Monday, September 30, 2002

Breakfasting with a penguin. Word of the Day for Thursday September 26, 2002 boulevardier boo-luh-var-DYAY; bul-uh-, noun: 1. A frequenter of city boulevards, especially in Paris. 2. A sophisticated, worldly, and socially active man; a man who frequents fashionable places; a man-about-town. Oswald, whose idea of excitement is breakfasting with a penguin, is a boulevardier: Hat cocked precariously on his head, he saunters out into the sunny city. --Tom Gliatto, "Tube," [1]People, July 22, 2002 ------------ woosh. They've been keeping me pretty busy here at work the past couple days, but it looks like I'm caught up for a minute. So here ya go: Shocking Space Movie from NASA." A Manhattan-sized star rotating and spewing antimatter jets into space." Immaculate conception: virgin shark gives birth. A sign? Is this the new undersea messiah? Quick, call Aquaman-he'll know what to do. This is a little thing on gene therapy from Stanford. There was a piece in Newsweek recently too. Potentially very cool, you should Google you up some more stuff. Study Faults Media Focus on Copyright Piracy: "Media companies must put less emphasis on protecting digital content and instead find ways to make money from digital music and movies if they hope to beat back copyright pirates who threaten their businesses, according to a study released on Wednesday from KPMG." No kiddin'. [CULT OF THE DEAD COW] 7:44:56 PM

Yahoo News - Agency Probes D.C. Wireless Network. Secret Service agents are putting a high-tech twist on the idea of a cop walking the beat. Using a laptop computer and an antenna fashioned from a Pringles potato chip can, they are looking for security holes in wireless networks in the nation's capital. [ ... ] Peterson's tools are a laptop, a wireless network card and one of three antennae mounted on his car. One is a small metal antenna; the second is a large, white, 2-foot-tall tube; the third is a homemade antenna made out of a Pringles can. They boost the reception of his wireless network card, allowing the agent to point them in different directions to get the best signal. A Pringles can is ideal because of its shape -- a long tube that lets someone to point it at specific buildings -- and its aluminum inner lining. It acts like a satellite dish, collecting signals and bouncing them to the receiver, which is then wired into a laptop. [Privacy Digest] 7:44:26 PM

In the Age of Focus, How the Mind Wanders. Multitasking? Not paying attention? Whatever spin you put on it, being distracted is the norm of working life. By Lisa Belkin. [New York Times: Science] 7:40:59 PM

PC Makers Hit Speed Bumps; Being Faster May Not Matter. The computer industry continues to release faster computers, but PC users are hesitating to buy new models. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Science] 7:39:31 PM

Plato. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 7:38:49 PM

Hollywood actor George Clooney and British actress Dame Diana Rigg have come up trumps in a new poll of the 50 sexiest stars in television history. I adore Emma Peel! [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 7:38:26 PM

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