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Dwight MacDonald on Adler's Great Books
From Dwight MacDonald's scathing, funny, and right-on dismantling of Mortimer Adler's Great Books anthology of 443 works by 76 authors in 54 volumes: ...books, like people, look better out of uniform. It bothers me to see Tristram Shandy dressed like the Summa Theologica. The review, published in a New Yorker, is just too delightful and insightful. [Tag: EverythingIsMiscellaneous]... From Joho the Blog on August 14, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

More on Google Print
Siva's got a follow-up in which he expands his analysis, clarifies his positions, and responds to some of my points.  I have a great deal of respect for Siva in general, whether I ultimately agree or disagree on the particulars, and this issue is no different - his post is well-worth your attention.  This post is more convincing to me, but I'm still not sure I can agree with his positions in this case.  Perhaps I'll have more to s From A Copyfighter's Musings on August 14, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Two Different Kinds of Faith: A Rant.
In response to criticism from scientists, proponents of Intelligent Design often point out that evolution is itself a faith-based theory, and they are right. In fact, in a certain sense, every scientific theory is based in faith. There is, however, a vast difference in meaning between these two uses of the word 'faith.' In order to resolve this semantic ambiguity, I have kindly volunteered myself to take up the job of forming a clear and unambiguous distinction between 'religious faith' and 'scientific faith,' of carefully defining their respective meanings, and o From kuro5hin.org on August 14, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..

Audioscrobbler turned Last.fm - redesigned
I did write about Audioscroblbler before. Now I found they've merged it with Last.fm and also reworked their design. Interestingly they offer blogs and tagging. Lessons learned. From owrede_log on August 14, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Listen to Cindy
Sure, what Cindy Sheehan is doing is symbolic. That's why it's important. [Tags: iraq CindySheehan]... From Joho the Blog on August 14, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..

Feds fund VoIP tapping research - Declan McCullagh, CNET News
The federal government is funding the development of a prototype surveillance tool by George Mason University researchers who have discovered a novel way to trace Internet phone conversations. Their project is designed to let police identify whether susp From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

Critics Slam Net Wiretapping Rule - Ryan Singel, Wired
An FCC ruling that internet telephony services must provide the same built-in wiretapping capabilities as conventional phone companies has civil libertarians feeling burned. "I think a legal challenge is highly likely at this point," said John Morris, an From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

Google News Adds RSS Feeds - Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service
Users will be able to have targeted news content delivered directly to them. Google plans to enhance its Google News article search service by adding content syndication, according to executives from the Mountain View, California, company. The new feature From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

Sunbelt Adds Detection for ID Theft Keylogger - Ryan Naraine, eWeek
Anti-spyware vendor Sunbelt plans to release a free tool to zap a sophisticated keystroke logger being used by an organized ring of identity thieves. The spyware keylogger, named Srv.SSA-KeyLogger, was being used to hijack confidential data from millions From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

Intel to unveil shift in design of its PC chips - Daniel Sorid, Reuters
Intel Corp. is preparing to unveil a significant change in the underlying technology of its computer chips, one that emphasizes power efficiency and multitasking as much as raw speed. The change, which Intel has billed as its "next-generation architectur From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

New IE browser catches up with rivals - Associated Press
Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser has been showing signs of aging. Over the past few years, the company has made security improvements and added a pop-up blocker but not much else. That's about to change as Microsoft prepares IE 7, a major upda From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..

When E-Mail Isn't Monitored - David Needle, Internet News
Tech employees sending out trade secrets to competitors. Government workers e-mailing hate mail and pornography. Private financial and health information routinely sent out over the Web unencrypted and unprotected. These are but a few of the startling ass From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Web Increasingly Cluttered By Sites Full of Paid Links - Leslie Walker, Washington Post
Search-related advertising is fueling a new wave of Web sites that seem to have as much appeal as a cheesy Hollywood set. That's because many are created to look good to search engines, much as fake scenery fools TV cameras. Everywhere I turn online these From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs - Mark Baard, Wired
Imagine if your next Mac cost you only $300, and ran faster than any G4 or G5 you've ever used. That future may already be unfolding: Hackers have found a way to bypass a chip designed to prevent the Mac OS from running on non-Apple PCs, which are often From Techno-News Blog on August 14, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

The future of broadcasting
Doug Kaye (host and producer of IT Conversations) suggests that downloading radio programs from the net is superior to the old radio frequency broadcasting: This started for me when I blogged about Doc's suggestion that we all call our local public radio stations and request they carry the new show. It took me no time at all to realize how little sense that made. There's no doubt that if KQED-FM were to broadcast the show at all, it would be at some obscure time of day when I wasn't likely to listen. No, that's From owrede_log on August 14, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Music video milestones
I am glad to see music video creators running formal experiments and pushing styles forward. Here are some: The video of Agenda Suicide by The Faint the former reminds me a lot of the song Remind Me by R&ampouml;yksopp also a must see is Let Forever Be by Chemical Brother (directed by Michael Gondry) owrede_log on August 14, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..