Sections: Auto Sep 21st, 2006 2 Comments With host Richard Hammond recovering from a rather serious injury from a crash involving something called Vampire Jetcar, the BBC gives us a look at back the show’s past.
[ Top Gear's chequered past ] BBC
Sections: Apple Sep 20th, 2006 9 Comments 
When it came down to getting an iMac as a combination main computer/kitchen TV, it wasn’t hard to talk myself into the new 24″ after seeing the size of the screen. As I stared in awe at all 24″ of glory at the Apple store, it suddenly become all too clear what had to be done.
Sections: Gadgets Sep 13th, 2006 No Comments ON SOME night in the future a young man walking along Market Street in San Francisco may suddenly think of a friend in Rome. Reaching into his pocket, he will pull out a watch-size disc with a set of buttons on one side. He will punch ten times. Turning the device over, he will hear his friend’s voice and see his face on a tiny screen, in color and 3-D. At the same moment his friend in Rome will see and hear him.
“If he does not see or hear him, he will know his friend is dead,” the engineer concluded.
I’ve often assumed the same thing when someone doesn’t asnwer. If you can get back that last sentence this article from 1956 is incredible in it’s vision of the future of telecommunications.
[ Your Telephone of Tomorrow ] modernmechanix.com
Sections: Auto, Site News Sep 13th, 2006 1 Comment [ The Automobile of the Future ] modernmechanix.com
Sections: Design, Personal Sep 8th, 2006 15 Comments Wednesday I received two fantastic job offers, yesterday I gave my two weeks notice to my current employer, and today I accepted one of those offers. It’s an ideal situation and one couldn’t have come at a better time.
Despite a bright beginning I’ve been increasingly disenfranchised with my current employer and concerned about their long-term stability. So about a month ago I made a concerted effort to revamp my portfolio page and tweak my resume. That led me to a couple of great interviews and two very promising leads. So promising that is was very difficult to decline one of the offers.
Sections: Best of the Web Sep 6th, 2006 No Comments Sections: Music Sep 1st, 2006 5 Comments I’ve always gotten this sense when seeing various interveiws over the years, but I never knew the extent of it all. But this New Yorker piece also gives a broader view on Dylan’s interview persona. A great read for a Dylan fan.
[ BOB ON BOB ] The New Yorker
Sections: Auto Sep 1st, 2006 No Comments Rep. Edward Markey (from MASS) has some interesting things to say about some of the government’s tax breaks aimed towards larger vehicles (from the marketwatch.com)
The first break is the exemption light trucks and minivans get from the Gas Guzzler Tax, a levy imposed on autos rated below 22.5 miles per gallon. As an example, the report said an Audi station wagon that gets 20.5 mpg incurs a $1,300 tax, while a 15.8 mpg Jeep incurs no penalty.
Gabriel Bridger is a creative director, and part-time blogger living in Chicago. Bridger.us is a rambling collection of thoughts, comments, and various media in no particular order and, at times, of no particular merit.
