2 Hawkeye hoopsters charged - Sports

2 Hawkeye hoopsters charged - Sports

Oh Come on

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Big House distortion
Originally uploaded by Boston Fan in Michigan.

Dallas Cowboy's Terrell Owens attempts suicide: "Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens ingested a large amount of prescription pain medication in a suicide attempt, according to a Dallas police report released Wednesday morning."

The pressures associated with his life will only be amplified by the media surrounding this, which ironically I am contributing.

Dallas Cowboy's Terrell Owens attempts suicide

Dallas Cowboy's Terrell Owens attempts suicide: "Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens ingested a large amount of prescription pain medication in a suicide attempt, according to a Dallas police report released Wednesday morning."

The pressures associated with his life will only be amplified by the media surrounding this, which ironically I am contributing.

Vaccine aims to wipeout ear, sinus infections

Vaccine aims to wipeout ear, sinus infections: "Read full story for latest details.

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How much would I pay. I don't think I'd pay for it myself, but I would pay to have all the athletes have it. It would save me at least 10 hrs a week, even more right now.

Rice player dies after collapsing

Rice player dies after collapsing: "HOUSTON - A Rice University football player died Monday, a day after collapsing during a light workout. Dale Lloyd, a 19-year-old freshman defensive back, collapsed on the field about 5 p.m. Sunday but was conscious when taken to a hospital. He died about 9 a.m. Monday, school officials said. An autopsy was pending."

Scary. I hope the family is doing well.

Game Night

Game Night
Originally uploaded by ojbyrne.

well we had an uneventful win against illinois at champaign this weekend. we were going to have a quiet night in but shellie was invited to partake in an evening competition of adult beverage consumption. in all of our time together I have never seen Shellie that competitive. My take away message from last night is don't ever question her abilities, her competitiveness beats most of the athletes I have worked with. Unbridled potential is what I say.

Pierre Pierce to be released from prison Sunday

Pierre Pierce to be released from prison Sunday: "Former University of Iowa basketball star Pierre Pierce is scheduled to be released from prison Sunday, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections."

Field House Pool

Field House Pool
Originally uploaded by tehdaev.

So this weekend was hell. Just way too many people way too many injuries. But it was great in that I finally saw Iowa beat Iowa State. This was my first one in person. Another note is I just found this guys flickr account (the guy who took the picture in this entry). He has amazing Iowa sports photos, I just hope he continues uploading them because what he has thus far are outstanding. Even the photos he has touched up with photoshop still have that something and aren't overdone in the slightest.

Where Irish eyes aren't smiling

BOOOOOO!!!

Where Irish eyes aren't smiling: "The city's only smoke-free bar intends to introduce smoking after 10 p.m. within a few weeks. This is the most visible sign that Donnelly's Irish Pub is under new management, having been sold by former owner Jim Mondanaro to Matt Yates, who is ready to make decisive changes in the way the young bar operates - which is excellent, because it could desperately use an overhaul."

library

rare book collection, middle ages
Originally uploaded by !yomama!.

i went to the library tonight to get some studying done. usually i get alot of stuff done at hardin, but tonight it was awfully noisy. not as noisy as the main library, also known as social study hour, but still much noisier than in the past.

Microsoft Word - resume 08.06.doc

Microsoft Word - resume 08.06.doc
Originally uploaded by jfravel.

I finally updated my resume. It is now linked on the right hand side of the blog along with all the other links.

Muzzled Terriers: BU outlaws swearing in stands

are you *&$%ing kidding me?

Muzzled Terriers: BU outlaws swearing in stands: "Boston University has issued a new policy that prohibits swearing by fans at sporting events."

never forget

Vertigo
Originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk.

May we never forget 9/11

Hawkeye Football

Hawkeye Football
Originally uploaded by jfravel.

overtime?!!! what is going on. c'mon hawks.

danah boyd on Facebook's "privacy trainwreck"

i agree.

danah boyd on Facebook's "privacy trainwreck": "Mark Frauenfelder: danah boyd has an interesting essay analyzing Facebook's recent privacy cock-up.

In the tech world, we have a bad tendency to view the concept of 'private' as a single bit that is either 0 or 1. Either it's exposed or not. When companies make a decision to make data visible in a more 'efficient' manner, there is often a panic. And the term 'privacy' is often invoked. Think back to when Deja made Usenet searchable. The term is also invoked when companies provide new information to you based on the data you had previously given it. Think back to the shock over Gmail's content-based ad delivery. Neither of these are about privacy in the bit sense but they ARE about privacy in a different sense.

