Tag Archives: Internet

headlines and links for the week of 10-11-04, updated daily

In a story of international intrigue, the FBI confiscated hard drives from a pair of servers in England hosting Indymedia (the self-described “democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate and passionate tellings of truth”) websites, owned by the Texas-based company Rackspace Managed Hosting. Got it so far? Okay, …

Some of the best coverage of the blogosphere in the mainstream press is coming from Chris Seper of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A blogger himself, Chris brings a sophistication and depth to his blog coverage that comes from living the life as opposed to dipping into the scene now and …

Super idea well-executed: DJ Sets offers audio streams of extended DJ sets by a host of well-known (primarily)house and techno DJs – currently 74 sets are available. Some of the most recent sets submitted for your listening and palpitating pleasure include Kelly Sylvia (Soulful, Funky, Deep, Vocal House, Dirty, Sleazy …

Those who know me personally know I can talk almost ceaselessly for extended periods of time without appearing to breathe – I can talk underwater and in my sleep. We were at a party last night at our excellent friends Carlo and Karen’s, and I held four conversations simultaneously by …

I recall the gut-punch impact Studs Terkel’s book Working had on me when I read it as a teenager: I had never realized so many people actually worked in “menial” jobs, nor that there is dignity and self-respect in dong ANY job well. It meshed neatly with my understanding of …

With almost 19,000 posts in just over two years, I shudder to think how many dead links we have festering in our archives – imagine trying to fix them all. This sounds like a blogger’s dream come true: Peridot, developed by UK intern students at IBM, scans company weblinks and …

Nothing quite like The Onion’s 2004 Election Guide

Suddenly it dawned on those with a more progressive agenda than the current denizens of the White House that there are a shitload of young people out there who probably lean toward their way of thinking (“progressive” change is for the young and the old – people in the middle …

Duh. We’ve only been saying this for 2+ years: reduce the price of digital music and they will come. The online music downoad services are competing with free – no matter how many people the RIAA sues, free is not going to go away. BUT there are real COSTS to …