View From the 10th Floor.

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:57:41 GMT

I also noticed that the comment link goes away in several of the themes. It's also interesting to note that you have to select the theme and then confirm it twice before it actually takes effect. (an undocumented feature?)

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:55:46 GMT

Well now that we've completely confused the Radio Userland server with testing out some new themes, I've returned to the default theme. The others just don't look pleasing and easy to read as does this one.

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:08:34 GMT

Mitch Kapor vs. Wired.. Mitch Kapor vs. Wired. [Hack the Planet]

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:07:11 GMT

iPod headset! Bose TriPort: Hi-Fi Ear Armor At A low-Fi Price : My requirements: Real noise reduction, crisp sound, and none of that bulky, ring-around-the-ears feeling. (Business 2.0 via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:03:51 GMT

Alfred North Whitehead. "If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer." [Quotes of the Day]

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 16:47:26 GMT

If your in Houston this is a don't miss event, on a monthly basis. Chris and Synthia are good friends and great people. Contact them if you want to attend. Summary of Salon and Course Dates December 19 Salon for Curious Readers[dot accent]: Houston Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385480016/masteryoflearnin 20-22 Being Creative[dot accent]: Houston 28-29 Visual Organizing[dot accent] Weekend: Houston January TBA Salon for Curious Readers[dot accent]. Houston Mastery by George Leonard http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452267560/masteryoflearnin Mastery by Joan Evelyn Ames http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0915801701/masteryoflearnin 10-12 Mastery of Learning® Weekend: Houston February TBA Salon for Curious Readers[dot accent] The Mind and The Brain by Schwartz and Begley http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060393556/masteryoflearnin TBA Mastery of Learning® Weekend Course TBA Advanced Visual Thinking ************ PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO OTHERS ************* WELCOME to the Salon for Curious Readers[dot accent] online newsletter: an informal, monthly e-letter featuring book recommendations, events, courses, and other announcements for Mastery of Learning® and BizNavSys[dot accent] course graduates, clients and friends. SALONS: Join us at Courses, the restaurant at the Art Institute of Houston on Thursday, December 19. 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Note: space is limited, so please register early by sending your check to reserve your space. LAST SALON: Thanks to all who attended the November Salon held at Courses, the restaurant at the Art Institute of Houston. Welcome to newcomers Margaret Reich, Henry Gilbert, Tom Young, and Liz the mystery woman from Australia. Another savory and nutritious meal was prepared and served by Chef Larry Perdido and his students under trying conditions. First Course Pecan Smoke Squab Fingerling potato salad, aged balsamic vinegar Second Course Pancetta Crusted Seabass Braised Fennel, Oven-roasted Tomatoes Third Course Raspberry-Lime Sorbet Fourth Course Herb Seared Lamb Medallions Potobello Risotto Fifth Course Peach Melba The November Salon book was The Day the Universe Changed by James Burke. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316117048/masteryoflearnin *********************UPCOMING SALON BOOKS******************* December Salon: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott is my favorite books on writing. Anne Lamott is has a very twisted sense of humor and way of writing. She is one of my favorite authors. It is hard to speedread her books because she can have you laughing and crying in the same sentence. Amazon.com Think you've got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn't afraid to help you let it out. She'll help you find your passion and your voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to the peculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of the energizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced by Lamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which has little to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy, writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph. Marvelously wise and best of all, great reading. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385480016/masteryoflearnin January Salon: The theme to start out the new year is mastery. There are two books for the month. The first book is: Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment by George Leonard. I read the book when it came out in 1992. It still holds up. The second book is Mastery: Interviews with 30 Remakable People by Joan Evelyn Ames. The book as the name implies is a set to interviews with 30 people who the author feels are masters in their fields. The Leonard book could be considered the text and the Ames book could be considered the field book. Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment by George Leonard From Amazon.com, Ingram: The author of The Ultimate Athlete has spent much of his life seeking to master the ancient and demanding martial art of aikido, in which flaws are magnified and the quick fix is impossible. He soon learned that mastery is a journey, and that the master must have the courage to risk failure. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452267560/masteryoflearnin Mastery: Interviews with 30 Remakable People by Joan Evelyn Ames From Amazon.com, Ingram This collection of personal, thought provoking interviews with some of the world's most accomplished artists, scientists, athletes, and thinkers, including Walter Cronkite, William Styron, Janos Starker, and George Plimpton, presents readers with a rare glimpse into the minds, thoughts, and hearts of individuals who have attained mastery in their fields. 35 photos. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0915801701/masteryoflearnin February Salon: We are getting back to neuroscience for February. The book for the month is The Mind and The Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD and Sharon Begley. Don[base ']t be put off by the title. This is a very readable book about how the brain reorganizes itself as a result of stimulation. I don[base ']t agree with all of what the authors have to say and there is a lot of good research in there. From Publishers Weekly Schwartz (A Return to Innocence), a UCLA psychiatrist and expert on treating patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), teams up with Begley, a Wall Street Journal science columnist, to explore the mind/brain dichotomy and to discuss the science behind new treatments being developed for a host of brain dysfunctions. Building on the work presented in Schwartz's first book, Brain Lock, the authors begin by demonstrating that OCD patients are capable of rechanneling compulsive urges into more socially acceptable activities and that, by doing so, they actually alter their brains' neuronal circuitry. 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Sun, 15 Dec 2002 16:07:28 GMT

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 16:03:25 GMT

I woke up yesterday morning with Eric Clapton's, "If I Could Change the World" playing in my hear. This morning, its Rod Stewart and "Mandolin Rain." I must be in some sort of "Classic Rock" Wake up mode.

