Thursday, December 12, 2002

Bureaucracy made hilarious. Fox's absurd-yet-true office comedy "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" makes other sitcoms look as if they're die-stamped by robots. (Which they are.) [Salon.com] 3:50:23 PM

Treetop Blogging Protests Logging. A group of techie activists equips tree-sitters in Northern California's Headwaters Forest with laptops and wireless gear in hopes that protestors' in-tree blogs will draw attention to old-growth logging. Amit Asaravala reports from Eureka. [Wired News] 3:49:42 PM

Segway Owners a Small, Happy Club. The first Segway electronic scooters are just getting into the hands of ordinary consumers, who couldn't be more delighted -- except for the fact that everyone they meet wants a ride. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] 3:49:17 PM

Bookit 3 released; Web bookmark manager for OS X [MacCentral] 3:47:04 PM

Sherlock 3 Channels Website [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion] 3:46:05 PM

Watch Downloaded Movies the Old Way (on the Couch). Many people have taken to downloading movies, but sitting at a desk watching a movie on a computer monitor is less comfortable than sprawling on the couch in front of the TV. For those with PlayStation 2 consoles and network adapters, BroadQ has an answer: qCast, which streams movies from the computer to the PlayStation 2. The console plays them on the TV. By Charles Herold. [New York Times: Technology] 3:39:23 PM

Making Your Own Music, Even if You Can't Play a Note. If you like music and want to make your own even if you can't play an instrument, get Mad - a MadPlayer, that is. The new MadPlayer by MadWaves is an addictive, pocket-size recording studio, MP3 player and FM radio that packs a library of 600 musical instruments and sounds into a device slightly larger than a Game Boy video game player. It can instantly create and spin out original songs in a variety of musical styles including rhythm and blues, hip-hop, New Age, techno and reggae. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology] 3:38:29 PM