Took a much-needed week off from all things computer, to visit NYC and Michigan. Pictures and a detailed write-up on the entire trip are forthcoming, just as soon as work lets up long enough to allow it.
And rest assured, regular writing will resume shortly on The Chron, ToGawp, Hooplog, (the newly-launched) TrojanWire, Kyle Bunch’s [...]
Brooks & Dunn, Wayne Newton, “actor” Stephen Baldwin and actress/model Bo Derek are the headlining celebrities scheduled to appear at this week’s Republican National Convention.
Should be fun stuff. I’m sure it will be hard for New Yorkers to resist.
{from the AP}
The Register is talking about an Apple Tablet PC. I’d bet my money on some sort of digital entertainment controller/touch-screen. Something to allow you to put all your media on your PC (or better yet–Mac/iPod), stream it (via AirPort Express), to your existing home entertainment system. And I’m sure I’m not the [...]
Well, I was slightly off; my call was that Google would invest in Craigslist. But it sounds like eBay beat them to the punch.
Good for eBay, good for Craig & Co…..nice to see well-run, simple sites get rewarded.
Viva the nerd revolution!
Jim Gilliam reports on Sony’s spamming policies:
I just got a spam from Sony. I promptly clicked on unsubscribe and was taken to their website. I clicked the submit button which resulted in this: “Please allow 30 to 45 days for your preferences to take effect. Thank you.”
{from JimGilliam.com}
Jessica Coen, who blogs/writes the excellent site the blueprint (and used to be a neighbor of mine) just got the call to the big leagues. She was announced this morning as the new Editor of Gawker.
Kudos to all involved.
There’s no bloody way in hell I really believe this GQ article on George W. Bush’s secret life, but I will say–it makes for a good read.
{from GQ}
Jeff Jarvis has an exceptional post examining the intense hatred that is in the air in America right now:
We have slid to dangerous depths of presidential hatred in this country.
Both sides are plenty guilty: the rabid righties who hated Bill and Hillary and the seething lefties who hate W. Two wrongs make too many wrongs. [...]