Archive March 2005
Ancient Technologies Hour 1
“Why has our technological expertise far outreached our psychological and spiritual development?” Michael Tsarion, joins us on the show. Born in Ireland Michael Tsarion, an expert on the occult histories of Ireland and America, has made the deepest researches into the comparative mythologies of the world and into his own country’s ancient and mysterious Celtic [...]
Alaska Airlines, Part II
I take back what I said about Alaska Airlines. Rather, how I said it. There's nothing more frustrating than missing your flight, no matter the carrier. It's how this particular airline did or did not deal with the situation. Hiccups happen, and I'd just as soon have them spend the time fixing problems before it's [...]
The Myth of MythTV
Commenting on The Myth of MythTV, Lockergnomie Dan Gheorghiu writes: I read your post about MythTV and PVR Drivers. Most of the popular new PVR cards sold for Windows XP MC are based on Connexant's “Blackbird” design, which hasn't had drivers for Linux or Myth. We have been working on these drivers and released an [...]
Thank you, La Coctelera!
I barely caught this mention the other day… which is actually an honor. According to a rough Google translation: Keeping the proportions and independently from the parameters used by Average Magazines to make its Top 100, I made a list of 20 people who, in my opinion, are most influential within blogosphere (written in English) [...]
Gnomedex Participants: Round Two
And the list just keeps getting better… JD Lassica Terry Heaton Chris Sloop Robert Scoble Eric Rice Kathy Gill Matt Westervelt Marc Canter I'm not yet done sending invites, either. Stay tuned for our first set of Media sponsorships, too.
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Hamburgers!
For dinner, we decided to return to Kozue (a restaurant originally recommended by Jeff Barr on the Seattlist). We were ready to order another small round of nibbles, but the chef had decided to close the bar without taking “Last Call.” Disappointed, Ponzi suggested we go get a Dick's. Burgers, folks – hamburgers, plain and [...]
Getting Outdoor Gear
To prepare ourselves for this weekend's northern backwoods excursion, we decided to head into REI for a few outdoor preparedness whatnots. Hiking boots: necessary. Everything else: only necessary because they matched other things that Ponzi had in her closet. We now own half the store, I'm happy to report. I don't know if or when [...]
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Based on a recent entry, Lockergnomie Mike Roberts had this feedback for our resident Technobabbler: Fluorescent lamps differ from Incandescent lamps in a variety of ways. The life cycle of a fluorescent bulb is more a function of on-off cycles than operating time. The ballast needs to generate a very high voltage to start the [...]
What's in Your Address Bar?
Garrett Fitzgerald gave lookyloos an eyeful the other day. The idea is to type each letter in the alphabet (as opposed to each letter in the cookie jar) into your browser's Address bar and share the first result. Here's what I have: a.tribalfusion.com batman.manyfacesof.com c.moreover.com daynah.php-princess.net en.wikipedia.org faculty.washington.edu gigaom.com help.lockergnome.com iggy.gnomeblog.com jamespo.org.uk kb.mozillazine.org leelefever.com macromiracle.net [...]
Audigy Class Action Settlement
Per an email that was sent to me a few hours ago… here's the PDF: This notice is to inform you about a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit entitled Holt v. Creative Labs, Inc., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-03-418809 (the “Litigation”), the Court's certification of a settlement class in the Litigation, [...]
Chiropractor
It's been about… eighteen months since my last spinal adjustment. Of course, it's been even longer since my last confession (which would be a Catholic joke). We got a chiropractic flyer in the mail last week – yes, direct mail marketing works. I knew my Atlas had been off kilter for some time, which winds [...]
Gnomedex Keynote: Adam Curry!
Adam Curry – The podcasting buzz gained traction with Gnomedex 4, with Adam listening to us as a distant observer. This year, we're bringing him directly to you – up close and personal! Oh, you might remember him as the world's first VJ for MTV – and the man who registered MTV.com before the network [...]
Buzzmoo
Buzz Bruggeman is a one-man social network. He seems to know more people than Marc Canter, and yes – that's a challenge. Over the past week, Buzz has digitally introduced me to a dozen or so folks who I've never met – or would otherwise never have the opportunity with which to interact. I've known [...]
