Daily Archives: Wednesday, August 24, 2005

That explains a lot: Sorry for this “inside” humor, but I know a few rexblog readers who will enjoy learning that the Princeton Review college rankings include a category called top schools for “Future Rotarians and Daughters Of The American … Continue reading →

Yahoo audio search deemed “so cool”: My family’s 18-year-old musicologist, who is sitting at a table in my office working on a project that will include dozens of links to sound clips of obscure traditional American folk music (those wild … Continue reading →

Answers, not links: Search guru Gary Price says that Ask Jeeves has beefed up its Smart Anwers database.

Headline writers & statistics: I’m confused. The third sentence in this story with the headline, “Oil closes at record high,” says: “Oil prices are up almost 50 per cent from a year ago, but would need to top $90 a … Continue reading →

Note to kids: This year, ask if dad can take you back-to-school shopping. Note to my kids: Forget it.

Dejagimmick: (From BusinessWeek) “EchoStar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network, said Tuesday it will provide 10 years’ worth of free satellite television service for every household in a U.S. town that legally (changes its name to Dish).” Observation: I … Continue reading →