’s sale of New Corp’s 38 percent stake in DirecTV to Liberty Media, which is controlled by fellow billionaire media mogul John Malone is still weeks and weeks away, according to an executive familiar with the talks.
LOS ANGELES, CA, Sept. 19, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — A proposed deal involving Rupert Murdoch’s sale of New Corp’s 38 percent stake in DirecTV to Liberty Media, which is controlled by fellow billionaire media mogul John Malone is still weeks and weeks away, according to an executive familiar with the talks.
Implementing the new homepage design is held up because the submitted design uses CSS code that happens to completely break on Mobile IE. Mobile IE may be a terrible browser (even worse than regular IE), but it's (sadly) popular. Determining what exactly is causing the break is non-trivial.
it's the last day of summer.................... so long summer of 2006
Incompatibility dogs mobile TV
Interoperability a concern as the first rollouts test waters
Interoperability a concern as the first rollouts test waters
Frank Rich on 'The Decline and Fall of Truth' listen
Fresh Air from WHYY, September 20, 2006 · New York Times columnist Frank Rich's new book is The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina. Rich has been with the Times since 1980, when he was named chief theater critic.
With reviews that could be devastating, Rich earned the nickname The Butcher of Broadway. In 1994, Rich became an op-ed columnist for the paper, turning his focus to politics and culture. Slate recently re-dubbed him The Butcher of the Beltway.
Fresh Air from WHYY, September 20, 2006 · New York Times columnist Frank Rich's new book is The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina. Rich has been with the Times since 1980, when he was named chief theater critic.
With reviews that could be devastating, Rich earned the nickname The Butcher of Broadway. In 1994, Rich became an op-ed columnist for the paper, turning his focus to politics and culture. Slate recently re-dubbed him The Butcher of the Beltway.
Old Joy opens in theatres today
Hey Steve, you might want to think about entering this competition for amazingly neat electronics cabling. I remember your computer and stereo setup. You've got some skills.
Okay, time for bed.
Okay, time for bed.
I watched about 20 minutes of Meet the Tim's Webb v. Macaca debate tonight. It's a thing of beauty. Webb is articulate, informed and well-reasoned. Macaca is a smirking asshole who only knows his bullshit talking points.
YouTube inks deal with Warner
Microsoft enters online video fray
SOAPBOX SERVICE HAS CATCHING UP TO DO WITH SITES LIKE YOUTUBE
Sacre bleu, MS is supporting Apple's OS, Firefox and Adobe Flash.
AOL to offer video on Intel's Viiv PCs
Intel and AOL announced an alliance Monday in which AOL will make thousands of hours of video programming available on Intel's Viiv-branded home computers.
The AOL Video For Intel Viiv service will allow consumers to download movies, TV shows and other programs to their computers and watch them on the computer or TV set. The videos include recent DVD movie releases, 45 channels of on-demand video programs, and AOL's video search index that helps consumers find videos.
Much of the content will be free. Other features include 250 radio stations and AOL's online digital pictures service.
RealNetworks, SanDisk to take on iPod
New music pair-ups: SanDisk and RealNetworks; YouTube and Warner Music
Microsoft enters online video fray
SOAPBOX SERVICE HAS CATCHING UP TO DO WITH SITES LIKE YOUTUBE
Sacre bleu, MS is supporting Apple's OS, Firefox and Adobe Flash.
AOL to offer video on Intel's Viiv PCs
Intel and AOL announced an alliance Monday in which AOL will make thousands of hours of video programming available on Intel's Viiv-branded home computers.
The AOL Video For Intel Viiv service will allow consumers to download movies, TV shows and other programs to their computers and watch them on the computer or TV set. The videos include recent DVD movie releases, 45 channels of on-demand video programs, and AOL's video search index that helps consumers find videos.
Much of the content will be free. Other features include 250 radio stations and AOL's online digital pictures service.
RealNetworks, SanDisk to take on iPod
New music pair-ups: SanDisk and RealNetworks; YouTube and Warner Music
Microsoft's Zune Won't Play Protected Windows Media
In yesterday's announcement of the new Zune media player and Zune Marketplace, Microsoft (and many press reports) glossed over a remarkable misfeature that should demonstrate once and for all how DRM and the DMCA harm legitimate customers.
In yesterday's announcement of the new Zune media player and Zune Marketplace, Microsoft (and many press reports) glossed over a remarkable misfeature that should demonstrate once and for all how DRM and the DMCA harm legitimate customers.
the food section
seemed like there were tents popping up in every open space in town. they were setting up for this benefit in union square.
9/11 WTC footage from really close up. This is the tape that was just released.
Leaders weirdly silent on sweeping broadcast treaty
If the programs are stolen — for example, the signals retransmitted by another party without permission, sold as an unauthorized DVD or performed publicly without the requisite license — the copyright owner may assert their rights, but in some countries the broadcasters are left with limited ability to protect their interests.
What started as an attempt to address this relatively narrow issue has since mushroomed into a massive treaty that would grant broadcasters in some countries many new rights. These include an exclusive right of retransmission for over-the-air television signals (retransmission involves capturing a broadcast signal and rebroadcasting it without permission of the copyright holder or the original broadcaster) and more than doubling the term of protection for broadcasts to 50 years from the current 20-year term. Moreover, exceptions and limitations to these rights, a hallmark of a balanced policy approach, would be optional for countries that adopt the treaty.
If the programs are stolen — for example, the signals retransmitted by another party without permission, sold as an unauthorized DVD or performed publicly without the requisite license — the copyright owner may assert their rights, but in some countries the broadcasters are left with limited ability to protect their interests.
What started as an attempt to address this relatively narrow issue has since mushroomed into a massive treaty that would grant broadcasters in some countries many new rights. These include an exclusive right of retransmission for over-the-air television signals (retransmission involves capturing a broadcast signal and rebroadcasting it without permission of the copyright holder or the original broadcaster) and more than doubling the term of protection for broadcasts to 50 years from the current 20-year term. Moreover, exceptions and limitations to these rights, a hallmark of a balanced policy approach, would be optional for countries that adopt the treaty.
Apple expected to launch movie downloads
Sleek gadget maker may also unveil new iPods
Sleek gadget maker may also unveil new iPods
