My Faves for Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Superdelegates Give Clinton An Early Edge, CBS News Survey Of Party Leaders Shows They’re Behind Party’s Front-Runner — For Now, At Least – CBS News

Quoted: Created by the Democratic Party in 1984, superdelegates include members of Congress, governors, former presidents, Democratic National Committee members and other party leaders. There are 850 of them, which comprises nearly one-fifth of the overall delegate count. They can back any candidate they want and change their mind as often as they want. But right now, among those that are supporting or leaning toward one candidate, they are largely siding with Clinton.

[tags: hillary, news, superdelegates, politics]

WMWifiRouter v0.89 (Jan 7, 2008)

Wow, this is very cool if it works. It makes your Windows Mobile phone a WI-FI router.

Quoted: WMWifiRouter is a tool to use your Windows Mobile 6 (possibly 5) as a WiFi <-> GPRS/UMTS/HSPA router. It’ll allow you to use WiFi capable devices to connect to the internet through your phone’s data connection.

[tags: windows mobile, todo, cell phone]

Clinton and McCain the comeback kids – CNN.com

hillary, in her victory speech, sounded much more authentic than she has sounded in the last few weeks. it was nice to finally see her open up.

Quoted: Sen. Hillary Clinton has won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary, CNN projects.

[tags: clinton, hillary, politics, news, new hampshire]

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My Faves for Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Microsoft Announces Takeover Bid for FAST – ReadWriteWeb

Quoted: According to Mary-Jo Foley, we should pay attention to how Microsoft will integrate FAST into their SharePoint Server. “Remember what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said about SharePoint last year: He characterized SharePoint as the next big operating system from Microsoft,” she writes. “More and more, it’s looking like enterprise search functionality is one of the biggest reasons why.”

[tags: microsoft, sharepoint, enterprise, search, acquisitions]

With Focus on the Strike, Stewart Returns – New York Times

Sounds like the Daily Show was weak last night. Hopefully, it is better tonight.

Quoted: Jon Stewart’s return on “The Daily Show” was a jarring display of solipsism from a performer famous for expertly tweaking the vanity and self-importance of others.

[tags: news, strike, daily show, colbert, jon stewart]

Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 Car – New York Times

This potentially is a good thing — if you consider the alternative would be a scooter or an auto-rickshaw.

Quoted: A new car from Tata Motors of India would likely fail Western emission and safety standards, but it could be an affordable car for the developing world.

[tags: india, cars, tata, news]

India Debates Protocol for French Pair – New York Times

Nicolas Sarkozy is the guest of honor at India’s Republic Day celebrations. Apparently, the organizers are not sure how to handle his girlfriend.

Quoted: Should a motorcade be allocated to Carla Bruni, the girlfriend and possible fiancée of the French president?
…
Indian society remains conservative on the subject of divorce and extramarital relationships.

[tags: india, news, france]

The Telegraph – Calcutta : Love twist to kidnap

My namesake.

Quoted: Police today accused Mini Kanoria, 24, and Mohit Srivastava – whom she apparently married in secret on November 22 – of staging an abduction drama to prevent her family from marrying her off to Vikas Khaitan.

[tags: news, india, calcutta]

5 Ways You Can Fall in Love With Tagging Again – ReadWriteWeb

Quoted: Tagging content online is something that doesn’t seem to have taken off the way some people expected it to. Is it too complicated for widespread adoption? Is it …

[tags: google, toread, tagging, social bookmarking]

McDonald’s Takes On A Weakened Starbucks – WSJ.com

I think this is a very smart move.

Quoted: McDonald’s is setting out to poach Starbucks customers with the biggest addition to its menu in 30 years. Starting this year, the company’s nearly 14,000 U.S. locations will install coffee bars with “baristas” serving cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and the Frappe, similar to Starbucks’ ice-blended Frappuccino.

