Wednesday, September 29, 2004
William Shatner 'Punks' Iowa Town
Aha! Not a movie as previously reported...but rather a 'fake' movie, used as the theme of a new reality TV series debuing next year. My captain lied to me!
Sunday, September 26, 2004
Saturday, September 25, 2004
From Socrates to Palmer Method to typewriters to iPods
From today's Miami Herald...although I believe I read parts of this
elsewhere this week...a short opinion piece on the changing history of
technology as it relates to the transmission of knowledge.
elsewhere this week...a short opinion piece on the changing history of
technology as it relates to the transmission of knowledge.
Former Star Trek Star Among Those Attending Life Interrupted Conference
George Takei, who played Sulu in the original Star Trek series, will be addressing his experiences at one of the relocation camps for Japanese Americans during World War II.
My sister-in-law was born in -- and spent her first 2-1/2 years of life -- in a similar camp in California.
My sister-in-law was born in -- and spent her first 2-1/2 years of life -- in a similar camp in California.
Friday, September 24, 2004
The deafening sound of the seas
"The world's oceans are now so saturated with noise that whales and other marine mammals are dying, biologists say."
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Think ink! illustration
For those that can read Adobe Acrobat PDF files, here's the illustration which accompanies the article.
Think ink!
An article from the Christian Science Monitor on the history of ink, with a bit on fountain pens (including the apocryphal Lewis Waterman story), geared to youngsters. Still, an interesting overview for adults as well.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Sunday, September 12, 2004
Friday, September 10, 2004
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Thursday, September 02, 2004
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
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