rc3.org: Of Interest tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3 2007-01-23T15:28:06Z Drive by links from Rafe Colburn Movable Type 3.33 Oscar nominees for this year tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8650 2007-01-23T15:28:06Z 2007-01-23T15:28:06Z "Little Miss Sunshine" nominated for best picture! Rafe http://rc3.org/ "Little Miss Sunshine" nominated for best picture! Paul Boutin reviews Windows Vista tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8649 2007-01-23T14:25:27Z 2007-01-23T14:25:32Z It brings some Mac-like goodness to the Windows using masses. Rafe http://rc3.org/ It brings some Mac-like goodness to the Windows using masses. President Bush to most Americans: your health insurance is too good tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8648 2007-01-22T19:44:33Z 2007-01-22T19:44:38Z I'm all for making it easier for everyone to get health insurance, but saying the tax code encourages us to buy too much health insurance is asinine and flat out wrong. Rafe http://rc3.org/ I'm all for making it easier for everyone to get health insurance, but saying the tax code encourages us to buy too much health insurance is asinine and flat out wrong. Details of the "Television Without Pity" name check on "My Name is Earl" tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8647 2007-01-22T17:06:09Z 2007-01-22T17:06:27Z I am amused and impressed. Rafe http://rc3.org/ I am amused and impressed. The ups and downs of linking to Wikipedia tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8645 2007-01-22T16:19:48Z 2007-01-22T16:19:53Z Thoughts on the subject from Tim Bray. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Thoughts on the subject from Tim Bray. 3qd on the Shilpa Shetty controversy in the UK tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8644 2007-01-22T14:33:20Z 2007-01-22T14:33:25Z It will be interesting to see whether this episode has any long term impact. Rafe http://rc3.org/ It will be interesting to see whether this episode has any long term impact. US Attorney General doesn't understand the Constitution tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8643 2007-01-20T03:32:04Z 2007-01-20T03:32:10Z He really ought to resign over the weekend. Rafe http://rc3.org/ He really ought to resign over the weekend. Fox News reports claims that Barack Obama attended a "madrassa" tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8642 2007-01-19T19:38:44Z 2007-01-19T19:39:20Z They seem to think he's a Muslim too. He's not, not that it matters. Rafe http://rc3.org/ They seem to think he's a Muslim too. He's not, not that it matters. Rich Little asked not to make fun of President Bush tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8641 2007-01-19T17:42:02Z 2007-01-19T17:42:07Z Stephen Colbert has effectively killed this event. Good for him. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Stephen Colbert has effectively killed this event. Good for him. The fight against the pejorative usage of the word "Democrat" is over tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8640 2007-01-19T17:28:35Z 2007-01-19T17:28:40Z Dyed in the wool Democrat Robert Reich uses "Democrat president" in a blog posting. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Dyed in the wool Democrat Robert Reich uses "Democrat president" in a blog posting. Slate investigates the Rory Fitzpatrick scandal tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8639 2007-01-19T04:09:50Z 2007-01-19T04:09:55Z Looks like the NHL trashed some votes. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Looks like the NHL trashed some votes. The photo missing from the list of "best" Mohammed Ali photos tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8638 2007-01-19T03:28:38Z 2007-01-19T03:28:45Z Jason Levine sets them straight. Rafe http://rc3.org/ sets them straight.]]> Sports Illustrated's favorite photos of Muhammad Ali tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8637 2007-01-18T22:23:05Z 2007-01-18T22:23:10Z The greatest of all time. Rafe http://rc3.org/ The greatest of all time. Apple should hire Dori Smith tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8636 2007-01-18T18:30:55Z 2007-01-18T18:31:00Z And more people should get jobs by applying for them on their blogs. Rafe http://rc3.org/ And more people should get jobs by applying for them on their blogs. What you can get for $1.2 trillion tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8635 2007-01-18T16:29:01Z 2007-01-18T16:29:05Z The opportunity cost of the war in Iraq. Rafe http://rc3.org/ The opportunity cost of the war in Iraq. You don't need to change your car's oil every 3000 miles tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8634 2007-01-18T02:26:09Z 2007-01-18T02:26:14Z You did need to at one time, but perpetuating the myth only benefits the oil change places. Rafe http://rc3.org/ You did need to at one time, but perpetuating the myth only benefits the oil change places. Doomsday Clock moved two minutes closer to midnight tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8632 2007-01-17T17:51:53Z 2007-01-17T17:51:58Z Dramatic way of making a point. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Dramatic way of making a point. Picking up where Billmon left off tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8631 2007-01-17T15:14:20Z 2007-01-17T15:14:25Z Don't miss A Tiny Revolution. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Don't miss A Tiny Revolution. Apple Developer Connection News doesn't even mention the iPhone tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8630 2007-01-16T21:28:52Z 2007-01-16T21:28:57Z They really aren't interested in signing up developers. Rafe http://rc3.org/ They really aren't interested in signing up developers. Incredibly interesting discussion of the economics of "The Wages of Wins" tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8629 2007-01-16T16:29:43Z 2007-01-16T16:29:48Z If you don't care about basketball or the quantitative analysis of sports, you can skip this. Rafe http://rc3.org/ If you don't care about basketball or the quantitative analysis of sports, you can skip this. Ghost writer of OJ Simpson's book on interviewing Simpson tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8628 2007-01-16T15:45:15Z 2007-01-16T15:45:19Z "I was sitting in a room with a man I knew to be a murderer and I let him hang himself." Rafe http://rc3.org/ "I was sitting in a room with a man I knew to be a murderer and I let him hang himself." Netflix offers online viewing, but only for Windows tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8627 2007-01-16T15:42:24Z 2007-01-16T15:42:29Z I'm certain DRM is to blame. Rafe http://rc3.org/ I'm certain DRM is to blame. How to make your applications more energy efficient tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8626 2007-01-16T14:28:08Z 2007-01-16T14:28:13Z Sub-optimal utilization of servers is a big one. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Sub-optimal utilization of servers is a big one. WeatherBill is going to offer weather insurance to small businesses tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8625 2007-01-15T17:57:13Z 2007-01-15T17:57:17Z This is the craziest business I have ever heard of. Rafe http://rc3.org/ This is the craziest business I have ever heard of. Marc Hedlund on why Apple should open the iPhone tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8624 2007-01-15T17:41:35Z 2007-01-15T17:41:41Z Yes I'm going to keep banging this drum, because there's a lesson here for all device makers. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Yes I'm going to keep banging this drum, because there's a lesson here for all device makers. Wall Street Journal on Cap'n Crunch (aka John Draper) tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8622 2007-01-13T22:11:49Z 2007-01-13T22:11:55Z Sad. I met him at a hacker convention in Houston about 15 years ago. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Sad. I met him at a hacker convention in Houston about 15 years ago. White House pressures paying clients of lawyers for Gitmo detainees to find other representation tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8620 2007-01-12T23:36:00Z 2007-01-12T23:36:07Z The depths to which this administration will sink continually astound me. Rafe http://rc3.org/ The depths to which this administration will sink continually astound me. Anthony Cordesman dissects Bush's speech line by line tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8619 2007-01-12T20:37:43Z 2007-01-12T20:37:48Z Such coverage would have been unthinkable a year or two ago. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Such coverage would have been unthinkable a year or two ago. David Pogue's iPhone FAQ tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8618 2007-01-12T17:51:21Z 2007-01-12T17:51:26Z The fact that it won't include an iChat client is frustrating. Rafe http://rc3.org/ The fact that it won't include an iChat client is frustrating. Jamais Cascio on why the closed iPhone is bad for Apple tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8616 2007-01-12T05:11:08Z 2007-01-12T05:11:15Z Trenchant observations. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Trenchant observations. The paradox of being rich tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8615 2007-01-12T01:46:37Z 2007-01-12T01:46:42Z The more money you have, the less you have to pay for. Rafe http://rc3.org/ The more money you have, the less you have to pay for. A placeholder for the unplayed 2004-05 season is engraved on the Stanley Cup tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8614 2007-01-11T21:42:07Z 2007-01-11T21:42:11Z Good for the Hockey Hall of Fame for not glossing over it. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Good for the Hockey Hall of Fame for not glossing over it. Bruce Schneier's advice on picking passwords tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8612 2007-01-11T19:45:32Z 2007-01-11T19:45:37Z If nothing else, stick a number (or other "appendage") on the front of the password rather than the end. Rafe http://rc3.org/ If nothing else, stick a number (or other "appendage") on the front of the password rather than the end. The screen on the iPhone is probably made of zirconia tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8611 2007-01-11T04:04:34Z 2007-01-11T04:04:39Z Seems like its characteristics are much better than plastic for this application. