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Kindle Experiment in New York

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The New York Law Journal ran a first-page story today (unfortunately, I cannot link to it because it requires a subscription) about an experiment unfolding in New York’s appellate courts. The Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, Gail Prudenti, purchased two Kindle DXs to be tested by the court’s judges. Other digital reading devices are being tested as well. Justice Prudenti said that “The objective [of the pilot project] is to see if we can enhance the productivity of our judges and decrease printing.” She is looking to the future, when there will be a “non-residential bench and the prospect of a paperless court.”

Only six of the 22 judges on the panel are based in Brooklyn. The rest commute from chambers scattered from the east end of Long Island to the mid-Hudson valley, lugging thousands of pages of documents for each court session.

All of those documents can be scanned as PDF files into the Kindle DX …

Two justices tried out the Kindles in November, and then turned them over to two other justices for testing. “So far, the device has earned mixed reviews.” One common comment was that it is easier to refer back to paper documents than to the same documents on the Kindle. The justices liked not having to haul around large quantities of paper, and thought that use of the Kindle was environmentally responsible because it does cut down on paper. An ongoing concern is “security of court documents” because the “Kindle does not come with a password protection feature, and its contents would be easily accessible if the device was lost or stolen …” However, security could be compromised with paper files if they are lost or stolen. Another potential drawback to the Kindle is that the “user is limited to viewing a document and cannot make alterations like writing notes in the margins.” A practitioner, Jeffrey D. Osterman, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, thinks that the Kindle could help individuals with impaired vision because the type size can be manipulated; also, the documents could be read aloud through a computer. It’s too soon to tell if this pilot project is a total success, but it’s worth watching.

Thirty-five Subscribers

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

We have blogged recently about the decision by The New York Times and other newspapers to put their content behind pay walls. The justification for this move is to generate revenue that will pay for high-quality news operations; the newspaper management states that they cannot afford to give away their content. They might want to take a look at Newsday, the Long Island daily that put its website behind a pay wall in late October. The New York Observer ran a trenchant article about the website today. “So, three months later, how many people have signed up to pay $5 a week, or $260 a year, to get unfettered access to newsday.com?” The answer is thirty-five, which represents gross revenues of about $9,000. As web traffic declines, it is likely that advertisers will flee and take their business elsewhere. One of the reasons people might not want to pay to read Newsday online is that the paper is not what it used to be. It once was a respected publication, but now it has no national correspondents or foreign bureaus. Would higher-quality content lead to more subscribers? All eyes will be on the Times when its pay wall goes live next year.

Flora - Leaves

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Flora - Leaves I

“Every leaf on every tree
And every drop of water in the sea
Every grain of weathered sand
That smashes itself onto dry land
Every stone and every petal, everything that’s elemental
You are never gone.”

~ Jann Arden

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Kabos Fundstück #2 – Istari Lasterfahrer

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Neulich komm ich mit frischen Scheiben aus dem verrauchten Plattenladen. Gegen Abend läuft dann der Track mit der souligen, schwarzen, straighten Stimme und dem herrlichen, schnellen und gebrochen Blechdosenbeat zum zum 20 Mal durch und ich frag mich, wer das wohl verbrochen hat.

Ich bevorzuge den Track (im September 2005 veröffentlicht) mit 45 Umdrehungen, aber da scheinen sich die Geister zu scheiden.

Istari, du hast einen neuen Fan!

