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Intel Preps Mac Mini Look-Alike

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
Wired News: Intel Preps Mac Mini Look-Alike

New wine ruling round-up

As a budding wine enthusiast, I say "Cheers"! But I'm not holding my breath that the States will enact legislation to truly adopt an open eCommerce model for inter/intrastate shipments. To paraphrase Dennis Miller, "The States can't even pave f%$kin' roads, do we really expect them to handle this?"

Read on!

Will Buying Wine Get Easier? - Wall Street Journal

From New York to California, Vintners Draw Up New Plans - New York Times [email reg. req'd]

Supreme Court: Let those wine sales flow - USA Today

High court lets wine flow more freely
The Winners: Small wineries are 'popping corks and celebrating' - SF Gate

Small Wineries May Benefit - Washington Post [email reg. req'd]

Supreme Court strikes down discriminatory bans on interstate wine shipment - Professor Bainbridge on Wine

And finally, from the local rag Wineries toast court ruling - KC Star[email reg. req'd]

Ben Folds an iconoclastic musician in world of pop

Good interview with one of my fave musicians.

Ben Folds an iconoclastic musician in world of pop - Yahoo! News

A Battle Over Programming at National Public Radio

Sad commentary when anything not in lock-step with the propoganda being put out by the current administration/legislative branch is considered "biased". My guess is that if you looked at the national demographics you probably would find more registered Democrats than Republicans, (but that's just a hunch), but that does not qualify as "bias" in my book. I guess I'm a little polly-anna that I consider the Press to be the 4th arm of the checks and balances system of governement.

A Battle Over Programming at National Public Radio - New York Times [email reg. req'd]

Upgrade: Spring 2005 Guide to Personal Technology

Fairly mainstream stuff depending on your techy inner-self, but pretty good nevertheless.


Upgrade: Spring 2005 Guide to Personal Technology[email reg. req'd]

Retail Alphabet Game

"When you select one of the editions to the left to play the Game, you will be presented with 26 alphabet letterforms, extracted from product and corporate logos within the United States."

Retail Alphabet Game

Current Kiawah Island Bobcat Population

Click here to see the island's Bobcat population stats [requires Abobe Reader]

Taking the Heat Out of the Kitchen

Innovative food packaging, a la a self-heating can that produces instant hot latte from Wolfgang Puck. Cool technology, but I think I'll ppass for now unless I'm going remote camping...

Looks like "pizza in a cup" is not too far behind...

Taking the Heat Out of the Kitchen - New York Times [email reg. req'd]

NPR : Jackson Pollock Treasure Found

Thirty-two previously unknown works by the late Jackson Pollock have been discovered in a storage locker on Long Island.

NPR : Jackson Pollock Treasure Found

Photoshop Bush taking his dog for a walk

Very creative - in a destructive sort of way...

FARK.com: (1280694) Photoshop Bush taking his dog for a walk

My personal fave

Yosemite Drapes Itself in Its Splendid Liquid Veils, and Preens

For now, only one thing is certain, said Adrienne Freeman, a park ranger, "There's so much water, it's insane."

Yosemite Drapes Itself in Its Splendid Liquid Veils, and Preens - New York Times [email reg. req'd]

How Hollywood works

OK, so not everyone in Tinseltown commands the power/money/ego that the Governor of Calif. does. Regardless, this article is a fascinating look into how the big stars get paid and what they get paid (planes. lodging, cooks, etc.). Yes, "Ahnold", you are a true Republican and it looks like your laywers are worth every penny - all two billion of them...

Concessions Are for Girlie Men - Arnold Schwarzenegger's absurdly advantageous contract for Terminator 3

Where Do Mob Nicknames Come From?

News you can use..

Where Do Mob Nicknames Come From? - The origins of "Tony the Ant," "Big Tuna," and "Joey the Clown."

Pimp my Teeth

Now you can match yo rims wif 'yo toofs. Spinning Dubs fo yo canines. Fo' shizzle!! X-Zibhit, DDS...

Triplexgoldteeth.com - Spinning Teeth

Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contest - Mixing old & new

Photoshopped images of modern products in antique contexts
Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthy? | contest

7 Deadly Sins via Mr. Potato Head

File this under the "way too much free time" heading...
:: kimberly yau :: portfolio ::

iPods for sale in vending machines

More proof the iPod has "jumped the shark"
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

'Uncle' Warren And 'Cousin' Jimmy

Just when you thought the world couldn't get any whiter, along comes this un-holy dou of caucasian milk-toast as they search for their "roots". Somewhere, Alex Haley is spinning in his grave...

WSJ.com - 'Uncle' Warren Buffett And 'Cousin' Jimmy Make Beautiful Music

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: Embracing the Random

"As the current Apple slogan has it, "Life is random," and listeners seem to be finding ways to make that truism true. And so Coachella 2005 was a Shuffler's delight, the perfect festival for a crowd that seemed happy to hear a bit of everything. "

The New York Times > Arts > Music > Music Review | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: Embracing the Random[email reg. req'd]

Click here for more photos on the NY Times web site.

BAM! Free downloads for your iPod

It's official - the hip factor of the iPod has just been thrown out like yesterday's spoiled muffaletta (don't get me wrong - I generally like Emeril and love my 3G iPod). The iPod has officially "Jumped the Shark". Look for a "Kathy Lee Gifford" model coming soon pre-loaded with Cody's favorite children's songs.

Wait a minute, they're all Kathy Lee Gifford models if you think about it, considering they're prooduced in Chinese, off-shore sweatshops, probably with underage labor, thus enabling the fat gross-margins for Mr. Jobs & Co.

Just my $.02 though....

emerils.com | fun

Cream Reunites

[yawn]Should make for a lovely DVD as a special gift during local PBS fund drives. Can a Moby Grape reunion be far behind?...

The New York Times > Arts > Extra > Rock Review: With Egos Set Aside and Blues on Its Mind, Cream Reunites

Can Democrats, Like Republicans, Get Religion?

Opinion piece on what John Podesta's been up to post-Clinton and his efforts for a unified Dem platform. Howard Dean - please listen!!!!

"This assumes, of course, that such a catalyst is necessary. The electorate contains many progressives with religious convictions, as Podesta's own poll demonstrates. It's also true, however, that they are politically engaged. And they're Democrats.
Podesta hopes to rescue the Democratic Party by giving it something it already has"


Can Democrats, Like Republicans, Get Religion?

Ready.gov Nuclear Preparedness Guide

Um, so what's the point here? "Try to outrun the nuclear bomb?" Great advice, folks...

See accompanying article as well.

Hey, syrah, hurrah!

Will syrah be the big wine of 2005 or does that honor go to pinot noir, still basking from its star turn in "Sideways"?

Food and Drink [Tribune email reg. req'd]

Tiger, Tiger, burning bright

A round-up of several Mac OS X Tiger reviews.

The Pipeline: Tiger, Tiger, burning bright - Engadget

School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon - Yahoo! News

Insert new Summer Ad campaign for Chipotle Gourmet Burritos & Tacos right here...
School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon - Yahoo! News

PBS | I, Cringely . Patricide

This guy really gets it with regards to the current state of telecom...
"Your Telephone Company's Biggest Threat for Last-Mile Competition May Come From Its Own Mobile Phone Operation"

PBS | I, Cringely. "Patricide"

Wonkette - Kissinger Ponders the Fate of the World

Entertaining little infographic...
Wonkette - Kissinger Ponders the Fate of the World