Journo's Iraq gadget-bag

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WalMart tried to confiscate journo's
camera

WalMart tried to confiscate journo's
camera 01/06/2005 04:49 AM
Cory Doctorow: A naked man streaked a Wal-Mart in Maryland, and a freelance news photographer snapped some pics. Wal-Mart sent out a goon who demanded that he turn over his camera and not take or publish photos of Wal-Mart without permission.

"He said if I didn't turn the camera over to him, he would have me arrested" and ban him from the store, Roy said.

Attorney Mary R. Craig, who represents The Herald-Mail, said Roy "certainly was well within his rights" to take pictures.

The store can set limits, such as on taking pictures inside, but the expectation of privacy probably is less outside, she said.

She said Roy probably didn't violate anyone's privacy, especially the naked man's.

Alice Neff Lucan, an attorney who represents the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association, said Wal-Mart "emphatically" had no right to demand Roy's camera.

"He didn't violate any of Wal-Mart's rights and he didn't violate the streaker's rights," she said. "He just took a picture of what was in the public's view."

Link (via Dan Gillmor)

Getting fit the gadget way

Getting fit the gadget way 12/03/2003 12:19 PM
MSNBC roundup of fitness gadgets that are supposed to help you get more out of your workout, like the Fitlinxx, a line of networked gym equipment that lets you punch in a PIN and find out how many reps your supposed to do on each machine, the Timex Bodylink system that we mentioned the other day, and Nike's Triax Elite and Fit Sense's FS-1 body monitors. Read...

May the Best Gadget Win

May the Best Gadget Win 07/28/2004 03:13 PM
Windows for Devices is featuring a Windows vs. Linux device smack-down on their site.

Don't Buy That New Gadget

Don't Buy That New Gadget 12/30/2004 09:08 AM
Technology Review Dec 30 2004 1:21PM GMT

new "gadget"

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In My Gadget Bag

In My Gadget Bag 04/09/2004 04:00 PM

Gizmodo asked me what's in my gadget bag. Here's what I replied.

Gadget lust

Gadget lust 12/19/2004 03:54 PM
Yeah, I know I have a reputation as a gadget geekette (gadgette?), but one of the problems of that is that my travel bag seems to be continually overflowing with the new and cool stuff that I just have to...

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Ewan?

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Ewan? 05/17/2004 10:21 AM
Ewan Spence takes the road less traveled, and he takes it often. Besides taking part in running All About Symbian, one of the largest community sites for Symbian Smartphones in the world, he's also one of the people behind OPL, a keystone language (similar to QBasic) for Symbian OS. Not...

Gadget of the Century

Gadget of the Century 06/29/2004 05:16 PM
“The iPod is the gadget of the century,” Will Smith tells Jennifer Hillner of “Wired” magazine. “I have every model. My CD collection from my entire life is on them. I probably have 52,000 songs.” [Jun 29]

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Xeni?

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Xeni? 06/01/2004 07:25 AM

Effervescent Bollywood advertisements, e-voting, and food-as-porn photoshop remixes. I didn't cherry-pick those three topics from Xeni Jardin's BoingBoing contributions to achieve some eclectic frisson -- those posts just happen to be her last three. They may be indicative, though, of Jardin's many tentacled exploration into dozens of subjects, not just as one of the four cornerstones of BoingBoing, but as a contributing writer for WIRED Magazine and on-air commentator for NPR's Day 2 Day radio program, as well as her duties as conference and art show organizer extraordinaire. Who better to ping with a packet of, "What's in your gadget bag?" (Am I getting good at these, or what? Thanks, Xeni!)

• Sweet little Motorola V600. Fat 65k color screen. Bluetooth. Built-in VGA cam with zoom. I'm co-curating "SENT," the first major exhibit of phonecam art in the US. As the project's sponsor, Motorola provided V600s for each of the Mark Cuban, Megan Mullally, Randal Kleiser, Penelope Spheeris, Weird Al Yankovic). We also got a batch of pre-release V710s which are sweet to the tenth power, but carrier availability isn't here just yet.

