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YouTube Banned in Thailand
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Corporate News, Google, Internet,
Here we go again. We recently reported on how YouTube was banned in Turkey (for a few days), due to clips deemed insulting to Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Prior to that it was Brazil, which banned the website after sexy videos of a Brazilian actress were constantly being uploaded. Now it's Thailand's turn, which has blocked the popular website because of a short, crude clip mocking their king, Bhumibol Adulyadej—after YouTube owner Google refused to remove the clip. Insulting the king is a criminal offense in Thailand, as a Swiss man discovered the hard way last week, after being sentenced 10 years for defacing images of Thailand's monarchy. The offending Thai YouTube clip was viewed more than 16,000 times, and was uploaded by someone using the moniker Paddidda, now one of Thailand's most wanted.
Read More | New York Times
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Google Desktop for Mac Impressions
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Features, Google, Software,
Google just launched the beta version of Google Desktop for Mac, and we have spent a bit of time getting aquatinted with the new Spotlight competitor. We have put together a full Google Desktop for Mac gallery walkthrough if you just want the visuals, but for those who want our full impressions, read on.
Installing Google Desktop for Mac took a bit more than the standard drag-and-drop affair that most Mac programs boast. Obviously, this is because Google Desktop does a lot of it's work in the background, under the hood. The good thing, though, is that while you wait, you are able to set various preferences for how Google Desktop will operate on your machine.
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Google's April Fool's Day Prank is Flush with Humor
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Google, Wireless / WiFi,
So were you the victim of any April Fool's Day pranks? We certainly were after we innocently went to Google.com the first day of April, and became intrigued by their offer for "Google TiSP", their new FREE in-home WiFi service—utilizing your toilet and plumbing to connect to fiber-optic cable strung through sewage lines. After viewing the photos, our dumbstruck confusion yielded to laughter after we realized that it was all an incredibly elaborate April Fool's Day prank. With detailed diagrams, how-to photos and even a FAQ, it's impressive how much work went into this prank—and we can assure them their efforts didn't go down the drain. If you'd like, check out Google's previous April Fool deceptions, and click the links in the last sentence.
Gallery: Google's April Fool's Day Prank is Flush with Humor
Google Criticized For Post-Katrina Mapping
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Google, Internet,
This past Friday, The House Committee on Science and Technology questioned Google on the issue of using outdated images after the devastation of Katrina. Many wanted to see satellite photos after the disaster to see if their homes were damaged, and were sometimes shown the area in only its pre-hurricane state. The committee raised the question that perhaps the company and local officials wanted to show the area's recovery better in a better light.
"Google's use of old imagery appears to be doing the victims of Hurricane Katrina a great injustice by airbrushing history," said subcommittee chairperson Brad Miller.
John Hank, Google's director of satellite maps, wrote in a recent report, "The latest update from one of our information providers substantially improved the imagery detail of the New Orleans area."
We are thinking that maybe they should have widened that data base a tad earlier.
Read More | AP
Gallery: Google Criticized For Post-Katrina Mapping
Google Tightens Up Security
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Google, Internet,
Google hits our headlines once again on the subject of security. They have now promised to provide anonymity to the large amounts of information that they collect from their users. This privacy should lessen the chances that companies, government agencies, or other parties can identify personal information about users behind searches. They have also decided to remove major pieces of identifying information every 18 to 24 months. Although this is good news over the long haul, we are still wary that maybe googling is not the best way to travel on the Internet.
Read More | ABC
Gallery: Google Tightens Up Security
Viacom Sues YouTube for $1 Billion
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Google, Internet, Videos,
In the continuing struggle with YouTube, Viacom, which is owned by Google, has taken YouTube to court for the astounding sum of $1 billion. Viacom claims that the site has shown 160,000 of its videos without express permission.
"Their business model, which is based on building traffic and selling advertising off of unlicensed content, is clearly illegal and is in obvious conflict with copyright laws," Viacom said.
We're thinking that this may be the first in a long series of lawsuits to get YouTube to respect the legal rights of copywritten material. The list will probably include such companies as GE and NBC. News Corp and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have already begun legal proceedings against the media giant.
Read More | MSN
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Google Earth Tracks Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Google, Internet, Transportation, Video Games,
Where do computer geeks go when it's vacation time? They participate in a week long Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. Teams from AVSim, FlightSim, and Sim-Outhouse race around the world by following specific rules and conditions given to them 24 hours in advance. The race, which began at 10:00 a.m. last Friday, allows the teams to choose their own planes, has a route requirement, features bonus airports, and emergency techniques in case of a plane crash.
If you would like to track the participants' competition this week, you can watch it on Google Earth, check for updates, and even listen in on the banter between the teams. This could start a new trend in vacations, and we're thinking that the holodeck from Star Trek might be the next logical step.
Read More | Non-PC Geeks
Gallery: Google Earth Tracks Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race
Playing Xbox Live While Driving Via Google WiFi
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Google, Internet, Microsoft, Mods / Hacks, Transportation, Video Games, Videos,
So, my boy Jake Ludington dropped me an email this morning telling me that if I had been home this weekend and answered my phone, I would have been able to take part in this experiment that he was a part of where a group of people got together down in Mountain View, CA, and got their Xbox Live gaming on in a moving vehicle. Of course, Mountain View is the place where Google has blanketed the city in free WiFi, which is how this was all possible in the first place. In order to get it done, they used a Windows XP computer to connect to WiFi, and had the Xbox 360 pick up the shared Internet connection, thus allowing it to jump online for some Rainbow Six and Uno action. Check the video above for the proof.
Gallery: Playing Xbox Live While Driving Via Google WiFi
Vodafone to Team with Google in Map Making
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Corporate News, Google, GPS, Transportation,
We told you so. Now that Nokia is offering free GPS downloads to its customers, Vodafone, the planet's largest mobile phone network operator, has decided to get with Google to develop a map system for other cell phones. The service will also include local listings in what Vodafone's marketer Frank Rovekamp refers to as its "mass-market access to exciting services." We don't know if we would call it exciting. We just like the concept of not having to pay for a separate GPS device when we get lost.
Read More | USA Today
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Can AdMomentum Topple King Google and Queen Yahoo?
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Google, Internet,
Fast Search and Transfer has created AdMomentum, which they believe to be a solution for websites who are desirous of being less dependent on Google and Yahoo when searching. This is a second chance for the Norwegian company, who had previously created another search engine, AlltheWeb. When that and other affiliates failed it was sold off for $100 million in 2003 to a company that was eventually bought by, you guessed it, Yahoo, who uses it as a testing ground for alternative search engines.
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Tempe Angels Qualify for the Playoffs
The Tempe Angels had to beat the Scottsdale Giants last night in their final game of the regular season to face the Giants in a one-game playoff for the Arizona League's East Division title.
In the bottom of the 12th with two outs, John Rickard singled home pinch-runner Heath Nichols and the Angels won, 1-0.
So the two teams face each other again tonight, this time at Scottsdale, at 7:00 PM MDT.
The winner goes on to face the West Division winner, the Peoria Mariners, who get a bye because they won both halves of the season. That game is scheduled for Monday.
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* Bill meant to improve oil sector transparency
* Critics say puts oil in hands of president, ministers
* Standoff over oil laws delaying next licensing round
* Uganda poised to become top 50 oil producer
By Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Ugandan lawmakers passed new legislation on Friday meant to regulate the country's emerging oil sector but critics said the law would invest too much control in the hands of the executive.
The vote should help clear the way for a new licensing round for exploration blocks which has been held up by the standoff between parliament and ministers over this and two other pending oil bills tabled earlier this year.
