Nuketown

Archive - Oct 2005

Hard Drive Hell

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 10/31/2005 - 2:00am

Things have slowed to a crawl around Nuketown, and I can blame a lot of that on two failing computers.

cnet: Goodbye Songs, Hello Videos

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 10/28/2005 - 2:00am

How will the transformation of the music video from a promotion to a commodity affect the music industry? Read the full story.

Wired.com: Web 2.0 Cracks Start to Show

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 10/27/2005 - 2:00am

Can next-gen web services like Flickr and Wikipedia withstand the inevitable onslaught of scammers and spammers. Read the full story.

Green Hornet Rants: The Shadow Knows

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 10/26/2005 - 2:00am

A discussion of the "undead Constitution" that's given rise to horrors like Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, who's sole asset (at least for Bush) is a non-existant paper trail. Read the full story.

Whatever: Suffering the Idiots

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 10/26/2005 - 2:00am

It saddens and infuriates me that this intelligent design crap is going on in my own state of Pennsylvania. Read the full story.

NY Times: An iPod Worth Keeping an Eye On

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 10/24/2005 - 2:00am

David Pogue reviews Apple's new video-capable iPod, as well as the company's new beefed-up, video-selling iTunes store. Read the full story.

Reason: Still Xeroxed After All These Years

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 10/24/2005 - 2:00am

Remembering the print zines of yesterday. Read the full story.

UncleBear.com: Putting Things in Little Boxes

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Sun, 10/23/2005 - 2:00am

Understanding the appeal of power gaming. Read the full story.

Ars Technica: Anti-Game Activist Jack Thompson Under Investigation

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Sat, 10/22/2005 - 2:00am

Thompson's the only things about video games that's made me want to be violent. Read the full story.