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Lance Log has been redesigned. And with a big scary lance face on the side!
posted by corpse at 11:40 PM PST - 3 comments

Salon changes back!
posted by costas at 10:43 PM PST - 14 comments

My Winamp Locker appears to be a free online storage space for your music files, hosted by Winamp. At 3Gb, and the offer of sharing and listening to your songs anywhere, how on earth do they expect to A) make any money back from all the server hardware they'll buy to support this, and B) not get sued by the RIAA? I thought it'd be a great service to exploit for my personal 2-3Gb collection, but it turns out you have to upload your files one at a time. ugh.
posted by mathowie at 9:39 PM PST - 6 comments

Phonological Atlas of North America, interesting.
posted by sonofsamiam at 7:18 PM PST - 2 comments

A Scourge of Small Arms "The root causes of ethnic, religious and sectarian conflicts around the world are of course complex and varied, typically involving historical grievances, economic deprivation, demagogic leadership and an absence of democratic process. Although small arms and light weapons are not themselves a cause of conflict, their ready accessibility and low cost can prolong combat, encourage a violent rather than a peaceful resolution of differences, and generate greater insecurity throughout society--which in turn leads to a spiraling demand for, and use of, such weapons."
posted by Calebos at 6:45 PM PST - 7 comments

One reason Microsoft isn't so bad... (well, depending on how you see things)
posted by cadence at 6:38 PM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

Am I the only one that finds this incredibly creepy? With the recent advents of such wonderful shows as "Who Wants To Marry a Millionaire," and other such beauties, what is primetime TV coming to??
posted by Zosia Blue at 5:35 PM PST - 21 comments

amazon patents personalized recommendations. here we go again...
posted by mmanning at 3:57 PM PST - 8 comments

Motley disses Metallica Mister Sixx and pals give their response to Lars' crew, on the whole mp3/napster issue. Sounds like 2 groups of people are benefitting from all these lawsuits, lawyers and flash-cartoonists...
posted by nomisxid at 3:23 PM PST - 4 comments

Hmmm... perhaps I've been wrong. It would appear that the federal courts *have* been being strict about the 'militia' interpretation of the Second Amendment. That may change, however, thanks to a Federal Appeals Court judge from, no surprise, Texas.
posted by baylink at 3:22 PM PST - 18 comments

Happy Birthday 0sil8!
0sil8 turns four today. Surprising ain't it that two of the coolest sites on the web share the same birthday?
Congrats Jason!
posted by riffola at 3:19 PM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

are webloggers male or female? i'm doing a poll to try and discover the gender distribution of webloggers. someone recently asked this of me, and i had no idea if anyone had gathered that info.
posted by brig at 2:59 PM PST - 22 comments

Break it down. Shockwave grooves and beats.
posted by Mo Nickels at 2:30 PM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

Huy Fong rules. In the IT department of the ad agency I'm freelancing for the boys use a bottle a week, putting it on dern near everything. Check out the letters.
posted by Mo Nickels at 11:36 AM PST - 1 comments

Stupid new marketing word of the day: "Advertorial" (spotted on this NY Times page). Here's a screenshot - what exactly are they trying to say? Do their advertisements now contain editorial copy that should help shoppers make a more informed decision, or are they just trying to fool us into thinking these advertisements have more credibility because they are "editorialized"? (disclaimer: I hate marketing BS)
posted by mathowie at 10:12 AM PST - 14 comments

Ecstasy.

What's your view? Time has an interesting article on the drug...
posted by meaning at 8:39 AM PST - 22 comments

Does God exist? In a day and age where people are somewhat better educated (than say 500 years ago), we are taught to think freely and form our own opinions. As a result, it is no surprise that Christianity is nowhere near as strong as it was back in its glory days. Here are some good debates between University professors over the existence of God. Very good arguments from both sides. Very thought-provoking stuff. I, for one, believe there are far too many people who blindly believe in a religion because it is the easy way out. Tell me what you think.
posted by PWA_BadBoy at 3:50 AM PST - 38 comments

Now this is really stupid.

14-year-old Francis Di Masi's petition to have his name legally changed to "Frank" because he gets teased mercilessly in school about it was rejected. The judge said in his decision that "Learning how to deal with these taunts [is] part of growing up."

My first name, family name and nicknames have always given other people trouble when it comes to spelling and pronounciation, so I know what it's like to grow up getting name-related grief every single day of your life; "tedious" doesn't even begin to describe it.

So while I don't think "Francis" is altogether a bad name, why shouldn't the kid get to legally call himself whatever he wants? I mean, if some moron can change his name to DotComGuy without a hitch, why not Frank?
posted by lia at 3:43 AM PST - 21 comments

Happy Happy Birthday to Zeldman Presents. Five years old...wow. Hugs for Jeffrey, my favorite link guy :)
posted by the webmistress at 12:40 AM PST - 10 comments