Although opposition to the legislation in the national assembly had been bi-partisan, parliamentarians ended up voting overwhelmingly for it when an open vote was held in the chamber.
Independent lawmaker Gerald Karuhanga said the law was passed by a 149-39 margin.
"Although we have lost in parliament we've managed to expose the ill intentions of those who want to control Uganda's oil and they're being watched," Karuhanga told Reuters after the vote.
Uganda is on the cusp of becoming a top 50 global oil producer.
France's Total and China's CNOOC entered Uganda's burgeoning petroleum sector this year after both took up a third each of British explorer Tullow Oil's exploration assets for a total $2.9 billion.
However, various disagreements with the Ugandan government have pushed back production timelines.
The Petroleum Bill is meant to guarantee transparency in the oil sector, provide for a clear management structure and institute environmental safety mechanisms.
But a key contention was its clause 9 which says the oil minister shall be responsible for "granting and revoking licences" as well as negotiating petroleum agreements.
Opponents of the bill failed to secure amendments that would see parliament scrutinise new oil deals before they were signed as well as vet candidates for senior management positions in a new national oil company and sector regulator.
Angelo Izama, a Ugandan energy analyst at the U.S.-based Open Society Foundation said the law amounted to "handing over an ATM (cash) machine" to long-serving President Yoweri Museveni and his government.
Diplomats privately say corruption and impunity thrive at the heart of government, in power since 1986 and the European Union this week became the latest donor to suspend funding to Uganda over the embezzlement of aid money.
There is broad concern that the discovery of an estimated 3.5 billion barrels of oil in the Albertine basin, of which less than half has been explored, has simply added new opportunities for graft.
"The law looks set to perpetuate the status quo of secrecy, excessive ministerial control and corruption," George Boden of the campaign group Global Witness told Reuters by email.
"The risk of corruption in the oil sector is far, far greater and this law does little to allay our concerns."
Uganda suspended licensing of new blocks late last year after parliament imposed a moratorium on new petroleum deals until the new laws were in place.
The remaining two bills cover downstream operations and oil revenue management.
The slow progress in enacting all the new oil legislation also risks slowing down the development of key oil production infrastructure and tarnishing its investor-friendly image.
Both Total's Uganda unit Tullow Oil have said the delays would not have an impact on their current operations because they were covered by existing legal frameworks. (Writing by Richard Lough; editing by James Jukwey)


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@ ZZTopping
Actually, asshole – Most of that is FACT, not opinion.
PCs Suck#3
They do… very much.
jason cook#4
What a load of shite. How can you compare a PC with a supreme piece of (dangerous yes) machinery like a Ninja. Hard to imagine a Ninja turning itself of at 80mph when you switch on the lights due to a conflict etc.
If the Ninja was a People Carrier (mundane, municipal but safe) and the MAC was say a Jaguar XK (Quality to the core, Fast, Reliable, Up to the minute engineering) for example you would have a better comparison.
95% of people have no inclination to customise a PC the other 5% are known as GEEKS!. Hard to imagine a GEEK anywhere near a Ninja.
[quote comment="15753"]How can you compare a PC with a supreme piece of (dangerous yes) machinery like a Ninja. [/quote]
That rice grinding turd is hardly a supreme anything.
Or you could buy a Fireblade with far better build quality than your Kawasaki crap. Had a ZZR for a few years and it pissed me off no end.
Opinions are like assholes, everyones got one and they all stink…
It's a fucking METAPHOR. Jesus Christ. He was using one situation to explain another. That doesn't mean a PC is EXACTLY like a bike, or a Mac is EXACTLY like a tricycle. Fuck. jason cook especially missed the fucking point. What the fuck is wrong with you people?! It's conceptual, not literal. Morons.
More like a BMW R80 versus a Honda VF750
Calling a mac a tricycle is a bit extreme… if that's what you think, you've never really used a mac, not recently. Macs are a powerhouse for graphical design and programming anything that isn't M$ junk.
I'd say it's more like the Toyota Camry that just gets you to work reliably every time.
PC with linux is like a nascar – lots of power but somewhat hard for some people to handle.
PC with M$ Windows is like the same engine dropped into a Pinto. BOOM!
"what is the name of that song?" or smth
It's a bicycle with training wheels for your information.
And bad, bad grammar…
some one#13
sarcasim you guys or gals can ya take a joke. Just as the Mac vs. Pc Commercial are a joke so is this. Relax have you ever laughed.
This is kinda funny, I own that exact street bike but I am a mac person =)
Macs are like the hddvd of the blueray hddvd war. They lost, big time! Proof being, walk into any computer store and notice what percentage of the store is dedicated to pc's and what little corner is dedicated to macs, if there are macs at all in the store. In attempt to crash as much as a pc does, they introduce the ipod. My wifes ipod crashes more that my old 486! What a piece of garbage. My zune on the other hand, never crashes.
But you'll always get those VW bus loving, die hard mac users that insist on it. JUST GET A PC AND LOAD UBUNTU LINUX ON IT! At least you can add new hardware when you want!
At least apple was smart enough to switch to intel processors!
And talking about EXPENSIVE! For the money you have to spend on a decent mac, you can visit newegg and almost build 2 PC's with nice lcd monitors.
I agree with wetjet. Mac had to open up thier own mac store just to sell their products cause nobody wanted them! Sure, some people want a mac…. about the same percent of the population of Americans who have down syndrome! I guess you have to be retarded and afraid to make a mistake to own a mac. True, they crash less than a pc, but there's a good reason for that.
Mac's suck. Just face it. It doesn't matter if you agree with me or not. Sales of pc's vs. macs speak for them self.
That's true. If macs really were better, wouldn't they sell more than pc's do? I mean, look what mac does. It goes out and gets some fat retard to represent a pc, and a skinny geek to represent a mac, and then tries to compare a jenny craig dropout to a guy who has never been laid in his life I bet! I guess mac hasn't figures out "SEX SELLS!" And that ad isn't sexy.
The Sundance Kid#18
I don't understand why everyone feels the need to compare the two, you get one or the other and for your own reasons. Stop playing these childish games of mine is better than yours and quit sucking each other off.
The comments regarding Apple stores are just ignorant. According to figures as recent as march, Apple has 25% of the retail marketshare. That means that for every $4 spent on retail computers, $1 of that is for Apple. Thats gigantic if you consider how many other players are in that market.
Also, stores dont "refuse" to sell Apple computers, in fact its quite the opposite. Apple has to ALLOW stores to sell their computers. The reason being, Apple has made their stores an experience which people WANT to partake in. If you take Apples NYC 5th Ave store for example, it is inundated with tourists and people just wanting to stop in and look around. Whether they buy anything or not isn't even a concern, its brand exposure.
MAC really sucks
Funny post. All my desktops are built from scratch. CHEAP. So much for Mac.
Wow, there's a lot of hating back and forth. Seriously, if all people can do is tote their format over the other guy without understanding all the facts, it just winds up making the individuals look ignorant.
Speaking to all point of the spectrum, yes PCs have the advantage of being customizable. However, the reason that there is a proliferation of PCs (also, the acronym PC refers to Mac, Windows, and Linux based systems as they qualify as personal computers but in this instance I'll use them in the windows/linux reference) is because Macs started with proprietary hardware at the start of the computer age. The people wanted customization and went with IBM.
On the flip side, think of what has Apple has done. They've made a highly desirable brand because they went against the popular trend. They had some amazing products (look at the number of iPods vs Zunes) and also some spectacular failures (Newton anyone?). But when they make the products that shake up the world, people take notice. Can you say the same thing for HP or Dell?
