The Daily Thing

Marketing through blogging…Interesting.

Welcome to the 21st Century…States rush to pass laws to fight spam. By the end of this year, all 50 states may have adopted antispam laws, and demand for a national, uniform law to regulate unsolicited e-mail is growing among industry groups. [Computerworld News] I don’t think people are getting the gist of the internet….

Let’s do the time warp (Rocky Horror Picture Show reference)…I have this theory that there are time anamolies that center themselves around certain people. Said people tend to live in the past and believe that the best operating system in the world is Windows98 FIRST EDITION!!! (“Second edition has too many bugs.”) I kow of…

Today is our 5th wedding anniversary. Happy anniversary Tania. Thanks for a great life, a wonderful home, and a beautiful child. I love you.

Things I plan on doing (that will probably never get done): mow the lawnwash the carsweedeat the back 40 acreschange the oilorganize the laundry roomorganize ANY room Things that WILL probably happen: Play some RTCW Multiplayer (=SWAT= GO server…look for player “Payback”)Go to YosemiteWatch some TVSpend some time with my wife and sonTake some picturesEnjoy…

What’s this?….SocialDynamX: “FM RadioStation is a desktop application that enhances the Radio experience by integrating 3 applications: news aggregator, blog publishing tool, and web browser into a single, easy-to-use, unified experience.” [Scripting News] Anyone using this yet? And who is SocialDynamX?

Are you ready?…Grim Future for World’s Water. The planet will face an unprecedented shortage of drinking water in the next 20 years, a U.N. report warns. Pollution, global warming and thick-headed politicians get most of the blame. [Wired News] Glad to say I play a special part in working against this.

Pretty damn interesting…Iraq: Blame it on Lawrence’s Bosses. I saw the picture below in some online publication, and it struck me that quite likely, very few people know where Iraq came from. The picture shows the delegation of Emir Feisal at the Versailles conference post-Great-War; the fellow just over Feisal’s left shoulder, with two bands…

Curiousity…This happens every year about this time and for the life of me I can’t figure out what it is. A microearthquake occurred at 4:37:54 AM (PST) on Saturday, March 1, 2003. The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 20 km (12 miles) ESE of Yosemite Village, CA. The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles)….

Could this be true?…North Korean Missile Warhead Found in Alaska: “The warhead of a long-range missile test-fired by North Korea was found in the U.S. state of Alaska, a report to the National Assembly revealed yesterday.” [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson]