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10/24 Did you see what Amazon Stock did yesterday? — I have believed that Amazon is a much bigger deal than people realize. Not only are they the ultimate retailer that seem to have everything, at better prices, more conveniently offered, than anyone else, but, the technology (in software and process) that they have invented and built is extremely uni...
10/23 Lexington Public Library’s responsible for the computer revolution? — Did you know of the Lexington Public Library’s role in the founding of DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) and so part of the creation of the computer revolution we’ve been living through the last 50 of so years? **“Other than our lunch hour visits to the Lexington Public Library to study their coll...
10/22 American Airlines kinda-fail — I am traveling on my usually favorite Airline; and of course everyone knows that they are suffering, right? And yes, the flight to L.A. is ridiculously inexpensive. But still, let’s say these raised my eyebrows: - When I checked in, I looked at the seat assignment chart and there were no free sea...
10/15 Electricity Audit Survey Tool? — I want to do an electricity audit for my house. I am looking for a web site that lets me complete a survey of all my electricity consuming devices and estimates my KWh. I suspect there may be many of these, is there one you recommend? I know it’s really easy to do ‘by hand’, but I think there must be someone who did the research of how much power a Staples paper shredder uses when it’s on but not in use, and on, and on and on.
10/14 Larry Lessig: Beyond Transparency, and Net Triumphalism — As David W. says, there’s a lot that’s been written in response to the provocative article by Larry Lessig. I haven’t yet read all of it, but what I’ve seen is very provocative (in a good sense.)All the pointers you might need can be found here: [Larry Lessig: Beyond Transparency, and Net Triumphali...
10/09 I am convinced by this — Sergey Brin of Google has an op-ed in today’s New York Times, making the case for Google Books: **“But the vast majority of books ever written are not accessible to anyone except the most tenacious researchers at premi...
10/05 You Commit Three Felonies a Day — Interesting commentary on a new book by Harvey Silvergate called “Three Felonies a Day”. The article also touches on the notion that “Under the English common law that we inherited, a crime requires intent.”, saying: *...