Wednesday, June 12, 2002

PAPARAZZIH2O Shot Across a Bow: A Sail Recaptured. A San Francisco company uses digital photography to take unsolicited action shots of recreational sailboats and sell them to the sailors on the Web. By David L. Margulius. [New York Times: Technology] 10:34:20 PM     Comments[]

WHERE DOES FUJI STAND in the overall race to be one of the top digital camera brands? What's the ranking? Are the players to consider the same ones we think of in 35mm cameras? A Top-End Camera From Fuji Tells Stories in 6 Million Pixels. Fuji's new 6.1-million-pixel digital camera will join the Nikon D100 and Canon EOS D60 in the top rank of digital cameras in terms of resolution. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology] 10:27:42 PM     Comments[]

ANOTHER GREAT ADVENTURE American Tries Balloon Trip Again. American tycoon Steve Fossett, undeterred by five failures to circle the globe alone in a balloon, said Wednesday he will start try No. 6 on Saturday - better equipped and prepared. [AP World News] Follow Steve Fossett's journey. The other one starts tomorrow. Follow it here. 10:17:05 PM     Comments[]

JUST-IN-TIME CAMERA SUGGESTIONS Darwin Meets the Digital Camera. Looking for the best 4-megapixel digital camera for summer shooting? Take a tour of 10 models and see which is the fittest. By David Pogue. [New York Times: Technology] 10:02:04 PM     Comments[]

THE FIRES OF 2002 This Colorado fire situation is really out of control.  Here is a great source for information on it at CSU (much better than CNN).  The Hayman fire (87,000 acres) is growing at a rate of 1/2 mile and hour on 2-7 mph winds.  Those winds are expected to pick up to 7-16 mph with gusts to 25 mph tonight.  Very scary. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] 7:36:32 PM     Comments[]

AN INTERESTING READ Inside the Joint Strike Fighter Competition [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters] 7:33:35 PM     Comments[]

MORE TRUTH THAN MANY WILL ADMIT Those Sexy Savings Bonds. Beat many other "safe" investments -- and inflation -- with U.S. savings bonds. [The Motley Fool] 7:29:15 PM     Comments[]

EXPERIENCING MEMPHIS We had to be at the airport early Sunday morning. "The fight" was Saturday night. I didn't see it, but I heard the political spin before, during and after regarding how wonderful the fight was for the city. Watching and listening to people at the airport on Sunday, I had the impression that many were beating a hasty retreat! Will the city get another heavy weight championship fight? Will the people who came before return? Does anyone care? Lewis-Tyson sets pay-per-view record [USA Today : Front Page] 7:21:33 PM     Comments[]

WHEN IT'S COMFORTABLE BACK HOME we forget or never know what the life of an American soldier is like. Wars are not yet fought without the tenacity of men and women on the ground in conditions few Americans ever simulate, much less experience. Troops Battle Afghan Heat, Terrain. Sweeping into the Suleiman Khel valley near the Pakistan border at dawn, about 300 U.S. troops were told to expect heavy resistance from al-Qaida or Taliban fighters. Instead their battle was against rugged terrain, merciless heat and some nasty desert creatures. [AP World News] 9:45:32 AM     Comments[]

THIS IS TEMPTING Apple: Top 10 Reasons to switch to a Mac [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 9:38:10 AM     Comments[]

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS SWIMMING NAKED until the tide goes out. Warren Buffett said this years ago in reference to debt levels at companies. However, it is equally appropriate when looking at corporate governance in a down cycle of corporate earnings. When the profits fall or go away completely, the executives should feel it as well! Fidelity Tackles Excessive CEO Pay [Wall Street Journal] 9:30:13 AM     Comments[]

POSTING WITHOUT LOOKING I haven't looked at these yet, but I know how important this work is in broadening the support for Radio. The documents Russ has posted at his own site have been tremendous resources for those getting started with Radio. Let's hope Russ's work with Userland lasts for a long time! Russ Lipton's RadioDocs, on-line, ready for UserLand. [Scripting News] 9:18:31 AM     Comments[]

WOW Yahoo groups in your news aggregator. Somehow I had totally missed this feature of Yahoo Groups. In the case that somebody else might have missed it too, if you submit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Group_name/messages?rss=1 to your aggregator, you will get all posts submitted to that group in your favourite news reader. Just subscribed to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/klogs/messages?rss=1 and it works perfectly. Getting rid of more mail! [Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog] 9:13:17 AM     Comments[]

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