Free Range Pork for Lunch?
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 28th, 2005 1 Comment
[ The Way We Eat: Tex Macs ] New York Times
Archive for February 2005
Mobile PC Top 100 Gadgets of All Time
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 23rd, 2005 3 Comments
I can’t say I agree with the placement of a few gadgets within the list, but I do like their no. 1.
[ Top 100 Gadgets ]
2005 Chicago Auto Show Review & Gallery
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 23rd, 2005 2 Comments
This was originally posted a few weeks ago on my other weblog, MotoringFile.
First off this show is huge. 1.6 million sq ft on one level. And with this year the addition of two indoor test tracks has made it even bigger than before. In fact in terms of attendance there’s nothing bigger in the US. Sure Detroit gets more of the world premiers but at Chicago there’s much more accessability. And the new McCormick Place is just a pheonimonal place to see a show.
I’m not going to go into the detail I did last year but I will touch on a few highs and lows as I saw them.
XXIX
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 22nd, 2005 13 Comments
So I’m officially 29 today. I can’t believe I’m only one year away from 30. When I was a kid I figured I’d have a robot butler and a car that talked to me by the time I was 30. I guess I’ll have to settle for being 29 and having a digital watch.
Random Weblog Upgrade
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 18th, 2005 No Comments
I’ve been tinkering with some design on this site as of late (thanks Matt) in an effort to test some new design language ideas for MotoringFile. If there’s anything you like or aren’t sure about, feel free to let me know. If there’s anything that just doesn’t look right… just hit refresh :)
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 17th, 2005 3 Comments
This looks like quality entertainment.
Ban the Dunk?
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 17th, 2005 3 Comments
The N.B.A. doesn’t have a thug problem; it has a basketball problem. Its players are the best athletes in all of pro sports — oversize, swift and agile — but weirdly they are also the first to have devolved to a point where they can no longer play their own game.
[ Clang! ] New York Times
Can a Black Box See Into the Future?
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 16th, 2005 No Comments
At first glance it is an unremarkable piece of equipment. Encased in metal, it contains at its heart a microchip no more complex than the ones found in modern pocket calculators.
But, according to a growing band of top scientists, this box has quite extraordinary powers. It is, they claim, the ‘eye’ of a machine that appears capable of peering into the future and predicting major world events.
…It is possible - in theory - that time may not just move forwards but backwards, too. And if time ebbs and flows like the tides in the sea, it might just be possible to foretell major world events. We would, in effect, be ‘remembering’ things that had taken place in our future.
[ Can This Black Box See Into the Future? ] Red Nova
Napster Going After the iPod
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 14th, 2005 No Comments
Napster CEO Chris Gorog believes the best way to market the new service is to emphasise its advantages over iTunes. He’s particularly keen to highlight iTunes’ iPod-only compatibility. “We’re going to be communicating to people that it’s stupid to buy an iPod.” (Forbes)
Almost as stupid as renting music?
Consider this example: I have been purchasing CDs for about 20 years now, in which time I’ve accumulated about 300 of the things. At an average of $15 each, I’ve spent $4,500. Now suppose that, instead of buying those CDs, I could have opened up a Napster To Go account back in 1985. My total bill would be $3,600 and counting — and although I might have accumulated a larger, more diverse collection, I wouldn’t own any of it. (Washington Post)
Ebert: The Man, The Myth, The Household Chores
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 14th, 2005 1 Comment
The Best Superbowl Halftime Show Ever?
Sections: Uncategorized Feb 6th, 2005 39 Comments
Nice work Paul.
