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Monthly Archives: February 2006
3D plasma shapes created in thin air
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
US army to produce Mid-East comic
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Interesting psyop:
An advertisement on the US government’s Federal Business Opportunities website is inviting applications for someone to develop an “original comic book series”.
“In order to achieve long-term peace and stability in the Middle East, the youth need to be reached,” the ad says.
Full Story: BBC.
I got a job
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
I don’t want to say too much about it yet. I start tomorrow, and once all the paper work’s done I’ll post more.
Adam Greenfield’s Everyware
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
Update: Adam tells me the book’s been delayed. Should be out soon though.
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but my friend Adam Greenfield has a book on ubicomp coming out: Everyware : The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing. Actually, it was supposed to be out on the 18th, but Adam hasn’t mentioned […]
Ancient Cave Art Full of Teenage Graffiti
Saturday, February 18th, 2006
Many art historians and anthropologists believe Paleolithic cave wall art was done by accomplished shaman-artists, but mixed in with the finer paintings are graffiti-like scenes of sex and hunting.
An analysis of thousands of paintings from the late Pleistocene epoch suggests the graffiti artists back then were likely the same as today—teenage males.
Full Story: Live Science
Anil Dash on alt weeklies
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
Very interesting:
That’s not to say that excellent journalism doesn’t still happen, often, in alt weeklies. But publishers don’t give the proper respect to the people who do so, and it’s part of the reason why these papers are vulnerable to the growth of community websites in the first place. Column inches are short, and if […]
Ten Successes That Shaped the 20th Century American City
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
1. PROVISION OF PURE WATER AND EFFECTIVE SEWAGE TREATMENT
2. THE ISOLATION OF DANGEROUS AND DISHARMONIOUS LAND USES
3. THE ABOLITION OF CORRUPT “BOSS” GOVERNMENTS
4. DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED ROADWAY SYSTEMS
5. THE ELECTRIFICATION OF CITIES AND REGIONS
6. THE ADVENT OF UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS
7. THE WIDESPREAD EXTENSION OF HOME OWNERSHIP
8. THE REALIZATION OF METROPOLITAN AND REGIONAL PARK SYSTEMS
9. THE CONTROL […]
Two states, two directions
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
Mark’s dad had a great front page story comparing Washington and Oregon in last Sunday’s Oregonian. The good news for Oregon:
Drawn by Portland’s strong neighborhoods, openness, affordability and proximity to wilderness, more than 40,000 young adults, many with college degrees, have poured into the city in the past 15 years.
The influx promises to boost […]
We got a place…
Monday, February 13th, 2006
Mark and I moved into a little townhouse in SE Portland, not too far from Hawthorne, last week. That’s one major headache dealt with… still need to find a job. Hopefully my blogging will pick up now that I’m settled.
Mark’s review of the Old Market Brewery
Thursday, February 9th, 2006
My roommate Mark just wrote a review of the Old Market Brewery for the Oregonian:
My friend plays it safe and chooses a 10-inch eight-slice pizza with four cheeses, large pieces of roasted garlic and tomatoes for $9.50, accompanied by a pint of the Pacific Porter. He judges the pizza excellent.
That friend? That friend was […]