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Anil?

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Anil? 04/13/2004 11:25 AM
Anil Dash has religion, and he wants you to have it, too. Preaching the "power of personal publishing" through his popular weblogs, he also moves us through his works as the Six Apart's (Moveable Type/Typepad) Vice President of Business Development and as a member of the Web Standard's Project Steering...

Gadget rush

Gadget rush 11/06/2003 07:38 AM
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos warns that some smart companies are making some very risky decisions.

Gadget harvest

Gadget harvest 09/01/2004 12:07 AM
Apple unveils its new ultra-thin G5 iMac while Logitech readies the first laser mouse. Also: HP's holiday offerings.

Gadget Overload

Gadget Overload 04/26/2004 04:07 PM
We've all heard stories about convergence when it comes to gadgets, but for many people, all we've experienced is the nee d for a larger and larger gadget bag (and a corresponding increase in chiropractor bills). Of course, even worse than the gadgets themselves, may be each of the different chargers needed to make sure the devices actually run. The question, though, is whether or not this is a temporary state where the possible future we all like to talk about just isn't here yet - or if we're really moving towards a world where more devices is the norm, rather than the other way around. Right now, though, the situation leads to somewhat comic (assuming you're not the person involved) situations like the following: "After downloading some massive high-res files from the digital camera to my laptop, I needed to send them to my coworker's laptop. Of course, I didn't have a wireless local-area network (WLAN) card for that old IBM. Neither laptop had a disk drive. The PC didn't recognize a USB stick. There was no high-speed access at my funky hotel in downtown San Francisco, nor could I log the laptop into the LAN in the convention center's pressroom. And, the pressroom's dial-up connection took so long, the laptop's batteries died, the adapter being back at the hotel room."

The Gadget That Came to Dinner

The Gadget That Came to Dinner 06/17/2005 03:54 PM
A small $49.95 egg-shaped gadget called Powerseed is designed to slow down eaters and improve eating patterns.

How Do You Know You're a Gadget Whore?

How Do You Know You're a Gadget Whore? 05/04/2004 01:04 AM

Vir tual Laser Keyboard Now Available

"I am excited! I have been waiting for this release for some time now, and it has finally happened! 'The Virtual Keyboard (VKB) is now available from iBIZ Technology Corp. This device attaches to handhelds and uses a laser to project the image of a full-size keyboard onto the surface of the desk where the handheld is placed, allowing the user to input text without a physical keyboard.' " [PDA 24/7]

When you see "Compatibility List: Palm Phones: Treo 600" and the next thing you know you have a confirmation email in your inbox! 8-)

What's in Your Gadget Bag, Glenn?

What's in Your Gadget Bag, Glenn? 03/08/2004 11:19 PM
Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit fame, may focus his blogging on politics and law, but he's a gearhead at heart. Here's a list of the...

Another year, another gadget

Another year, another gadget 01/01/2004 02:46 PM
Happy new year to everyone! 2004 looks like it's going to be another banner year for gadgets (at least we sure hope so)....

Gadget 'restored my independence'

Gadget 'restored my independence' 09/04/2004 07:30 PM
A remote control device which can operate household appliances has given a disabled man back his independence.

Women put off by gadget shopping

Women put off by gadget shopping 01/10/2004 10:12 PM
A new generation of tech-savvy women are still being treated like idiots when it comes to buying gadgets.

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Glenn
Fleishman?

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Glenn
Fleishman? 07/22/2004 01:19 PM

In his email signature, Glenn Fleishman calls himself an unsolicited pundit -- and he's not lying. He'll send you a five page screed on the latest Wi-Fi news, dropping unexpected science out of the ether, and every single time you'll come away smarter than you started. Fortunately, he doesn't limit his insight to email, instead writing for a variety of outlets including the Seattle Times and his own technology weblog, Wi-Fi Networking News. When we solicited him about his gadget bag, Glenn graciously provided in spades, even in the eve of the birth of his son. Thanks Glenn, and congratulations to you and your wife! After the first cut, may your son's life always be wireless.