Both have their pros and cons, but to make argument without proof amounts to nothing.
~People are afraid of change, afraid of experiencing something new, something different. People lash out at what they don't understand and stand by the ruts, in the trenches they have dug over time. They choose not to acknowledge the variety that is the essence of life~
[quote comment="15747"]Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one…
No.. you see. it goes 'Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got THEM.' because you don't just have one opinion.
nizzard sucks nigger cock for internet cable
Mac geeks! … LOL
I can customize my PC and my MAC and my Kawasaki Ninja …
It's funny how everyone on the internet owns a crotch rocket, and knows how to customize it.
A PC and Mac can't be compared. How many times must this be brought up? A PC is a computer and a Mac is a consumer driven product.
The Mac only exists because it is a PC that has been locked down by its company so nobody can upgrade it on their own and they are able to make money off the enforced product line that are only usable with the specific product.
A Mac is a fucking PC. It just fools people into thinking it is a different kind of computing device because it has a different OS and a slightly different interface. It might be better for Linux users and is used regularly out in the media world, but that is because just like with Dell and Gateway and Alienware, when you buy in mass from a company you get good deals and people think the Mac is easier to use than a normal open PC. It isn't, it is just different. Both computers react when you click a button. Both interfaces have folders for files. Both allow you to do what you want to do.
Mac is just big business and PC isn't big business, it is an entity.
Comparing the two is like comparing an apple tree to an apple orchard.
Who cares, really?
Give it a rest already :ignore: :bored:
Actually, imo most mac's run faster than windows with less required resources, because well they actually utilize the full capacity of the hardware without the bs
He/she [the author of the post] is talking about hardware people. H-A-R-D-W-A-R-E. NOT operating systems.
David B. Fisher#31
Open your eyes and behold that you are mistaken. Do you realize that only a small segment of the population gives a dim damn about upgradability. Yours is an esoteric – look it up – concern. Resentment, dissing and all this purile blithering gains you and your kludged-together machine nothing. Nada. Ingen ting.
Who cares, really?
@wetjet: The last time I walked into a computer store, ALL they had was Macs. There wasn't a single PC to be found. The closest I could find were some of the Macs that had some really brain-dead POS installed called "Vista" for the purpose of demonstrating that the Mac runs Vista faster than a comparable PC (not that I could figure out why anyone would want to.)
I bought a Mac Air, my first Mac. After consistent problems with the OS crashing I returned it after less than 2 weeks. I just need to be able to get my work done, I also didn't realize that you cannot carry a spare battery for that thing. WTF? Who makes a laptop and designs it to not have a swappable battery? Apple, that's who, and on their ultra-slim line which is going to have poor battery life to begin with.
@Ohmaar, that's not a computer store, that's the Apple store. Definitely not the same thing.
@David B. Fisher, I don't know many people who given the choice between plunking down a couple hundred for a new hard drive and some more memory would instead choose to "upgrade" by spending a couple thousand dollars instead on a whole new computer. The segment is not as small as you think it is, and it is usually the people who are not technologically inclined that ask me how to do this. Unfortunately, many of the Mac models do not offer this choice to the consumer, which is one reason why Mac sales are 25% while Mac market share is below 7%. It's also part of the tricky math Apple uses to say TCO is low: when you drop a couple grand on a new computer, it doesn't matter if you were "upgrading" a non-upgradable Mac or how much time was spent dealing with the problems on the old Mac, you start your TCO at $0 again. When you drop far less money on upgrading a regular computer it adds up on the TCO, but in reality it is less expensive to the owner.
That's certainly a PC with some kind of LINUX because with windows it would look like this: http://elektrischescooters.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/elektrische-step-tante-paula/
@jhonny: The biggest story in all the PC rags since the Air was introduced was everyone whining about not being able to replace the battery, and somehow you MISSED that? You're an idiot.
@shure: No, a PC running Vista looks like this:
@John #30:
Where is your proof that Macs run faster than Windows machines? I have proof in the complete opposite's favor. PC Gamer: June 2006. As soon as a Mac ran on an x86 architecture, these guys benchmarked it on various tasks and programs, especially in the all-important program, Photoshop (CS2 was out at the time). Then, they installed Windows XP on the Mac box and ran the same tests. Windows ran faster than the Mac ON IT'S OWN HARDWARE! I haven't seen any other tests that have contradicted those results yet.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA idiot! NASCAR…. "Man am I fuckin glad to drive in a goddamn oval all fuckin day long." How about F1 if anything
when it comes down to hardware, macs suck big time. the same ram you can buy anywhere is almost twice as expensive in a macstore, just cause of the friggin apple-logo on it. wtf? same thing for graphics, cpu etc…
and cracking the case open of those bastards… omg! design ok, but functionality?
regarding software, well… both of them suck. seriously. M$ will never produce anything secure, fast or usable. the only reason that they make so much money is that most people are stuck with this shit or don't know better.
In terms of usability, macs are ok, but they are so locked down that can't change any configs AT ALL. OS X is a castrated version of BSD…
So Linux we be a car? Even more complicated the a Motorcycle. More parts to customize. Faster speeds, extremely scalable. But very hard to build on your own without previous knowledge, and once it is built very little is necessary to maintain.
MAC is now PC
The PC is a ninja if the ninja explodes when you turn the ignition.
The PC is a Ninja if your ninja will not start because you put a new sticker on the side, and it conflicts with the sticker on the other side.
The PC is a Ninja if your brakes go out because your gas tank is only 3/4 full.
The PC is a Ninja if your gear shift activates the brakes.
The PC is a ninja if it has square tires.
I could go on all day!
Macs blow
PS. To all you flamers. I myself am a pretty smart motherf*cker, but every time I see someone say something like: "@jhonny: The biggest story in all the PC rags since the Air was introduced was everyone whining about not being able to replace the battery, and somehow you MISSED that? You're an idiot." I have to think that whether the flamer is actually more or less intelligent than the stranger he is insulting, one thing is for sure–Anybody who gets online and posts insults at people based on one comment on a post is truly an annoying, useless and undesirable human being. So So SO very sad that such people dominate the "add a comment" portion of the web. I never acted like that even as a kid, but I have kicked the asses of plenty of hatin' fools. Ah well, it's an epidemic on and off the web. I just hope I run into one of you hatemosphere shite spouting nuisances at the pub tonight. Oi!
Now, MAC is PC
Eh, I have worked on both Macs and PCs since the time I was 14 (21 now) and I have really never cared for Macs. I use various tools to keep my registry on my PC nice and clean, keep unneeded folders deleted and ensure that I always have plenty of RAM and anti-virus to protect my computer I really have never had an issue.
My current HP with vista and 3 gigs of ram boots in about 40-60 seconds and is useable in about 70-80 seconds. Overall, I like my PC, it is fast, responsive and I have never had a blue screen or an issue to give me problems.
It is everyone's personal choice, bitching and moaning about it doesn't change anything.
Until mac fixes the goddamn finder and Pc's stop getting Alzheimer's they can both rot in hell. Operating systems are a huge fucking disappointment lately.
Mac's bloody spotlight never fuckin listens to my keywords and that fucking finder is a nightmare. Imagine a filemanager that can't show you two deeply nested directories at the same time unless you open two instances. Give me a break. On top of that some of the views move under your mouse as you're clicking. WTF? AND directories are not grouped together in a view unless you've chosen to sort by "kind". This is fucking annoying. You sort by kind because you need to find a folder, and then the names are all in random order, or you sort by name first and have to go find a folder mixed in with tons of other shit.
