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New River Gorge

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.

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Google Book Search settlement

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 […]

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Wii cool invention and video!

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 […]

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New York Times and 148-year copyrights

In conjunction with its endorsement of Senator Obama for President, today’s New York Times website has a great graphic illustrating its endorsements since 1860, alongside the winners for each year.  For example, in 1888, the Times endorsed Grover Cleveland, who was defeated by Benjamin Harrison.  Four years later, the Times again endorsed Cleveland, who won.  […]

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