Here’s a great article on what the Internet really is. A long read, but worth it.
March 6, 2003
The latest version of Chimera (now Camino) is out. Download it here!
Camino is a light and fast version of Mozilla (the new turbocharged Netscape Navigator), specifically written for OS X. If you want a superfast Windows browser, look for Phoenix on the Mozilla pages.
March 5, 2003
Heard on 102.3 this morning (The Bruce Bond show, except that Bruce Bond has been prevented from appearing for a year–he’s back on March 18th–long story):
“So why can’t we use our Giant Bonus cards for better prices at the Giant Center stadium in Hershey?”
Heh heh. You see, Giant Food stores built the Giant Center, and their grocery stores have a bonus card, and…it’s funny, right?
Forget it. I’d take back the post, except that I already typed the words…
March 5, 2003
Lost Highways has a great online exhibition on future art from the ’30’s through the ’70s by Art Radabaugh. It’s great stuff–it reminds me of futuristic stuff from the 1939 World’s Fair, and the best Golden Age SciFi magazine covers. The exhibit is online, but they also display at their location in Philly.
Their stuff about car campers is cool, too.
March 4, 2003
Apple reportedly has a deal on tap that will let iPod and/or iTunes users download and buy songs for 99 cents each. The LA Times has the story, but it requires (free) registration. MacCentral, on the other hand, has the basic facts. The SJ Mercury News has an article, too. I’m all for it. If people pay 99 cents for ringtones on their cell phone, they can certainly pay the same for high quality music. Apple’s using a codec format called AAC, which is reportedly higher quality than MP3. You can apparently also burn it to a CD for car or stereo listening pleasure. I really don’t see any downsides to this.
Unless of course you’re a PC user.
March 4, 2003
I just wanted to note that my former Scoutmaster, Jim Rowat, passed away just before Christmas (I think it was cancer). Jim was a great guy, an amazing Scoutmaster. A better storyteller never lived. I know that Jim Rowat has become a part of all the people he’s worked with, including me.
March 4, 2003
Robert Scoble linked me to a great Linux Switcher parody. It’s not a strict copy of the Apple ads, but it got me laughing out loud. It’s spot on about Linux, too.
March 3, 2003
Go “a href=”http://quiz.ravenblack.net/videogame.pl”>here to find out. I’m tied, between a ThrustShip and Pacman.
March 3, 2003
Go here to find out. I’m tied, between a Thrustship and Pacman.
March 3, 2003
Free the Mouse! Dissing the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
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This is the greatest overview of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act problem that I’ve yet seen. It’s funny, too–“Mickey” himself speaks out against his chains.