[tags: investment club, mcdonalds, starbucks, coffee, news]

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My Faves for Monday, January 07, 2008

Clemens on 60 Minutes | The Seattle Times

Quoted: The first question was why McNamee would lie about drug use by Clemens, but tell the truth about giving human growth hormone to the pitcher’s friend, training partner, fellow Texan and longtime teammate (in New York and Houston), Andy Pettitte. Two different cases, Clemens said, adding that he was “shocked” to hear about Pettitte taking HGH, but insisting it had nothing to do with him.
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In other words, a fancy way of not giving an answer. Yes, we know they are two separate cases. But why lie about one and tell the truth about the other? Especially when McNamee faces possible jail time for lying? Clemens wouldn’t touch that one. But it’s a darn good question.

[tags: clemens, baseball, steroids, news]

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My Faves for Friday, January 04, 2008

Election Center 2008: Primary Results – Elections & Politics news from CNN.com

Looks like Obama wins — by a more comfortable margin than expected.

Quoted: CNN.com delivers the latest election results by county for the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries and caucuses.

[tags: iowa, news, obama, politics]

Tata Pulls Ford Units Into Its Orbit – New York Times

Quoted: The Indian company said it was entering detailed talks with Ford about the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover.

[tags: Land Rover, news, india, tata]

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My Faves for Thursday, January 03, 2008

Compounding Calculator – No more soy lattes

I could save more than $500K over 40 years if I killed my soy latte habit. I assumed $160/month and 8% annual interest.

Quoted: Free math lessons and math homework help from basic math to algebra, geometry and beyond. Students, teachers, parents, and everyone can find solutions to their math problems instantly.

[tags: coffee, finances, stupidity]

ASP.NET MVC Framework – ScottGu’s Blog

Quoted: If you are looking to build your web applications using a MVC approach, I think you’ll find this new ASP.NET MVC Framework option very clean and easy to use. It will enable you to easily maintain separation of concerns in your applications, as well as facilitate clean testing and TDD.

[tags: microsoft, video, development, todo]

Openads3rdPartyTracking – Openads – Trac

Quoted: With Openads, you can track when users click a third party tag. You can use third party clicking when you load a third party HTML ad into Openads or when you load Openads ad code into a third party ad server.

[tags: openads, development, advertising, faves]

Openads Opensource project Raises $5 million

Didn’t realize the adoption was this high.

Quoted: Openads, formerly called phpadsnew, is the most popular adserver solution when measured by number of publishers using it. They have 25,000 publishers using the sofware on 100,000 sites in 140 different countries and in 20 languages. About thirty ad networks have been built on top of it, including John Battelle’s FM Publishing.

[tags: openads, advertising, faves]

Twitter: What are you doing?

I need to revisit Twitter. A bunch of folks I met this weekend swear by it — even though they are Facebook users.

[tags: twitter, todo, social software]

Bad foods that are actually great for your waist – CNN.com

The latest nutrition “finding”:

Quoted: If you’ve been avoiding burgers, ice cream, and pizza thinking you’re doing your waistline a favor, don’t. They can actually help you lose weight — and keep it off, too. Here are the hidden slim-down perks of five foods that get a bad rap and the best way to add each one back into your diet.

[tags: food, nutrition, health, fitness]

Kudlow’s Money Politic$: The Anti-Free-Market Iowa Result

Watching this on CNBC. Kudlow calls both Edwards and Huckabee (yes Huckabee) left-wing populists.

Quoted: Both are anti-business, anti-Wall Street, and anti-CEO. They would employ government regulation, and perhaps taxes, to work against free-market forces.

[tags: politics, kudlow, cnbc, news, economy]

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My Faves for Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Mad Money: Lightning Round: Citi, Raytheon, SanDisk and More – Lightning Round – CNBC.com

Some interesting companies here worth looking at:
Raytheon
Citigroup, although maybe not quite yet
Onyx Pharmaceuticals
IIT Corp

Quoted: Cramer makes the call on viewers’ favorite stocks.