In that department windows explorer got the functionality right. Too bad I have to wipe the goddamn drive clean every few years because for some reason installing software on windows is like feeding sugar cubes to a diabetic, coma-wise.
So you can take your bicycle and your motorcycle and STUFF THEM UP YOUR ASS BECAUSE NEITHER ONE WILL CARRY THE FUCKING GROCERIES.
i saw this thing a long time ago. both platforms have their flaws. it depends on what kind of person you are. personally i am a pc person. mainly because the ability to build and cannibalize is important to me (i am poor). i built my machine for 350 bucks (using existing parts) and can run all the latest games and do whatever else i want no problem. of course i use xp (vista should never have been released EVER) and shun IE for firefox which generally keeps me safe (no viruses or spyware yet).apples best move was to make all their products work together and i can understand that some people want to and are willing to spend money on something that "just works" without having to have their hands cut by sharp metal cases. macs would make sense to me too if i didnt want to have absolute control over every component that i spend my money on. like i said it all depends on what kind of person you are. i think that apple charges way too much for proprietary hardware when they are really selling the mac "look". and PCs do make you "work" for stability and security. (of course if M$ would stop shoving hot piles of shit at consumers as a finished product people wouldnt have to).
i dunno. it depends on what you want.
ps. PCs come in overpriced variants as well (hp,dell,gateway)
fucking geeks, how dare you compare a PC with Mac.
Final Cut is the best high resolution video editor available and it works in Mac only.
Logic is the best audio editor and it works on a Mac too
I once read a book that said having a Mac is like having a sports car WITH garage, tools and mechanics to customise your machine. They (the book) also say that many PC geeks think Macs are not as customisable as PC because they don't understand or are overwhelmed by the complexity of the UNIX BSD subsystem. In essence what they're saying is PC geeks are too afraid or too inexperienced to fully utilise a mac. So perhaps whoever made this little joke maybe showing an ignorant side.
Personally, I think PC geeks talk the loudest in these arguments because they feel the need to prove themselves, i.e insecurity.
It sort of similar to the Betamax and VHS war in the 80′s. Beta was definately a superior format but was not mass marketed like VHS and faded into obscurity, well not totally, it's still used by professionals today in digital format (it still uses the same cassette as Betamax).
By the way, most of you commenters are fucked in the head. Have a nice day
Just the one who hate Macs
… oh shit, I'm becoming more like you
Anyone read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance? The author muses over the differences between a Harley and a BMW bike. I think that would be a fair way to compare these computers too. The metaphor is overdone and biased (everybody knows that the value and potential of a motorcycle is vastly bigger than that of a trike, which makes the comparison pretty much pure Mac bashing. And Mac bashing is OLD and boooooooooooring).
And to those who state that all the commenters are morons; are you seriously expecting the comments to be more witty and intelligent than the blog post itself? That is naïve to say the least.
Jason Cook is a fucking faggot.
God, I hate PC zealots. This is almost entirely BS. "…Its an example of PC because there are unlimited choices" my ass. You can change the color of the BSOD, other than that, you can't do shit. I admit I'm a Linux fanboy, but I don't exaggerate Linux's strengths and minimize it's weakness's. Thats just retarded.
But I guess this is just another way for PC users to feel less like the idiots they are for buying such an awful, failure prone (without the help of virus's) OS. I know this is an attack at the hardware, but the true message isn't very hard to figure out.
Simplistic therefore false.
This is not a good analogy. If anything, Windows boxes are much more like tricycles than macs are. Macs have a real unix core, unlike PCs. Of course, most mac users are faggoty art people who think that eunuchs is a derogatory term for metrosexuals.
Linux is the way.
Walter Jnr#60
Macs suck. End of story.
good job#61
PC and macs both have pos and neg.
I prefer PC MS lunix only because i can upgrade it and play more games on it.
Macs are good because its really reliable and you know where all your power is going.
its mainly personal choice. my brother does alot of editing and photoshop which always runns 100x better on a mac. so its not really who is better but who are you. the MAC books in my opinion are alot better then laptops only because i every laptop i have had is as slow as a dawrf trying to climb everest. but for desktop PC is the way.
dont be faggoty fanboys and say which is best because the fact is that you computer has to match ur personality and needs whether it be a MAC or PC. BTW you idiots got off topic. nice comparision.
yes, macs are just over priced paperweights. stop buying them you silly hipsters.
@ good job
I use both Mac & PC every day and it's nice to see some unbiased opinion matched with derogatory insults to fellow commenters. Good job good job…
… bunch of fucking cunts!
I agree, but macs look so much better than windows, and you didn't take that into account. That's an opinion, mind you, but windows looks terrible until you upgrade to vista.
Wow. after finally reading (most) of those comments, I am flabbergasted. Some people really like their opinions…
Ask an Australian, what is better? a Ford or Holden. You'll encounter the same sort of fanboyism as you would here. What I'm trying to say is we all have our preferences and opinions and which cant be avoided anywhere you go.
Relax, if you like working on a PC then we will all just say congrats. If you like Macs, congrats. Bottom line, UNIX or NT. I say UNIX but then again I am Systems Engineer so what would I know about "power users". All I can say is that if you want a good paying job its best to learn UNIX (once you are comfortable with working on a PC) so that you can do real word applications. Sorry, restarting a windows box every couple of days because IIS and the OS are lousy is a real drag, on top of all the security vulnerabilities. So sad that people with absolutely no career in IT like to argue over these things. If a PC is what is best for you, by all means enjoy. Most Mac users have used both operating systems and started on windows. Most windows users prefer to deal only with windows and never branch out. Good luck with that and your career as a Geek Squad employee.
Matt G. Leger#68
I am reminded on reading this of Robert X. Cringely's famous quote about computer engineering: "If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." I strongly suspect the same would apply to motorcycles, were they designed and built the way most non-Apple computers and their operating systems are.
Anyone who is willing to spend even a little extra (that is, more than the lowest-end Mac mini or iMac model costs) can get a Mac Pro model as fully customizable and powerful as they need or want. If you think otherwise, you are amazingly ignorant of Apple's recent product development and marketing.
@ultrajones : you're not as smart as you think you are.
@omaar: there is no "computer store" that sells only macs, except for a mac store, fuckwit.
@doublecross: that is one of the singularly worst analyses of any type that I have ever read. congrats.
here's the net, folks:
1. a Mac is for someone who needs to feel different through product choice.
2. a PC is for someone who isn't driven by the need to feel different in their product choices.
Me? I run Slax Linux on USB or otherwise a Vista laptop. Vista has been *nothing* but spectacular for me. Don't believe the hype.
LOL @Tom!
I'm a Geek. I have a PC running Windows and Linux, and a Mac, AND a Ninja. They all have their purpose. My bike is the most fun of course.
Logic 101. What does PC stand for? Personal Computer. What is a Mac? A personal computer. Ergo Mac is a PC! You never see a Mac ad going after a brand name such as Dell, HP, Sony etc. They only go after the total industry of which they are a part! The only reason Mac is still in business is the Ipod. Mac's advertising budget is a benefit of the Ipod.
I just loooooove my Magna and home built PC network.
PC's own Macs any day of the week.
You can actually customize anything you want with a mac, but I'm also guessing that most of you don't know how to use a unix terminal. Linux PWNS when it comes to webhosts (believe it or not, but most webhosts use UNIX based OS's)
PC's sell more than Mac's, but does it really mean that a PC is better? Its called functional fixedness, people would rather use what they already know how to use (like QWERTY keyboards) than learn to use something, even if it is more efficient or better in some way (like DVORAK keyboards), or in the case of the argument its windows vs any UNIX based OS.
Mac's are more expensive, but the Mac Pro I bought when they made the change to intel will still run circles around any other computer you put in front of it.
Nothing makes me laugh more than commercials with horrible actors explaining some way to make your windows box run faster and get rid of spyware….for only xx dollars.
I haven't shut down my mac in over 200 days (its stays in safe sleep "sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 3″) using almost no power and starts instantly. My fedora dedicated seedbox is running an uptime of over a year. But I guess there is just something special about staring at your computer while it starts up.
@madman #26
Dude, you win.
Yeah… No. If anything linux is the dangerous bike. Windows is a beaten up and poorly designed bike that was made with chinese parts. Anyway, sorry – fraid not. You'll need to learn a little more about computers before it's 'funny and true'. SU thumbs down!!
look, you are all missing the fucking point. Its a joke.
PC's are better.
Same performance AND Cheaper prices
Used PCs are highly fixable. When a mac breaks, it breaks HARD (but that is unfounded bias on my part)
But mostly I go with the price issue. I am broke. I am a college student. I am only getting broker (I know, bad grammar, if you feel the need to point GRAMMAR for fuck's sake, then you can bite my shiny metal ass!)
OK .. C users always jalous… here's a real comparison.. like you said it's made safe and also a bit more expensive and because it's good as it is you don't really need to tune it.. (i have both Mac and Pcs at home)
so let's say the mac is like a ferrari or lamborghini. no need to add to it it's perfect how it comes out of the factory (of course i'm not talking of lower end products).
then PC , that you can tweak..(my a** try to over clock your dell.. ), so yes you can make it powerfull , but it's going to look like an mustang that you can tweak, and change the engine or whatever…
I'd still by a lamborghini, over a Mustang… and please we know that PCs don't handle adobe aps like a MAC.
Plus who uses aol on mac? oh true most of them are pc users…
anyway this war s stupid. everybody is trying to piss off the others.. I USE BOTH they both have pros and cons..
it all depends what you'll use your computer for. some we'll be hardcore gamers and will use Pcs , most of designers and artist will use MAC( becuase it does look better than a regular box..) the OS, is your own choice .. whatever makes you the most comfortable… but stop being stupid … get over it . your little discussion won't change anything about what people want and say. It;s like politics and religion.
ya'll are all retarded as fuck. get over it. i haven't had a bsod since windows 95 no joke. seriously my vista runs perfect (cpu = dual core 1.78ghz or some shit and 1gb of ram) no problems whatsoever. no crashes no viruses no bullshit. runs fast as fuck too. i think we are all biased but the mactards base their bias on their fucking commercials and shit. fuck all of ya'll. mac people just don't fucking know how to use a computer. and if you're a mac geek that uses the unix terminal, just fucking buy a cheaper computer and install fucking bsd. i don't hate mac. i'm just not stupid enough to buy an onverpriced unix pc. if you like it pretty than go ahead and pay for the pretty.
Wow, hmmm, lets see….Purchased a brand new 2000 Toshiba laptop with Vista…Crashes every 30 min or so. Got a virus on it…it eventually died. Bought an IMac and Macbook. WOW!!!! I dont even use antivirus software or anything.
Bollocky Bill#84
You poor PC fools! PCs are cheap rubbish! Macs are far, far, way, way ahead of PC Junk. Fact: They are the best for Music, Graphics. and a whole lot more. Did you know they are built from components that match! Not just thrown together with any old stuff like PC trash!
Why do you think all the Pros use them? Not just because they look good surely? (Unlike PCs which look and act like they've been cobbled together from a bloody scrapyard!) Oh did I mention that Mac users don't have to worry about viruses as well? That's maybe because Mac users have got better thing to do with their time than the PC fools sitting in their grey underpants in their bedrooms at their parents house making viruses and playing silly childrens games on their stupid crap PCs!
Sots, all of you. Every last one of you from the "intelligent" Linux users to the masterfully skillful morons who can spit out thirty cusswords in one sentence without even flinching and think they look "tough" or "intelligent."
Summary of my analysis on this:
1.) This is all a matter of opinion. Some people think Macs are better, some prefer Windows, and some use Linux or other systems that they prefer. I, personally, would prefer to have a Macintosh, but I have a Windows PC with Vista installed on it (which actually isn't too shabby, to be honest). There's no need to have an all-out flame war because somebody's opinion is different from yours. Having a flame war over this is the same as racing in the Special Olympics: even if you win, you're still retarded.
2.) From what I understand about the three most popular systems, they're generally designated for a specific audience, so for some people it's more natural to use certain systems than it is to use others. Windows is designed for more business-related work with applications such as Excel and Word (though there is a version of Word that has been modified for Mac use); Macs are more designated at artistic/creative people who work more on video- and image-editing software (which you can get Adobe CS3 for Mac, I do believe); Linux is targeted at people who prefer working with database software and other things pertaining to website management (or so I'm assuming from what I've heard). The interface of each system is different compared to the next, as is the hardware–different enough that it's like comparing apples, oranges, and pears: they're all under the same general category, but to compare them accurately is practically impossible.
3.) Most of you are either somewhat getting the joke, not getting it at all, or get it and are just flaming other users senselessly–seriously, e-penises aren't that important in the long-run. When you think about it, what's your computer going to do for you when you're being threatened at gunpoint by a robber who plans on taking your precious computer? Fight to the death for you (or rather, you fight to the death for it)? It's not just stupid–it's fecking retarded.
4.) I take offense to the person who said that "most mac users are faggoty artistic people". When you grow a brain that matches the size of your tiny manhood AND have enough blood pumping through your veins to run both your erection and brain at the same time while masturbating over your shiny new computer that you finally devote some time AWAY from, I suggest you consider reading a children's book or two to begin your education in the dead scary world of "faggoty artistic people." When you've finally reached a fairly higher level of intelligence, enough to understand more than just a few simple words of English, I would think that you might actually be intelligent enough to discuss the world of artistry and insult it in an intelligent fashion. Guessing from what I've read, that is probably going to take you a century or more–considering you don't die first from overthinking. Have a nice day.
5.) Yes, I know I am somewhat a hypocrite. But when you look at the world, who isn't?
i love my zx10r 2006 just like i love my pc … i abuse them both! macs are like scooters for girls
p.s. i've managed to crash a Mac onces and had to take it to the tech…. i've never had to take my pc to an expert… i've learned to build …fix.. and customize my PC all by myself btw loved my win95 for video games… it did crash! now im on XP and no crashes whatsoever…. not switching to Vista.. im happy except i do wish xp mouse acceleration was just as good as 95′s
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so does ur mother!
[quote comment="15761"]Calling a mac a tricycle is a bit extreme… if that's what you think, you've never really used a mac, not recently. Macs are a powerhouse for graphical design and programming anything that isn't M$ junk.
I'd say it's more like the Toyota Camry that just gets you to work reliably every time.
PC with linux is like a nascar – lots of power but somewhat hard for some people to handle.
PC with M$ Windows is like the same engine dropped into a Pinto.
Except for the fact that your Toyota will be recalled.
Mr. Me#89
[quote comment="15756"]@ZZTopping:
Opinions are like assholes, everyones got one and they all stink…[/quote]
not if u wipe your ass lol
Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an very long comment on http://www.loleg.com/blog/2008/04/16/6752 but after I clicked submit my comment didn't show up. Grrrr… well I'm not writing all that over again. Regardless, just wanted to say superb blog!
oh my, are the big boys comparing sizes again?
in that case i'll take a pc any day. i'm an adult i don't need metaphorical training wheels. i'll only put linux on it anyway
A Person#93
[quote comment="15788"]Actually, imo most mac's run faster than windows with less required resources, because well they actually utilize the full capacity of the hardware without the bs[/quote]
Actually, benchmarks upon benchmarks have shown that OS X performs worse when comparing two systems with the same specs, not to mention the huge price gaps.