Privacy is not simply about the state of an inanimate object or set of bytes; it is about the sense of vulnerability that an individual experiences. When people feel exposed or invaded, there's a privacy issue.

What happened with Facebook was not about a change in the bit state - it was"

go hawks

we are currently tied.

Tate to sit out game

Tate to sit out game: "Drew Tate won’t be playing for the Hawkeyes today against Syracuse."
Mid 1st quarter and I don't think it's Tate thats the problem. I think it might be the D.

strain

Trapeze school
Originally uploaded by citybumpkin.

What is going on with all the ab strains lately. Tate is out w/ an ab strain now for our game against syracuse. I hope we'll be ok. They are always weird injuries because there is no way to really reduce range of motion. Hopefully we won't need him for this game.

Facebook

Dave Winer father of RSS gives his thoughts about the new feeds for facebook.

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Facebook 1-2-3

Okay Facebook did good.

But Facebook also did bad.

Good: Bring innovative new feature to users at no charge, and not in response to competitive pressure.

Bad: The users had no control over the new feature.

Let me explain.

The feature they introduced tells users what’s new with their friends. It makes people more efficient at browsing the network of Facebook users they’re connected to. It’s a feature I understand because, as Rex Hammock points out, it’s very much like the River of News aggregators I’ve been developing since 1999.

Facebook is absolutely correct that no new information is available now that wasn’t available before, but only in a theoretic sense. An example might help explain how the users feel. Suppose you lived in a small city of 5000 people, on a small street that 20 people walked by every day. Because of the way the streets are aranged, most of the 20 people are neighbors, people you know well, the kind of people you trust to watch your kids if you have to run some errands. You leave the gate to your yard open because there’s a nice shade tree there, and you leave a bowl of fruit out because you want your neighbors to feel welcome as they walk by. Come sit a spell and visit, life is good. Maybe two or three of your neighbors come for a visit a day. They get to rest, and you get to catch up on the gossip of the day.

Then the city changes the way traffic flows, you still put out the bowl of fruit and your gate is still open, but now instead of 20 people passing your property, 2000 people pass. And you only know 20 of them! Now your yard is filled with strangers, people with odd habits. The same rules apply, your gate is open, all passers-by are welcome, but the result is very different. Someone should have given you a heads-up letting you know this change was coming. Maybe you would have put a lock on the gate and given keys to your friends.

Now, on a much larger scale, with Facebook’s user base, the heads-up has to be done by word of mouth, and opt-in. Instead of forcing all the users to make sense of this all at once, bootstrap a new network on your old one, call it Facebook Plus, or Facebook Big City Life, of Facebook Now, put some futuristic imagery out there, and require users to sign up for an upgrade to their account, which would work thusly.

Suppose I upgraded, and my friend Jane (in my network) also upgraded. Then Jane has a News page, and on that page all my changes show up, along with the changes of all members of her network that have also upgraded. I also have a News page and Jane’s updates show up there, as do all the changes of members of my network who have upgraded.

Now change comes gradually, and users drive the change. When I run into Joan at the bookstore and she tells me she broke up with her boyfriend, I realize I didn’t see that on my News page and ask if she’s upgraded. Now I, a user, her friend, explain how it works. She decides if she wants to participate or not. That’s what users are complaining about, and rightly so. They need to control how their network sees them. They’re entitled to. This was the implicit deal they had with you, and you broke it. You did good by moving the product forward in an innovative way. And you did bad by taking the users out of the loop.

Later: Facebook does an about-face."

My thoughts

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1. JFravel said,

   September 8, 2006 at 8:15 am

   The problem with that argument that now “strangers” that are grabbing your fruit off your porch, is that these strangers must actually be your friends on facebook. For people to read about you they must be your friend otherwise you are not included in their feed. Much the same way that if you were not someone’s friend initially they could not view your page. No stranger is able to grab news about a random college co-ed from accross the country if they have not agreed before hand that they are friends. It truly is an aggregrator of your friends’ news. In your example, from the beginning you never would have left your gate open. This open gate never existed. And now instead of going door to door checking on your neighbors and friends, you get a newspaper with that same information."

His thoughts
"JFravel, yes but, the term “friend” in a social network means something different from friend in the real world. That’s the shock that many Facebook users are experiencing, they linked up with a lot of people that they didn’t expect would be in the loop on everything they do.

