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Not going to have much activity around here anymore...
Current Mood:  cheerful |
Less than a week after Apple introduced
iLife '04
including the incredible new GarageBand music making application,
four new Web sites are ready to serve users of the music creation software: GarageBandExchange, GarageBandCreations, SonicCat, and AppleGarage.</p>
Software for Digital Music creation, Photography, Moviemaking, and DVD Creation integrated to work perfectly from app to app. A basic rundown of the iLife '04 package:
iTunes 4.2: The world's best digital music jukebox
GarageBand: Make your own music
iPhoto 4: Your digital camera's best friend
iMovie 4: The fastest and easiest way to create movies like a pro
iDVD 4: The perfect complement to every iLife project
This is sure to be an absolutely incredible suite of applications for Apple. So fluid, so seamless and so easy! Oh, I cannot wait... yet, I must. Give... me... strength! Current Mood:  anxious |
In the February issue of Men’s Journal, Clint Eastwood, self-described libertarian and early favorite to win an Oscar for his direction of “Mystic River,” gives 10 rules a man should live by. His list goes like this:
1. Call your own shots.
2. Be fearless.
3. Keep moving.
4. Love your job.
5. Speak softly.
6. Don’t be predictable.
7. Find a good woman.
8. Learn to play the piano.
9. You are what you drive.
10. Avoid extreme makeovers.
When discussing the subject of makeovers, Clint expresses misgivings about the Queer Eye guys ever getting their hands on Dirty Harry. He says, “Those guys would put me in a pair of Britney Spears jeans - you know, the ones that show the crack in your a--. Maybe throw a tattoo on my tailbone.”
The Left Coast Report knows the divinely original Ten will always rule, but Clint’s tips could come in handy in dealing with “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” parts of life, keeping out of “The Line of Fire” and living life with “Magnum Force.”Current Mood: amused |
Quickie Marriage Annulled (AP)
AP - Britney Spears' two-day-old marriage to a childhood friend was dissolved Monday shortly after the pop superstar filed for an annulment, claiming she didn't fully understand what she was doing when she got hitched on the spur of the moment.
Okay, okay... I’ve been searching and searching the newsfeeds all day long for something that just screamed my name. I’m embarrassed, but this is the only thing that I have an expressable opinion on.
This stupid, absolutely moronic, bimbo that spews quarter notes and social disease by her songs is claiming that she didn’t fully understand the ramifications of matrimony??? Are you kidding me?
What gets me the most is that Miss Spears claims that she “didn’t fully understand what she was doing when she got hitched on the spur of the moment.” The annulment petition stated, “Plaintiff Spears lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to the marriage.”
What! this makes me sick. A mega-celebrity and idol for more pre-pubescent children then you’d want to admit, doesn’t even know what’s involved in marriage? a relationship? serious committments? This makes me absolutely infuriated! A grown woman, a mega-celebrity, a superduperstar isn’t capable of understanding fully, her environment, her actions, the meaning of marriage???
Then why in heaven’s name would we trust our politics and our nation, stake our children’s futures, hopes and dreams on someone who can only shake herself raggedly on-stage while wearing slutty clothing and gyrating to the most plastic, transparent noise (they call it music) and they doesn’t even understand what love, what committments, or what marriage means? This is such a disgusting example of a society in shambles... and to think that millions and millions of children (yes, and grown-ups, too!) actually wish to be like this person.
God help us. God help us all.Current Mood:  embarrassed |
If you wish to follow the daily entries of voices.in.my.head, I have set up an RSS feed for that very purpose.
[ Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<img [...] </a>') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] If you wish to follow the daily entries of <b><a href="http://livejournal.com/users/dewaun/">voices.in.my.head</a></b>, I have set up an RSS feed for that very purpose. <img src='http://opalsandgems.net/test/valid-rss.png'</a> Just copy and paste this link in your news reader program: <a href="http://livejournal.com/users/dewaun/data/rss/"><b>http://livejournal.com/users/dewaun/data/rss/</b></a> If you have no idea what I’m talking about, here are some links to explore: <b>For Windows users:</b> <a href="http://www31.brinkster.com/toolmaker/beaver.htm" target="_new">Beaver</a> – A desktop RSS aggregator, capable of reading all flavours of RSS/RDF feeds. <a href="http://www.bradsoft.com/feeddemon/" target="_new">FeedDemon</a> – FeedDemon is an RSS newsfeed reader/organizer for Windows. <a href="http://www.blueelephantsoftware.com/index.html" target="_new">InfoSnorkel News Aggregator</a> – Windows application that aggregates RSS feeds, plus content from sites without feeds. <a href="http://www.klipfarm.com/" target="_new">Klipfolio</a> – A Windows based desktop news reader. Reads simple XML files that point to RSS feeds. <a href="http://www.newsgator.com/" target="_new">NewsGator</a> – News aggregator that runs in Microsoft Outlook. <a href="http://www.newzcrawler.com/" target="_new">Newz Crawler</a> – Provides access to news content from several sources, including XML, RSS, Usenet, and the Web. <b>For Mac OS X Users:</b> <a href="http://ranchero.com/software/netnewswire/" target="_new">NetNewsWire & NetNewsWire Lite</a>– NetNewsWire is a Mac OS X desktop RSS reader written in Cocoa. <i>(My RSS-News app of choice!!!)</i> <a href="http://www.mulle-kybernetik.com/software/MulleNewz/" target="_new">MulleNewz</a> – An Mac OS X dockling RSS reader. <a href="http://www.postal-code.com/pineapple.php" target="_new">Pineapple</a> – Website news aggregator for Mac OS X. <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/stas/slashdock.html" target="_new">Slashdock</a> – A simple Mac OS X application that fetches and updates headlines for the lastest postings on slashdot-compatible sites and RSS-compatible sites. Obviously, you will need to check these programs out and decide for yourself which application would be better for you. |
Libya Seeks Reward for Nuke Inspections
Since when is the primary motivation for doing the right thing ever been the attaining of rewards? Why does Libya need compensation for doing the right thing. I mean, when did Libya’s cessation of state-sponsored terrorism mean that we owe them a reward? Good grief! Is this the basic philosophy of the middle east? or just Libya?Current Mood:  irritated |
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Web’s inventor gets a knighthood
The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, has been awarded a knighthood for his pioneering work. The BBC reports that Berners-Lee, Dubbed the “Father of the Web”, he came up with a system over 10 years ago to organise, link and browse net pages. The famously modest man said he was “quite an ordinary person”, and although it felt strange, he was “honoured”. Sir Tim was recently reunited with the machine he used to invent the web when he e-mailed 80 schools from the UN’s summit on the information society.
Stats on Tim Berners-Lee:
* Born in London in 1955
* Studied at Wandsworth’s Emanuel School
* Read physics at Queen’s College, Oxford</li>
* Banned from using the university’s computer when he and a friend were caught hacking
* Built own computer with old TV, a Motorola microprocessor and soldering iron
* Created web in late 1980s and early 1990s at Cern
* Offered it free on the net
* Previously awarded an OBE
* In 1994 he founded World Wide Web Consortium at MIT
* In 1999 he became first holder of the 3Com Founders chair
* Time magazine named him one of the top 20 thinkers of the 20th Century
Current Mood:  bouncy |
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OmniWeb 5.0 to be previewed at Macworld Expo
The Omni Group has noted plans to give attendees of next week’s Macworld Conference & Expo a sneak peek of its new Web browser in development, OmniWeb 5.0. This is going to be a great debut! The preview on OmniGroup’s website offers some really exciting features. I don’t know if the greatness of OmniWeb 5.0 will sway me from my default web browsers (which are, in order of useage, Mozilla Firebird, Safari and Camino), but this should add credibility and appeal to an allready good browser for Mac OS X.Current Mood: bouncy |
U.S. Criticized Over Iran Relief Efforts (AP)
AP - Hardliners in Iran's government criticized U.S. relief efforts after the devastating earthquake that killed more than 30,000 people and flattened the ancient city of Bam, accusing Washington of trying to meddle in Tehran's affairs.
