Random Articles

• Unlock-in “The US copyright office will permit mobile phone subscribers to unlock their phones, allowing them to be used by rival network providers.” - Andrew Orlowski, The Register “The exemptions become effective on 27 November 2006 and will only remain in effect for three years.” - Tim Finn “This is really only applicable to Cingular and T-Mobile
• Going Down Market Some interesting graphs from intrade. Chances the US Economy will go into Recession during 2008 Down to 32 from a high of 79. Chances Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2008 Down to 3.0 from a high of 75
• Awake in 5 Just got word that Jon Steinhorst’s latest short film, Awake, is up at 3to1Studios.com. It’s a great looking, if emotionally tough, 5-minute piece. You may remember Jon from our podcast conversations.
• Lineage Darrin points to the MIT SIMILE project. The lifeline/timeline visualization is similar to something I’ve been working on for the Genealogy Namespace for OPML project. While it’s cool to see a single person’s timeline, far more interesting to me in the intersection and relationship between multiple people (a marriage isn’t just one-sided, a birth has at
• For Sale: Lief’s Green House in Nordeast Mpls Looks like Leif Utne bought a 1-way ticket on the high-speed underground tunnel between Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest. “Pass it on to anyone you know who might be interested in a beautifully-remodeled, energy-efficient home close to bus lines on a safe, quiet street in an artsy neighborhood. It has a brand-new kitchen and