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More on Jane Goodall...

The final part of her talk was devoted to developing this argument, laying out her reasons for not losing hope. She cited two examples of animals in China being saved from the brink of extinction: the Milu deer, which is about to be reintroduced into captivity after a rather extraordinary history where repeated attempts to breed up populations of the animal were thwarted by its being so very very tasty...

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After studying chimpanzees for over ten years and coming to see them as peaceful and benevolent animals with a bit of a temper, Goodall witnessed a four-year chimpanzee war of extermination, and discovered a mother-daughter pair who liked to kill and eat babies.

2nd Ave Deli van spotted on St. Nicholas Ave & 126th St

2nd Ave Deli van spotted on St. Nicholas Ave & 126th St
Originally uploaded by satmandu.

The inquiring reader might wonder if in fact the 2nd Ave Deli is back.



Sadly, no. I asked the driver, who noted that "everyone asks me that". As it turns out, the van is used to deliver bagels for a related company, and no effort has been made to change the signage.



Que sera, sera.

Old Subway Maps

http://www.onnyturf.com/subway/ is a subway map/google map mashup that
newly lists subway station layouts.

You'll note in this map of the 125th St ABCD IND station the existence
of a southwest exit at the corner of 124th st & Hancock Pl.

subway stuff

This exit does not exist any longer.

You can however, make out the outlines of a previous staircase opening
in the ceiling of both the southern parts of the north and southbound
subway platforms.

That entrance would have been in a now dark block, and from the large
police presence on 125th st, I can see the security justifications of
removing that entrance.

One can wonder if the that block was blighted before the removal of
that entrance, and if that block would be considered further blighted
after the removal of the entrance.

subway odors

The person behind me smells like maple syrup.

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on orhan pamuk's nobel.

Some have intimated that with the clash of civilations talk with islam these days, and pamuk's antagonism of the turkish government with his talk of the armenian genocide, that pamuk has been positioning himself to be a nobel candidate these past two years.

Boo.

Booyah.

"Don't hate the player, hate the game."

My Name is Red is a fantastic book.
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One of my fans is dead

Thanks to the smc management program that got put on the web today, I
discovered that one of my fans on my mac book pro has died.

Not good.

Sigh. Time to send it in.

Mac-Book-Pro:/Volumes/smc/smc-0.01 satadru$ ./smc -f
Total fans in system: 2

Fan #0:
Actual speed : 5994
Minimum speed: 1000
Maximum speed: 6000
Safe speed : 1200
Target speed : 6000
Mode : auto

Fan #1:
Actual speed : 0
Minimum speed: 1000
Maximum speed: 6000
Safe speed : 1200
Target speed : 6000
Mode : auto

[From Google Reader] Enterprise sells for 1/2 million dollars

I knew I should have sold out during the dot com era...

damn damn damn...

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Enterprise sells for 1/2 million dollars

David Pescovitz: A 78-inch-long model of the Starship Enterprise-D,
featured in the title sequence of Star Trek: The Next Generation and
used in other episodes, sold for $576,000 today at Christie's "40
Years of Star Trek" auction. The estimate on it was $25,000 - $35,000.
From the Associated Press:

Other top sellers on Saturday's action included a replica of Capt.
James T. Kirk's command chair from the bridge of the Enterprise-A on
the original "Star Trek" series.

The painted wood chair was only a re-creation for a 1996 episode of
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" that mixed action from that newer series
with old footage, but it still sold for $62,400.
Link to AP article, Link to All Things Considered coverage

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BBQ in Prospect Park

BBQ in Prospect Park
Originally uploaded by satmandu.

Becky invited us to a bbq in Prospect Park today. It rained, got sunny, and then got cloudy and cold. The bbq turned into a wood fire to keep us warm, and we huddled around it.

My Right Shoe Just Died

My Right Shoe Just Died
Originally uploaded by satmandu.

Kenneth Cole, I hate you. Where should I get new ones?



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Fantastic Discussion on Mozilla & Debian Trademarks & Copyright

here

My favorite bit so far:

> Are the Debian logos and trademarks free?

No, the Debian logos are not free. This is considered a bug.

mmmm.

Everybody knows that kid is thinking "BACON".

Purportedly Via Cute Overload:

Mmmmm, snoutlicioussss: "

This is complete and total snout overload. How much is that pig LOL-ing? I bet that pig snorts when he laughs, too.

Holy bacon bits, Jennifer H.!

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The Last Jenga Move

The Last Jenga Move
Originally uploaded by satmandu.

At Josh Karton's place.



Tony failed moments afterward...

new apple products

If apple introduces new apple products with wireless, I really hope they use 802.11a.

The b/g band is so overcrowded, it would be near impossible to get high bandwidth data through with any assurance of no dropouts.