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Most of the employees of Auburn's city government last Friday received a $300 bonus in their paychecks.
The Auburn City Council on Thursday night approved the supplements for 36 workers whose annual salaries are below $50,000. Six employees who earn above that threshold did not receive the extra money. The council's resolution said employees had saved the city government thousands of dollars in FY2013. The extra pay cost the government $11,626 from existing budgets. The last bonus was paid in FY2011. The vote was 3-0-1 with Councilman Robert Vogel abstaining.
Also during the meeting, the council approved the schedule for the FY2014 budget process. Upcoming public meetings include a council retreat on Saturday, June 8; two called meetings July 22 and July 29; a final review by the mayor and council at a meeting on Aug. 22; a public hearing on Aug. 29; and adoption Sept. 5.
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Lemon Tart Recipe
Check out other recipes from An Early Spring Dinner.
Tart dough adapted from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan.
- Yield:8-10
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:2 hours
- Rated:
- For Dough:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 9 tablespoons butter, very cold, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1 large egg
- For Filling
- 5 eggs plus one egg white
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 5 lemons, zested and juiced
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
Make Dough: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In the bowl of a food processor add flour, confectioner's sugar, and salt. Pulse to mix. Add cold butter and pulse until it is mixed and the size of small peas, about 5 pulses. Add egg and pulse until dough pulls together into a ball. Remove dough from processor.
Press dough into a 9 inch tart pan. Prick dough all over with a fork. Chill tart shell in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Cover the bottom of the tart with parchment paper then fill with pie weights or beans. Bake shell for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325.
Make Filling: In a medium bowl, use an electric beater to lightly beat together eggs and egg white. Whisk in sugar, zest, and juice. Beat on low until combined and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
In a small bowl, beat heavy cream until its thick but not whipped, about 3 minutes. Fold cream into lemon mixture. Pour filling into tart shell and bake for 40 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Transcription Tuesday: The Exciting Streets of Dallas, Texas in the 1890s
From the Dallas Morning News, 7 March 1893:
"Thrown From a Buggy
While County Treasurer Coe and ex-Sheriff Lewis were buggy-riding yesterday near the new cemetery, south of the city, their team took fright and ran away. Mr. Coe was thrown from the buggy and found in an unconscious state. He soon, however, recovered from the shock and was last night reported to be doing well."
From the Dallas Morning News, 4 October 1892:
The Sad Plight of an Ellis County Farmer Who Became a Self-Constituted Deputy.
"Yesterday was horse traders' day on the public square. The first Monday in every month is the legal day for disposing of strayed animals at public outcry, but by far the largest business is transacted by horse traders, who congregate to exchange, buy and sell. Among those who were trading horses yesterday was Mr. Sid Williams, a gentleman who lives a short distance west of Oak Cliff. He traded with a stranger for a mule and afterward he said that he discovered that the party with whom he traded did not have a clear title to the animal. Mr. Williams laid the case before Sheriff Lewis. Mr. Lewis sent Deputies Henry Tanner and John Bolick after the party who traded with Mr. Williams. The found him, and at the sheriff's office a short while previous he gave the name of J. J. Jackson to Deputy Carson, who wrote a bill of sale for him. Mr. Jackson told the deputies that he could be easily identified in the city. He started with them to Sanger Bros.' store about 1:30 in the afternoon, where he said he was known, but before they left Jefferson street, on the public square, he suddenly wheeled his horse and started at race horse speed down Jefferson street toward the jail. The deputies pursued and they were joined by an Ellis county farmer by the name of Harris, who was on a swift horse. Mr. Jackson led the trio down to Market street. He crossed over to Houston, back on Houston to Commerce and out on Commerce and across the Trinity bridge, leaving a cloud of dust behind like the wake of a cavalry company. Crossing the bridge, Mr. Harris' horse seemed to forge ahead and get in the lead and as the object of the chase reached the west abutment of the bridge he turned and fired five times toward his pursuers. Mr. Tanner replied with five shots from his pistol.
"It was along here that Mr. Harris dropped out of the race. He fell and the conclusion of everybody watching was that he was shot. When Messrs. J. W. and J. T. Tucker picked him up, covered deep in dust and found clotted blood over his left eye and a small hole in his right arm, they felt sure that he was shot and fatally wounded. So the report flashed over the city that a man had been killed. Mr. Harris was carried in an express wagon to a drugstore on Jefferson street where his wounds were dressed. All of the bullets missed him and his injuries were caused by falling on small pebbles. In addition to the places over his eye and on his arm his hip was cut, necessitating one stitch, and after that was done he was out on the streets. He told a News reporter that his name was J. T. Harris and that he was a farmer living nine miles south of Waxahachie, near Forrest's store. "I don't remember much about the race," he said, recounting his experience of a short while back. "I didn't trade horses with the fellow and I don't know who he is. I never saw him before and I don't know anything about him. I saw some deputy sheriffs coming towards me running him, and I hollered to them to deputize me that I could catch him. I started in, and going across the bridge my horse ran away with me. He went the wrong direction. He went towards them bullets as hard as he could go, and it kept me d---d busy dodging them. I could see that pistol belching fire and I thought I was a goner. I tell you, partner, if I had had my old winchester with me I would have mixed it with him, but I didn't have a thing and my horse was running right into them bullets. He carried me up almost by the side of that pistol and then my horse fell. I went down and that's all I know about it, but you see me here."
"Public interest centered on Mr. Harris for the time being, while Sheriff Lewis, John Bolick and Henry Tanner continued after the flying horseman. After the shooting at the bridge he proceeded to reload his pistol. Mr. Lewis followed to the foot hills of West Dallas. The horse he was riding was not fleet and he was compelled to turn back. Messrs. Tanner, Henry Jacoby and Bolick kept up the chase over the pike road toward Fort Worth. Red Stewart was watching from the courthouse tower and he said the time made broke the record. Over the hills and out of sight went the horse trader and his pursuers, who never came nearer than 200 yards of him after he crossed the bridge until near Kidd Springs, when the horse trader threw his pistol back and fired one shot toward Bolick. The latter returned the fire and the horse trader jumped from his now jaded nag and took to the bushes afoot. He disappeared in the underbrush before the officers came up. They captured the horse he was riding, which was the one he had traded from Mr. Williams. Mr. Bolick's shot evidently hastened the horse trader in taking leave of the saddle. The bullet went through a slicker which was tied behind and entered the saddle. An effort was made to get dogs on this party's trail, but they could not trail him, and about 5:30 the two deputies returned to the city leading the race horse which carried the fugitive beyond their reach.
"He left behind him a gray mare which he had with the mule when he struck the square for a trade. He was a stranger to the horse traders on the square. None of them seemed to know him. While the chase was in progress, Deputy Sheriff Tom Carson received the following wire message dated Krum, Tex., and signed by G. D. Witt, who was unknown to any of the sheriff's force: "Arrest a man about 23 years, light complexion, light mustache, riding gray mare about fifteen and one-half hands high, branded LU on left thigh, leading black 3-year-old horse mule, no brand. Advise at Sanger, Tex."
"Sheriff Lewis and Mr. Carson stated that the description of the mare and mule tallied exactly with that of the animals left behind by the horse trader. His description also was correctly given as far as it went. He was five feet ten or eleven inches high and he wore a black shirt, black soft hat and his pants were stuffed in his boot tops."
