If Bandwidth Is Abundant, It Can’t Be Scarce, So Why Can’t We Have Net Neutrality?
Web Pro News’ Jason Lee Miller seems to think he’s hoisted my colleague Bret Swanson, and The Progress & Freedom Foundation in general, on our own collective petard. Bret had responded to Tim Wu’s NYT op-ed by questioning Wu’s argument for developing “alternative supplies of bandwidth” to free us from the tyranny of the OPEC-like broadband [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 14:23:29
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Are Chiropractic Consulting Groups Legit?
by Matthew Loop, DC I’ve conversed with countless chiropractors at growth symposiums where I’ve been a key-note speaker ... a good business owner should dictate price anyway. It should all be about providing massive amounts ... you in order to get your business. This is a warning to stay away from sharks who use those methods [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:41:53
Fantastic surfboards to be won at zekerprijs this quarter
Fun websites are toughened much more differently than the people who win who are not chosen by hazard but by an fine element of difficult skill. 11 days ago also a Dutch dutch company begun with a online game contest and is also legally completely different. Entering online sweepstakes by mail is defying in well known popularity at present [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:12:34
This Just In: Anonymity Makes Some People Sociopathic Jerks
New York Times, once again at the forefront of modern reporting. Today the Internet is much more than esoteric discussion forums ... , accumulating gold for their online avatars. Anyone seeking work or love can expect to be Googled. As our emotional investment in the Internet has grown, the stakes for trolling — for provoking strangers online [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:54:39
Rare Eyewear
RareEyewear.com is a menagerie of handpicked sunglasses from all over the world and especially Europe - funky specs ... . They also have watches - it’s all very mysterious (intrigue!) and not online yet. Can’t wait for them to get an online store up. Until them you can find the glasses at their retail locations [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:52:19
Atari bets very big on Cryptic
When a company finances a major purchase entirely with debt, it's making a big bet. It's an indication of how key Atari ( ... , there's "Champions Online" next year, but it's unclear whether Atari will even publish that, since 2K ... . Then there's 2010's "Star Trek Online," for which it'll have to pay royalties to CBS, meaning the margins [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:48:14
Fed up with the sex talk
There is one element that the two sides in the on-going debate between abstinence advocates and hook-up culture propounders and defenders seem to ... movement by trumpeting her own choices: I’m a 24-year-old member of the hookup generation — I’ve ... me, I’ve found that casual sex can be healthy and normal and lead to better adult relationships [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 17:09:51
Those Who Barack Obama Doesn’t Believe Should Have The Right To Marry Married Will Call In ‘Gay’ Tomorrow
No, not happy… A Day Without A Mexican was the day I drove into Hollywood in a mere fifteen minutes — in other words: A Great Day. For weeks afterward, I changed my online name to Pancho and lobbied illegal organizers for A Year Without A Mexican. Some same-sex marriage supporters are urging people to “call [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 18:34:25
Online vs. Offline Reading | Friday Flickr Fix | 08.01.08
From the “kids get off my lawn!” department: It bugs me when people treat social media as a final destination ... like lifestreaming imply that someone’s whole life is online. And, well, it’s not. This adds to my growing concern around online’s unintentional negative impact. Take reading for example. Part [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 17:06:06
The inverse of reputation
Mattathias Schwartz files it under Malwebolence in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine ... , accumulating gold for their online avatars. Anyone seeking work or love can expect to be Googled ... online—have risen. Trolling has evolved from ironic solo skit to vicious group hunt." Perhaps [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 16:06:08
Retailers Race to be Head of the Class
As the end of summer approaches and July turns to August, many families are overcome by grief and relief: the former from students, ... supply retailers prepare to battle for the buck in the online channel. A baseline check ranks ... its strength in effectively engaging users online. The catch here is that time isn’t always money [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 17:06:12
Open source censorship
The struggle against child porn goes on. An Australian judge has ruled that a cartoon showing a character from The Simpsons engaged in sexual activity is child pornography. Australia is also trying to implement Internet filtering for the whole population, although the project has run into serious opposition [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:53:11
Book Fair: Swift on Caudill
My old newspaper crony Ivan ( Red) Swift, reminding me again of one of the most eye-opening books I ever read, offers an entry at the Underbelly summer Book Fair: Compulsive book buyers with loaded shelves know what it's like to look for a book, pull another one off the shelf for a scan, and end up not finding the original search volume [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:56:01
