February 4, 2004 Archive

Sci/Tech

• POPFile Hits 99 Percent

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Feb 04, 2004

• I hope Backup 2.0.1 Fixes My Problem

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Feb 04, 2004

• Microsoft Security Posters

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Feb 04, 2004

• Fortean Timesish

  Every so often, my attention is drawn to some wholly strange news story. This story has appeared on a number of news sites: a baby has been born with two heads.

  in Sci/Tech — by Jon Downs — on Feb 04, 2004

• EFF Gets MacArthur Grant

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 04, 2004

• Grokster Appeal Not Going Too Well For Big Entertainment

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 04, 2004

Politics

• President Kerry?

  It's looking increasingly likely...

  in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Feb 04, 2004

• Tolkien's Ace in the Hole

  Before Sauron, Middle Earh had its own "Ace in the Hole" episode. Check out the embedded news links... the parallels are substantial.

  in Politics — by Joe Katzman — on Feb 04, 2004

• Does Live TV Have a Future?

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 04, 2004

Video

• American Splendor

  One of the many marvelous things about American Splendor is that the extraordinary trickiness of the film's structure is truly the only way to tell its story.

  in Video — by Steven Rubio — on Feb 04, 2004

• Mick Foleys Greatest hits and Misses DVD Review

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 04, 2004

• Battlestar Galactica

  in Video — by Casper — on Feb 04, 2004

• Spike Lee, VFW, Michael Powell: More Super Bowl Bitching

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 04, 2004

• Does Live TV Have a Future?

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 04, 2004

• MTV and CBS' breastacular going to backfire?

  in Video — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 04, 2004

• PASSION FRUIT

  in Video — by Shark — on Feb 04, 2004

• Superbowl: Television at its worstest

  Zach Baker regrets every second he spent watching the Superbowl and all its accompanying "entertainment."

  in Video — by Dan Nied — on Feb 04, 2004

Books

• Book Review: Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes

  What makes the book click is Kevin Henkes' ability to vary the style he uses words to convey emotion and feelings.

  Review in Books — by The Theory — on Feb 04, 2004

• Eastern Standard Tribe

  in Books — by Jim Carruthers — on Feb 04, 2004

• Finder's Paranoia

  in Books — by Casper — on Feb 04, 2004

• "Paris 1919" by Margaret MacMillan

  Did three men meet in Paris in 1919 and create the world as we now know it? According to Margaret MacMillian's recent book... yes.

  in Books — by Joston — on Feb 04, 2004

Culture

• Kerry-Powell

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Feb 04, 2004

• MyDoom Fading Away

  in Culture — by Blog Bloke — on Feb 04, 2004

• A Take on Janet You Might Not Have Heard

  in Culture — by Chris Cotner — on Feb 04, 2004

• "Wardrobe Malfunction"

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 04, 2004

• Kiss education, healthcare and social security good-bye.

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Feb 04, 2004

• Is Bush a Deserter?

  Is President Bush a "deserter" as Michael Moore and other Democrats so eagerly suggest? Lets look at the facts.

  in Culture — by David Flanagan — on Feb 04, 2004

• 97X, Over the Air Broadcast -- Gone

  in Culture — by Chris Cotner — on Feb 04, 2004

• Gaston Julia

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Feb 04, 2004

• Patty Hearst kidnapping anniversary

  Her story made a really interesting dent in the culture as the fulcrum for public debates and consideration of all kinds of issues concerning brainwashing, individual responsibility and personal identity.

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Feb 04, 2004

• Condi Out, Jaxi In

  In a shocking move, the White House announced the abrupt resignation of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and named her successor, controversial Super Bowl flasher Janet Jackson, whose recent antics bewildered America.

  in Culture — by CW Fisher — on Feb 04, 2004

Music

• Pixies Once More

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 04, 2004

• 'Our job is to reduce all local noises to the right proportions, so that the silence may be heard for what it really is, a solvent which destroys personality and gives us leave to be great and universal.'

  in Music — by bookofjoe — on Feb 04, 2004

• Move over Janet Jackson!

  in Music — by Chris Puzak — on Feb 04, 2004

• Is the Music Biz Racist?

  Is the music biz racist? Maybe baby...

  News in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 04, 2004

• StarPolish Interview With Emmylou Harris

  in Music — by StarPolish — on Feb 04, 2004

• Rock Sound vs Durst continues

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 04, 2004

• Janet Jackson exposed...on purpose

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 04, 2004

• Manilow out of hospital

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 04, 2004

• Indie Music Review: Anya Marina - Exercises in Racketeering

  in Music — by Jianda Johnson — on Feb 04, 2004

Sports

• Super Bowl Traditions

  For Vince Guerrieri, the Super Bowl means three things: spaghetti, a party, and the ghosts of Grandma and Grandpa.

  in Sports — by Dan Nied — on Feb 04, 2004

• Willie Williams is going to college!

  Do you remember paying a visit to a prospective college? It probably wasn't like this. UPDATE: or is he going to jail?

  in Sports — by Joe McNally — on Feb 04, 2004