Predator

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010


Predator (1987)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team of commandos (Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Shane Black) take up a mission to rescue fellow members of the army from the Latin American jungle. Schwarzenegger’s old pal (Carl Weathers) who now worked for the CIA also came along with them to put his own agendas into motion. But little did they know that from a distance, an alien creature was observing their every move and mimicking their voices and expressions. Right from the very beginning, it was obvious that this was a “guy movie” because of its great focus on showing the military lifestyle, its weapons and artilleries, and men acting nothing short of masculine. But what makes it better than most typical films targeted for men is that it had a strong ability to build tension while at the same time still delivering the glorious violence and buckets of blood. Directed by John McTiernan, he didn’t let The Predator reveal itself until thirty to forty-five minutes into the picture. It simply observed from afar via the soldiers’ and the surroundings’ heat signatures while trying to practice certain human qualities. As the commandos started dying one by one, each scene became that much more intense because it meant that the final duel between Schwarzenegger and The Predator was that much closer. Acting-wise, this movie didn’t have much to offer because all the actors had to do was either look tough or scared. Nevertheless, I was engaged and curious what would happen next because the soldiers were pretty much fighting a creature who was a master of camouflage. I thought the strongest part of the film was the final twenty minutes. The dialogue was minimal because Schwarzenegger was the last man standing and he had to stay quiet in order to avoid attracting the alien who loves to hunt. The movie then had no choice but to rely on both the movements of the camera and that of the lead actor’s as he tried to find ways to trap and hopefully kill his enemy. Its special and visual effects may seem a bit dated now but with older films, what’s important to me is the concept. I believe “Predator” more than delivers because it was entertaining, sometimes smart, suspenseful and at times downright terrifying. This is a prime example of a sci-fi action flick that learned something from the horror genre.

"Queen of Rivers" - The Amazon River…

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The Indians called the Amazon River – Paraná-Tingo, which means ” Queen of Rivers. “ And indeed, this river is by all measures – the greatest in the world.

The honor of opening the Amazon River belongs to the Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orelyano. On named it in honor of the women warriors of Greek mythology, when mistook for a female long-haired Indian Yagua dressed in fibrous skirt. Interes to the discovery of the Amazon rose again in the late XIX century, connection with the rubber boom.

The Amazon Village

Brazilian Amazon – a vast realm of swamps and jungles, in turn, is the greatest in the lowlands of earth. During the flood, when the level of the Amazon rises to 20 feet, this flat is flooded nearly 100 kilometers in area, turning into a huge fresh water sea prick here and there the tops of trees.

Piranha - the inhabitant of Amazon River

Amazonian tidal feature is the famous “Prophetsa” which means “thundering water“. From the clash of the mighty river runs to meet the tidal wave on the Amazon River formed 6 meters high water wall, topped with foamy crest. He rolls up the river with a loud roar, sweeping away everything in its path and mount the vessel, which did not have time in advance to take refuge in a side channel or bay.

Depth at the mouth of the Amazon is about 100 meters, and even after 3 000 kilometers, it exceeds 20 meters, which allows sea-going vessels pass through the whole of Brazil and get to Peru.
Amazon got its name because the Spanish conquerors, who, fighting on the banks of the river with the Indians, were struck by the fury of the intrepid Indian women, who fought along with men of the tribe. Brave warriors reminded Spaniards ancient myth of Amazon – and through them the river got its name.

The waters of the Amazon known as “white” – because of the huge amount of silt transported river water becomes very turbid, opaque and seems bright. In this regard, near the city of Manaus is possible to observe a very amusing effect. At the confluence of the Amazon Rio Negro, the water which, on the contrary, it is very clear and, as a consequence, it seems almost black (hence the name of the river) water of these two powerful rivers do not mix immediately, within 15 miles down the Amazon River from Manaus can be seen a parallel, in the same vein, two-colored flowing river.

Amazon basin without reason called the “green lungs” of our planet – that the largest array of tropical rain forest on Earth is the main supplier of oxygen in the atmosphere. But civilization is increasingly coming to the Amazon jungle – and the scope of this appalling attack: every hour disappears 4 square kilometers of the Amazon jungle and the speed of development of these lands man is ever increasing.

Major Lazor - Pon De Floor (Knicker Boker Corey’s Drumsticks & Bashment Refix) - Audio & Video

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Major Lazor – Pon De Floor (Knicker Boker Corey’s Drumsticks & Bashment Refix) – Download audio here.