Wireless. Sure. What a dream. I make most of my living writing about wireless technology, primarily Wi-Fi. So why is my traveling bag full of wires? Is it because Bluetooth turned out to be weaker and more confusing than planned? Is it because I have too much equipment that doesn't use standards? These are the questions I ask when I look at my regular traveling kit, and I have no good answers, just more wires.

Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Gadget Bag

Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Gadget Bag 04/07/2005 07:27 AM

Tetsuya Mizuguchi (aka 'Miz') is the creator of Rez and Lumines, arguably the first hit game for the Sony PSP. He's started up a new blog on 1UP and it just so happens that his first post is very 'What's in My Gadget Bag'-like. None of the gear is too mind-boggling, but it's still fun to read reflections on the social impact of gadgetry from one of videogaming's most innovative designers. (Thanks, Ami B!)

Mizuguchi Thoughts #1 [1Up]

Gizmondo gadget goes on sale

Gizmondo gadget goes on sale 03/22/2005 04:30 PM
The Gizmondo gaming, media and mobile phone handheld goes on sale in the UK.

In-car gadget can be pound foolish

In-car gadget can be pound foolish 03/23/2005 02:18 AM
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Digital camera is top gadget

Digital camera is top gadget 01/02/2004 06:01 AM
BBC Jan 2 2004 4:45AM ET

Gadget Freak: My TV Is Following Me (PC
World)

Gadget Freak: My TV Is Following Me (PC
World) 03/24/2005 04:29 AM
PC World - Someday, you could enjoy live television wherever you go.

Gadget has Police Worried

Gadget has Police Worried 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
Gadget that changes traffic lights has police and traffic officials very worried. Seems the $300.00 device has the officials a...

FEI: A Chip Inspector's Gadget

FEI: A Chip Inspector's Gadget 05/14/2004 04:50 AM
Business Week May 14 2004 9:06AM GMT

Gadget Hounds Line Up for CES

Gadget Hounds Line Up for CES 01/05/2004 06:12 AM
The Consumer Electronics Show, opening in Las Vegas this week, will showcase the latest geek and general consumer toys. Nagging digital rights issues still stand in the way of fully networked homes. By Katie Dean.

Roku's New Audio Gadget

Roku's New Audio Gadget 01/07/2004 03:16 PM
A reader tips me to a new product the company hasn't introduced yet. Tomorrow's journalism today.

Finding Glamour in the Gadget

Finding Glamour in the Gadget 04/14/2004 10:28 PM
Electronics have largely become a commodity, competing only on price. But for some people, gadgets are like fancy cars or fine wines symbols with an emotional appeal.

Motorola debuts new gadget

Motorola debuts new gadget 01/09/2004 09:47 PM
infoSync Jan 9 2004 9:26AM ET

What's In Paris Hilton's Gadget Bag?

What's In Paris Hilton's Gadget Bag? 08/04/2004 01:31 PM

Hey, John Shirley wants to what Sony Ericsson product Paris Hilton is shoplifting acquiring in this picture. My vote? The Career-Obviator 5000.

Read - Original Image Source [LeoneMafia]

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Warren Ellis?

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Warren Ellis? 08/31/2004 07:44 AM

Warren Ellis single-handedly reignited my love of funny books with his seminal not-near-enough-future comic Transmetropolitan. Does he need any more introduction than that? Currently working on a novel (without pretty pictures!) and the conversion of the Global Frequency books into a TV series, Warren dashed out his choices for what he includes in his Gadget Bag in typical style:

You just caught me. I'm off to Atlanta in 36 hours or so; jumping from British Summer Time to Eastern Daylight Time for something called Dragon*Con, where I'm a special guest (and also cultivating the Freak Vote in prep for my first prose novel, published next summer).

