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Some Camera Advice
A colleague just asked me for advice about cameras – specifically how to get pictures and videos of fast-moving kids. I figured I’d share with the rest of you. The best you can do for an all-in-one is this hard-to-name … Continue reading
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The Brave New World of Mobile Phone Privacy
Marketers’ plans to track you may not be nefarious. But they sure can feel that way. [PC World, May 20, 2011. See Orignal] When Apple sneezes, the world takes interest in ear-nose-throat medicine. So upon learning that their iPhones have … Continue reading
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What if Americans had the courage of Egyptians?
The U.S. government’s call for restraint by Mideast autocrats and its support for democratic movements is quite ironic, since this government would never be as tolerant if a similar movement swept across America.
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Lets Spel “Phonetic” Fonetikly
No, thats not a tiyp-o. At leest, not an aksidental wun. Stik with mee on this for a wiyl. Iyv bin thingking laytly about how langwage evolvs and reeliyzing that we hav ay krayzy amount ov speling deetriytus that haz … Continue reading
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Green Hornet – A Bit Painful for Techies
(WARNING: mild spoilers ahead) Well, I finally made it to the Green Hornet. Surprisingly good 3D – especially for a “converted” film. But unlike the production technology, the in-story tech made me a bit uncomfortable.
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Rule One: Don’t Mess With How People Do Things
[Technologizer. Read Original] Recently, I drove a Mini Cooper for the first time. (Rented from Zipcar for $13/hour. Not bad.) That’s not news, obviously. They’ve been around forever. But it taught me something very important about product design: It’s really hard–and … Continue reading
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Like Lost, with normal people. Oh yeah, and Zombies
I’m clearly not alone in my new guilty addiction, AMC’s The Walking Dead. (I gotta do something while waiting for the next season of True Blood.) But I must admit, my first thought was – ugh, more zombies. Despite the … Continue reading
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Cutting the Cable-TV Cord? Maybe Some Day
Fear and rebutting at the Future of TV conference in New York City [Technologizer. Read Original] Cord cutting–getting rid of cable or satellite TV–is the buzzword du jour in the TV and electronics industries. Pundits have proclaimed TV dead, or … Continue reading
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In praise of more than “great men”
In his November 18th essay “Weakness and Endurance,” New York Times columnist David Brooks uses the example of Newsweek’s shaky revival as an opportunity to praise the intellectual value of old general-interest magazines. He also bemoans that “general” has since … Continue reading
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Suggestions for what to put in your body (hey, no wisecracking)
The latest installment of rules I don’t follow… 1) Don’t have a drink if you think you need one. 2) Don’t have a cigarette, ever. 3) Don’t eat food because it tastes good. Eat food because it tastes good and … Continue reading
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