Archive for November, 2005

HighDef Digital Artifacts

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Matt Burns of HD Beat offers an interesting observation about a weakness of digital high def TV sets. Basically, the new HD content looks trerriffic, while legacy 480i cable and satellite doesn’t look so great.

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Geoffrey Moore’s Blog

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Geoffrey Moore of Crossing the Chasm fame is writing a blog. How cool is that? [via Doc Searls]

Skype + Radio Shack

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Greg Sandoval of CNet reports that Radio Shack will be selling Skype starter packages.

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WiMax Blog

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Peter Macaulay has launched a blog about WiMAX deployments around the world that discuses the regulators and spectrum used for 802.16 variations.

Starry Clouds of Creation

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Dennis Overbye writes in The New York Times about “Seeing Mountains in Starry Clouds of Creation.” Click this link to see a stunning astronomical photo.

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Don’t Forget

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Christian Gloddy mentioned this clever do not forget door hanger.

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Thinking vs. Survival

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Ethan Zuckerman reports (from Tunisia) this quip by Alan Kay:

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WSJ Avian Flu News Tracker

Friday, November 18th, 2005

The Wall Street Journal (requires subscription) is running an excellent Avian Flu News Tracker.

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Tamiflu Catch-22

Friday, November 18th, 2005

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration said “… said there was “insufficient” evidence that Tamiflu was linked to 12 deaths and about three dozen neuropsychiatric events in Japan.”

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Cisco and Set-top Boxes

Friday, November 18th, 2005

The New York Times reports that Cisco will buy Scientific Atlanta, the second largest after Motorola) maker of TV set-top boxes.

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The Spaghetti Mystery

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Did you know… “Spaghetti doesn’t snap in half when stressed from the ends — it breaks into three or more pieces.” [Dave Does the Blog]

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Death Rattle

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Bob Woodward has disclosed he was an early participant in events around the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity as a CIA operative.

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