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2:25 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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RISD author David Macaulay speaking at TED in 2002 It's not news to longtime readers that I'm more than frustrated by the adolescent flavor of much of the Web. (Stephen, this is why I ignored your emailed link to......
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6:18 AM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Still in timeless vacationland, I'm posting this as a test of ScribeFire, the WYSIWYG blogging extension for Firefox. It's slick -- when I first opened it, it had autodiscovered my blog software and used its API to hook into it.......
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3:08 PM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Reads for a rainy day off... Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy Providence Journal staff writer G. Wayne Miller hosted Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), above, for an hourlong chat with projo.com readers today. Transcript: Senator Reed answers readers' questions in......
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1:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 2008 | Permalink |
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A meme is an idea that catches on -- sometimes it's a profound thought ("Information wants to be free"); more often it's an acronym or a viral video. Think William Hung, a TV phenomenon. Or JibJab videos. Or the LOLcats......
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11:27 AM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Jeff Beck with Eric Clapton, Exhaust Note, 4CDs. Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, November 29 & 30, 2007. Also, Country Joe McDonald, War War War Live at Norwegian Church Cultural and Arts Centre, Butetown, Cardiff Wales UK,......
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11:32 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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Deb Richardson, a Mozilla employee, is writing about the upcoming and reportedly fast and snappy Firefox 3 on her personal blog, Dria.org. The official release is set for June, but some early adopters are downloading the latest release candidates. (This......
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5:22 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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A reader who seeks no credit for his graphic skills ran with my idea of the AP photo of Hillary in the rain looking like a movie poster:......
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10:05 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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From reader Dub Not Dubya, Hi Sheila, I'm enjoying your blog as usual, so thanks for a great site. You might want to remind interested readers that it is Passover, and thus the kosher (i.e., sweetened with sugar) Coke is......
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12:35 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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After Hillary Clinton's 10-point win over Barack Obama, there are lots of traditional photos out of Pennsylvania tonight, but the one that caught my eye was from Saturday, in the rain, in McKeesport, Pa. No matter whom you support, that's......
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1:39 AM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Globo TV photos Priest disappears on helium balloon flight: A priest who floated into the sky under hundreds of helium-filled party balloons has gone missing off the southern coast of Brazil. (Telegraph U.K.) There's video at Globo TV. Even......
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12:12 PM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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B3TA : Interviews: Wes Cherry. Wes Cherry wrote the Solitaire program that comes with Windows while an intern at Microsoft in 1989. ...Sadly, a compensation or royalty package was never discussed, so he's never benefited financially. We sent Wes a......
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1:21 AM Sat, Apr 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Loose links, in no particular order: Baby porcupines hedgehogs. (Thanks, Nancy!) Happy almost Earth Day. Jonesing no more: Cox mail is back. That was unpleasant. I'm obviously addicted to email. Nibble-all-weekend recipe: peanut sesame noodles. I'm even lazier than she......
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2:28 AM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Fed up with politics? Overwhelmed by social networking? ("I need to know what is important, and I don’t have time to sift through thousands of Tweets and Friendfeed messages and blog posts and emails and IMs a day to find......
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9:51 PM Thu, Apr 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Earlier today, mail passwords stopped working . The Cox High-Speed Internet status page reported an email outage in Rhode Island, with no estimate of when it would be fixed. When I got to work, a colleague said hers had been......
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11:32 PM Wed, Apr 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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Kathryn Q. Seelye at the New York Times: Live Blogging from the Democratic Debate Rick Klein at ABC: Live Blogging from the Democratic Debate There are probably more, but this is the top of the Google, and I have company.......
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12:13 AM Wed, Apr 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tim Robbins addresses the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas Monday. At his LostRemote TV blog, Cory Bergman: Everyone is still talking about Tim Robbins’ brash keynote speech yesterday, which took broadcasters to task for voyeuristic, gossipy content,......
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3:53 AM Tue, Apr 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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How to fill out your tax return, 1942. The war needed money, and Donald Duck stepped up. Donald does his bit for the war effort in 1943, when "every American should pay his or her income tax, gladly......
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10:33 PM Sun, Apr 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Minnesota Star-Tribune has the story it became part of. Liz Donovan found this gem from Jon Bream (Dylan wins special Pulitzer Prize): The Pulitzer Prize committee wasn't sure how to reach the ever-elusive Bob Dylan on Monday after it......
