Last week I blogged about Kip Esquire's pie-in-the-sky wish to be a reporter or a commentator for a news organization. Kip has no direct experience in that area, but as a blogger with a background in law and finance, he's not totally unqualified. I'm sure he realized it was unlikely anyone would make him an offer, but he put it out there anyway, just to see if anybody was … [Read more...] about Situation Wanted – Author
Irresponsible and Shameful
Obama is displaying some of that weird anti-corporate attitude that has been worrying me: President Barack Obama issued a withering critique Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it "the height of irresponsibility" for employees to be paid more than $18 billion in bonuses last year while their crumbling financial sector received a bailout from … [Read more...] about Irresponsible and Shameful
Nazi Zombies! Run!
Heh, this is a pretty cool trick: Authorities are miffed, and the news media naturally found people to speculate on how dangerous it could have been. In addition, Austin police are investigating the situation, and the vandals could face a Class C misdemeanor charge of tampering with a road sign, Whatever. This is a classic hack. Whoever did this had some fun and revealed a … [Read more...] about Nazi Zombies! Run!
Google Subpoenaed Over Anonymous Blogs In Connection With Controversial Chicago TIF Project
The attorney for Chicago real estate developer Peter Holsten has subpoenaed Google for information about two anonymously authored blogs that have been critical of neighborhood politics and the Wilson Yard TIF project. The Chicago Journal has the story: Johnson said the subpoena asks for ownership information of the blogs. Uptown Update is an active blog that has gained … [Read more...] about Google Subpoenaed Over Anonymous Blogs In Connection With Controversial Chicago TIF Project
Google Earth Meets the Prado Museum
If you've ever used Google Earth---or it's online cousin Google Maps---you know you can pan around an image of the Earth and zoom in on interesting stuff. As an experiment, the folks at Google have worked with the Prado Museum in Spain to digitize 14 of their paintings and make them available online using the same display technology. Just search for "Prado Museum" in Google … [Read more...] about Google Earth Meets the Prado Museum