The battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD was already tricky for consumers. But new content protection may mean buyers get even less than they might have hoped-
After years of waiting, the new era of high-definition home theater has finally arrived. In April, Toshiba plans to introduce HD-DVD, its high-definition successor to the DVD player, two months [...]
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Something is skewed and backward. So far as I can tell, the Web design community is hopelessly distracted by technical fetish. So-called or self-proclaimed designers are refusing to touch on matters of visual design, while at [...]
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Here’s to lying, stealing, and cheating!
May you lie to save a friend; May you steal the heart
of the one you love; May you cheat death.
May the enemies of Ireland never meet a friend.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the mick who runs mikull.com.
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Tuesday I made a rush appointment to the dentist… one of my larger face fillings had come out that morning. For the love of God, I got my ass kicked. It took 5-7 needles to numb the tooth enough so they could re-fill it. I was all slobber face and happy walking out- and then [...]
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It’s been nearly two years since the FBI admitted that the new computer system they’d spent hundreds of millions of dollars and three years building wasn’t just late and over-budget, but also useless at fighting terrorism. Of course, like any good bureaucracy, the FBI then sat around for seven months before deciding that maybe [...]
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When I’m assigned to a design project, the contract the client signs shows that they’re paying for a specific amount of design time. But the specified hours are no indication of how long I’ll actually work on the design. Problem? Nope. It could be a problem if clients were [...]
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1. October 18, 1975—Simon & Garfunkel
Saturday Night Live scored a musical coup on its second episode, when Paul Simon hosted and his old partner—and occasional enemy—Art Garfunkel dropped by for an impromptu run through “The Boxer.” Simon picks at the intro for a few extra bars, but the duo hits the first line perfectly in [...]
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Work has sent me out for some offline experience- and I report to you all now from Quincy, Massachusetts. The ride wasn’t bad from NY- took only about 4 and something hours- coworker Lee took the ride with me, so we rocked the iPod and made fun of people in other cars to pass the [...]
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