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Seems like its characteristics are much better than plastic for this application. Clive Thompson on the demise of playgrounds due to liability issues tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8609 2007-01-10T21:06:54Z 2007-01-10T21:06:59Z When I was a kid, my favorite activity was seeing how long I could hang onto the merry-go-round while being dragged on the ground. Rafe http://rc3.org/ When I was a kid, my favorite activity was seeing how long I could hang onto the merry-go-round while being dragged on the ground. Economists for US automakers whistle past the graveyard tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8607 2007-01-10T19:31:41Z 2007-01-10T19:31:47Z The auto industry in America deserves what it has coming. Rafe http://rc3.org/ The auto industry in America deserves what it has coming. What George W. Bush could learn from Steve Jobs tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8606 2007-01-10T19:18:59Z 2007-01-10T19:19:05Z Funny. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Funny. Previously undisclosed history of the Supreme Court tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8605 2007-01-10T15:56:07Z 2007-01-10T15:56:11Z Jim Newton reviews memos written by Justice William Brennan. Absolutely fascinating. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Jim Newton reviews memos written by Justice William Brennan. Absolutely fascinating. How the President got his generals to go along with escalation tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8604 2007-01-10T15:20:52Z 2007-01-10T15:20:58Z Remember when President Bush kept telling us everything he did was on the recommendation of his generals? Wasn't true then, either. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Remember when President Bush kept telling us everything he did was on the recommendation of his generals? Wasn't true then, either. Cisco's statement about the iPhone trademark seems a bit passive-aggressive tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8601 2007-01-10T01:25:52Z 2007-01-10T01:25:57Z It seems like they don't like the fact that Apple made an announcement before finalizing an agreement with them. Rafe http://rc3.org/ It seems like they don't like the fact that Apple made an announcement before finalizing an agreement with them. Table comparing iPhone to other smart phones tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8600 2007-01-10T00:00:07Z 2007-01-10T00:00:12Z The high price is understandable given the features. Rafe http://rc3.org/ The high price is understandable given the features. Tired: humans causing global warming tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8598 2007-01-08T23:36:14Z 2007-01-08T23:36:19Z Wired: humans causing sizable earthquakes Rafe http://rc3.org/ Wired: humans causing sizable earthquakes Details of a bogus apartment rental scam on Craigslist tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8597 2007-01-08T14:12:36Z 2007-01-08T14:12:41Z It's a 419 scam and identity theft all rolled into one. Rafe http://rc3.org/ It's a 419 scam and identity theft all rolled into one. Rebuttal of Malcolm Gladwell's Enron article tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8596 2007-01-07T23:56:31Z 2007-01-07T23:56:36Z Courtesy of NY Times business writer Joe Nocera. (via 3qd) Rafe http://rc3.org/ 3qd)]]> The US is about to start manufacturing a new nuclear warhead tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8595 2007-01-07T18:55:48Z 2007-01-07T18:55:53Z Because that's just what we need. Oh, and it's going to cost more than $100 billion. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Because that's just what we need. Oh, and it's going to cost more than $100 billion. Getting by in Ireland speaking only Gaelic tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8594 2007-01-05T16:21:17Z 2007-01-05T16:22:21Z I think most of the people encountered thought the writer was screwing with them. (via Nelson Minar) Rafe http://rc3.org/ Nelson Minar) ]]> Chris Anderson on Guy Kawasaki's blog revenue tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8593 2007-01-05T16:12:57Z 2007-01-05T16:13:01Z Yet another reason why I don't bother with ads. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Yet another reason why I don't bother with ads. Copyright and the classics tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8591 2007-01-05T02:16:36Z 2007-01-05T02:17:40Z Matthew Yglesias has it exactly right. If the copyright folks have their way, modern classics will never enter the public domain. Rafe http://rc3.org/ Matthew Yglesias has it exactly right. If the copyright folks have their way, modern classics will never enter the public domain. Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8590 2007-01-05T01:39:04Z 2007-01-05T01:39:08Z Great Guy Kawasaki post on the advantages of LinkedIn. (Feel free to invite me to your network if you know my email address.) Rafe http://rc3.org/ Great Guy Kawasaki post on the advantages of LinkedIn. (Feel free to invite me to your network if you know my email address.) Immigrants make up a huge part of the US entrepreneurial community tag:rc3.org,2007:/ofinterest//3.8589 2007-01-05T00:38:01Z 2007-01-05T00:38:06Z 25% of technology startups from 1995 to 2005 were founded at least in part by an immigrant. Rafe http://rc3.org/ 25% of technology startups from 1995 to 2005 were founded at least in part by an immigrant.