Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Ambassador's Last Rites
The final death knell has been sounded for my beloved (it should have been the city’s, too) Ambassador Hotel. If one followed the news about the proceedings of the LAUSD over the past few years, and especially the past few months, this was, most unfortunately, inevitable. The L.A. Times Article is here.
Only LAUSD Board member David Tokofsky, whose group had the final say on what would happen to the hotel, did all he could (I think and hope) to not demolish the hotel. From the Times:
"Anything that keeps us on the path of destroying this landmark and the history causes nothing but a wave of sadness and anger," said Tokofsky, adding that he has yet to fully study the settlement. [between the L.A. Conservancy, which has been involved in numerous lawsuits to try and save the hotel, and the LAUSD – ed.]
Only LAUSD Board member David Tokofsky, whose group had the final say on what would happen to the hotel, did all he could (I think and hope) to not demolish the hotel. From the Times:
"Anything that keeps us on the path of destroying this landmark and the history causes nothing but a wave of sadness and anger," said Tokofsky, adding that he has yet to fully study the settlement. [between the L.A. Conservancy, which has been involved in numerous lawsuits to try and save the hotel, and the LAUSD – ed.]
Monday, August 29, 2005
LA vr. NOLA
Now that it is mostly over, and although terrible, not the horror that was being predicted just yesterday morning, time for something else, entirely.
Leaving NOLA on Sunday morning, August 28, 2005. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
The Proletariat leaving the LA Basin for the daily trek to the dreaded Valley (405 @ Santa Monica Blvd), Thursday, August 25.
Leaving NOLA on Sunday morning, August 28, 2005. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
The Proletariat leaving the LA Basin for the daily trek to the dreaded Valley (405 @ Santa Monica Blvd), Thursday, August 25.
Why, Oh Why?
There should be a FOX News investigation as to whether it was really Hurricane Katrina that shredded the flag or Al Qaeda, done under the guise of the rain and 175 mile per hour winds.
Downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
What the Fuck?
Right under my front windows, at 4.30 PM - just lounging in the sun / shade and rubbing his tummy. And enjoying listening to Meiko Kaji singing The Flower Of Carnage that is blasting from the open windows, no doubt.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Moog Dies at 71
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Darkness Lies Ahead
Bites from this AP wire story, headlined “New Daylight Saving May Cause Tech Problems.”
NEW YORK - When daylight-saving time starts earlier than usual in the United States come 2007, your VCR or DVD recorder could start recording shows an hour late.
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Newer VCRs and DVD recorders have built-in calendars to automatically adjust for daylight time. Users would have to override them, switching to "manual" to ensure shows continue to record correctly.
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Computers with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems would need to obtain updates. Though most affected applications would likely be taken care of by the Microsoft fix, calendar systems will need to be checked to ensure that appointments already entered get properly adjusted.
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A few countries even change dates every year. Israel, for instance, bases daylight time on the lunar Jewish calendar, and Palestinians change their clocks at different times as an assertion of independence. Windows doesn't even provide an auto-adjust option for the time zone covering Jerusalem.
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But while other countries have coped, Americans have largely become complacent and expect many clocks to change automatically because dates have been set for two decades, said Lauren Weinstein, a veteran technologist.
Fascinating. And why hasn’t anyone accused Bill Gates of being an anti-Semite for not auto-adjusting Windows to the lunar Jewish calendar prior to this? Maybe after this report, someone finally will.
NEW YORK - When daylight-saving time starts earlier than usual in the United States come 2007, your VCR or DVD recorder could start recording shows an hour late.
[skip]
Newer VCRs and DVD recorders have built-in calendars to automatically adjust for daylight time. Users would have to override them, switching to "manual" to ensure shows continue to record correctly.
[skip]
Computers with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems would need to obtain updates. Though most affected applications would likely be taken care of by the Microsoft fix, calendar systems will need to be checked to ensure that appointments already entered get properly adjusted.
[skip]
A few countries even change dates every year. Israel, for instance, bases daylight time on the lunar Jewish calendar, and Palestinians change their clocks at different times as an assertion of independence. Windows doesn't even provide an auto-adjust option for the time zone covering Jerusalem.
[skip]
But while other countries have coped, Americans have largely become complacent and expect many clocks to change automatically because dates have been set for two decades, said Lauren Weinstein, a veteran technologist.
Fascinating. And why hasn’t anyone accused Bill Gates of being an anti-Semite for not auto-adjusting Windows to the lunar Jewish calendar prior to this? Maybe after this report, someone finally will.