July 3, 2006 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Opera and Apple -- The BugBlog Report 7/3/06

  Buffer overflow vulnerability in Opera and an iTunes bug this week.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jul 03, 2006

• The Auto Industry and Petite Women

  In 2007, all new autos might be safe for women like me and new safer airbag laws go into effect.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Lilly PuTian — on Jul 03, 2006

• Tech Review: Keyboards for Smaller Hands

  A smaller woman like myself is often short-changed in the ergo analysis and company policies.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Lilly PuTian — on Jul 03, 2006

• Kinderstart Case Against Google Inches Ahead

  A hearing has been set, and Google may have to answer antritrust claims over pagerank.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Jul 03, 2006

• Windows Genuine Advantage: Microsoft Spyware?

  Microsoft's reasons for collecting the information seems reasonable to many, but can they avoid anti-spyware legislation?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Jul 03, 2006

Tastes

• Will Kobayashi Repeat as Hot Dog Eating Champ? Wanna Bet?

  The 140-pound man is the odds on favorite yet again.

  News in Tastes — by Justene Adamec — on Jul 03, 2006

Music

• A Conversation With Bogie Bowles of the Joe Bonamassa Band

  Inspired by MTV, Bowles began drumming at thirteen.

  Interview in Music — by Tara Clark — on Jul 03, 2006

• CD Review: The North Atlantic - Wires In The Walls

  The North Atlantic's Wires In The Walls is given new life, as they reunite and tour the country again.

  Review in Music — by Yohan Brohamsky — on Jul 03, 2006

• CD Review: The Adored - A New Language

  The adored goes the light punk route to create a feel-good album full of pop melodies and no worries.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jul 03, 2006

• CD Review: Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive

  The themes of Ane's songs are direct, but are hidden beneath such an original voice that it’s hard to become dour while listening to them.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jul 03, 2006

Sports

• Ben Wallace Given 52 Million Reasons To Sign With Bulls

  Dear Detroit: We sincerely hope your reign as an Eastern Conference superpower was fun.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 03, 2006

• Wimbledon 1st Week: Goodbye Mr. Agassi

  No Americans made it to the quarterfinal round.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Jul 03, 2006

• The U.S. Grand Prix Goes All German

  America goes crazy for F1!

  News in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on Jul 03, 2006

• World Cup 2006: Quarterfinals Afterthoughts and Semi-finals Picks

  Germany is the lone survivor, but the journey is over for the rest of the top guns.

  Opinion in Sports — by Q Bit — on Jul 03, 2006

Politics

• Satire: ALCU Set To Fight Heterosexual Acts Ban in World Court!

  A flight of fancy into the future?

  Satire in Politics — by Jet Gardner — on Jul 03, 2006

• America: Evil Empire Or Benevolent Ruler?

  America is an imperialistic, warmongering, racist country that puts self-interest above all else. And that's our ally speaking.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Politico — on Jul 03, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

  There are some very chewy ethical issues, but the story moves forward in a compelling way.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Jul 03, 2006

• Book Review: Beyond Armageddon, edited by Walter M. Miller Jr. and Martin Greenberg

  Twenty years after it was released, a collection of post-apocalyptic stories remains relevant today.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Jul 03, 2006

Video

• Judge YouTubes For Justice

  A crafty Ohio judge is using YouTube as a tool to shame criminals and to teach children about the law.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Jul 03, 2006

• Movie Review: The Devil Wears Prada

  Streep gives the comedy performance of the year -- the decade? -- the century?

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Jul 03, 2006

• Movie Review: Wordplay And Who Killed the Electric Car?

  They would probably be better as a double-feature totaling two hours instead of three, but both these documentaries are good fun and worth your time.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Jul 03, 2006

• TV Review: Venture Bros. - Season 2, Episode 2

  The Venture Bros. Season 2, Episode 2 is on Cartoon Network's Sunday Adult Swim block. Is it worth a watch?

  Review in Video — by Vichus Smith — on Jul 03, 2006

• Golden Girl Rue McClanahan Accused of Slander, Malicious Conduct, and Other Calamitous Piercings of the Soul

  There's nothing like a health spa development scheme gone bad between a former sitcom star and some dude.

  News in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Jul 03, 2006

• Ten Worst Sitcoms Ever

  The Olsens were underage, pawns in the emotional pornography ring of Full House. Bob Saget, however, must pay with his life.

  Review in Video — by Al Barger — on Jul 03, 2006

• Oscar Winner Paul Haggis Returning To TV

  The Black Donnellys will come to NBC in January. EZ Streets is now available on DVD.

  News in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jul 03, 2006

• DVD Review: The Cure - Lost In The Labyrinth

  Lost In The Labyrinth has a great name and that’s it.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jul 03, 2006

Culture

• Does Wealth Equal Well-Being?

  A study has concluded that the link between income and 'well-being' is greatly exaggerated. I attempt to explain why.

  Opinion in Culture — by adsfasdf — on Jul 03, 2006

• I'll Wait For The DVD

  If you're like me, you find yourself saying that a lot.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sherry Lipp — on Jul 03, 2006

• The Grandest Fourth Of July - 1976

  I've measured every patriotic event against that day. All fall short with hyped-up attempts at externally prompting that which can only be internally felt.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Jul 03, 2006

• BCRadio Podcast - July 3, 2006

  Baseball, gaming, and blues -- how much more American can you get right before the 4th of July?

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Jul 03, 2006

• Turning A Deaf Ear To Yourself With Noise

  Make a little less noise now and then -- and hear a little better.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 03, 2006