[tags: investing, investment club]

NY1: State Adopts Airline Passenger Bill Of Rights

When I fly out of Newark (a NY area airport that is actually in NJ), I often have to wait in the plane an hour or more before it takes off.

Quoted: Under the so-called “Passenger Bill of Rights,” airlines would be required to provide food, water and clean toilets to passengers stuck on the ground for more than three hours. Airlines that fail to follow the new law could have to pay a fine of $1,000 per passenger for each violation.

[tags: news, new york, bill of rights, flying]

Bloomberg.com: Oil Touches $100 a Barrel on Supply Concern, Increased Demand

Quoted: rude oil rose to $100 a barrel for the first time in New York as record global fuel consumption threatens to outpace production.

[tags: news, oil, economy]

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My Faves for Monday, December 31, 2007

Lakers Bust Out the Short Shorts, but Celtics Turn the Game Into a Joke – FanHouse – AOL Sports Blog

Ahh, the 80s.

Quoted: Both teams wore their throwback jerseys, but the Lakers took it one step too far by coming out in the retro short-shorts.

[tags: sports, basketball, 80s, funny, lakers, celtics]

Home – Geek Squad. Use Us

This company was just profiled on 60 Minutes. They offer installation and technical support, coming to your house in a VW Beetle. They wear white short-sleeve shirts and clip-on ties to convey humility.

[tags: geek squad, 60 minutes, technical support]

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My Faves for Sunday, December 30, 2007

The Year In Deals (2007 Edition)

A nice, although not comprehensive, recap.

Quoted: The list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to give a flavor for the deals that went down in 2007. The year started out with eBay’s acquisition of StubHub and rumors of its StumbleUpon deal

[tags: startups, vc, acquisitions, entrpreneurship]

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My Faves for Saturday, December 29, 2007

Sulekha.com – Recipe Tuna Potato Cutlet Videos

This site has Indian recipes on video. These tuna potato cutlets are great and not that difficult.

Quoted: Recipes Videos, Tuna Potato Cutlet, Tuna Potato Cutlet Videos

[tags: india, recipes, cooking, food, video]

Best Life Magazine: Body: The 10 Machines You Must Avoid at Your Gym

Quoted: But seated machines often put heavier loads on the back and joints than is necessary, and almost always miss the mark when it comes to replicating the movements found in everyday life, according to Ultimate Back Performance and Fitness, by Stuart McGill, PhD, a professor of spine ­biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario.

[tags: health, fitness, exercise, gym]

EU: Microsoft’s Last Stand Against Google’s Acquisition of DoubleClick

This post includes some great slides from Microsoft that accurately and concisely depict how online advertising works today.

Quoted: As we reported December 20, the last hurdle to Google’s acquisition of Doubleclick now rests with the European Union after obtaining approval for …

[tags: advertsing, microsoft, google]

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My Faves for Friday, December 28, 2007

Distributed revision control – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My friend recommends DVCS, specifically Mercurial, over centralized source control.

Quoted: First generation DVCSes include Arch and Monotone. The second generation was prompted by the arrival of Darcs, followed by a host of others, including Mercurial, Bazaar, and Git.
…
See the List of revision control software for a more comprehensive list.

[tags: todo, software, development, source control, mercurial, tools]

YouTube – Barack Obama Bashes Hillary Clinton

Supposedly funny. Haven’t watched it myself yet.

Quoted: Barack Obama pokes fun at Hillary Clinton.

[tags: video, funny, politics, obama, hillary, todo]

Perforce Knowledge Base: Working Disconnected

Relevant since our build server was down.

Quoted: This note describes how to reconcile your Perforce client information with workspace changes made outside of the system, and how to build a changelist after the fact.

[tags: perforce, p4, development, source control]

Is Your Workout Wasting Your Time? – Page 1 – MSN Health & Fitness – Fitness

Refave.

Quoted: A no-nonsense look at the often nonsensical world of fitness clubs.

[tags: health, fitness]

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