Sunday, November 24, 2002

Breakdown in Communications. In two years, New Jersey's once robust telecom industry has been ravaged. By Susan Warner. [New York Times: Technology] 10:20:57 AM

Finding Surprises in the Garbage By Kirk Johnson, New York Times, November 22, 2002 ...But the most profound conclusion that emerged from the records, Dr. Walsh said, was not the historical nuggets, but the underlying engine that produced them. The big economic drivers of the 20th century - improved transportation and refrigeration, the transformation of consumer convenience, the pressure on businesses to cut costs - all moved in one direction: toward less waste, not more. He stressed that those findings were a result of independent research at Columbia, not his environmental work for the state. "Everything relates to two principal factors - one is reducing costs, making things lighter and easier to transport, and the other is making them more convenient to the consumer," Dr. Walsh said. "And that often means making them lighter, also. I see this pattern throughout the century."... 7:44:05 AM

Cash cards rule, change is passé in Hong Kong By Dan Gillmor, Mercury News Technology Columnist, 11/24/02 HONG KONG - I still reach in my pocket for coins or bills when I go to the corner newsstand for the daily papers. I have a different routine when I take the bus or buy groceries or grab a cup of coffee. [He goes on to describe an optionally anonymous smart cash card] 7:39:16 AM

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