Two Kinds of Covenant
It seems I owe Bill Kinnon a debt of gratitude his morning. Yesterday Bill pointed us to Ruth Gledhill's blog at the Times Online, where Ruth has been reporting from The Lambeth Conference. I must admit I haven't gone out of my way to stay up to date [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:59:24
Finally Some Positive Media Coverage for MN
Do you watch TV? Are you a lazy enough fatass to not flip to another channel when commercials come on ( ... about, Esurance is an online cartoon insurance company. One of their selling points is that, since they operate entirely online, they use less paper and are therefore “Green.” They also plant trees [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:42:27
Resale Rights - Five Steps To Making Millions
by Arthur Goloflinski Still trying to make an income with resell rights products? Apply these 5 simple steps, and get into profit in record time ... rights products fail to make more than a few hundred dollars online, mainly because they don’ ... to earning a fortune online with resell rights: 1. Group products together to address a single problem [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:14:46
KGW Live @7: Must be a slow news day
It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of local NBC-affiliate KGW’s Live @7 show. I don’t even watch broadcast TV and I’m a fan. Why? ... to jump on Twitter as you watch the live stream online (so you can see the behind the scenes stuff, too ... foibles which will become all too evident on camera. Or catch it online later. Either way, I’ll [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:41:47
Best Chewable Fiber 2008
The best fiber sources obviously come from whole food dietary sources. However, occasionally we need a little something something to “cheat the system” and this is my favorite weight loss trick as I have mentioned the importance of utilizing fiber for satiety and stable blood sugar in my “Favorite Weight Loss Diet [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:07:07
Tag Time
Tag Time Current Mood: Yay I was tagged by Kristen It has been so long since I have done one of these. So here goes. A. Attached or Single? Very attached B. Best Friend? Terry (my husband ) and Mike (an online friend ) C. Cake or Pie? cake D. Day of choice? I like Saturday’s E. Essential item? pc, camera, mic [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 17:00:37
Leigh Duncan-Durst: Social Media Stalking? Plurkers Have Got Your Back!
Interesting drama unfolded a few weeks ago on Plurk.... I'm not providing specific names to avoid getting anyone in trouble. Nevetheless, what happened does this illustrate the power of social media and community and surface some issues related to privacy and social media. The nutshell version of what transpired is this: A fellow Plurker ( [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:27:30
Watch Your Back with a Free Credit Report
This is the time of year during which most of us will have our credit cards and debit cards out of our wallets more than ever ... us to hit the stores with credit in hand – charging up a storm while simultaneously dreading the bill ... . Through an online clearinghouse we can order a free credit report from each of the credit bureaus [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:49:57
11 Actually Useful Travel Websites
By popular request, a list of my favourite travel websites. With a huge Asia focus, obviously! These are the websites I spend far too much time in, websites that have made my life a little easier, or made sure there was a roof over my head while I’m on the road. I hope you enjoy using them as much as I do. Flight Search WeGo [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:09:11
Tell The Bush Administration: Hands Off My Laptop
Our guest blogger, Peter Swire, is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund and served as the Clinton administration’s Chief Counselor for Privacy, working on encryption policy and other issues. Today the Washington Post ran a front-page story on a topic previously reported by ThinkProgress [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 14:52:12
Boo! Ghost in Louisiana election
Guess what? The GOP has a new hero and his name is Anh “Joseph” Cao, who just defeated a veteran, but apparently ethically challenged, Democratic congressman from New Orleans. The Washington Post reports: The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Cao’s election Saturday night showed that, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 19:50:53
An Answer for Mark: Death as a Divine Tool
Mark responded to my post Dealing with the Theological Implications of Evolution, and in turn poses a question to me, well summarized in the last sentence of his last paragraph: What is the particular problem that is raised that Stegosaurus had a million or so years in the sun but now is no longer? [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 16:58:38
The Build Out: A Sneak Peek at City Winery
Welcome to the Build Out, a new series where we'll chronicle the construction of City Winery, Manhattan's first winery and tasting room, opening in a massive space in West Soho. Check in during the coming weeks for grape deliveries, restaurant build-outs, and of course, the final big reveal. Click the image above to view the full photogallery [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:21:15