I travel light. I'm the guy whose bag hits the luggage carousel last. I'm the guy who's still there at three in the morning in an empty hall, with tumbleweed blowing past, sitting there next to horse skeletons and starving vultures, waiting for the airport workers to finish their smack break and grub around in the back of the airplane for my bag. Which usually comes out looking like they've been having group sex on it. So, five or six years ago, I decided that if it didn't fit into a carry-on bag, I wasn't taking it.

In-Car iPod Gadget Unveiled

In-Car iPod Gadget Unveiled 05/17/2004 07:33 AM
The device offers drivers iPod device control using their car audio systems. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Longhorn to Help Control Gadget Use

Longhorn to Help Control Gadget Use 09/09/2004 02:54 PM

If the details in a CNet article are correct, Microsoft's Longhorn will include tools needed(?) by IT managers to put the clamps on people using various gadgets to their work PC's.

Flash drives, iPods, and other doodads — both wired and wireless — that are able to store large amounts of data can be a security risk to the company; unscrupulous employees can use them to load up lots of sensitive documents and carry them out in a pocket. There's also the danger of such devices either accidentally or intentionally introducing viruses and other malicious software into a network.

Companies have been slow to react to the threat posed by digital storage devices in general. It's one that companies have turned a blind eye to for a very long time. If you think back, it used to be that stealing significant secrets was difficult because it was hard to get away with that much paper.

(for some reason I had a flash of Sandy Berger shoving paper in his pants just now!)

Many government agencies and the US military have already banned the on-duty use of some such devices, and many private businesses are following suit. But banning an item and being able to prevent its use are two different things.

Too bad the IT world has to wait for Longhorn to do this; a lot of pilfering can happen between now and then. But I'm sure there are 3rd party developers that are working on something like this as we speak, if they're not out already.

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Glenn Fleishman's gadget bag

Glenn Fleishman's gadget bag 07/23/2004 02:39 AM
The latest victim in Gizmodo's "What's in Your Gadget Bag?" feature is Glenn Fleishman, who comes clean about a truly astonishing amount of crap that he lugs around with him in his electronics kit, described with the loving verbosity of a real geek.

The camera used to take this picture is a Canon S1 IS, a 3-megapixel device that has a 10x optical zoom, interchangeable lenses, and uses four AA batteries. Using 2200 milliamphere hour (mAh) batteries recently, I took 500 photos and movies over the course of a month before swapping out another set and recharging. The camera does 640 by 480, 30 frame per second mono-audio video up to the size of the memory card on top of its anti-jitter-motor photos.

Finally, I always carry a 12-foot extension cord with multiple plugs on the end, and the alternative two-prong adapter for my Apple power supply. You never know how many friends you have until you have extra outlets.

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Gadget of the Week: inMotion

Gadget of the Week: inMotion 12/06/2003 09:44 AM
What do you get for someone who carries 10,000 songs wherever they go? Why, a portable sound system of course. Until recently, there were very few on-the-go options for using an iPod without headphones: Cassette adapters, wireless transmitters or stereo cables allowed the iPod to play through most home receivers, if such a device was available away from home; several smaller-stature computer speakers were offered, though none offered much in the way of portability; and the best...

Gadget of the week: EyeTV

Gadget of the week: EyeTV 01/03/2004 11:50 AM
While still in its infancy, elgato’s EyeTV has seen more updates in a year-and-a-half than most products see in their entire lifespan. With a constant stream of substantial releases to its companion software, EyeTV has turned from a quirky luxury item into a flawless, must-have Mac gadget; with each upgrade, the hardware’s intrinsic value has increasingly at a near-exponential pace, eclipsing most everything in its path and forever raising the bar for Digital Video Recorders. Back in...
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One Million Candlepower Infrared
Spotlight

