August 2006 – Page 2 – dylan tweney

Month: August 2006 (page 2 of 2)

Computers Makers Reach 10-Year High In Customer Satisfaction

8/16/2006 / Notes

Apart from the whole exploding batteries problem, that is: Computers Makers Reach 10-Year High In Customer Satisfaction – Yahoo! News

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Islamic fascists?

8/10/2006 / Notes

Ordinarily I hate Bush’s turns of phrase, but in this case, I think “Islamic fascists” is probably just about accurate. First time I’ve seen that phrase used… SFGate: Thwarted plot involved 10 jets

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SMS: 3x the info for 1/3 the cost of 411.

8/4/2006 / Rough Drafts

411 directory assistance calls are one of the biggest ripoffs of the mobile phone world: they cost between $1.20 and $1.75 per call, plus airtime charges. In contrast, a service like Google SMS will cost you at most 20-50 cents in text messaging charges — and you can get 3 listings per request instead of just one.… Read the rest

Fighting for Net Neutrality and Internet Freedom

8/4/2006 / Notes

This is so dorky that it can only have been created by some big telecom company in an effort to discredit Net Neutrality completely: WeAreTheWeb.org (thanks, Null)

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Rhetorical bending.

8/3/2006 / Rough Drafts

Just for fun I thought I’d make a list of paired words and phrases that exhibit obvious (and opposing) rhetorical slants:

global warming – climate crisis

illegal alien – undocumented worker

low budget – lean

liberal – progressive

muckraker – investigative reporter

blogger – citizen journalist

mainstream media – mass media

intellectual property – my ideas

long tail – niche markets

guerrilla marketing – opportunistic publicity

reducing overhead – firing people

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PCMag’s new face.

8/3/2006 / Notes

PCMag.com (my employer) got a much-needed, long-overdue facelift today: PCMag.com

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Paul Dorn’s Bike Commuting Tips: Introduction

8/2/2006 / Notes

Great collection of tips for urban bicycle riders: Paul Dorn’s Bike Commuting Tips: Introduction (thanks, Jeremy)

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The Boy Who Sees with Sound : People.com

8/2/2006 / Notes

Blind since age 3, this kid taught himself to see using echolocation … which is sensitive enough that he can tell the difference between a car and a pickup truck: The Boy Who Sees with Sound : People.com (via Scot)

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Pop vs soda

8/2/2006 / Notes

Another Ohio item: Where I come from is, it turns out, deep in the heart of “pop” country. Where I live now is “soda” land. No wonder I feel so alienated sometimes. (via Mark)

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deep cleveland junkmail oracle

8/2/2006 / Notes

deep cleveland books is the keeper of the flame for beat poet d.a. levy and home of the Cleveland-centric e-zine, the deep cleveland junkmail oracle. Yes, there is intelligent life in Ohio!

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Month: August 2006 (page 2 of 2)