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David Halberstam remembers an era when the press wasn't the administration's lapdog. What a great piece of writing.
I got a new cell phone recently and have been learning how to take pictures with the camera that's (almost) always with me. No, a phone isn't a very good camera, but the pictures can be surprisingly good if you work within your tool's limitations.
What I didn't do, however, is ask myself the most basic question: How do these things work? Al-Manazir supplies the answer in an on-going series.
WIRED offers their list of "Best Gadgets and Gizmos on the Planet" in their annual TEST issue, on stands now. But I didn't buy it. Instead, I swiped my girlfriend's copy. While she was mostly interested in reading more great things about her handy-dandy Motorola Q, I, of course, flipped right to the home audio section.
"Homework," I told her.
Five minutes in, I was pissed. A "headphones" section without the AKG K701s? Those things are radical. Where they at? A "receivers" section without the Outlaw RR2150? Come on. You'd think the $600 beauty would be right up WIRED's…
On our morning rides, Jeff Wong and I pass one point that has recently been covered with geese resting on their migration south. We've been wondering why here? and Why a "V"?
Well, one out of two ain't bad.
Safari doesn't shake hands with this app, but it looks like it would be a nice addition to my toolbar. If you use it, let me know how it works.
No, not "All Along the Warchtower," but "Like a Rolling Stone."
Jimi: "Now Id like to bore you for six or seven minutes . . . ." Not hardly.
Today is Elizabeth's birthday. Lucky for us dudes, she spent the day working from home, so we didn't have to get into anything mushy like flowers, or cards, or hugs. Instead, we sat around playing poker, chomping on cigars, and taking slugs of Night Train and Thunderbird. That's what we do when Elizabeth's not around to keep us in line. It's a wonder the magazine gets made at all.
Happy Birthday, E.
Serendipitous laboratory accidents have created many "miracles of science." But could somebody explain item 20 on this list to me?