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 16:00:53 GMT

This is why we have the boys around, for comic relief. Autotrader.

David: we should go get a AutoTrader

ME: why....just look it up on the internet

David: I don't want to

Me: but it's easier and we don't have to pay for it

David: I'll just go buy one...it's like the internet without all the clicking

[Adam's Mile High Blog]

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 15:54:50 GMT

Wireless Woos Doctors If it's secure, I'm all about 'boosting the number of patients served'!"Healthcare network executives are discovering that wireless access to data can have a dramatic effect in boosting the number of patients served, improving quality of physician diagnosis, and speeding payments and billing cycles."...

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 05:05:32 GMT

Come on Dan, you're just finding this out? CNN Hones Propaganda Skills [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 05:01:42 GMT

Mozilla Drops Support For OS <X [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:44:39 GMT

Slashdot | Your Rights Online - SBC-Yahoo Partnership Cuts User Privacy.

simeonbeta2 writes "The San Francisco Chronicle is running a story about Pac Bell's dsl partnership with Yahoo. Initially touted as a new service, Pac Bell is apparently now mailing existing dsl customers to urge them to install additional client software that will enable 'incredible new features and services'. While SBC's privacy policy is not excessively intrusive, use of the new software is covered by Yahoo's privacy policy, which is just a bit more Orwellian." --- The story's a little overblown - Yahoo's privacy policy reads that way because they offer financial services and the like, where they may well need financial information from you to provide the service. The reporter needed to investigate this new software DSL users are being asked to install, and find out what sort of user tracking it enables.

[Privacy Digest]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:41:16 GMT

Adelphia's Cable Modems Compromised [Slashdot]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:36:28 GMT

Turn about is fair play? Discuss Keeping Track of John Poindexter. Online pranksters have turned the tables on the man behind the government's controversial Total Information Awareness effort. They are posting his personal information on hundreds of sites. By Paul Boutin. [Wired News]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:31:56 GMT

Blog on blog.

Even if you're not new to all ... this... Weblogging Resources has some interesting links, and advice to go with them.

[The Doc Searls Weblog]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:29:29 GMT

New Web-based Wi-Fi discussion forum: In conjunction with the launch of my book on wireless networking (see upper left of this page), my co-author and I have launched a discussion forum for Wi-Fi issues, as well as issues from the book. I've been longing to set up a simple threaded forum for quite a while, and finally found the right package and approach. Join us!

[80211b News]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:39:08 GMT

Building The Hotspot Infrastructure in Europe. Here's how Wi-Fi public access start-up Megabeam plans to beat the big boys in the battle for Europe's hotspot market. [allNetDevices Wireless News]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:33:14 GMT

English countryside doing it for themselves: This story by Ben Hammersley, written in October for the Guardian (but missed by me), tells of how rural areas in England are prompting entrepreneurial efforts, often involving Wi-Fi, to bring high-speed connections to areas that British Telecom says are too far below their radar. In Wales, a community effort inspired by Dave Hughes is rapidly transforming the picture of connectivity, and the secondary effects are apparently already cropping up. What better way to unite people spread out geographically for common cause than access?

[80211b News]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:29:12 GMT

Wi-Fi Powers Activate! Shape of a package! Form of a UPS Driver!: UPS merges a Bluetooth "ring" with a Wi-Fi belt attachment to speed package handling and tracking.

[80211b News]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:28:27 GMT

DIRECTV Broadband Shuts Down [Slashdot]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:18:09 GMT

Update - Fire As mentioned the other day, (scroll down for all you other folks), I downloaded this to give it a whirl. Well it whirled right into the trash this morning. The interface is crappy, and the overall working isn't very intuitive. I had to keep clicking on various things to see if anyone was on-line, as there were no audio or visual indicators that someone on my lists had come on-line.

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 03:40:18 GMT

A great essay by Tim O'Reilly on piracy. Read it. He clearly knows what he's talking about. [Scripting News]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 03:39:34 GMT

The Personal Telco WiFi van [bOing bOing]

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 03:28:01 GMT

Mac Fraud Bust: The Inside Story : The arrest is the result of extraordinary perseverance and pluck from a 21 year old New Orleans student, aided by the online Mac community. (The Register via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]