| Ulanoff: Facebook's Death Spiral Has Begun
In other instances, Facebook will create an infinite loop of friendliness where there really isn't any. I've had a couple of "pokes" on my page for ages. Someone poked me, I poked them back, and that should be the end of it. But the initial poke remains on my page, so I'm never sure if this is a new poke or a remnant. It's also hard to delete things like mail, so old messages stick around as if they're fresh. Everything seems more active than it really is. If all of this doesn't concern Facebook fans, it should. Any site that needs to resort to creating the illusion of life is clearly heading to a place where this is none. Copyright © 2008 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Ziff Davis Media Inc.
Minturn at crossroads
Older buildings near a newer house are a sign of the times in Minturn. More change is coming to the small town near Vail. Florida resort developer Bobby Ginn plans a billion-dollar project on 4,300 acres, which the town council voted to incorporate within Minturn's boundaries. .
Court Questions Patent Damages Against Microsoft For Guatemalan Patent ...
Microsoft has been fighting for years against a Guatemalan patent holder, Carlos Amado, who claims to hold a patent on the concept of linking a database to a spreadsheet. The patent itself has been thoroughly debunked. Even the patent itself admits that it's merely taken a bunch of concepts that were widely used before and combining them -- which is exactly the type of thing that the Supreme Court has said should not be patentable. Microsoft has appealed the ruling, but the Supreme Court turned it down. However, it then appealed the amount of damages, and the appeals court has now thrown out the lower court's damages based on the fact that it appeared to pick the damages number out of thin air. It seems likely that Microsoft will still have to pay damages for infringement (though, the court also admits that new Supreme Court rulings may impact the amount as well), but the lower court is going to at least have to justify how much Microsoft needs to pay Amado for basically putting such an obvious idea on paper and filing a patent.
New legislation could lead to ISP throttling ban
This wouldn't be happening if consumers weren't getting the service, value, and access to content they desire...These are serious issues for carriers and consumers alike, and we believe a thoughtful and balanced examination will lead to what we already know: Government intervention is not necessary." .
Hip-Hop Rumors: R. Kelly Vs Ne-Yo! 50 Cent & Naked Ping...
Next I got now ya dig. I'ma pull out the big guns of the week like Grouchy Greg's 'Raresoul Radio'. AHH can't front on these ones I got lined up for next week...
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The War Against Women
Such acts can land them important posts in government. When atrocities become sufficiently conspicuous and horrific — such as the notorious amputations of arms and legs in Sierra Leone — the international community steps in to initiate a peace process. Usually they bring to the negotiating table all the bad, bad men who have been causing so much trouble and buy them off with positions of power in a new "interim" or "transitional" government. Witness, in another part of the world where women are notoriously badly treated, all those well-known warlords the Afghan people wanted tried for war crimes who somehow wound up in President Hamid Karzai's cabinet, or — after elections advertised as democratic — in parliament. Foday Sankoh had been condemned to death for treason when he was summoned to just such peace negotiations.
Laws of Life Essays Part 2
To me, that's a hero. You're my hero. Grandpa, you were a fighter. I want to thank you for fighting for our country, in the Korean War. You were injured, and received a “Purple Heart". You battled from war to cancer. I don't know how you fought for so long. Everyone hated to see you suffer the way you did. But you held on. You were suffering and we were all suffering with you. I only had one Grandpa my whole life, I never got to meet my other one. I heard he fought with the same exact thing as you did. I bet you're talking to him right now. I never did want to lose you, but I'm so happy you are in such a better place then all of us. You were one man who was truly happy to be alive, and to live life. You lived life to the fullest. And you taught each one of us exactly how to do that. You were a believer, Grandpa.
Do your mobile web site yourself in five minutes at www.wirenode.com
Wirenode, the Prague based mobile technology start-up, has launched a mobile platform. It contains a mobile web site builder, a mobile web hosting and a social networking promotion tool, all for free. --/24-7PressRelease/ - PRAHA, CZECH REPUBLIC, January 29, 2008 - - The mobile web site builder features easy-to-use WYSIWYG editor. The user is not required to be familiar with any programming language nor HTML. Besides text and images, it is also possible to embed text boxes for leaving feedback, then readers surfing the mobile web site can send a message from their mobile phones to the site owner. - The editor also offers a widget option. Users can place on the mobile page a widget that imports any RSS feed. This way bloggers have an instant tool for mobilizing their blogs for people on the go.
Yelp Critiques Heard and Heeded in D.C.
Phil Shannon, left, strings a court tennis racket for Yelp Elite members Dian Chen, Phi Chi Wong, Karman Lee, Deanna Jue and Evan McCormick. The group tried their hand at the ancient sport of court tennis in McLean. (Photo: Kim Hart/The Washington Post)Buy Photo .
POP QUIZ: Elaine Lamb
Each week The Advocate asks a different "quiz taker" for his or her current favorites in pop culture. QUIZ TAKER:Elaine Lamb, 60, registrar of voters, East Baton Rouge Parish. WHAT I’M LISTENING TO:1150-AM WJBO — "It’s talk radio. I like to listen to what’s going on for the day." WHAT I’M WATCHING:"Celebrity Apprentice" — "I’ve been watching that each week because I like to see who is going to be voted off. It’s interesting to see who can win each week and what all they go through." WHAT I’M READING:"In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing" by Lee and Bob Woodruff — "It speaks about how quick your life can change. Everything can be going well, then in one instant it can turn around." WHERE I’M SURFING (WEB SITE):eBay.com — "I like to kind of shop that.
Creating a lasting impression
One recent week, her calendar was booked with more than 70 hours of appointments, meetings and tasks. District officials say her trademark focus and drive will be needed more than ever during her final months on the job. She wants her successor to inherit the district with no unfinished projects. Part of it is the superintendent's desire for closure, but, mostly, it's about leaving a mark. "It's leaving a legacy," Cowan said. "I want mine to be that the Auburn School District is a great organization that is running well." A meticulous leader Colleagues say Cowan is a persistent leader who goes out of her way to understand the ins and outs of her schools, which takes her out of the office and into schools and homes.
Elkington, Performa projects and problems
The contract, slated to close in November, was never completed, according to partners in the project who spoke on condition of anonymity. Elkington said the project will proceed and said his relationship with its developers is so solid that he will participate in Celebrate Alabama, a similar project by the same company. Jackson, Miss. A $12 million project to revive the Farish Street District, originally slated to open this month, got a boost Feb. 12 with a new financing plan -- after initially being proposed by Performa in 2001. However, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton's chief of staff, Marcus Ward, says it's unlikely the financing will save Performa's involvement in Farish Street. "We've given the developer numerous opportunities to come up with a plan, a strategy that would make this project a reality," Ward said.
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