And since only the intel macs support 802.11a, there's a clearly defined upgrade path for supported configurations.

Glasses are dumb.

So I was thinking about glasses this morning, technology that hasn't changed in several hundred years, and I thought... why hasn't somebody updated these?

Leaving contacts and eye surgery aside, lenses made of relatively high refractive index solids, ground to a static lens shape... Can't we do better?


A simple google of refractive indexes tells me that polycarbonate lenses top out at about 1.63 (ok, they go higher, but that's roughly what I'm seeing.)

In contrast non toxic high refractive liquids seem to top out at the same place...

So, why not put a highly refractive liquid sealed between two thin durable flexible discs, and then have a ring surrounding it apply pressure to adjust the lens shape, the ring could even have a clicky locky thing on it.

And presto, an adjustable eyeglass lens, and no more going to the eyeglass store to get a new prescription...

Ok, maybe frames.

WIndows Media DRM 10 & 11 Cracked

This took longer than expected, but once again, giving somebody a lock and a key, and then expecting them not to open the lock (that's essentially what DRM is), is pretty stupid.

Purportedly Via engadget.com:

FairUse4WM strips Windows Media DRM!: "

Filed under: Portable Audio

So far as the yet very quiet forums are claiming, a new app called FairUse4WM can be used to strip Windows Media DRM 10 and 11 (i.e. PlaysForSure, but not WM DRM 9). Yes, yes, we know, we've heard this song and dance before. But before we proceed, let's just be totally clear on how the system works, providers like Napster and Yahoo Music Unlimited provide subscription service for unlimited access to Windows Media DRMed files; stop paying the fee, stop getting access to the files -- but you already knew all this. We tried FairUse4WM and we can verify that it quickly and easily stripped the DRM from our Napster To Go tracks, and made them freely available to play on our Mac (which, of course, has Flip4Mac installed). In other words, it's a simple, apparently lossless, one-step method for making your files playable after you're no longer paying fees on your subscription service. Didn't work on our Vongo videos, but we can verify with all certainty that yes, Windows Media DRM can now be easily and quickly stripped from PlaysForSure media services. Now watch as Microsoft shuts down the forums and runs damage control in order to prevent an digital media entire platform from collapsing. Click on for a couple more pics of the app in action!

Some links to the app (no, we can't verify their validity, and yes, we take absolutely zero accountability for what you may do with it): here, here, and here.

[Thanks, Frank]




Now here's that same track we just downloaded from Napster playing on Quicktime (with Flip4Mac, which, of cousre, doesn't support WM DRM.)

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NASA Ignores GAO, Plans CEV Announcement

If NASA weren't in the human space-flight business, how would they waste our money?

Purportedly Via NASA Watch:

NASA Ignores GAO, Plans CEV Announcement: "

NASA Announces Contractor for Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle

'NASA Exploration Systems' managers will host a press conference at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 31, to announce the prime contractor to design, develop, and build Orion, America's next human spacecraft.'

GAO Report: NASA: Long-Term Commitment to and Investment in Space Exploration Requires More Knowledge

'NASA's current acquisition strategy for the CEV places the project at risk of significant cost overruns, schedule delays, and performance shortfalls because it commits the government to a long-term product development effort before establishing a sound business case. NASA plans to award a contract for the design, development, production, and sustainment of the CEV in September 2006-before it has developed key elements of a sound business case, including well-defined requirements, a preliminary design, mature technology, and firm cost estimates.'

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You’ll Have To Pry Pluto Out Of My Cold Dead Education

I'm with Warren on this.

We're going to have to take this outside. Now.

Purportedly Via Warrenellis.com:

You’ll Have To Pry Pluto Out Of My Cold Dead Education: "

I will fight anyone who tells me that Pluto is not a planet.

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OSI Layer 8: "The hardest layer to debug"

Re:Still not buying the KillerNIC story.

(Score:5, Funny)

by Trogre (513942) on Wednesday August 23, @08:52PM (#15966779)

(http://slashdot.org/)

You forgot the top layer in the OSI stack:

8: Operator

So many network problems I've had to troubleshoot have been tracked to layer 8.

Unfortunately it's also the hardest layer to debug.

Bullshit

Pluto is no longer a planet?

Please...

Planet membership is like being a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

You add members, not take them out...

Anybody who says that Pluto takes "the magic out of the solar system" is a damned fool.

I for one look forward to having a summer cottage on the planet Ceres some day...

Best Episode Ever

I just saw the Buffy episode Once More, With Feeling.



Now officially my favorite hour of television ever.



Does Joss Whedon nail whatever he touches? Shows? Genres? Actors?



An all musical episode of Buffy... absolute genius.



"She needs backup, Anya, Tara..."