Daily Archives: Friday, December 3rd, 2004

Thoughts,fleeing by,quickly lost,uncapturedby memory or ink,resting not.

I pointed out a link to Larry Staton the other day, and he pointed back at del.icio.us. Jon Udell has been talking about del.icio.us for some time, and I’ve seen mention of it in many places where I go, but … Continue reading →

The Journal News reports that there’s a new reason to visit Brewster, New York. The gray structure sits opposite Kobacker’s Market and houses several other tenants, including Design A Sign, a graphic-arts company; the American Center for Chinese Studies, a … Continue reading →

It’s almost that time of the year again, as Ken Jennings recently forgot when he lost on Jeopardy. The IRS has published the 2004 tax guide. In its history of taxation on this side of the pond, the Treasury concludes … Continue reading →

One of the shows broadcast on WNYC is Now Hear This, on which John Flansburg, a Might Be Giant, opines on the music scene.

Amazon has introduced the Amazon Theater, a series of five original short films available exclusively at Amazon.com as a free gift to our customers. I’ve only watched The Tooth Fairy so far, but it was funny enough that I want … Continue reading →

Via Matt Mullenweg, I find that Google is a deaf user. Elliot Back, commenting on that article, suggests running audio files through voice recognition software, just to get Google to notice the thing. I wonder how my IBM friend’s voice … Continue reading →

We’re thinking about getting the sisters kittens for Christmas. The Big Sister is carrying around her stuffed cat all the time now. She said, Watch me for a week, and if I do a good job taking care of this … Continue reading →

Phil Windley asks, Have you ever listened to the Gillmor Gang and wished you comment on something that was said? I have that problem with Morning Edition and other shows. But it’s not so much “commenting,” as screaming at the … Continue reading →