One Million Candlepower Infrared
Spotlight 05/28/2004 02:09 PM

Although you wouldn't want to use one in a battle against other night vision-enabled spies, this $150 1-million candlepower infrared spotlight from Night Vision Experts would be pretty handy for illuminating things that couldn't see the invisible beam, like deer or your sleepwalking neighbor. It will work with everything from the oldest and junkiest Generation 0 gear up to modern Generation 3 equipment.
Read< /a> [NightVisionExperts via GadgetMadness]
Read - Night Vision Generations [HowStuffWorks]

368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern &
Southern California Last Week, According
to California Businesses For Sale's
www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities,
Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises
Sales

368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern &
Southern California Last Week, According
to California Businesses For Sale's
www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities,
Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises
Sales 07/21/2004 02:45 AM
368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern & Southern California Last Week, According To California Businesses For Sale's www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities, Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises Sales. These businesses were sold by business owners, business brokers, & real estate agents for the week of July 12, 2004 thru July 18, 2004. [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California.

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California. 06/23/2004 03:08 AM
Northern And Southern California Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales. These Small Businesses Were Sold By Business Brokers, Small Business Owners, & Real Estate Agents Throughout California. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Gadget Website Spotlight: Dan's Data

Gadget Website Spotlight: Dan's Data 04/09/2004 03:55 PM
Dan's Data is a website that does everything wrong: it's ugly, irregularly updated, and doesn't adhere to a strict set of marketing strategies and easy-to-digest technical overviews. And because of that, it's one of techdom's gems--a no-nonsense dissection of the insides and workings of our favorite gear. Dan's Data eponymous...

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents

Businesses For Sale in Northern and
Southern California Reached a Record
Number 368 Business & Franchise Sales
This Past Week from Business Brokers,
Small Business Owners, & Real Estate
Agents 05/31/2004 01:52 PM
Businesses for sale in Northern and Southern California reached a record number 368 business & franchise sales this past week from business brokers, small business owners, & real estate agents for the week of May 17, 2004 thru May 23, 2004. [PRWEB May 27, 2004]

"A German inventor who developed a
gadget that berates men if they try to
use the toilet standing up has sold more
than 1.6 million devices."

"A German inventor who developed a
gadget that berates men if they try to
use the toilet standing up has sold more
than 1.6 million devices." 05/20/2004 02:30 AM

Northern California Vacation Ideas
Needed

Northern California Vacation Ideas
Needed 04/27/2004 12:22 AM
Okay, here's the deal. My parental units will be visiting the San Francisco Bay Area (well, me, and I happen to live in the Bay Area) in a little while--early June to be exact. This will be their third visit. In the past we've been to Sequoia National Park, Yosemite National Park (more), The Hearst Castle, The Monterey Bay Aquarium, Big Sur, Pebble Beach, a brief visit to Napa, and a lot of the local stuff as well (San Francisco,...

Small blasts hit northern Spain

Small blasts hit northern Spain 08/13/2004 03:54 AM
Two small bombs go off in northern seaside resorts less than a week after similar attacks by Eta.

ATP Announces Industrial Grade SD Cards
- Ruggedized SD Memory Cards to Endure
Extreme Temperatures, Shock and
Vibration in Harsh Environments

ATP Announces Industrial Grade SD Cards
- Ruggedized SD Memory Cards to Endure
Extreme Temperatures, Shock and
Vibration in Harsh Environments 04/06/2005 02:40 AM
ATP Electronics Inc., a premium manufacturer of digital flash media products, today announced a new line of highly durable and reliable Industrial Grade SD (SecureDigital) Flash Cards. ATP Industrial Grade SD Cards are designed for demanding Industrial applications such as military, automotive, marine navigation, aviation, and manufacturing, where mission critical data requires the highest level of reliability, durability, and data integrity. [PRWEB Apr 6, 2005]

4.2 Quake Is Reported Near Northern
California Geothermal Field (Los Angeles
Times)

4.2 Quake Is Reported Near Northern
California Geothermal Field (Los Angeles
Times) 02/19/2004 08:10 AM
Los Angeles Times - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake centered near the Geysers geothermal field north of Santa Rosa shook a wide area of Northern California Wednesday shortly after noon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

TKNY the ultimate gadget store!

