Monday, February 10, 2003

The 21st Century Doors on Last Call with Carson Daly - Taping in NYC on Wednesday, Feb. 12: http://www.robbykrieger.com/lastcall.htm 10:56:07 PM

More criticism of the Bush Tax Proposal It should be noted that this study was sponsored by a left-leaning think tank in Washington. Also notable is the fact that 400 economists, including many Nobel laureates, signed off on the letter. 10:18:03 PM

Quick notes on "Moore's Law" in the semiconductor industry. As a side comment, I do believe the industry arrived at a critical point in the price/computing power equation during the last two or three years. Sometime during the big technology crash we hit a point where individuals have been given the ability to achieve a great deal with modest sums of money. Not everyone is taking advantage of it, but some folks seem to be involved in very creative enterprises. Just check out the links on this weblog!- G.S. Moore's Law to roll on for another decade. Moore's Law will continue for another 10 years at least, but the industry will have to develop new transistors and materials, says Intel cofounder Gordon Moore. By Michael Kanellos, Staff Writer, CNET News.com. [CNET News.com] 5:03:34 PM

Excellent essay by Nicholas Negroponte...actually most of his stuff is excellent (also see http://www.negroponte.info): Technology Review: Creating a Culture of Ideas. Nicholas Negroponte. Any society that prides itself on being harmonious and homogeneous is very unlikely to catalyze idiosyncratic thinking. Suppression of innovation need not be overt. It can be simply a matter of people's walking around in tacit agreement and full comfort with the status quo. [Tomalak's Realm] 4:21:14 PM

CNET/"XML Makes it's Mark" Lot's of info on XML. 3:43:34 PM

Start-up redesigns fuel cells. Neah Power Systems says it can make fuel cells out of silicon, a shift that would boost their performance while making them easier to manufacture. By Michael Kanellos, Staff Writer, CNET News.com. [CNET News.com] 1:45:03 PM

Models by Phoenix architect Jonathan Heilman. I photographed them under laser illumination to achieve super-sized grain. [101-365] 12:20:09 PM

Tech Bust Takes Toll on Lawyers. After fattening up practices during the booming late 1990s, Silicon Valley law firms are facing the daunting task of scaling back –- or going bust. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News] 11:40:05 AM

"Fear-mongering at it's worst" from the Canadian Globe and Mail. 11:18:19 AM