Monday, January 12, 2009

Guru-level air travel tips

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I am a lowly travel worm, unworthy to learn the techniques of the travel Ninja (emphases mine) … Being John Glaser 1/6/09 … Prevent...

Google responds to CO2 emission criticisms

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I don’t know the back story here, but clearly Google is sensitive to accusations of environmentally incorrectness. Their response is fascina...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

2009 will be the year of machine translation

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Speaking of the singularity , I've subscribed to my first foreign language blog , thanks to Google Reader's integrated machine trans...

Singularity watch: Google maps is now smarter than me

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Mercifully, the Singularity seems to be receeding . On the other hand, the days when I was smarter than Google Maps are now only a fond mem...
Saturday, January 10, 2009

Health care reform. Be humble. Be afraid of the accounting rules.

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We're going to change American health care again. It would be good to learn from past mistakes. In particular it would be good to rememb...
Friday, January 09, 2009

Election turnout numbers: Highest in MN, GOP voters stayed home

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My home state of Minnesota is just so darned fabulous ... FactCheck.org: Is it true that 36 percent to 37 percent of eligible voters failed ...
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Ultrasound and the developing brain – lessons from manipulation of mouse neurons

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There’s a bit of wing-nuttery on the net about a possible relationship between the widespread use of obstetric ultrasound and an increase i...
Thursday, January 08, 2009

Palm Pre - unimpressed

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I don't care if the Palm Pre is the world's greatest mobile web wonder. I have that problem solved . The problem I have is work/hom...

Apple's product cycles - handy for purchase planning

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Phil Schiller described Apple's product cycles for David Pogue ... Gmail - Circuits: A Strange Macworld Expo .. the holiday season (Nove...
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

NYT in the ICU - why?

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Readers of Henry Blodget's (yes, that Blodget ) articles for Silicon Valley Insider know that the NYT is on its deathbed. What we don&...
Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Kurzweil - not so good at prediction after all

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Kurzweil, to his credit, has kept his 1999 predictions for 2009  online. He doesn't do very well, though I give him credit for trying....

GD II: How large is the unused economic capacity?

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I must be up to at least 30 Crackpot points in my recent economics threads, but I just can't help myself. I swear, I'm going to st...

Dyer - the last articles of 2008

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It's been a while, but Dyer has 5 new 2008 articles: November 27 Terrorism is Marginal December 2 Four Harsh Truths about Climate Cha...

Apple preps for a year of living dangerously?

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Does this mean Apple figures nobody will have any money to spend on anything? Live from Apple’s last Macworld - Apple 2.0 ... There was no S...
Monday, January 05, 2009

The less we use cash, the easier counterfeiting is

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Modern counterfeiters don't bother with the fancy stuff (like Iran's alleged scheme  ). They often desperate sorts who use cheap ink...