Mindful Link Propagation tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp/3 2008-05-10T19:31:13Z Brief links and comment from laboratorium.net Movable Type 4.01 Time: Is It Time to Invade Burma? tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3989 2008-05-10T19:31:13Z 2008-05-10T19:31:13Z Because the invasion of Iraq and the response to Katrina both went so well.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739053,00.html">Time: Is It Time to Invade Burma?</a><br/> Because the invasion of Iraq and the response to Katrina both went so well. Return to Dark Castle tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3983 2008-04-27T23:43:45Z 2008-04-27T23:43:45Z I'm not sure which is more impressive: that they made another sequel to a brutally hard 1986 game, or that they persevered for twelve years in making it. That's even longer than The Fool and His Money, Half-Life 2, or... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://returntodarkcastle.com/">Return to Dark Castle</a><br/> brutally hard 1986 game, or that they persevered for twelve years in making it. That's even longer than The Fool and His Money, Half-Life 2, or Duke Nukem Wait Forever]]> Forgotten Atari Games tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3982 2008-04-23T02:14:00Z 2008-04-23T02:14:00Z I didn't have Magna Carta or Wild and Groovy Moon Combat, but they sound better than some of the real games.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fun-from-yesterday/">Forgotten Atari Games</a><br/> Magna Carta or Wild and Groovy Moon Combat, but they sound better than some of the real games.]]> Microsoft to Shut Down MSN Music DRM Server tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3981 2008-04-23T01:59:17Z 2008-04-23T01:59:17Z Translation: the music you "bought" from MSN Music will go bye-bye when your current computer dies.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080422-drm-sucks-redux-microsoft-to-nuke-msn-music-drm-keys.html">Microsoft to Shut Down MSN Music DRM Server</a><br/> Translation: the music you "bought" from MSN Music will go bye-bye when your current computer dies. Winter in Sea tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3974 2008-04-14T01:03:10Z 2008-04-14T01:03:10Z A Carissa's Wierd rarity, from a 1999 live set!... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=1LrQN8-ZqSY">Winter in Sea</a><br/> A Carissa's Wierd rarity, from a 1999 live set! Totally Real Number Fields tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3973 2008-04-07T20:10:20Z 2008-04-07T20:10:20Z Studied by mathematicians who get defensive whenever anyone accuses them of making it all up.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totally_real_field">Totally Real Number Fields</a><br/> Studied by mathematicians who get defensive whenever anyone accuses them of making it all up. Fafblog is Back! tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3969 2008-04-01T12:01:13Z 2008-04-01T12:01:13Z New art, too, which suggests that this is for reals, and not an April 1 joke.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://fafblog.blogspot.com/">Fafblog is Back!</a><br/> New art, too, which suggests that this is for reals, and not an April 1 joke. m0serious, the SEO Rapper tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3967 2008-03-28T12:28:45Z 2008-03-28T12:28:45Z Dropping rhymes about keyword selection and tuning ad text.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/m0serious">m0serious, the SEO Rapper</a><br/> Dropping rhymes about keyword selection and tuning ad text. Road-Coloring Conjecture Proven tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3964 2008-03-21T14:34:09Z 2008-03-21T14:34:09Z I read the problem statement and thought it sounded infeasible, but no! And the algorithm is cubic in the worst case.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-israel-math-riddle,0,1509032,print.story">Road-Coloring Conjecture Proven</a><br/> problem statement and thought it sounded infeasible, but no! And the algorithm is cubic in the worst case.]]> Paul Scofield, Was 86 tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3962 2008-03-20T23:37:03Z 2008-03-20T23:37:03Z Creepily, Netflix sent us A Man for All Seasons yesterday.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=acYLqbnS.bqo&refer=home">Paul Scofield, Was 86</a><br/> A Man for All Seasons yesterday.]]> Arthur C. Clarke, Was 90 tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3957 2008-03-18T23:59:33Z 2008-03-18T23:59:33Z I hadn't known the bit about communications satellites.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/books/AP-Obit-Clarke.htm">Arthur C. Clarke, Was 90</a><br/> I hadn't known the bit about communications satellites. Gary Gygax, Was 69 tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3954 2008-03-05T19:30:56Z 2008-03-05T19:30:56Z Penny Arcade has the best tribute; and see also... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/arts/05gygax.html">Gary Gygax, Was 69</a><br/> the best tribute; and see also]]> Movie and TV Football Helmet Designs tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3953 2008-02-28T23:15:25Z 2008-02-28T23:15:25Z There's a web page for everything.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.mghelmets.com/movies.html">Movie and TV Football Helmet Designs</a><br/> There's a web page for everything. ForumWarz: An RPG About Posting to Web Forums tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3951 2008-02-28T00:48:08Z 2008-02-28T00:48:08Z Extremely well-done; extremely profane. See Waxy's interview with the creators.... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://www.forumwarz.com/">ForumWarz: An RPG About Posting to Web Forums</a><br/> interview with the creators.]]> The D.C. Circuit Diagrams a Sentence tag:laboratorium.net,2008:/mlp//3.3949 2008-02-16T15:26:54Z 2008-02-16T15:26:54Z Try it yourself; the relevant part is "[Whoever] knowingly . . . uses . . . a means of identification of another person . . . . [shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years.]" What does... James Grimmelmann http://james.grimmelmann.net/ <a href="http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200802/07-3055a.pdf">The D.C. Circuit Diagrams a Sentence</a><br/> Try it yourself; the relevant part is "[Whoever] knowingly . . . uses . . . a means of identification of another person . . . . [shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years.]" What does "knowingly" modify?