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1:08 PM Sun, Apr 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Mill at thecoolhunter.net - architecture, a great place for a Sunday drive. The Mill is a river shelter for canoers. My first thought was to put one in Waterplace Park in downtown Providence. Heh. ... Finnish architect and......
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12:52 AM Sun, Apr 13, 2008 | Permalink |
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Carlos Castaneda And The Shaman. Tales From The Jungle. a one-hour BBC documentary on the controversial author of "The Teachings of Don Juan" series, and on Mexico's Yaqui Indians. New Firefox extensions reviewed: Fireday is a series for reviewing Firefox......
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11:04 AM Sat, Apr 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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If you forget where you're going while you're trudging around watching the movie in the sky, you have a GPS and a compass to tell you just where you're lost in the woods. Pileus, the Wi-Fi Umbrella From Vous Pensez,......
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1:56 AM Fri, Apr 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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Go play: 5th Annual Casual Gameplay Design Competition winners at Jay Is Games. All are free, online Flash games. Taxes, etc., shred my free time, so I can only nod at these, and at the rest of the Web, right......
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11:46 AM Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Webby Awards has announced its 12th Annual Nominees. I look at these as a way to discover new sites, but you can also vote for your favorites if you want to feel involved. Definitely bookmark the link for those......
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2:59 PM Wed, Apr 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Video grab of NBC's Today Show Haven Bros. owners Sal and Ivan Giusti are behind the counter as Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer broadcast a segment of The Today Show from the landmark Providence diner, relocated to NYC for......
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11:32 AM Wed, Apr 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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After we'd taken our first helpings, we had barely made a dent in paella for two ($29.95) at Antonio's in New Bedford, Mass. Monday I took my husband to Antonio's in New Bedford for paella for a birthday lunch.......
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11:48 PM Tue, Apr 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium I (a science writer) wondered aloud if scientists had tattoos of their science. The answer was yes, and this site is the evidence. I'll be adding a new tattoo every day until I run......
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2:46 AM Tue, Apr 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Pulitzer Prizes for 2008 SPECIAL CITATION: Bob Dylan For his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power. The AP photo is of Bob playing McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket August 24,......
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12:02 AM Mon, Apr 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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Hannah Whitaker Rabbit It's spring, it's my husband's birthday, and I'm off today to play. We will not be taking a Dangerous Path. Check out the Bowling ball garden art at the garden blog.......
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9:41 AM Sun, Apr 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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Topaz Moment: "Easily grab high-resolution still images from video and DVD." Free today. Giveaway of the Day gives away licensed commercial programs, one every 24 hours, to all comers. The catch is that you must download and install the......
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2:05 AM Sat, Apr 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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How to infuse vodka at the Wired How-To Wiki by Wired.com writer Terrence Russell. "Some common choices include: Watermelon, lemon, apple, strawberry, peach, mango, cucumber, chili, mint, ginger, garlic, and lavender." Must be fresh. It begins, "Maceration" may sound like......
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10:13 AM Fri, Apr 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Political Voices of Women. "Opinion and Commentary of Over 300 Women Political Bloggers." Catherine Morgan, founder of Informed Voters, explains, This is a blog dedicated to giving women political bloggers a voice. If you have ever wondered, "Where are......
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11:09 AM Thu, Apr 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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Lore online: Classic Tales and Fables at children's author Rick Walton's site. Aesop's FablesAmerican Fairy Tales, by L. Frank Baum The Arabian Nights EntertainmentBulfinch's Mythology: The Age of FableThe Burgess Animal Book for Children, by Thornton W. Burgess Buttercup Gold......
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1:48 AM Wed, Apr 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP Professor Tim Darvill of the University of Bournemouth, right, and Professor Geoff Wainwright of the Society of Antiquaries begin an excavation inside the stone circle of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, Monday March 31, 2008. Video from Day One......
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1:35 AM Tue, Apr 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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If you stumble on some strange Web sites today, be skeptical. Top 10 April Fools' Day Joke Web Sites at PC World. Subhead: Normally staid sites and individuals celebrate April 1 with weird, silly, and elaborate hoax pages. Here are......
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