TKNY the ultimate gadget store! 11/26/2002 12:08 AM
OK so I have been living in the land of hedonism for the last two months. Yes I mean New York City, US of A. It is also the land of uber everything. I found TKNY, the uber gadget shop: Compact-Impact 1102 Their site is cool in general, ...

MPL: Marine test approval for fanless
packaged industrial PC

MPL: Marine test approval for fanless
packaged industrial PC 04/04/2005 08:26 AM
ECE Apr 4 2005 12:34PM GMT

Ultimate Gadget from Hell: The Powerseed
Electronic Weight Management Coach

Ultimate Gadget from Hell: The Powerseed
Electronic Weight Management Coach 06/17/2005 03:59 PM

Everyone knows that if you wolf your food down, you’ll eat twice as much. Or if you eat smaller meals throughout the day, you’ll avoid the risk of devouring everything in sight when hunger finally overtakes you. Surely, the founders of Powerseed thought, surely there must be a way technology can help. Tell me if sounds like a help to you, or the worst Orwellian/Pavlovian Hell you’ve ever heard of: “While eating, activate your coach…

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Overture to pay up to $100 million for
more search tools

Overture to pay up to $100 million for
more search tools 02/25/2003 06:32 PM
AlltheWeb.com processes about 2.5 million queries a day. Google, the Web's most popular search engine, crunches through about 150 million daily search queries. ...

From high-tech gadget, small files but
lower-quality music

From high-tech gadget, small files but
lower-quality music 07/04/2004 06:56 PM
IHT Jul 4 2004 10:43PM GMT

CA Pitches Ingres DB with $1 Million
Tools Contest

CA Pitches Ingres DB with $1 Million
Tools Contest 08/03/2004 06:19 PM
The challenge to build migration tools is the company's attempt to steer users away from its rivals and onto its recently open-sourced database.

Overture to pay up to $100 million for
more online search tools

Overture to pay up to $100 million for
more online search tools 02/25/2003 08:34 PM
AlltheWeb.com processes about 2.5 million queries a day. Google, the Web's most popular search engine, crunches through about 150 million daily search queries. ...

Militants in Europe Openly Call for
Jihad and the Rule of Islam---In this
former industrial town north of London,
a small group of young Britons whose
parents emigrated from Pakistan after
World War II

Militants in Europe Openly Call for
Jihad and the Rule of Islam---In this
former industrial town north of London,
a small group of young Britons whose
parents emigrated from Pakistan after
World War II 04/27/2004 01:56 AM
OK peacenicks, how do you propose dealingwith this?

nytimes.com/2004/04/26/international/europe/26EURO.html?hp
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Study: XML development tools market to
reach $395 million by 2006 (E-Business
Standards Today)

Study: XML development tools market to
reach $395 million by 2006 (E-Business
Standards Today) 09/25/2002 10:46 AM

Northern exposure

Northern exposure 01/26/2004 06:53 AM
Create your own visited country map or write about it on the open travel guide.

I'm seeing a certain bias towards the northern hemisphere of our globe. And still so many wonderful places to see! The thought is at the same time a bit depressing, yet joyful. I always hate the preparations before travel: packing, ticket hassles, looking for the passport... But once I'm actually in the plane, squashed in a space smaller than a phone booth, squeezed between an 8-year old hyperactive girl and a 200 kg fat man, eating a meal which tastes slightly better than the cardboard box it comes in, all of it becomes worth the while: Because I love traveling, seeing new places, hearing new voices, being dizzy with jet lag, fighting about living space with cockroaches and spiders, tasting local soft drinks and beers, smelling the polluted air in the cities or the clean air in the countryside, squatting in the middle of a herd of kangaroos, sweating like a pig, freezing like a penguin, ... Yah! Life!

(Via Janka.)