Ya know, this makes me absolutely sick. My question goes something like this: Why the heck are we doing ANYTHING else for this country. No more diplomatic relations, no more good faith efforts. Treat them like the axis of evil that they are. And until, the pro-democracy movement makes a stand, we’ll have nothing but contempt for the rulers of that government.
That’s how I see it and that’s my 2¢ worth!!!Current Mood:  awake |
’You have cast shame and disgrace on...
’You have cast shame and disgrace on yourselves and your cause’
This is, ultimately, the story about two children. Esau and Jacob. You know the story– these are the sons of Isaac, who is the son of Abraham and Sarah. Through deceit, blessings and curses and bitter rage, these family members have been killing and fiercely hating one another for thousands of years. What’s left is the Israeli-Arab conflict. Is that a family struggle or what!?!
Except now, it seems that one side of the family is turning on itself.Current Mood:  pensive |
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Crowds Ring in New Year in Times Square (AP)
AP - Nearly 1 million revelers rang in 2004 with the dropping of the traditional New Year's Eve ball in Times Square — a joyous, confetti-filled bash that took place under some of the tightest security ever seen.
Happy New Year Folks... may the end of this holiday season bring peace and prosperity in the new year!
Jan. 1st, 2004 @ 12:37 am
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AP: Ex-Khmer Rouge Leader Admits Genocide (AP)
AP - A former Khmer Rouge leader expected to face a U.N. tribunal acknowledged Tuesday there is “no more doubt left” that his regime committed genocide, the first admission of the communist group's collective guilt.
Wow, go figure... another whamdingy! A Khmer Rouge leader admitting wrong-doing. What is this world coming to?
Dec. 30th, 2003 @ 06:38 pm
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Reporters ordered to call him ‘deposed former...
BBC bans reference to Saddam as ‘dictator’. Reporters ordered to call him ‘deposed former president’.
Due to the backstabbing perpetrated by the BBC during the entire War on Terror, I’m not surprised, only sickened and disappointed that the all-revered British Broadcasting Company has bloodied its toes in this one. They are guilty of preferring Political Correctness and willfully distorting the truth over honest and professional journalism. This stance by the BBC proves that unbiased isn’t a term often associated with journalism any more. Sad. Very sad.
Reported by [WorldNetDaily - A Free Press for a Free People]
Dec. 30th, 2003 @ 11:57 am
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Desktop Collage -X 1.2
Create your own collage desktop. With DesktopCollage you can easily arrange images (”stickers”) right on your desktop. You have complete control over the layering of the stickers and DesktopCollage even supports transparency, so stickers can take on any form - in the transparent regions you can still see the desktop.
Found on [MacShareware.net]
Interresting! and the price is right.
Dec. 30th, 2003 @ 08:52 am
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Based on a mountain of reader responses, plus input from WorldNetDaily’s editors, here are WND’s picks for the 10 most underreported stories of 2003 – which WND editor and CEO Joseph Farah will be discussing New Year’s Eve on CNN:
(listing only the #1 entry, due to space)
1. The de-Christianization of America via the court system
From the judicial banning of the 10 Commandments (and subsequent expulsion of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore) to the outlawing of the “Under God” phrase from the Pledge of Allegiance to litigation aimed at banning everything from Christmas nativity scenes to the very mention of the word “Jesus” in graduation ceremonies – 2003 saw a wholesale explosion of judicial activism, the net effect of which has been to further erase America’s Christian history and institutions from public life.
So egregious and far-reaching have been the judiciary’s anti-Christian decisions this year that WND devoted no less than three complete editions of its acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine to the unconstitutional judicial assault on traditional America:
* “THE CONSTITUTION: America’s ultimate battleground”;
* “LAW-LESS: Why many Americans fear attorneys and judges more than terrorists”; and
* “THE MYTH OF CHURCH-STATE SEPARATION.”
At the core of the judicial deconstruction of Christian America, of course, is this phrase – “the constitutional separation of church and state” – a reference to the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. However, the words “separation,” “church,” or “state” are not found in the First Amendment, and, as WND showed through 2003, the entire “constitutional separation of church and state” is a recent fabrication of activist judges who have ignored the Constitution’s clear meaning.
