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The New Yorker magazine discusses the energy "crisis" and Bush's response to it. From the article: But wholesale prices have tumbled in the past two weeks, and the futures market is predicting that the worst is past. With the exception of California -- which has fashioned a unique set of problems for itself -- there are no energy shortages.
posted @ Thursday, May 31, 2001 6:27 AM | Feedback (0)
ABM, Kyoto, and the New American Unilateralism. The Weekly Standard has an interesting article about changes in America's foreign policy under Bush. Today, the United States remains the preeminent economic, military, diplomatic, and cultural power on a scale not seen since the fall of the Roman Empire. It's a really interesting read that ties together some of the different actions that Bush has taken. I also learned a little about the Kyoto Treaty.
posted @ Tuesday, May 29, 2001 9:43 PM | Feedback (0)
It seems Sen. Jim Jeffords switch to the Democratic party was a little more self-serving than I originally thought.
posted @ Monday, May 28, 2001 11:35 PM | Feedback (0)
The ABA announced their schedule for next year will run from November 30th until March 31st. It looks like their tournament will happen right after the NCAA tournament. I'd say that's a smart move on their part. It also sounds like a couple of teams are going to relocate. I'm just happy the ABA lasted longer than the XFL. It also looks like the Blades might be done in Kansas City.
posted @ Monday, May 28, 2001 11:16 PM | Feedback (0)
I got a chance to play some MP3's in my car using an MP3-aware CD player. It provided output through the tape player. Unfortunately the quality wasn't any better than when I burned the MP3's through Nero. And to top it off the Royals got hammered by the Mariners.
posted @ Monday, May 28, 2001 7:27 PM | Feedback (0)
Mmmmmm. Nokia Media Terminal. This is cool. ReplayTV plus MP3. Where's the "Buy One Now" link?
posted @ Wednesday, May 23, 2001 1:58 PM | Feedback (0)
Hi-Muse is a French product that plays MP3's off a computer. It's an interesting product and might also be close to what I'm looking for. Here's a review from LinuxDevices. It's based on Linux so I know it's hackable.
posted @ Wednesday, May 23, 2001 1:44 PM | Feedback (0)
Compaq seems interested in satisfying my craving for MP3's through my stereo. They are releasing the iPAQ Music Center "soon". It includes a TV display. It actually sounds an awful lot like an AudioReQuest.
posted @ Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:51 PM | Feedback (0)
It's always a good idea to look at the feature list of the products you use. I use Nero to burn CD's. One of the features listed supports MP3 and WMA (MS Audio) as source for audio tracks. And holy smokes it worked! I was able to take a group of MP3 files and convert them back into audio tracks that I could play in my car. Life just got real, real fun! If you've been looking for a good way to play MP3's in your car this is it. I have a 10 CD changer and I should be able to put 10 custom CD's in it. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get CD-RW to work using this yet.
posted @ Sunday, May 20, 2001 2:17 PM | Feedback (0)
My continuing quest to easily play MP3's remotely seems to have found a temporary landing spot. It seems you can remotely control WinAmp. You can also use SHOUTcast to broadcast streaming audio files over a LAN (or the Internet). And ShoutcASP will control the SHOUTcast server remotely. You can queue songs and manage the playlist remotely. Interesting. It does seem to take quiet a few computers to make this work. And the setup was . . . challenging. And the interface sucks! So maybe it wasn't a long landing stop.
posted @ Monday, May 14, 2001 10:35 PM | Feedback (0)
Somehow we have to get off this planet. One of my favorite quotes from West Wing: Why are we going to Mars? Because it's next. The International Space Station is a good start but we really need to beat the gravity well. We need a space elevator! [It] would cut the cost of putting payloads into orbit to as little as $1.48 a kilogram, compared with $22,000 a kilogram on a rocket.
posted @ Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:25 PM | Feedback (0)
The Lies your Professor Told You. A interesting article that attacks feminism, multiculturalism and diversity.
Afrocentrism holds that ancient Greek thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, stole their ideas from "black" Egyptians and the Library at Alexandria. This theory has been touted as fact by leading Afrocentrist Molefi Assante of Temple University among many others. Well, it must have ruined Mr. Assante's day when he found out that the Library at Alexandria was built after Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were dead and gone. Facts rarely get in the way of a good story, however, and this myth is still taught as the truth at many institutions of higher learning.

Never let facts get in the way of a good liberal opinion.

posted @ Wednesday, May 09, 2001 1:01 PM | Feedback (0)
Drunk Amish buggy drivers. I guess in this case the horse really does know the way home.
posted @ Tuesday, May 08, 2001 4:54 PM | Feedback (0)
The BBC Online has an interesting article comparing WWII's "Kilroy was here" to All your base are belong to us. Both are examples of memes which the Internet has allowed to spread like wildfire. A meme is described as:
Memes are contagious ideas, all competing for a share of our mind in a kind of Darwinian selection. As memes evolve, they become better and better at distracting and diverting us from whatever we'd really like to be doing with our lives.
posted @ Monday, May 07, 2001 9:10 PM | Feedback (0)
From the web site of Cats and Dogs coming out in July 2001:
Unbeknownst to their human companions, dogs have been fighting for thousands of years to keep mankind from falling under the rule of cats. When a rogue feline, Mr. Tinkles, initiates a plan to strategically disable the world's dog population and leave humans defenseless against his tyranny, a crack team of dog agents and a loyal puppy named Lou are all that stand between mankind and slavery.
This looks like The Matrix meets Austin Powers and it looks great! You have to see the trailer! Ninja kitties!
posted @ Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:35 PM | Feedback (0)
Has anyone else noticed that the odds of a sporting event going into extra innings or overtime appear directly related to how poor the weather is? After choosing not to take my jacket into the Royals game last night we watched a 12 inning monster against the Twins. Too bad it was 65 degrees and windy that night. We were in the K for over 4 hours. Fortunately the Royals pulled it out with a Dee Brown home run in the bottom of the 12th inning. How can you not love a game that features 22 runs on 31 hits? The Royals were down the whole game and finally scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game. Maybe Muser did get this team fired up.
posted @ Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:34 PM | Feedback (0)
I've read quite a bit about the California energy crisis. Now it appears PG&E is going to pay consumers to run their swimming pool pumps during off hours. Imagine paying your customers to use your product more efficiently. PG&E thinks they can reduce power demand by 15 megawatts. How about letting them raise prices on people that use too much? How about a little supply and demand?
posted @ Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:20 PM | Feedback (0)
Catdusters.
posted @ Tuesday, May 01, 2001 12:42 PM | Feedback (0)
William F. Buckley Jr. has written an interesting parable about taxes and equality in America. It is a very interesting read.
posted @ Tuesday, May 01, 2001 8:27 AM | Feedback (0)
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