Here's a story I wrote today that documents the feeling and the fun of taking an early morning bike ride through Newport Beach's back bay nature preserve. Some quick digital snaps, too. I think you'll enjoy it!
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Incognito, David Weinberger is only identified as Mr. Laptop in this article by Kat Bulkley in The Guardian on the proliferation of WiFi (802.11b) networks, blogging and of course -- laptops. If she happened to stumble into one of those T*Mobile equipped Starbucks in Orange County she might find Johnee Bee "flashing" instead of blogging on his laptop.
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Music producer Tom Dowd, who died on Sunday, achieved prominence for making some of the finest recordings for Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. But he had a hand in the atom bomb, too. Among his innovations were recording to tape when straight to vinyl was the norm, multitrack recording and sonic experimentation. What a legend. Morehere.
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B. F. Skinner. "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do."
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Did you read about the latest Al Qaeda threat where the US rail system is a likely target? Now you can't fly, ride the train and until this weekend, driving where you might need to stop to fill up your tank with gas you could be a victim of some sort of terrorist attack.
So I start doing some digging. You know some people have had fear of flying phobias for some time. Perhaps the most famous include John Madden. Of course, Erica Jong wrote about it years ago. But aviation was not quite what she was thinking.
So back to the train. There is only one state in the Union (in the 48 contiguous states) that is not served by Amtrak. Only one state! I couldn't believe this. Which one? South Dakota. Why? I don't know. Can anyone tell me? My mother currently resides in South Dakota. She just sold her business and a beautiful piece of property on more than 20 acres in the shadows of Mount Rushmore. So we're going to take the train! Obviously not in South Dakota. But the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle and onto Vancouver.
The Google Censors.
I can't believe it's happening. My favorite (yours too) search engine is succumbing to the almighty witch hunt of full-of-fears governments or other organizational bodies. Hey. Protect your assets. Your ass, too. I don't know the extent of this, but it's alarming. While we know Al Gore invented the internet and therefore it's a manifestation of American or US ideals. Right? And while we'd like to think these ideals transcend borders, we do understand those companies HQ'd outside our borders may have to adhere - ah, rather obey - the laws that govern business or personal life. Protect your assets.
But the USA? Aren't we the quintessential example of free speech, freedom of information (did someone say, press?) and well, you get the gist. I own a small business. I don't want people telling me what I can say, what I can print and what I can do. So Google does have a choice, after all. If there choice is to censor. Then do it. But let's honor our customers with disclosure. Don't you think. Let's keep our eyes peeled on this story -- for the sake of clarity.
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Have Sex In This Romanian Village -- locals only, please.. Corneliu Olar, the mayor of Horea, Romania, worried over local birthrates, which as in many places in Eastern Europe have dropped steeply, constructed a lovely, secluded lovers' lane. By Ian Fisher. This is classic. But I wonder... are people really NOT doing the deed? Or, are they just looking for greener grass and movin' on? Great story.
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Can I Burn My DVD Projects On My TiBook?
It looks like soon enough. I shouldn't have to tote my OWC DVD burner in my briefcase whenever I go off on an extensive travel binge. Always thought that my next laptop MUST have this feature. Is Apple listening? Or is Toshiba's effort in vain? Are there really issues of standards impeding this progress? Or is just plain old consumer demands and bill of materials costs?I want to burn on my laptop!. Toshiba on Tuesday plans to unveil its first notebook capable of DVD burning. But an ongoing standards battle and other competition could throw some cold water on its plans. [CNET News.com]
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