As U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist says in November’s Whistleblower magazine: “There is simply no historical foundation for the proposition that the Framers intended to build the ‘wall of separation’ [between church and state].”
Dec. 30th, 2003 @ 08:36 am
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Iran Says U.S. Quake Help Will Not Alter Relations (Reuters)
Reuters - President Mohammad Khatami said on Tuesday U.S. aid to earthquake victims in Iran, while welcome, would not alter the state of relations between the two arch foes who broke off ties nearly a quarter century ago. U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 crewmembers and Iranian soldiers offload medical supplies in Kerman, Iran, December 28, 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam.
So why, again, are we sending our hard-earned money to a country that we’ve been at odds with for nearly 25 years when the aid is not appreciated???
can you say, nice guys? We’re always the nice guys.
Dec. 30th, 2003 @ 08:27 am
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Left-Wing Activism in the Courts... Again.
CONCORD, N.H. - A federal judge on Monday declared a New Hampshire law that would require parental notice before a minor could get an abortion to be unconstitutional.
I grieve for my country when I see the courts, the wielders of wisdom in this nation, so completely engulfed in a never ending spiral of moral depravity.
Alexis de Tocqueville, the French historian, wrote,“America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”
It has always been our charge as citizens of the United States of America to govern ourselves. In “Two European Perceptions of Democracy in the Age of Democratic Revolutions,” Tocqueville noted the consense over the republican structure in America, a strong sense of public responsibility, although public and individual interests were partially considered as affiliated. Religion can be included in the description of political culture, as he saw its function in contributing to political order more than the meanings of strong beliefs.
Thomas Jefferson said, “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” This ruling is an absolute outrage!
Dec. 29th, 2003 @ 06:21 pm
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Now this is strange...
In a fit of short-sided, WinTel biased stupidity, Rob Enderle said, in Worst Prediction of 2003:
Apple is being driven out of every segment but consumer: Companies are driving out non-standard hardware and both increasingly view Linux as a better alternative platform and UNIX as a platform they don’t want to resurge on the desktop. The lack of management tools, pull back of key vendors like Quark and an anticipated drop in market share below 2 percent in 2003 are obsolescing this platform. Apple’s continued technical disadvantage against Intel is expected to force them to adopt x86 technology by the end of 2003.
okay, well... until you figure that the San Francisco Business Times declared Apple and Pixar CEO, Steve Jobs, the Executive of the Year for 2003.
Steve Jobs has been lauded as a technology visionary since he co-founded Apple Computers more than 20 years ago, but even he couldn’t have foreseen how doubly good 2003 would be. At Apple, Jobs rolled out iTunes, positioning Apple as a leader in the burgeoning digital music field and driving sales of its popular iPod gadgets. As of mid-December, Apple said users had downloaded 25 million songs from iTunes. And Pixar? All it did was release “Finding Nemo,” its fifth straight blockbuster film. By year’s end, Nemo was the highest-grossing animated film of all time, with a box-office total of $400 million and rising. Released on DVD last month, it became the best-selling animation DVD ever -- in two weeks.
Steve, you go, boy!!!
Dec. 29th, 2003 @ 05:25 pm
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Matt Margolis has once again nailed presidential contender Howard Dean of Vermont and his nasty hide to the wall. Dean’s utter contempt for truth and ethics make him the absolute most scary demoncat contender of the race. He’s bitter, he’s angry and he’s as trustworthy as those back-row hypocrits in church with you every Sunday morning that you always complain about. His most recent episode of “Do as I say, Not as I do” is just another example of a disengenious man and an habitual “fibber.”
Dec. 29th, 2003 @ 03:09 pm
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Charges Planned in Pregnant Woman's Death
A woman who had convinced her husband she was pregnant — and was even thrown a baby shower — killed a pregnant acquaintance and cut the fetus from her womb, authorities said Monday.
Okay, okay... this is one of the most horrific news stories I have ever heard! Seems like this kind of story is prevalent today, though.
Why can't humans curb their rage any more? Why can't people feel compassion any more? Why is life valued less and less today than ever before?
Seems to me we are becoming dispicable animals, not more advanced, not more enlightened - or whatever the term is.
Dec. 29th, 2003 @ 02:04 pm
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