Notes

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

Cool “crank-forward” bikes (supposedly more comfortable, slightly reclined ride): Electra (via Wired News)

News flash! Podcasting is time-consuming, not financially rewarding: Wired News: Podfading Takes Its Toll

Coming to my neighborhood, April 22-23: DIY geeks! MakeZine.com: Maker Faire

Ironic: Garfinkel rails against Gmail’s ads — in an article surrounded by ads. In Google We Trust

Compare the searches for “tiananmen” on regular Google and on Google China. (via Dave Farber)

Steve Jobs: tightfisted rich bastard? Wired News: Jobs vs. Gates: Who’s the Star?

Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone altogether beyond: The Diamond Mountain Blog: The Heart Sutra: Kirtan

History, from the kingdom of Akkad all the way to Earl Scruggs: Banjo Ancestors: The Lutes of West Africa, By Shlomo Pestcoe

In case you were wondering what the life of a freelancer is like, here’s John Scalzi’s Utterly Useless Writing Advice. (Note that by “Utterly Useless” he actually means “Incredibly Long-Winded.”)

Gore to Congress: “Uphold your oath of office and defend the Constitution. Stop going along to get along.“

If all agriculture is wiped out, all we have to do is make our way to Spitsbergen, Norway, and pick up some seeds: New Scientist News – Doomsday vault to avert world famine