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June 2006 Archives
8:45 AM Fri, Jun 30, 2006 | Permalink |
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Multimedia citizen journalism: I was in the newsroom late putting together a traditional portal about Newport on Wednesday, June 21 while the folks driving the RI-WINS project -- seamless mobile statewide wireless broadband Net access wherever you might go --......
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3:50 PM Thu, Jun 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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As Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline announced his graffiti task force today, Jim Willis sends along a pointer to his item on the Summit Neighborhood Association blog, City takes first steps towards addressing graffiti problem: (Link fixed) ...Another initiative referenced......
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6:34 AM Thu, Jun 29, 2006 | Permalink |
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I'm very busy... more raw links, for now. Video Site Cheat Sheet: " What does each site offer and what does it cost?" Sony Patents Car Communication Invention: "The invention is reliant on special headlights with built-in LEDs. Via these......
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11:31 AM Tue, Jun 27, 2006 | Permalink |
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Customer Service Phone Numbers & Email Addresses: I found these numbers after I went looking, unsuccessfully, on the Amazon site for a way to talk to a human. Yoko update, via Robot Wisdom ESPN's Bill Simmons: The You Tube Hall......
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2:14 AM Tue, Jun 27, 2006 | Permalink |
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I learned last night that the first three of my Woodstock stories -- written in '89 about '69 -- are to be republished in a college textbook about the '60s. Prentice Hall is producing "Time It Was" in the fall,......
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1:37 AM Mon, Jun 26, 2006 | Permalink |
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Laughing all the way, Warren Buffett with Melinda and Bill Gates. It's a Movement: Warren Buffett gives away his fortune "FORTUNE EXCLUSIVE: The world's second richest man - who's now worth $44 billion - tells editor-at-large Carol Loomis he......
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9:38 PM Sun, Jun 25, 2006 | Permalink |
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(Ack! A misplaced tag made this item nearly blank. Fixed now, obviously.) I'm at Streamick.com (beta, of course) watching full-screen acoustic music performances from a storefront L.A. club. Right now, the Streamick stream is flawless, but not a lot of......
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4:54 AM Sun, Jun 25, 2006 | Permalink |
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The West may be experiencing global warming -- or maybe just the inevitable folly of living in the desert -- but here in southern New England, we're stuck in the shower. It's muggy and pouring, in the mid-70s with 100......
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6:20 PM Fri, Jun 23, 2006 | Permalink |
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It's the stuff of nightmares; you probably bring scary stories and childhood fears to rabies as well. When I was a kid, a bite from a rabid animal involved a series of painful injections in the stomach with a long......
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10:23 AM Fri, Jun 23, 2006 | Permalink |
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The email from Will Brierly was simple: Basement Fort A tent made from sheets draped over a couple chairs. The old dryer in the corner whirring and rumbling. A bag of slightly warm candy in hand under these sheets.......
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4:16 AM Wed, Jun 21, 2006 | Permalink |
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Many hands make cheap the work: The Rise of Crowdsourcing: "Remember outsourcing? Sending jobs to India and China is so 2003. The new pool of cheap labor: everyday people using their spare cycles to create content, solve problems, even do......
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6:37 PM Tue, Jun 20, 2006 | Permalink |
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Very busy here -- we're making a special Newport section for the crowds expected this weekend for the U.S. Women's Open Championship golf tournament. But I had to blog this... The first town-hall meeting sponsored by Providence Geeks looks really......
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11:43 AM Mon, Jun 19, 2006 | Permalink |
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Really cheap laptops: Dell Home has the following new coupons on notebooks. Restrictions apply. Inspiron notebook coupons: (exp 6/22 6am CT, or after 4000 uses). These include free Bluetooth wireless and a free Netgear router. 30% off $999 Inspiron notebooks......
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7:10 PM Fri, Jun 16, 2006 | Permalink |
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Just My Garden is growing catnip right now, in Wisconsin: After the plants have grown a few inches, pinch back the shoots to promote bushy growth. It will first bloom in mid summer. After harvest, trim back the plants again.......