New Domain, Same Excellent Blog

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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See you on the other side ~OzonE

Crucial X Podcast (16.JAN/2010)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Recorded LIVE on BassDrive.com

Click here to download.

Tracklist:

1. Hadouken – Turn the Lights Out (Spor Remix)
2. Noisia – Deception
3. Allied – Lifeform (feat NC-17)
4. Bass.es Intentions/Verbal – Dark Entity
5. Mikal – Distressed
6. Future Signal – Stick With The Herd
7. SIlent Witness – Jumped Up
8. Concord Dawn – One Night in Reno
9. SPY/Mosus – See Through Shadows
10. Break – Catch Off
11. Netsky – Everyday
12. Kantyze – Caprica
13. NC-17/Nusense – The Keep
14. Maztek/Sleeper Cell – Swoop
15. Dom/Roland – Peace Keeper
16. Psidream – Cypher
17. Loxy/Matt U – Cloudstepper
18. Trei – Cold Front
19. Spirit – Smash
20. Paperclip – Advanced Option
21. Menace – Resistance
22. Break – Late Drop
23. Fracture/Neptune – Hull Breach
24. Cern – Down and Out
25. Jade – This is my World (Icicle Remix)
26. Phobia/Jubei – The Fugitive
27. Ink – Jungle Book
28. Perpetuum – Plasmatics
29. Nu Tone – Troopers
30. Gwange/Spinback – The Execution(Serum remix)
31. Mikal – Get Some
32. Implex/Enei – Don’t Leave
33. Perilelle – Damages (Sinistarr remix)
34. Operon – Electrons
35. Dexcell – Midnight
36. Evilbass/Kuzam – Silent Storm
37. Kenei – Innocence

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Hottywood’s HORRORscopes: Week of January 24-30, 2010

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

So this week, your underwear have less holes in them and you may be asked out on a date to end your dry spell.  However, you won’t know for sure until you’ve had your fortune told by the one and only Hottywood! 

Below are Hottywood’s cookie fortunes, as revealed by the moon and the sun, in addition to the itch on the bottom of his foot.   

Take heed.  Knowledge is power.

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Capricorn

December 22 – January 19 

If crap was money, you’d be rich! You’re going to be full of two things this week: Sh*t and drama.  It’s time to suit up, champ…it’s going to be a tough week. 

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Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

You’re going to have Athlete’s Foot in your left armpit.  The worst part is you’re going to spend the rest of the week trying to figure out how the hell this is possible. 

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Pisces

February 19 – March 20   

Your farts will take on a personality of their own, much like Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde. 

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Aries

March 21 – April 19 

All of your breakfasts will taste like strained corn chips.  Try washing your mouth out with soap or brushing your teeth for a change.   

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Taurus

April 20 – May 20 

You have something special to smile about; your deodorant hasn’t given out on you – yet.  Things are looking up.

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Gemini

May 21 – June 20 

The only answer you can muster up to anyone’s question is, “Because I said so, biatch.” Watch your back. Someone’s going to whoop your ass.

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Cancer

June 21 – July 22 

A blessing is headed your way in the shape of an onion loaf or possum poop. It’s going to be a good week, though a little funky.

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Leo

July 23 – August 22 

Looking at yourself in the mirror will make you realize just how allergic you are to stupid ass people.

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Virgo

August 23 – September 22 

It’s time to take on the personality of someone else because no one likes who you really are right now. Either stop or start being an asshole. 

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Libra

September 23 – October 22 

If anyone asks you what that thing is on your lip, just tell them you were stung by a mutant bumble bee. Your secret’s safe with me. o_~

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Scorpio

October 23 – November 21 

I would only order shrimp when eating out, if I were you.  Any other kind of meat may not be exactly what you expect it to be.  However, the food poisoning could equal some days out of work.

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Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21   

Life would be so different if you’d have only made the right decision when you had the chance. 

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Quote of the Week:   ”The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades…”