60 Minutes ran a segment this evening on the real digital garbage: e-waste, namely, CRTs, computers, cell phones, and other digital junk thrown away by Americans who think they’re recycling, but which sometimes end up in illegal dumps in places like Hong Kong: 60 Minutes is going to take you to one of the most […]
Enough tech. Nature calls, as they say. Here’s a shot from the observation deck at New River Gorge, August 2008. An absolutely beautiful place with an ancient river (think pre-dinasours). The background was desaturated to emphasize the tree in the front.
Here’s an excerpt from today’s press release: The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and Google today announced a groundbreaking settlement agreement on behalf of a broad class of authors and publishers worldwide that would expand online access to millions of in-copyright books and other written materials in the U.S. from the collections […]
Today’s Times has an article on Johnny Chung Lee, who came up with a way to use a Nintendo Wii remote with a video display to give a more interactive experience. When you move around the room, the view on the screen changes. This is unbelievably cool and I hope it’s used in video games […]
