Progress. Real Progress.
RIght ON! I love reading newspapers on line but HATE having to register. I’m not alone. “Houston Chronicle website drops registration requirement “In response to passionate pleas from many readers, we no longer require you to register to read stories or access most of the site’s content,” says a chron.com […]
When the Worst Happens, He Cleans Up
Today’s NY Times answered a question I’ve often asked myself. Who cleans up after gruesome murders and grisly deaths? The answer in Andrews Jacob’s piece is Ronald Gospodarski, a former paramedic who runs a company called Bio-Recovery Corp, in Long Island City. “I’ve had guys left dead for months where […]
Eleven is the Number for Rebuilding Cities
While I was spending big bux at Whole Foods this week, I added a copy of the Atlantic Monthly to my cart. Inside was a short story called “Cities Rising.” They compared recently demolished New Orleans with other flattened and destroyed cities. Here are some other tales of cities coming […]
Gentlemen, Start Your Mice on Cyber Monday
After Black Friday comes Cyber Monday: The Monday after Thanksgiving is a big day for e-commerce; consumers will see more deals this year, reports CNN Money, breathlessly. “While the “official” start to the 2005 holiday shopping season kicks off for most retailers on “Black Friday,” or the day after Thanksgiving, […]
Mexican Things
Kelly and Quang publish a new blog we’ve added to the GoNOMAD blog network. here is a dispatch upon leaving Mexico. “The police are proud of their guns, and I’m not talking a handgun stuck in a holster and worn about the belt. I mean semi-automatics. I mean M-16s. I […]
Look Mom, Clean Clothes and No Water!
Researching a column I am writing for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, I came across this news from The Gadget Blog. “A waterless washing machine that removes stains from garments in a few minutes has been developed at the National University of Singapore, the facility said on Wednesday. The appliance uses […]
Fanning’s Snocap:File Sharing with a Twist
“I hate mornings,” Shawn Fanning said as he arrived one bright day last spring, dressed in torn black jeans, a black ribbed pullover and gray sneakers, looking much as he did five years ago on the cover of Time magazine. He was profiled in the NY Times on Sunday about […]
Leaving Eggs in Other Duck’s Nests
Sitting in the kitchen looking out the window watching wood ducks float on Cindy’s pond. That made me think about where their nests are. Found out some more about these ducks including this item from Google. Interesting notes: The female wood duck has the unusual habit of laying some of […]
Find the Perfect Match–One of Us Maybe!
Trolling the ‘Net on this cold New England Saturday morning, and voila, found this nugget on the very reliable boingboing.net. Edited by Cory Doctorow, this site always has blogworthy material. “Users sue Match.com for date fraud: Frustrated Match.com users are suing the online dating service over complaints that company employees […]
Blogs, Vlogs and Ipods
Computer geeks gathered recently and had the conversation below. Mike McDonald writes in his Webpronews column about this at a Las Vegas convention. “When our conversation steered towards blogs, and podcasts etc. she (internet expert) posed the following question: “A year or two from now; blogs up or down?” I […]
Stunning Costs that Started at Fort Devens
Reading the Republican newspaper and found this information in their science section.The source is Harvard College. “In September 1918, at Fort Devens, outside of Boston, the world’s worst pandemic flu got its start. The Camp hospital, built to house 1200 soldiers, was overflowing from the war injuries with more than […]
A Smoker’s Suggestion
Sweden May Have the Answer says ABC news. A friend of mine is trying to quit, this might be helpful. “Sweden has developed a safer, less toxic kind of smokeless tobacco called “snus,” and sales are booming. “In two or three years, we’re going to sell as much in cigarettes […]
How to be a Popular Professor
Michael Agger wrote in slate about what happens when student ratings for college professors are viewable on line…and what they want from their profs… “Don’t play favorites, yet don’t deny students extra credit or a second chance on a paper or test. Don’t “get sidetracked by boring crap.” Don’t refer […]
A lovely Idea: Build A Damn Fence!
Mimi Hall writes in USA TODAY about a grand idea. “A once-radical idea to build a 2,000-mile steel-and-wire fence on the U.S.-Mexican border is gaining momentum amid warnings that terrorists can easily sneak into the country. In Congress, a powerful Republican lawmaker this week proposed building such a fence across […]