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I just LOVE this kind of color! Great read!ReplyDelete
I've given you an award, Greta. Love your blog and especially liked the Transcription Tuesday post! Go to http://tennesseememories.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-101-award-for-tennessee-memories.html to pick it up.ReplyDelete
Besides being an interesting story of not so distant ancestors, I also love this old newsy, homey newspaper writing.ReplyDelete
Wow, that was quite a story! A fascinating look a early police chases. Thank you for sharing it.ReplyDelete
LOL! I stole that iced tea comment from the movie, "Steel Magnolias." I believe it was Truvy (Dolly Parton) that said it to Shelby (Julia Roberts) at the County Fair. I just HAD to use it SOMEwhere!ReplyDelete
As to the subject of glass - I really like all kinds. I used to actively collect, but am content now to just enjoy what I have and not continue to deplete what's out there for sale!!
I have several different patterns of Depression Glass, the largest group I have is in the Iris pattern by Jeannette. And I have quite a collection of milk glass by Westmoreland.
Have a good evening, Greta!
From my "My Family Root Run Deep " blog to you — I'd like to pass along the Happy 101 Award to your blog. I am happy to have found your blog. Look forward to reading your future and pasts posts. A copy can be found at:http://www.myfamilyrootsrundeep.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 7:47 PM
Wow! Gosh, those journalists of the 19th century really knew how to write a good story! Makes our newspapers dry as bones in comparison... Great stuff and so fun to read!ReplyDelete


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Freshman Republican Ron Johnson, sent to Washington by the voters of Wisconsin, has issued a threat to Senate Democrats:
Do the job you were sent here to do and present a budget or I'll use arcane Senate rules to shut the place down.
National Review reviews Johnson's threat:
"America is going bankrupt, and the Senate refuses to pass a budget," Johnson said. "Unfortunately, this has become business as usual in Washington." If fact, it's been almost 800 days since the Senate has done so under Democratic leadership.
As a freshman senator, Johnson said he was sent to Washington to reject "business as usual," and that is exactly what he intends to do. "America is simply too precious to subject out financial future to Washington's 'business as usual,'" he said. "So unless we receive some assurance from the Democrat leadership that we will actually start addressing our budget out in the open, in the bright light of day — I will begin to object. I will begin to withhold my consent."
"The Senate needs to pass a budget. It shouldn't be that difficult."
Johnson says he'll begin objecting to "unanimous consent" agreements that are used to keep the Senate from getting bogged down with countless housekeeping issues. As the name indicates, all members of the Senate routinely vote aye on unanimous consent items, so one nay vote can bring the place grinding to a halt.
We're certain that many members of this august body would be in favor of such an action because it would allow them to schedule their cocktail parties earlier in the day.
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A Village Far, Far Away: Do We Really Understand the Underlying Causes of Exclusion?
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A while back, I visited a village in a country whose economy has been grown rapidly over the past decade. The country has been moving quickly from its lower income status to become classified as a lower-middle income economy. The village I visited was only some 50 kilometers from a bustling provincial capital on the border, but it might as well have been 500 kilometers away. The village took four hours to reach because we had to traverse three rivers or streams, and the roads were riddled with potholes the size of lunar craters. The shoulders of the road sometimes reached up to the top of the car windows.
There was no internet, no phone, and most definitely no technology superhighway and 'push-one-button solution' to development. As we went from house to house, it seemed as though everyone in the village was sick. Children were running a high fever. In one household we visited, I asked the mother who was cradling her ill son whether she had been to see a doctor. She said yes. She had managed to borrow money from her neighbor and taken three van rides to the closest health clinic with her son. One month later, however, the child had not recovered and was still running a high fever. He could no longer go to school, and the mother was having difficulty tending her fields because she had to care for her son. I asked her if she was considering taking her son back to the clinic, and she said that even if she had the money, she would not go back. The health staff had treated her and her son badly, talking down to them and belittling them because they were poor ethnic minorities. She and her son only felt worse after the visit, and vowed not to return, no matter how sick the child became.
Variants of this story of marginalization and social exclusion abound. In other countries, it may be the single female head of household who is stigmatized because of her lowly status, or the internally displaced person who falls through the cracks of national safety nets and household surveys, or the ethnic minority villager who cannot speak the official language and consequently is unable or ashamed to speak up at community meetings.
At times like these, I am reminded of the adage that a society will not be judged by how it treats its wealthiest members but by how it treats its weakest and most marginalized people. At the root of these issues is not so much a macro-economic diagnosis and solution but the need to recognize that the causes and effects of marginalization and disenfranchisement require a deeper understanding of the "micro", the local contexts, and belief structures. Development works best when we understand the multi-faceted realities on the ground and take the time to explore how poor people view their world. How do they think of development, and the contours of their realities? How do we, as development partners, embrace local knowledge and understand the underlying, interdependent causes of marginalization and exclusion? And finally, are we willing to support long-term endeavors that often require deeper social and cultural understanding and multi-faceted interventions?
These are some of the questions which the new report Inclusion Matters: The Foundation for Shared Prosperity tries to address. The report aims to kick-off a discourse within the World Bank Group and with partners on how should we approach these issues of marginalization. It argues that progress towards inclusion can be made by enhancing the three related channels of ability, opportunity, and dignity, and discusses the ways in which different countries have pursued social inclusion. Let's start having these important conversations on how we can tackle some of the toughest, most complex and entrenched forms of exclusion.
This blog serves as an introduction to the Social Inclusion report, to be launched during the event Social Inclusion: The Foundation for Shared Prosperity at the World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings on October 9.
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Great article. Diliberate economic exclusion especially by the World Bank hurts. No sure I saw any solution in the article.
Great post Susan. You rightly bring up that "..progress towards inclusion can be made by enhancing the three related channels of ability, opportunity, and dignity". I see many ways for increased private sector involvement to improve all three channels and the first step is by not thinking about these underserved populations as just another market expansion with huge ROI.
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Great post, Susan. It was remarkably telling that the mother you met would rather risk her child's serious ongoing illness than return to a clinic where she had felt alienated and devalued. This may well have been a rational choice – the technical quality of health care surely correlates with such "softer" indices. But how often does an individual fail to access services that might have been beneficial, because they fall outside the mainstream as individuals, or because the concerns of their entire community are not included in nationally tailored plans? Parents may be reluctant to immunize their children because they mistrust the intentions of a government which does not acknowledge them. Homosexual men and sex workers may shun effective HIV prevention and treatment services, rather than visit a clinic where they have been ridiculed or vilified. We indeed need to do much better across the spectrum of health to understand and measure the impact of exclusion – and to learn how to address it. I'm very much looking forward to seeing your report.
I loved the post. I have encountered a similar situation while conducting my PhD thesis fieldwork on Syrian women's access to antenatal health care services. Many women failed to access health services or follow-up with their care because of mistrust issues as well as being devalued and mistreated by doctors and staff, and above all because the health system often failed to understand the belief structures of the communities to which women belonged. In short there were many disparities between the nature of antenatal provision and the women's expectations, which resulted in the lack of continued engagement in health care.


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Backers of a referendum to halt an Indian casino from opening on Highway 99 north of Fresno are earnest people whose simple goal is to protect their quaint lifestyle, or so their campaign's name would suggest.
It's called Keep Vegas-style Casinos Out of Neighborhoods, and it's fronted by Cheryl Schmit, an anti-gambling activist who operates a one-woman nonprofit, Stand Up for California, from her home-office in rural Penryn.