The Hidden Costs Of Freelancing
The Hidden Costs Of Freelancing Many writers or freelancers are under the general understanding that when a freelancer gets paid, he can keep pretty much all of that money in his pocket. Little do they realize in reality about half of that income will be lost again. Let’s take a job site for example [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 17:00:01
Has Tascam Killed Gigastudio? Film at Eleven
COLUMN: I knew something was brewing when I went to my favorite online music store (Sweetwater) ... it had disappeared from the site entirely. Then going to some other music stores who said the item ... was being shown at music shows earlier this year, and shrink wrapped boxes are in stores, it seems strange [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 16:16:45
The Web as a “Vicious Group Hunt”
For all of its amazing potential for good, here is a sobering reminder of what else the Web is good for, ... worlds, accumulating gold for their online avatars. Anyone seeking work or love can expect ... for provoking strangers online — have risen. Trolling has evolved from ironic solo skit to vicious group hunt [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:44:36
Fighting IP Extremism with Online Video – The Lawrence Lessig Interview
We caught up with Professor Lawrence Lessig, founder of Standford Law school’s Center for Internet and Society, and the opening Keynote Speaker the Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2008 conference for “Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy”. We asked Professor Lessing if he believes there is significant IP extremism (i.e [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 19:38:04
Invisiwig - Completely Undetectable Wigs
In their own words “Invisiwig is here to help you reach your hair fantasies. We are the leading provider of invisible lace wigs ... . If you already know what you are looking for, the site works as an online store too ... to emulate their favorite stars, this online store shouldn’t have a problem capturing costumers [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 14:21:00
20 years of ‘excellence in broadcasting’
Thanks to the magic of being able to prewrite posts on WordPress and have them come online at the desired point in time, as this appears on monoblogue Rush Limbaugh should be seconds away from or into embarking on his third decade of “broadcast excellence” utilizing “talent on loan from God [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 16:06:06
Review - Prince of Persia (Xbox 360)
It’s not often that gaming royalty graces us with its presence. The near 20 year old concept of the Prince of Persia is finally ready to make its next generation debut, and it has a lot to live up to. The Prince made his triumphant return to gaming with the amazing Sands of Time and was sadly followed by some lacklustre sequels [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:06:28
iPod. iPhoto. iDo.
If you’re looking for a a think-outside-the-box gift idea for an extra special couple or bride-to-be, ... you can order online where your photos are printed right on the page? Well, you can create and order ... excuse to visit (or make that “stand in line at”) the Apple store…the new 3G iPhone. I’ve never really [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 16:18:20
Holiday Etsy Shopping
I started my online shopping pretty early, as I always like for there to be a huge buffer betwixt the time I order and the holidays (being an online shop owner myself, I'm acutely aware of all that can go awry!). Here ... you find any great online handmade shops to snap up your holiday gifts from this year? [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:18:21
Trading Ideas for Wednesday
Our stock scan performed after the close found 68 winners and 7 losers. The weekly ETF ranking was published for members ... . VIEW THE WORKSHEET online and if you wish to save it to your own computer, click File Export from Google Docs. Winners and Losers If there is a good swing trade setup on this list, the write [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:59:12
eStarling Impact IV Photo Frame Supports Video
eStaring is widely known for its multi-functional digital picture frame. Its previously releases are more than just simple photo frames for displaying art- piece; wireless connectivity, sending photo via email, RSS feeder and social network integration with varies image gallery sites such as PhotoBucket, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 18:38:39
What’s Up at Franklin Park Public Library
I’m always happy to hear from former students. I just got a nice email from Mick Jacobsen. TTW readers may remember him from his info about LibGuides. He’s moved on to some cool stuff: Our first gaming event is taking place later today (spearheaded by me). We have a Wii and PS2 for DDR [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 14:46:43
Fantastic cars to win at Zekerprijs this month
Promotions advertised as fun websites, nevertheless, can postulate an entry fee or license of purchase. Online sweepstakes are in the main much more comfortable and quicker to enter than online contests. 6 months ago also a European web company started a online contest and is also legally differently [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:12:27
At Last!
