Daily Archives: Thursday, July 7, 2005

Two interesting stories from tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal about the London blasts

Two interesting stories from tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal about the London blasts: (Both are free) “Amid Crisis, Phones Jammed,?But Text Messages Worked” and “What Did London’s Cameras See?”

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Food quote

Food quote: It didn’t seem appropriate earlier today to link to this story about a restaurant down the street from my office closing. (I’m quoted in it.) The original Houston’s Restaurant — the first of a successful chain of 35 … Continue reading

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Nose Job

Nose Job: A crew began washing the granite faces of Mount Rushmore today to remove decades of dirt, grime and lichens that can damage the complexion of the four presidents. (via: AP)

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Scoble & Ballmer hang out

Scoble & Ballmer hang out: Microsoft blogger/evangelist Robert Scoble interviews CEO Steve Ballmer and posts the video on Channel 9, the MS developer network. Down & dirty production values (this is anti-slick) give it authenticity and believability. It even has … Continue reading

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Still catching up

Still catching up: While on vacation, I missed this announcement about NashvillesNews.net. (notice there’s an “s” in the middle of the URL)

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Dave Barry blogs from London

Dave Barry blogs from London: He’s vacationing with family. All are well.

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Eyewitness photos

Eyewitness photos of London blasts: From the BBC Flickr tags: blasts bombs terrorist Flickr Groups: London Bomb Blasts/Pool, London Explosions/Pool Buzznet buzzwords: London This free Wall Street Journal article has more links Eyewitness photos from NowPublic.com

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The downside of “cute”

The downside of “cute”: Technorati‘s recent re-design incorporates ever-changing cartoon illustrations representing, well, something. Unfortunately, the juxtaposition of the comic illustration with breaking, tragic news can be somewhat jarring — as it is this morning.

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