the tweney review

Apart from the whole exploding batteries problem, that is: Computers Makers Reach 10-Year High In Customer Satisfaction - Yahoo! News

Ordinarily I hate Bush’s turns of phrase, but in this case, I think “Islamic fascists” is probably just about accurate. First time I’ve seen that phrase used… SFGate: Thwarted plot involved 10 jets

411 directory assistance calls are one of the biggest ripoffs of the mobile phone world: they cost between $1.20 and $1.75 per call, plus airtime charges. In contrast, a service like Google SMS will cost you at most 20-50 cents in text messaging charges — and you can get 3 listings per request instead of just one. That’s 3 times as much data for 1/3 the cost — hard to beat that.

For carrier by carrier details on how much you can save by avoiding this kind of gouging, check out SMS 411: Save money on 411 info calls.

This is so dorky that it can only have been created by some big telecom company in an effort to discredit Net Neutrality completely: WeAreTheWeb.org (thanks, Null)

Just for fun I thought I’d make a list of paired words and phrases that exhibit obvious (and opposing) rhetorical slants:

global warming - climate crisis

illegal alien - undocumented worker

low budget - lean

liberal - progressive

muckraker - investigative reporter

blogger - citizen journalist

mainstream media - mass media

intellectual property - my ideas

long tail - niche markets

guerrilla marketing - opportunistic publicity

reducing overhead - firing people

… any more suggestions?

PCMag.com (my employer) got a much-needed, long-overdue facelift today: PCMag.com

Great collection of tips for urban bicycle riders: Paul Dorn’s Bike Commuting Tips: Introduction (thanks, Jeremy)

Blind since age 3, this kid taught himself to see using echolocation … which is sensitive enough that he can tell the difference between a car and a pickup truck: The Boy Who Sees with Sound : People.com (via Scot)

Another Ohio item: Where I come from is, it turns out, deep in the heart of “pop” country. Where I live now is “soda” land. No wonder I feel so alienated sometimes. (via Mark)

deep cleveland books is the keeper of the flame for beat poet d.a. levy and home of the Cleveland-centric e-zine, the deep cleveland junkmail oracle. Yes, there is intelligent life in Ohio!