Category — General

CONTROLLING SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION: This guy isn't happy about it. I tend to agree. I don't mind classifying particular bits of… [Instapundit.com]

in my opinion, unless the government is sponsoring science in its own labs, outside of other considerations, the science should be open and without infringement. giving money does not give ownership of information, it just gives access to information. this should be clear.

'Mickey Mouse' degree courses targeted [Ananova: News]

it seems clear to me that this is a new form of academic fascism brought about by the interest of capital.

User Not Found. Online people die too. It would surely be a surprise if they didn't. Alas, how do we deal with real scenarios in virtual spaces? Dana J. Robinson is exploring death as it relates to this digital space. [MetaFilter]

yup, there is a strong relationship between the two deaths, but one can be reborn, whereas the other….

Alpha Lives! But Who Will Market It? [Slashdot]

this is nifty, i have an old alphastation with openbsd on it that keeps on ticking no matter what i do to it.

I've wanted a nice alpha server for a while too..

dutch fun. Find out how dutch you are and what your dutch porn name is.
[Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]

he he he, funny stuff, the dutch, the ones that i have met, are cool

Reading Text Streams With head and tail. 13 Jan 2003: Learn how to process chunks of data from both static and dynamic files using head or tail commands. Whether you use the commands individually or combined, these steps can consolidate the time it takes to read a file at any given length. If you prefer working in bytes instead of lines, not to worry; this article will assist you. You can also learn how to reverse the order of lines in a file with the tac command and change the number of lines that these commands send to their standard output [RootPrompt.org -- Nothing but Unix]

handy

NYC's best dive bars: the definitive guide [bOing bOing]

this is definitely a must read…

Weblogs & the Disruptive Web. The Disruptive Web is an InfoWorld article about the “disruptive” power of weblogs. Combining the aggregated reading habits of the blog community collected by All Consuming with bookmarklets and an RSS feed, the author conducted an experiment to search for the availability of blog-popular books at local libraries. “By the end of the day, the technique was verified to work with many libraries in the United States. What's more, it had mutated. Reports came in from around the world about adaptations that worked with library systems from other vendors.” link via post atomic [MetaFilter]

sing: aggregate me baby, oh yeah. the library thing is interesting.

Alpha Males Have Beer Wenches. Alpha Males Have Beer Wenches
Yes, we know Alpha Males have it all, but the really Alpha-alpha Males have their own beer wenches so they don't have to go to the concession stand at the cricket matches, as reported here! Credit where credit is due, an email friend pointed out this story from Conrad's cool blog called Gweilo Diaries. Leave it to the Aussies to be doing breakthrough reseach in Alpha Male innovation.

This would be extremely popular at Fenway Park. Hey, maybe I could start a whole new business. Calling all Venture Capitalists — come on guys, give me a few million dollars and you can help me select members of my wenching staff. I'm 100% behind John Doerr's belief that it's all about building an expert team.

[Feminists, don't gag. There will be more coming for you soon. I'm getting sick of this too.]
[Halley's Comment]

the beer army is marching….. i would call this exploitation, but then at 65 an hour, they make much more than i do.

Thousands of Brussels navels [bOing bOing]

i have several friends from brussels, i wonder if they are represented…