When you’re running a service like this, and I have some experience with that (on a much smaller scale of course) you have to try to understand what the users are saying, even if their exact words don’t make sense, they may be confused. And sometimes I’ve found that the confusion was with me, so it’s best to assume the old adage — The customer is always right — operates. In this case some customers said ouch, and the vendor said “calm down.” That’s not the right thing to say! "

He makes a great point. The internet is a new society for most people. Friends on the internet aren't friends in real life for most of those on the internet. For some it's a new hobby, like collecting baseball cards, but with consequences. When you trade your rookie Bonds card for a Ken Griffey Jr. card everyone knows about it, and everyone will talk about that trade behind your back.

Facebook moves creep out users - Metro

Facebook moves creep out users - Metro

A little one sided. I understand that argument, but I wish someone would point out the aggregation argument and compare it to current news services.

Facebook Creator admits "We really messed this one up."

Facebook Creator admits "We really messed this one up.": "Mark Zuckerberg: 'Somehow we missed this point with Feed and we didn’t build in the proper privacy controls right away. This was a big mistake on our part, and I’m sorry for it. But apologizing isn’t enough. I wanted to make sure we did something about it, and quickly. So we have been coding nonstop for two days to get you better privacy.'"

My thought on the matter is that they forced people to open their eyes about what they post on the net. Those that are now aware want to go back to that place they were before even though it will change nothing . C'mon.

Fred Wilson explains the change at Facebook that's sparking

Fred Wilson explains the change at Facebook that's sparking: "Fred Wilson explains the change at Facebook that's sparking the revolt by users. 'Social networks to date have been these big unmanageable messes. Facebook is addressing that by giving users a tool to consolidate the information they care about.'"

There has been a big uproar about Facebook redesigning its site. A few new groups are popping up complaining about the redesign. People are citing this as forcing you to become a stalker. A few questions for these people,"what did you join facebook for???, were you unaware of this ability before the change, have you not understood you can delete hiding these details, are you unaware that all information published on the net is somehow viewable by someone else?" If you are looking it may be appropriate for you to stay a long long way away from the the net.

Junior Forward Out for the Season

Junior Forward Out for the Season: "Junior Caroline Blaum suffered a season ending injury during pre-game warm-ups in an exhibition game against Missouri State on August 19."
It's just too bad f0r any team to lose their captain. Hopefully the rehab will be quick and she will return as great as before.

Sandy Shank

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

"Sandra K. "Sandy" Shank, age 57 of 1640 Morningside Drive, Iowa City died Sunday, September 3, 2006, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 7, 2006, at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Iowa City with the Reverend John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 pm Wednesday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the Sandy Shank Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be sent for Sandy's family through our website at www.gayandciha.com.

Sandra K. Earle was born April 20, 1949, in Fergus Falls, MN the daughter of Wayne and Genevieve (Swanson) Earle. Her family moved to Iowa City in 1961 where she attended schools graduating from City High School in 1967. On April 27, 1968, she married Ronald Shank here in Iowa City. For the past eighteen years she has worked as an administrative assistant to Dr. John Albright of the University of Iowa Sports Medicine Department of Orthopedics. Sandy was Dr. Albright's "right hand man." She has always enjoyed her friends, especially hosting the many pool parties they had at their home, but most important was her family and supporting their sons in their lives. One of her proudest days was the wedding of their son, Steve to his wife, Caren this past year.

Her family includes her husband, Ron; sons, Greg Shank of Minneapolis, MN, and Steve Shank and his wife, Caren of Iowa City; her mother, Genevieve "Gen" Earle of Iowa City; brothers and their wives, Scott Earle and Janet of Iowa City, and Brad Earle and Chris Stevens of Tipton; and one nephew, Ben Earle of Chicago, IL.

She was preceded in death by her father, Wayne Earle.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Sandy's family and her services."

Sandy was a wonderful caring person who truly was the glue that held so many things together. She will truly be missed.

Taken from the Press-Citizen.com

sideline pass

sidelinepass
Originally uploaded by jfravel.

Today was the first football game of the season. Without going into how i think we will do this year, it was a very close game until very late in the game. A little disconcerting but we ended up smoking them. It was unique being on the sideline right on the field. It was much louder than I think most people would think. I was also hoping the field would smell of concession stands and the vendors from on melrose st. Unfortunately, where I was at, the crowd smelled of popcorn, stale beer, and plenty of hard liquor. All in all everyone had fun, no one got hurt, and no headaches for me.