Black Wednesday Again?
It’s not black because of drinking. It’s black because Charter Communications has once again gone down. In all fairness to Charter, it’s been months since it has gone down, …
Category: Technology
The Screaming Eudemon
Not much today. I had a ton of stuff: Lions draft day (best day to be a Lions fan), my idiot-savant Michael (a second-grader who can barely tie his …
The New Computer Eudemon
I bought my first new computer in over three years. The Tech Guy installed it yesterday. It’s pretty nice: 19″ flat screen monitor, soft-touch keyboard, Windows Vista, most-current versions …
At TCS
I just published a piece with Tech Central Station about multi-tasking with the cell phone, using my experience and Marshall McLuhan. Those interested in McLuhan (and maybe some others) …
Smile When You Wear That!
Designer/artist Tim Simpson’s Smile Helmet mechanically draws the corners of your mouth back into a grin. He created it for “people in jobs which demand an unusual amount of …
Brews You Can Use
Posting will be light today. I didn’t get back from the Tigers game until late. I’m dragging and behind in life. Luckily, it’s Friday. If I can hold on …
E-mail Gone Wild
RadioShack Corp. notified about 400 workers by e-mail that they were being dismissed immediately as part of planned job cuts. Link. You don’t need McLuhan to decipher the effects …
Good
Drivers who cause a wreck while yakking on a cellphone will face a fine of up to $500 under a law that took effect Tuesday, the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION reports. …
Wiki Me
Good story in this month’s Atlantic Monthly about Wikipedia (link, might require subscription), concentrating on its formation and history. It also contains some neat stats, like this one:
Blogging Strawmen
Steven Johnson has had it with bogus arguments about blogging. Readers may recall that I, too, have had it with bogus arguments (link). I think Johnson has been guilty …
60 B
Internet users around the world send an estimated 60 billion emails every day and many of these are spam or scam attempts, business leaders said on Tuesday. 60 billion? …
Technocrats Coming
A growing body of evidence suggests that passing a small electric current through your head can have a profound effect on the way your brain works. Called transcranial direct …