Monthly Archives: December 2004

Another great metal thread at Metafilter

Posted on December 24, 2004 by Karl

This time it’s driven by the fans. I think I’ve found a like soul there now too. Mentioning Faster Pussycat, Metallica, and Twisted Sister in the same paragraph makes me respect ‘em.

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Kerry to enter the Ohio Recount Fray

Posted on December 24, 2004 by Karl

2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry will file today, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, papers in support of the Green Party/Libertarian Party recount effort. Specifically, Kerry will be filing a request for expedited … Continue reading →

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Out of Control: The Sequel

Posted on December 24, 2004 by Karl

This morning I woke up to find that the torrent had died. Someone – no one knows who – had put enough pressure onto the operators of Suprnova.org and TorrentBits.com to shut them down. SuprNova.org was amazing, the Wal-Mart of … Continue reading →

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And so, an experiment begins

Posted on December 23, 2004 by Karl

I’ve enabled anonymous moderated story posting at Philly Future. Now, anyone can post a story, and the site’s membership team will decide if it is worthy to go live. Previously, you had to be a member to post.

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Something I need to get thru my thick skull

Posted on December 21, 2004 by Karl

The absolute worst place to spend your time on the web is in someone else’s comments threads having an argument. What a waste of effort. Far too often people argue just to win. I have a hard time dealing with … Continue reading →

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the important thing about MSN’s blogging tool isn’t that it’s a blogging tool

Posted on December 21, 2004 by Karl

It’s the name: “MSN Spaces”, and the theme: “Create your online space”. Why this has been overlooked by so many folks, I have no idea. Even if the execution leaves something to be desired right now, the idea is terrific. … Continue reading →

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“more people to express themselves online”

Posted on December 21, 2004 by Karl

BBC: Fast web access is encouraging more people to express themselves online, research suggests.

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BitTorrent sites being shut down

Posted on December 20, 2004 by Karl

Very, very sad. You can’t stop rock n’ roll. Nor can you stop BitTorrent. BitTorrent is a protocol. Not just one piece of software or a network. So make a bet on it. Here is an unofficial SuprNova.org Closure FAQ.

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delicious-java API version 1.3 available

Posted on December 20, 2004 by Karl

You can get details here.

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In the living years

Posted on December 19, 2004 by Karl

Dave Winer marks today what happened when weblogs.com went down and was reborn as Buzzword.com. As the Wired article states, one hell of a flame war went off. Some people had legitimate issues over how it was handled, but others … Continue reading →

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