Testing out my podcasting setup…
“Episode 0″ - 22 Dec 2004 [0:51]
Wanna follow along? My podcast feed is http://www.soulcookie.com/podcastfeed/.
Initial thoughts:
- Yay: it’s working!
- A BIT LOUD THERE, AREN’T I?
- Holyfuckingshit - others might listen to me…
- Cool… others might listen to me…
[Edited 3/10/05: Updated the feed URL. The previous "Nice URL" provider apparently stopped being nice and was, instead, redirecting to a new commerical site. At least it wasn't porn.]
The family of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq was denied access to the soldier’s Yahoo e-mail account due to the company’s policies, raising questions of whether businesses should balance privacy with special requests.
Yahoo denies family access to dead marine’s e-mail | CNET News.com
Offers of help have been pouring in for a Michigan man who is trying to persuade online giant Yahoo! to allow him access to the e-mail account of his son, a Marine killed in Iraq.
Yahoo! News - Father Seeking Marine’s E-Mail Gets Help
Christmas came early for fans of the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter on Tuesday, with news that author J.K. Rowling has finished the sixth book in the series, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
The book, set to be published on July 16, 2005, picks up the story of Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as his evil foe Lord Voldemort’s “power and followers are increasing day by day,” Rowling’s publishers Bloomsbury and Scholastic said.
Yahoo! News - New Harry Potter to Appear July 16
Start yer crossposting stopwatches…
Earlier in the week, someone figured out how to get all the fonts and graphics off the iPod’s firmware. Today, Engadget has an article that details on how to mod your own iPod’s firmware and display just about any graphic for icons such as power, battery, status, etc.
Slashdot - Hacking the iPod Firmware
It’s a cold winter’s day in the normally staid Swiss Alpine town of Kuessnacht, and bands of wild-eyed young men are roaming the streets brandishing whips. Only on closer inspection is it clear that it’s not a riot - just men looking for their next drink.
Yahoo! News - Christmas Brings Out Wild Side of Swiss
Listeners of Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code will get a kick out of this other tidbit from the story:
This is the eve of St. Nicholas’ Day, and an opportunity for the men of Kuessnacht to parade in a spellbinding array of headgear or go chasing Santa Claus in a cacophonous din of giant cowbells and trumpets.
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“For me it is better than Christmas,” said Urs Reichlin, who has put down his 2 1/2-foot-high cowbell to enjoy a beer free from one of the local taverns.
Cowbells. Gotta love ‘em.
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December 20, 2004
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DAVENPORT, Iowa - A federal judge has awarded an Internet service provider more than $1 billion in what is believed to be the largest judgment ever against spammers.
Yahoo! News - ISP Awarded $1 Billion in Anti-Spam Suit
I wish I were at all optimistic about the ISP’s chances of actually seeing any money from the spammers.
