Dragon running.
From underneath the dragon, the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco is a fast, loud, and exciting event. Children scream and reach their hands up for the lower edge of the dragon as we sweep it over their heads. Keeping up with the runner in front of you takes concentration. Sometimes, around a
Dylan Tweney
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Blog Buzz on High-Tech Start-Ups Causes Some Static
Poor bloggers… the instant they stand to make a lousy buck from their blogs, the WSJ jumps all over them. WSJ.com – Blog Buzz on High-Tech Start-Ups Causes Some Static
Electra Bikes
Cool “crank-forward” bikes (supposedly more comfortable, slightly reclined ride): Electra (via Wired News)
Podfading Takes Its Toll
News flash! Podcasting is time-consuming, not financially rewarding: Wired News: Podfading Takes Its Toll
Evils of PowerPoint.
PowerPoint really is evil. (from Presentation Zen, via Zawodny)
MakeZine.com: Maker Faire
Coming to my neighborhood, April 22-23: DIY geeks! MakeZine.com: Maker Faire
Need a list manager.
I’ve temporarily put my haiku site, tinywords, on hold. (Apology here.) During the break, I’d like to fix some nagging technical issues with the site. Top of the list: Find a mailing list manager to replace Mailman. I’m looking for suggestions. Mailman’s good points: Free. Mailman’s bad points: Exce
Dylan Tweney
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The Impact of Emerging Technologies: In Google We Trust – Technology Review
Ironic: Garfinkel rails against Gmail’s ads — in an article surrounded by ads. In Google We Trust
What censorship does.
Compare the searches for “tiananmen” on regular Google and on Google China. (via Dave Farber)
Queen of Narnia.
Chronicles of Narnia is a pretty good movie, with some truly beautiful visual effects (especially those to do with snow, fur, and talking animals). But Tilda Swinton as the White Witch is an awesome villain, maybe one of the greats — right up there with Darth Vader and Khan. I was cheering for her t
iPod/iTunes tip.
When you install iTunes for Windows, it defaults to the setting that automatically keeps your iPod in sync with your iTunes library. That means if your computer doesn’t have much music on it, and you plug in an iPod that you’d topped off with music from another computer, all the music on your iPod w