Schmit seeks to gather 504,000 signatures of registered voters to place the referendum on the 2014 ballot so she can overturn a compact authorizing the North Fork band of Mono Indians to open what would be a lucrative casino in Madera.
It appears to be the sort of underdog undertaking that would warm Hiram Johnson's heart, except it's not. Wall Street, hardly a bastion of direct democracy, is financing the campaign, along with a rich tribe that owns a nearby casino and could lose market share if the North Fork band opens a casino.
Brigade Capital Management, a secretive investment house, dumped $261,100 into the campaign to qualify the referendum earlier this month. Two other New York investment firms chipped in $89,000. Table Mountain casino, a 30-minute drive from Madera, gave $350,000, the start of a campaign that will cost millions.
The campaign's name notwithstanding, the funders care nothing about protecting neighborhoods against vice, and even less about tribal sovereignty. They do, however, care deeply about their investments, which would be placed at risk by competition from the North Fork casino.
The 1,900-member North Fork band had been relegated to steep land in eastern Madera County that was unsuitable for a casino. The Obama administration authorized a new reservation that would be near a freewayto San Joaquin Valley population centers. Gov. Jerry Brown negotiated a compact and legislators ratified it in June, prompting Brigade and the others to fund the referendum campaign.
Brigade contends that North Fork's success would come at the expense of another Fresno-area casino, the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, and that would threaten Brigade's bottom line.
Brigade manages $14 billion in other people's money, much of it in university endowments, pension plans and retirement funds, and Brigade specializes in what it calls non-investment grade bonds, also known as junk bonds. Brigade also is a large investor in Indian casinos, especially in California, home to more that 60 of them.
"The market near Fresno, a city hard hit by the recession and facing the risk of bankruptcy, is not large enough to support an additional casino," Brigade said in a letter to the Legislature in April opposing the North Fork compact. "North Fork's success would cannibalize Chukchansi Gold's revenue, forcing worker layoffs."
With Brigade's aid, Chukchansi borrowed $310 million to finance the expansion shortly before the recession hit. Brigade has reason to worry about its investment. Torn by an internal power struggle, the tribe has kicked hundreds of members off its rolls and missed an $11.93 million bond payment earlier this year.
Struggling to make its payments, the tribe last year restructured its debt. But in May, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Chukchansi's probability of default on its debt, then pegged at $244 million.
Brigade attorney Aaron Daniels would not discuss the New York firm's role in the California campaign and referred questions to Schmit.
Schmit has been a critic of Indian casinos dating back to the 1990s, opposing what she calls off-reservation gambling, and occasionally aligning herself with card rooms, horse tracks and Nevada interests, and now Wall Street.
"Certainly, they have their own interests," Schmit said of the referendum funders. "Those concerns are not the concerns of the citizens I work for. We have an opportunity to put this on the ballot. The citizens are grateful about the funding that is coming in."
If the referendum gets on the ballot, North Fork won't stand alone in its campaign to defend its right to open a casino. Las Vegas-based Station Casinos LLC has the contract to manage the North Fork casino, and would spend heavily to protect its North Fork investment. Organized labor also supported the North Fork compact.
Oakland attorney John Maier has been representing the North Fork Indians since 1999 when they began their quest for a casino. He said "there is something perverse" about spending 14 years going through state and federal hoops only to face a referendum on the final compact.
"At the end of the day, voters shouldn't be expected to understand what's in the compact," Maier said.
The same could have been said in 2000 when voters authorized Indians to operate Vegas-style casinos. Few people could have imagined the industry that would be created, or that a handful of tribes would amass great wealth and fight other tribes' efforts to get their piece of the action. But you wouldn't need much prescience to guess that if there were money to be made, Wall Street would take its skim.


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In January 2005, when Mitch Daniels became governor, Indiana's unemployment rate was 5.5 percent. That translated to 176,510 Hoosiers out of work.
In July 2010, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported that our state's unemployment rate was 10.2 percent. That means 319,406 Hoosiers now are out of work.
The fact that the number of people in Indiana officially classified as unemployed has nearly doubled in the past five years underscores the urgency I place on finding ways to get more Hoosiers back to work.
At the start of the year, I joined other Indiana House Democrats in identifying job creation as the top priority for the 2010 session of the legislature. Our determination was not matched by either the administration or those in charge of the Indiana Senate, but we were able to get some of what we wanted.
Indiana now is able to offer both a tax credit to new employers and expanded incentives to small businesses. We did not get bipartisan support for two other proposals: a job-creation tax credit designed to reward businesses that hire unemployed Hoosiers and a plan to make sure that Hoosiers get first crack at jobs on Indiana projects financed by Indiana taxpayers.
While the second of these proposals was considered unnecessary by the administration, its importance became clearer in June when the Indiana Department of Transportation announced that two Illinois companies had received a $58.5 million contract for building a portion of the Interstate 69 extension in southern Indiana. The money for this contract comes from the lease of the Indiana Toll Road.
Two Indiana companies submitted proposals for the contract within 5 percent of the winning bid, which means they were qualified to receive the project. I can only hope these Illinois companies hire Hoosiers to do the work.
There was a fifth item on our job-creation agenda that did pass, but remains in limbo. Called HIRE, an acronym for Helping Indiana Restart Employment, this program is designed to use state funds to leverage $100 million in federal dollars to help employers hire Hoosiers. Originally proposed by Mississippi's Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, this program has been successfully launched in at least 30 other states.
In Indiana, it is bogged down in bureaucracy. While there have been meetings with the administration to get HIRE going, no progress has been made since the program was enacted back in March. Furthermore, since the deadline for using these federal funds is less than six weeks away, no one is too sure we will ever see HIRE become reality.
I hate to think we have missed out on a chance to bring taxpayer dollars back to Indiana to help Hoosiers get jobs. The lack of interest from the administration on this issue is difficult to understand, but it does seem to be part of a pattern of avoiding an honest assessment of the problems that our state faces in getting Hoosiers back to work.
Earlier this year, an Indianapolis TV station did a series of investigative reports on the jobs that the Daniels Administration claimed to have created. The investigations revealed empty buildings and cornfields where factories were alleged to be located. These reports estimated that as many as 40,000 jobs never became reality.
There even have been instances where the state has claimed credit for new jobs, only to later admit that it played no role whatsoever in bringing those jobs to Indiana. Too often, the administration is fond of hiding a true portrait of its job-creation efforts by simply saying that Indiana is doing better than neighboring states.
With a little searching, you can find many statistics that aren't very positive. For example, the Brookings Institute revealed in July that Indiana has had one of the country's steepest declines in employment since the national recession started in November 2007.
But most Hoosiers who are out of work right now don't care about what some study or think tank says or what's going on in Michigan or Ohio. They just want jobs in Indiana.
They want to know what their elected officials are doing to reverse a trend that has seen our state's unemployment rate nearly double since the governor took office. It's here where the actions of this administration and its supporters in the Legislature become more disturbing.
I am disappointed that neither the governor nor the Indiana Senate offered any job-creation proposals in the 2010 legislative session.
I think more needs to be done. I believe now is the time to be creative and explore all avenues of help, rather than try to convince people who have been looking for a job for years that things really are getting better. I don't think they're convinced.
Stilwell represents much of Perry County in the Indiana House of Representatives.
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A 61-year-old man is in hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack following a theft at his Ipswich home.
Police were called to Burlington Road shortly after 5pm on Sunday by the ambulance service, who said they were treating the man after he had suffered a suspected cardiac arrest in his home, a Suffolk Constabulary spokesman said.
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