Just like Alex I’m happy it’s Mr. Big too 🙂
Chantlady asks Does everyone know the Clothespin?. I walk by it everyday and now know more then I ever did. Great post 🙂 I gotta see My Architect now.
Chris Puzak’s metal music reviews are getting more and more notice. And publishing!
Mary’s had content from one of her sites stolen.
Lawrence is in Brazil, at Carnival.
A late congratulations to Robyn and Todd on the birth of their baby boy, Nathan.
Late congratulations on turning 41 Malcolm.
Congrats to Mike Zornek who got a new job.
Jim Cappozola is in trouble and is near homelessness. He’s taking donations from PayPal.
And my condolences to Mithras who lost his father last Sunday.
I don’t think of myself as a TV person. Yet I’m taken aback at how many shows I’ve watched thru the years are going off the air. “Angel”. “Sex and the City”. “Friends”.
Speaking of “Friends”, Dave King speaks for me when he explains it’s true appeal.
Yahoo! had dropped Google for it’s search provider (Times) and has implemented it’s own engine. I actually like it. Good to see some real competition in the space for the first time in ages.
I do think it’s a little scary that personalization will eventually have an effect on search (NYTimes), but it does make sense doesn’t it?
Writing is good for you (The Age)! So webloggers – maybe this is for your health!
Nonprofits are doing well on the web (Wired News). Old news but good news.
Shelley’s Stepping Stones to a Safer Blog is a must read if you have been hit by comment spam.
Just as the Democrats are showing signs of having a spine and coming together (Philadelphia Inquirer) – Nader comes along and wants to steal the spotlight (Yahoo!). I’m disgusted. I look forward to the day of a strong third party, however, Nader will hurt the effort to replace George W. Bush in the White House. If he wanted to be of help – the very best thing he could do is inform the public on why Bush must go and why Kerry or Edwards is the better choice. Instead he is an asshole. Bush is probably having a happy day just by hearing the news.
Kerry and Edwards, instead of attacking each other, have spent most of the campaign focusing on the end goal. That’s why they are still both in the race.
Speaking of Kerry, early on he looked like a goner, but he bet it all on Iowa (Philadelphia Inquirer) and won big.
Doing well makes you a target. If you are looked at as a legitimate threat, you should expect slings and arrows to come your way. So the right wing spent the last week slinging shit (MediaChannel) in Kerry’s direction to see if any of it would stick. From doctored-up photos (Snopes) to spreading false rumors (NYPress) of infidelity (who cares if they hurt someone’s reputation (NY Observer) in the process?), the mouth pieces of the right tried hard last week to bring him down. So far they’ve failed and each time my confidence in Kerry rises. He’s handled the past week with class and dignity.
lost remote has a terrific, sarcastic and honest post on how to cover such rumors on the net. The sad thing is hundreds of webloggers and news organizations were already following the advice.
The job market is always transforming and missing from the statistics are whole classes of job growth (NYTimes). Reminds me of a point made in Fast Company: “Boom-Time Buzz: Free Agent Nation is a utopia. The Brand Called You makes you more marketable than ever. Cold Reality: Free Agent Nation is a jungle. The Brand Called You is the only way to survive.” In any case, according to a study by Council of Economic Advisers, outsourcing actually leads to job growth (NYTimes). That’s when there are new classes of jobs to move to and trained/educated people to fill them. Does anybody have confidence in the current public education system?
Finally tech training schools (AP) that preyed on so many are starting to feel the sting.
The Bush Administration has been trying to censor science findings (NYTimes) in various reports. Scary.
Like Oliver, I’d like to give my thanks to Howard Dean. Thanks for helping the Democrats regain our spine. Thanks for encouraging the development and use of tools to self organize and find one another on the net and in real life. The campaign will be remembered.
Dean is doing the right thing by pledging support to the other Democratic candidates. Now if Nader could just get past his ego…
Two are held, but others are sought (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Faheem Thomas-Childs, the 10-year-old who had been the focus of hopes and prayers since he was shot in the face Wednesday morning while walking to school, died yesterday of his wounds.
Yes I’m still here! I hope to catch up on my posting later tonight. Till then – I hope you have a good one.
A gunfight that took place over two city blocks ended up across a Philadelphia school yard. Children had to run for their lives. 10-year-old Faheem Thomas-Childs (Philadelphia Inquirer) was critically wounded by one of the many stray shots (Philadelphia Inquirer) that could have took the lives of many. A $65,000 reward is being offered in connection with the arrest of these bastards.
Philadelphia can be a hostile place for children (Philadelphia Inquirer). Last Saturday an 8 year old girl was raped and beaten in a public library (Philadelphia Inquirer). That criminal was arrested on Monday.
I’ve heard one too many gunshots ringing out in the middle night myself. Yesterday hundreds bravely stood together against the violence and in support of Faheem, his family, and for others. Please, if you have information, come forward.
All my prayers to Faheem, his family, and the 8 year old girl and her family.
Looks to me like it was some kind of trial balloon and it there was too much light cast on it for it to proceed. Score one for the First Amendment: Subpoenas against university, antiwar activists dropped (Boston.com).
If it was just a trespassing investigation, why seek the membership records of the National Lawyers Guild?” asked Ben Stone, executive director of the ICLU.
This was all too frightening. People must keep watch.