Archive for June, 2004

The Struggle for Free Speech - What We’re Teaching “Our” Kids

You gotta give this kid credit for sticking up for his rights. He wanted to protest the political indoctrination he was receiving by putting posters around his school.
So, why the big hub-bub? Because he’s a conservative, hawkish protester, not a liberal, anti-war protester. Shenanigans ensues and, predictably, his voice is silenced. For now. But, [...]

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Real Player without all the crap

Thanks to Boing Boing.
Hate RealPlayer? So did the BBC, enough that Real made a version of RealPlayer without all the crap that normally comes with it.. You can download it here (for Windows) or here for others.

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Way to go Grand Haven!

I don’t know who runs Ottawa Wireless, but good on yah, boys! These geniuses (and for once I’m not being sarcastic) set up a WiFi network to cover six square miles of the city (I’m assuming this means downtown and the lakeshore). Unlimited calls to anyone in Canada or the US for $30 a month [...]

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Pistons Win! Pistons Win!

I don’t know why I’m so excited; I didn’t watch a single game.
In other news, a few rowdy fans did manage to tip over… Aretha Franklin (gratuitously stolen from Chick McGee on the Bob and Tom Show, 16 June 2004)
Ah, that’s why I needed to post.

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The Very British Name Generator

Title pretty much says it all.
My very British name is Quentin Watson.Take The Very British Name Generator today!Created with Rum and Monkey’s Name Generator Generator.

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National Weather Service has RSS

It’s officially a Good Thing (TM). Just choose your state and get a list of RSS weather feeds. Looks like it only gives current conditions right now.
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I knew I didn’t like Garfield for a reason

Ug, the character really is a marketing scheme, not a labor of love.
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