Northern Magic

Northern Magic 03/15/2003 10:14 PM
Diane Stuemer , an Ottawa area entrepreneur, and her husband reevaluated their priorities in the early 90's after Diane was diagnosed with malignant melanoma and her husband had a work related accident. After her cancer went into remission, and fearful that her 3 children would grow up without remembering her, the family took the bold decision to pack up everything and circumnavigate the world. Despite having less than 4 days of sailing experience, the family took to the seas with great enthusiasm.

The Northern Magic became the Steumer's home for 4 years as they travelled around the world. During that time Diane wrote a series of weekly dispatches to the readers of her hometown's newspaper. It became a tradition in many Ottawa households to read Diane's column in the saturday paper while dreaming of the exotic locals she was writing about (a sharp contrast from Ottawa's winters).

In those 4 years, readers got to experience Herbert (the husband) become a master mechanic, Diane adapt to life afloat, and the 3 sons grow up. When the Stuemers finally arrived home in Ottawa in August of 2001 they where greeted by thousands of well-wishers.

Sadly, Ottawa residents learned early in February that Diane had been readmitted to hospital where she was fighting a very aggressive melanoma battle. Today, Diane succumbed to her illness and passed away.

During their voyage, the entire family took on several projects in the countries they visited which are still active today. What amazes me about Diane is the experiences she lived through with her children, the memories they will cherish and the lasting effect their travels will have on the people they met.

Industrial Art Galllery

Industrial Art Galllery 04/21/2004 12:48 AM
Draft machine parts, not people! The Industrial Art Gallery is a collection of vintage engineering drawings. Perfect cover art for all you emo/math rock types. [via mimi smartypants]

Industrial beauty

Industrial beauty 01/17/2004 10:57 PM
These photoos of human-made toxic disasters -- mining tailings, tire-piles, oil refineries, etc -- capture the beauty of industrial horror. Link (via JWZ's Livejournal)

Burlington Northern on Track

Burlington Northern on Track 07/14/2004 11:27 AM
Burlington Northern may be worthy of a premium valuation.

NH Debate: The Northern View

NH Debate: The Northern View 01/23/2004 03:54 AM
Since we don’t get network TV, the PowerBook was propped up on the dinner table playing the nice steady robust webvideofeed from New Hampshire’s WMUR; herewith some notes on the evening and the election. Up here in Canada, American politics are a spectator sport; never as good as a really great World Series but better than most Super Bowls. This time around the Democratic race has outstanding entertainment value; we don’t know yet about the November event, but sometimes the divisional playoffs are more fun than the final anyhow...

More Northern Lights photos

More Northern Lights photos 12/30/2003 12:09 AM
OK, I thought my pictures were pretty cool albeit a little dark and grainy, but check out these photos over at Yahoo....

Industrial Plant Maintenance

Industrial Plant Maintenance 12/18/2003 05:42 AM
marcus evans Dec 18 2003 4:51AM ET

Industrial Production Rises in May

Industrial Production Rises in May 06/18/2004 12:25 AM
Chicagotribune.com - Wed Jun 16, 04:46 pm GMT

Industrial News Room

Industrial News Room 06/11/2004 05:19 AM
Industrial News Room
http://www.industrialnewsroo m.com/

Industrial News Room is a retail site with the mission of delivering timely, new industrial product information covering the whole range of products from adhesives through waste handling equipment. With free services such as RSS feeds, Industrial News Room makes this valuable information available to all who are interested in the latest industrial products. A product of Thomas Publishing Company, LLC, Product News Network® (PNN), is possibly the only, but definitely the most comprehensive source of new and timely product information in the industrial marketplace. PNN® supplies new product information to the Web sites, e-marketplaces and print publications that serve the industrial marketplace. This has been added to Business Intelligence Subject Tracer™ Information Blog and will be added to Business Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide.

Industrial Production Surges in May

Industrial Production Surges in May 06/16/2004 11:42 AM
Big industry production surged by 1.1 percent in May, the strongest showing in nearly six years, a fresh sign of the strength of the U.S. economy.

Journo's Iraq gadget-bag

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