There is still an ownership group that owns the Cosmos name. In fact, in 2003 Pele and the owner approached MLS. There’s also some debate over if this would be a good thing. The Metrostars should just focus on getting their stadium built. From Return Of The Cosmos?
Those of you who understood that the millenium didn’t start until 2001 will not be confused when I say that today I enter my fourth decade. Yup, today is the big three-zero for me! So as not to dwell on my birth, here are some other equally momentous events that happened on this date: Sharing
I haven’t written about Tivo’s TivoToGo features, even though I got the upgrade around mid-February. My Series 2 Tivo now serves web pages wirelessly to my home network showing what files it has on its hard drive. With any machine, linux/mac/windows, I can browse their interface and download files. At first I was really excited
I finally got my first honest piece of comment spam today and I feel so privileged. It must be some sort of sign that you’ve made it when someone figures out how to spam your very own built-from-scratch blogging scripts. Either that or there are a lot of scum-scking spammers with too much time on
There are some very interesting new features in the upcoming OpenOffice 2.0 release. The new database component will be very interesting indeed, especially if it can compete against Microsoft Access – the database development platform of choice for the technophobic. I’ve found its spreadsheet and work processing app to be more than competent in Linux
When setting up a Cyrus IMAP server and you want to use a MySql database to hold user names and passwords, you must use the mysql module for PAM to authenticate because it can handle passwords that are stored using crypt ( the ENCRYPT function in mysql ). While there is also the aux_prop plugin
Two quick things I’ve realized now that Staci and I have started to look for a new house: Google can make a killing by licensing their beta maps application to real estate listing sites. The maps are so much better than the stuff microsoft and other map providers are selling. Trust your realtor for the
I’d hate to call this pack of fallacies an informed interview, since that presupposes a reasonable grasp and analysis of facts, but there are plenty of grandstanding quotes from a lawyer who like to misdirect the blame for violence onto video games. It’s the same paranoid, "blame the culture" crap that promised we’d have packs
Wow, Bain Capital Partners and Game Plan pitched buying the NHL and setting it up as a Single Entity. I’ve written before that its possible. The NHL owners would follow the lead of Major League Soccer. Instead of a franchise model like the NFL/MLB/NBA, the league owns all teams and player contracts. It’s even legally
At the next under 17 world championship, FIFA will experiment with microchips embedded in the soccer ball to signal the referee when the ball crosses the goal line. They’re taking steps to insure that human error doesn’t lead to bad calls that can alter a game result. Calls for new technology resurfaced in England after
U-17 Championship to experiment w/microchip in soccer ball. Read More »