Monthly Archives: July 2009

Home, But Not For Long

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

Back home, after another long drive, but only for a few days.

It's hot here.

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Yuk

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

Intellectually, I understand the motivation (although I doubt the regulatory excuse applies outside the context of student and medical records), but I don't like this one bit:

Dear CaneID user,

Effective immediately, the University of Miami will be enforcing a password
reset policy requiring all CaneID account passwords to be reset every 180
days. The purpose of the policy is to safeguard the confidentiality and
integrity of University data and resources, address regulatory compliance
requirements and adhere to industry best practices.

I predict more passwords stuck to post-its on computer monitors as a result.

Posted in U.Miami | 14 Comments

Happy Bastille Day

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

Happy Bastille Day, or as the French would say, 14 Juillet.

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I've always had a soft spot for this holiday.

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Best. Headline. Evah?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

And the Winner For Best Headline is: CJR, Froomkin Is The New Nipples?

(The idea being that Ariana H. is saying Dan will drive traffic there. Like their Page 3-style style blogging does.)

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Sing Along With the Wingnuts

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

This video Auto-Tune the News uses great technical trickery to take a TV feed and turn the speakers into singing self-parodies. The content feels a little heavy-handed, even if most of the targets are deserving, but I'm wowed by the make-'em-sing technique.

Spotted via Jazz From Hell who says,

Right after I first posted about them, The Gregory Brothers are back with “Auto-Tune the News” No. 6, featuring my favorite insane elected official, Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-MN). And here's a recent interview with Michael Gregory of this very inventive and destined-to-be-legendary band of brothers.

Posted in Politics: US | 3 Comments

NYT on Dan (and Clicks)

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Michael Froomkin

NYT does the Dan Froomkin story — although their focus is on the issue of when/whether newspapers and other media should let traffic/popularity determine what stays and what goes.

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