blog | Kris Smith has read these articles about "blog" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "blog" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpNorth Korean anti-US posters- August 29, 2008 A collection of North Korean anti-US propaganda posters. Though the dog barks, the procession moves on! (via fp passport) (link)Tags: north anti posters korean viahttp://www.kottke.org/08/08/north-korean-antius-posters ABA Says RIAA File Sharing Watchers Shouldn't Need Private Investigators' Licenses- August 29, 2008 We've seen a few cases against the RIAA in which either state officials or defendants will point out that the RIAA's hired hands in tracking down file sharers -- companies like MediaSentry -- are violating state laws requiring private investigators' licenses for certain activities. Now, the American Bar Association (ABA) has put out a report suggesting that this is silly, and that states and judges shouldn't require such companies to have a PI's license. While I'm a bit surprised at myself, I.http://techdirt.com/articles/20080827/2143312115.shtml What's "follow spam" on Twitter Explainer- August 13, 2008 I feel sorry for Twitter founder Ev Williams. The self-appointed A-listers who've flocked to his service are building an echo chamber worse than the blogosphere circa 1999. Today's pretend crisis: Williams has set an arbitrary limit that allows most Twitter users to follow no more than 2,000 other users' updates. The hip response is to claim that of course you need way more than that. But seriously, why would anyone try to follow 3,000 Twits I've summarized Williams's lengthy post explaining...http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/valleywag/full/~3/363295826/whats-follow-spam-on-twitter Lotus Adds Fake Engine Noise To Make Hybrids Sound Like Cars- August 7, 2008 There have been a few stories over the past few years about the fact that hybrid cars (or just plane electric vehicles) are somehow "too quiet." The complaint is that pedestrians and bikers who are used to judging the safety of a road by vehicle noise are now somehow in danger from these quieter vehicles. Even so, reading this story and seeing the related video about how Lotus has been experimenting with adding a speaker under the hood that makes a noisy engine sound certainly feels like an...http://techdirt.com/articles/20080806/1718531913.shtml Pequod&39;s: Come for the Carmelized Crust, Stay for Great Pizza- August 1, 2008 Shared by Mike Probably my favorite Chicago deep dish pizza Daniel Zemans, our man in Chicago, checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. Daniel also blogs about Chicagoland pizza with his friends on the Chicago Pizza Club blog. The Mgmt. Pequod's Pizza 2207 North Clybourn Avenue, Chicago IL 60614 (map); 773-327-1512. Additional location: 8520 Fernald Avenue, Morton Grove IL 60053 (map); 847-470-9161 pequodspizza.com Pizza Style: Deep dish and stuffed crust The.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedmeaslice/~3/350733695/pequods-chicago-illinois-il-deep-... |