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10:22 PM Thu, Jun 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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Whole Foods Bans Sale of Live Lobsters. You can still get them pre-killed. A book and a box of cereal? Amazon's Grocery Beta offers non-perishable groceries and sundries. Free Super Saver shipping and Amazon Prime (free shipping for a flat......
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10:33 AM Thu, Jun 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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The Dixie Chicks play London again tonight -- where the whole flap started -- and the show will be webcast live on a MSN Dixie Chicks site at 7 p.m. Thuckster??? 1913 Ford Model T Thuckster John's PICKUP TRUCKS: Pictures......
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7:34 AM Thu, Jun 15, 2006 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
I put this on the projo 7 to 7 news blog yesterday afternoon, but I know the overlap in readers is slim, so here it is for the rest of you. For just a few month, we get to eat......
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3:49 AM Wed, Jun 14, 2006 | Permalink |
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This week brought the news that Bob Dylan's 44th album, Modern Times, is to be released August 28. Of all the sparse and nearly identical reports, here's to the enterprising reporter who found a way to localize the story: New......
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12:02 AM Tue, Jun 13, 2006 | Permalink |
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There's an update to the May 25 Teen Buzz ringtone post (Teens share ringtone grownups can't hear), from the Times UK: Inventor hopes to hit big time with silent ringtone. The original Welsh inventor of the irritating "Mosquito" sound that......
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11:03 AM Sun, Jun 11, 2006 | Permalink |
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It's Water Under the Bridge Judith Orr - USA The 1st Annual International Color (Photography) Awards nominees are a Sunday morning delight, a wake-up for jaded eyes. The winners galleries are just a subset, adding a layer of famous......
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11:06 PM Thu, Jun 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
If you missed Part 1: My projo.com homepage headlines vanished today, I think because I updated a time stamp and that post leapfrogged the latest creation date. Neither of today's two posts got out there for long. The topic: The......
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11:23 AM Thu, Jun 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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Fleas without sneezes: Scientists breed allergy-free kitty-- AFP. No, not kitties who don't get hay fever. These lack allergens that cause humans to scratch and sneeze in their presence. For $4,000, one of these precious creatures can be yours. The......
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8:09 AM Thu, Jun 08, 2006 | Permalink |
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This started off part of the previous post, but it grew and took up too much real estate. Who knew antibiotics would work like No-Doz? Power to and from the readers: Bloggers and readers with a connection to the blog......
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1:44 PM Wed, Jun 07, 2006 | Permalink |
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A press release from Providence Geeks: First "Town Hall Meeting" to Focus on RI-WINS: 5pm – 6pm, Wednesday, June 21st at AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI Providence Geeks is delighted to announce the first in what we hope becomes......
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12:15 PM Tue, Jun 06, 2006 | Permalink |
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A featured video at YouTube is Save the Internets 04:00 The internet is under attack by huge telecoms like AT&T. Do Americans care? Musicians like Moby care because your ability to download and listen to music from iTunes and videos......
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4:55 PM Mon, Jun 05, 2006 | Permalink |
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The nasty sinus bug has moved into my ears, plugging me up. I don't want to sit in a waiting room/ treatment room for a couple of hours just to get an antibiotic. Is there a better way? Just a......
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9:41 AM Sun, Jun 04, 2006 | Permalink |
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Vince Welnick, last keyboardist of the Grateful Dead, has died, a suicide at 51. Here's the San Francisco Chronicle version, and here's the howl of his friend and webmaster at vincewelnick.com, Mike Lawson. Many nice photos. Video: Jerry Garcia, Bob......
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4:57 PM Fri, Jun 02, 2006 | Permalink |
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My longtime Canadian correspondent, Eric Lilius of Eagle Lake, Ontario, writes, Have you heard any of Conor Oberst's material? I took notice when he did "When the President Talks to God" on the Leno show. Reminds me of young Bob......
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4:06 PM Thu, Jun 01, 2006 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Was the 2004 Election Stolen? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Rolling Stone today. The 100 Best Products of the Year from PC World magazine: The short list. The long (annotated) version Amazing music-themed wooden sculptures by Philippe Guillerm. Collage: Blogs......
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