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Friday, 01 April 2005 |
Today, the first day of April,
the Cable News Network (CNN) has announced that it is moving its
headquarters to Compton, and its website will now displayed through the
Gizoogle internet translation service.
This move is expected to
improve accessibility to CNN's news and information services in
Compton, as well as other urban areas throughout the United States,
however the impact in rural and suburban communities may counteract any
gains for the news network.
Visit CNN.com.
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Friday, 01 April 2005 |
Today, the first day of April, Google has announced that it is launching the Google Gulp limited-release thirst-quenching beta. According to Google:
"...
Our mission is to organize the world's information and make it useful
and accessible to our users. But any piece of information's usefulness
derives, to a depressing degree, from the cognitive ability of the user
who's using it. That's why we're pleased to announce Google Gulp
(BETA)™ with Auto-Drink™ (LIMITED RELEASE), a line of "smart drinks"
designed to maximize your surfing efficiency by making you more
intelligent, and less thirsty."
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Friday, 01 April 2005 |
Today, the first day of April, The Register
reports that Apple Computer co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs will be
joining Ikea next month as 'acting CEO.' This new role is in addition
to his twin CEO roles at Apple and Pixar Animation Studios.
In an apparently-unrelated move, The Mac Observer
reports that Apple Computer will switch to the Microsoft Windows Media
format as its default for the flagship iPod and iTunes products.
"Microsoft has scored a success with consumers with its 'More Choice'
campaign," said Apple vice president Phil Schiller. "Our customers have
been letting us know that they expect that choice from Apple, and
partnering with Microsoft seemed the best way to achieve that."
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Friday, 01 April 2005 |
Today, the first day of April, PalmOne
announced that it plans to acquire Iraq for an undisclosed amount of
cash and stock. PalmOne is the maker of the Zire and Tungsten PDAs and
Treo smartphones, while Iraq is a fledgeling middle-eastern Democracy
recovering from decades of tyrants, economic sanctions, and war.
"This
is a wonderful opportunity for PalmOne to diversify into fighting
stubborn insurgencies and nation-building," said one PalmOne executive.
"After all, it's not like the PDA industry has any better prospects at
this point."
The deal must still receive a final go-ahead from
PalmOne stockholders and U.S. regulators, both of whom are expected to
approve.
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Life & Site Blog -
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Friday, 01 April 2005 |
Beginning today, the first day of April, Off on a Tangent will be presented as a mirror image to express solidarity with the man-in-the-mirror himself (and reincarnated Lipizzan horse), Michael Jackson.
Peace, my white brother.
Please
leave your questions and comments; I'm interested to hear what you all
think of the new look (especially since Michael's trial may go on for
some time)!
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Life & Site Blog -
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Tuesday, 29 March 2005 |
I've posted five opinion pieces (edited for grammar and clarity) that originally appeared in the Liberty High School Sentinel newspaper in spring 2000.
My Sentinel
column -- while pretty crappy in comparison to my recent work -- was
the predecessor to the pieces that continue to appear semi-regularly on
this site today. My columns were popular mainly because I had the guts
to criticize the school's stupid policies (and one stupid Assistant
Principal). I can't tell you how many people came up to me after each
newspaper hit the school to tell me that they were glad somebody had
finally said it.
Regardless, the columns are worth reading for
those of you who have an interest on how I got started doing these
things. You'll find them on the last page of 'Opinion & Commentary'
in the 'Nonfiction' section.
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Monday, 28 March 2005 |
More
than 300 people are reported dead in the aftermath of a powerful
earthquake off the coast of Indonesia. Thousands of residents in
Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and elsewhere evacuated from coastal
areas after the quake hit the region around 11:10am (EST) and
governments issued tsunami warnings. Now, however, the danger of a new
tsunami appears to have passed.
Measuring about 8.7 on the
Richter scale, today's quake occurred on the same fault line as the 9.2
earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami on December 26, 2004. That
tsunami was among the most deadly and expensive natural disasters in
history.
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Some Quotes |
"Government doesn't solve problems, it subsidizes them." - Ronald Reagan
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"The
whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." - B.
Russell
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"With
the return of school I've gotten back into my stressed-out cycle. In
this cycle I go back and forth between 'OH MY GOD I HAVE A MILLION
THINGS TO DO!' and 'Ah, screw it.'" - Scott Bradford
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