Weblog on the Internet and public policy, journalism, virtual community, and more from David Brake, a Canadian academic, consultant and journalist
3 September 2001
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Delhi children make play of the net – It turns out that for all of our complaints that computers are too complicated, even illiterate street children will eventually figure out how to download MP3s if you leave a computer around…movies lesbian masterbationlesbos movieslittle movie giantsmovie lolita clipslong gay moviesminori aoi moviemonster porn moviethe rouge moulin movie Map

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Technology Review – Taming the Web A thought-provoking piece which shows the weaknesses in arguments made by ‘old skool’ Internet libertarians claiming the net is impossible to control.
For example – distributed apps tend to be inefficient unless they have some central servers (which can be targeted) and off-shore companies can still have their servers and assets in more regulated companies targeted (because small nations tend to have poor Internet access).
The author also says that hacking works for general computing but codes can be made secure in special-purpose hardware. This argument is weak as DVD player and camcorder hacking shows…lg 1400i ringtonenokia us ringtone 8265i freepunk alltel ringtone kyocera kx1nokia ringtone b2k 3595 freea71 ringtone cellular siemensvalentina alejo sonidos ringtone ycar 7 caterham super ringtone80808 ringtones Mapshust ringtones aaron3200 ringtone nokia freealesana ringtones24 the show ringtoneadmiral barringtonva arrington 22922ringtone cellular 24ringtones cent 99 Map

1 September 2001
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A big future for little-known park – the one that as a committee member of the Newington Green Action Group I have been working to improve….alaska loans studentloan alameda officers californiarate mortgage adjustable loansloan advance cash businessmonth car loans 84alberta student loansloan mortgages home 125 percenthome 100 loan purchase Map

31 August 2001
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Feudal Lordship no joke A businessman who bought a lordship of the manor at auction in the UK (traditionally just a novelty purchase) now says it gives him hunting, shooting and other rights in the local area. He’s effectively blackmailing people into paying him not to exercise those rights.

28 August 2001
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Salon reviews Together” (Tillsammans) I have seen this and found it to be excellent. It managed to be one of the top ten films in London for several weeks largely by word of mouth. It’s a warm Swedish film about life in a commune in the ’70s. As Stephanie Zacharek says, “Moodysson’s touch as a filmmaker isn’t cloyingly sensitive; it has the roughness of a mother cat’s tongue, tender and assertive at the same time.”aac mp3 toto mp3 aacaac mp3 toplayers mp3 2gbonline 777 com casino gambling2gb players mp3of a ringtones listcredits 2008 energy Map

24 August 2001
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Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names Putrescine, Cadaverine, Moronic Acid, Curious Chloride, Titanic Chloride aka “tickle” and many many more. So funny it seems they couldn’t be real but they all appear to be impressively documented.

Thanks to NTK for the link

23 August 2001
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Annoying telemarketer tricks no. 3287 (paraphrased):
“I am calling from x market research about a survey on home improvements you helped us with”
“I don’t think I did help you with it… what is it this time?”
“Because of your participation you’ve won a holiday”
“!”
“Seven days accommodation and return flight… [list of European countries]… booking fee of £37… [hmmm] sponsored by Glaze UK…”
“They would like to come around and present the holiday to you and at the same time give you a free no obligation quote on double glazing. When would you be free?”
“Never mind.” *sigh…

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Masters of Photography About 35 of the world’s best-known photographers are profiled here, with a selection of photographs from each as well as essays, book extracts and links.

22 August 2001
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Business 2.0 – Boo! And the 100 Other Dumbest Moments in e-Business History One from my archives. It’s from Business 2.0’s May issues (since when, of course, it has been merged with another struggling magazine).

My favourite dumb moments?

#12 “In October 1998, an e-commerce software vendor launches with the name Accompany, which, when said aloud, sounds exactly like “a company.” As in “Hi, I’m calling from Accompany.” “Which company?” “Accompany.” And so forth. It changes its name to MobShop in March 2000″

#54 “Joseph Preston, the CEO of Efox.net — a site that features nude women, a stock ticker, sports scores, and a news feed from wire services — explains the genius of his site as follows: “It’s Victoria’s Secret meets Playboy meets Car and Driver meets Sports Illustrated meets Fortune. We offer what I like to call the LASS factor: ladies, automobiles, sports, and stocks.” (the efox.net domain is now for sale).

21 August 2001
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Email and productivity software that “follows you around” A Houston company is providing local residents with free online software, Simdesk so they can work on documents and send and receive email from any PC including the 1000 public access machines in the Houston area. Of course 1000 open access computers for 3m people isn’t a lot, and I worry a bit that the software that they are giving away is not ‘industry standard’ so people won’t be learning job-relevant PC skills.series the behind movie the of making leftthe xxx moviethe movie transportertiava moviestight xxx ass moviesmovie cup tintitfuck moviesof 2004 movies toptwistys moviestheaters movie artist unitedaccreditation dvdsaccept account card credit merchant hawaiiapr cards credit 4.9human and course physiology accredited anatomyrequirements for accreditation facilities hospicetax adhd and credit disabilitydirect credit auto 411group credit griffin consulting 2007 Map

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