An expert’s opinion on the Gulf of Mexico spill, reactions.
“shelburn, who is a retired manager for an offshore underwater service company” in The Oil Drum: For those who are appalled that BP had no contingen...
Category: things
Smartphones: the next TV remote control?
When will TV remote controls start coming with “like” and “favorite” buttons? (Let alone “Share on Facebook” or “Tweet...
The iPad app buying process.
My parents have graciously agreed to test the iPad. So far, they’ve had a terrific time. But when buying apps they hit a bump: the messaging, written and ...
Facts with benefits.
The fictional Malcolm Tucker, from the masterful show The Thick of It, is blogging about the real UK election for the Guardian: Now, as we know, the various pol...
Handy technology.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Iambic pentameter, the three second rule: constraints lead to improvisation. You need a wall to have a “breakthrough...
Never mind the war of the worlds, here’s the world of the web.
A few weeks ago I wrote about the web coming to the world – the digitization of spaces like stores, restaurants, clubs, etc. Here’s a delightful video in ...
The debate over “democratic” computing, continued.
Nicholas Carr has written an excellent reflection on progress in consumer technology: While progress may be spurred by the hobbyist, it does not share the hobby...
Preface: today was a really long day.
This is totally doing it for me right now: Michael Buble being stalked by a velociraptor. via metafilter.
Having the last laugh.
Why is it fun to watch a really bad movie on TV? It’s like outwitting an adversary. The filmmakers tried to sucker you into paying for a bad experience bu...
Wolves as sheepherders.
Would Wikipedia be as popular if there weren’t so many commercial web sites with incomplete information and purposely inconvenient interfaces?
Warning, you’ve got mail.
My employer gave me a Blackberry a few years ago. It has a very bright light that flashes red whenever I receive an email. “Warning, you’ve got mail...
The cloud sees all. Even your missing keys.
A simple example of how more and more objects in the real world are being sucked into the digital world; swallowed up by the cloud.
From the corner store to the void.
One of the most radical essays I’ve read recently is Raffi Khatchadourian’s The Taste Makers from the November 23, 2009 edition of The New Yorker. (...
The xx are xxtraordinarily good.
The xx on lala.com. We’ve bought every song we’ve heard so far. I look forward to burning out on them in the next few weeks.
The Ghost Writer needs more ghost or more writer. Or both.
The Ghost Writer is a wispy, foamy thing. A political thriller with few thrills and the political insights of a tabloid headline (Blair was Bush’s Lapdog....
No more language barriers?
Ten years ago, I used Babelfish language translation once in a blue moon and often for entertainment. For the last six months or so I’ve been using Google...
Ahead of our time.
I watched most of War Games last night. That movie has barely aged. A wonderful story and awesome achievement.
TV worth watching. Again and again.
I seldom watch a movie twice, let alone an episode from a TV series. But that’s just what I did last night with the first episode of The Thick of It. The ...
Two songs that wait and then pounce.
Cindy Lauper’s Time After Time and Miguel Bosé’s Nena.
“Welcome to Canada. Bienvenue.”
The power of audio dubbing and the cuteness of “Canadian” beavers. via MetaFilter.