At Last! 01 Aug 2008 10:45 am Zvika Krieger reads about LibertyWire: Have you ever been reading Slate and found yourself thinking, "This is great, ... but if only if were more conservative..."? Then LibertyWire is for you! The new online publication, being launched in mid-August, is billing itself as "a conservative version of Slate." ... A job [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:30:58
Cheap Wine for Our Cheap Palate; Fill Up on Free Samples
• Yesterday, we learned to order the cheapest bottle of wine. Today, it turns out that we prefer the cheapest bottle. ... • ESPN the Magazine is putting football players in the kitchen and making them work for their new online series, Jock Chefs. Mouthing Off/Food & Wine • Unsurprisingly, the world's best [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:00:00
HyperComics attempts to capture magic of comic books online, and fails
When I was a kid, I had ambitions of becoming a legendary comic author like Stan Lee . The one thing holding me back from that dream was distribution--how was I going to get people to look at my creations? HyperComics attempts to solve that dilemma for today's wanna-be Lees, with a... [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 20:11:16
Anatomy—Call for Art
Human, animal, mineral, vegetable, inside, outside or inside out; submit your take on anatomy. Any medium is accepted. Submit your jpegs online via our online submission form by clicking here or by mail. (CDs preferred; up to 5 images to Stevens Square Center for the Arts, 1905 3rd Ave S, 2nd floor Minneapolis, MN [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:48:21
NEKLS Tech Day 2008: Michael Porter
NEKLS Tech Day 2008: Michael Porter Michael Porter was the keynote speaker… Michael’s favorite Pez is Astronaut B (mentioned during MP’s intro) ... Mentioned online connections - most of his Libraryman cartoon images have come from other people who met MP online and offered up cartoons - pretty cool. Internet use spawns gadget use… Pew graph [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 15:18:06
Amazon Buys AbeBooks
Amazon Press Release on BusinessWire Amazon.com announced today that it is acquiring AbeBooks of Victoria, BC. “AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world.” [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 16:24:01
A Fine White Powder
This afternoon, I sent the following letter to James W. Tracy, Vice President for Research at the University of Kentucky; Ada Sue Selwitz, Director of the University of Kentucky Office of Research Integrity; and Helene Lake-Bullock, Research Compliance Officer, University of Kentucky Office of Research Integrity. August 1, 2008 Dear Mr [more...]
Date: 2008-08-01 17:02:35
Clerk Dogs fetch movie matches
As a fan of film, I would have loved to have visited a certain video rental store in Manhattan Beach, California in the mid 80s ... this personal service online. Type in the name of a film you love and Clerk Dogs will recommend a list ... such as black humour, violence and character depth. Netflix, the online DVD rental service [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 18:29:30
Why a Marketing Campaign Fails…
The best way to attract customers to buy your product or service is to do a marketing campaign ... and marketers do not have clear goal of their Marketing campaign or no marketing strategy. You need to set ... . No proper Market research: This is one of most common reasons for the failure of your marketing campaign [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:10:43
Lehman Brothers: money back!
Ennio Doris, president of Banca Mediolanum, harangues his financial promoters Lehman Brothers have gone bust. Was it foreseeable? Could those who sold Lehman shares have avoided proposing them to investors? Can those who bought them get their money back if the information given was elusive or false? [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 21:43:57
Friend Us!
We’re trying something experimental here at the ol’ Pete ... a new user name or identity with yet another online site. Instead, you can sign in using your existing Google, OpenID, or other online account. So sign in and give it a shot. We’ll be experimenting [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:06:52
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