Daily Archives: September 3, 2003
1963 Calling
I remember the first time I used a videophone. It was 1963, I was 10, and we were at the Bell Telephone pavillion at the New York World’s Fair. I remember wondering how long it would take my old man to … Continue reading
Low-Tech De-Hydration
Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, the 2003 US Open is inturrupted by rain. What high-tech wizardry do they use to dry out the courts? Embedded microwaves? Massive blow dryers? How about scores of teenagers with towels! Reuters Foto/Boston Globe story
Manila Procedures Manual
Will Richardson is an educator and a blogger and enthusiastic proselytizer for Manila and RSS, both of which he loves. He has just written a “Manila Procedures Manual”which is avalable for free download on his site “Weblog-ed News”. He especially … Continue reading
Governmentaphobia
I have a pathological fear of the government, in all of its forms and manifestations. In this I feel profoundly American, as my cursory study of US History leads me to believe that our great country was founded by a … Continue reading
Forsdick and the Rest of Him, Too
I’m Having a Heart Attack – Pass Me a Cigarette
VIENNA (Reuters) – Coughing hard at the first sign of a heart attack could a save patient’s life, a Polish doctor says. Tadeusz Petelenz of the Cardiological Foundation in Katowice, Poland, said Tuesday the pumping action caused by vigorous coughing … Continue reading
The Ultimate Getaway Car
A British company, Gibbs Technologies, has made a breakthrough in amphibeous vehicles. According to the company, the previsous speed record for a street-legal amphibeous car was 6 knots in the water; the The Gibbs Aquada … Continue reading
What Candidates Should Know About Blogs
As the primaries heat up and the Dean juggernaut tries to avoid a minefield of potential gaffes, Dave Winer weighs in with some sound advice for the candidates vis
Virtual Demos Make Real-World Sales
In an important confirmation of a principle that web designers have been pitching for years, a study at the University of Washington shows that advertisers that offer visitors interactive demonstrations on their web sites record 2 to 5 times higher … Continue reading
Honey, This Place is a Dump
Rockie Graham, left, and Dave Hart share a laugh moments before taking their wedding vows Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, at the Tri-Town Transfer station, a local dump, in Bethel, Maine. Last month the two decided … Continue reading
Bill O’Reilly Wants Everybody But Himself to Shut Up
For example: Al Franken, Tom Daschle, Jimmy Carter, Rosie O’Donnell, gay people who talk about their sexual orientation, atheist Scouts, peaceniks, both parties…. Some samples from an amusing piece in Slate: Two-for-One Bank Shot "Already the two parties are blaming … Continue reading