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New Orleans was so much fun...

New Orleans was so much fun... 08/10/2004 05:42 PM

...that I still haven't recovered :)

The trip was actually a birthday gift for my Dad from his three sons, and we all had a great time. We stayed at the R oyal Sonesta Hotel, which is smack dab in the middle of Bourbon Street. My room had a balcony overlooking the street, which was a great place to hang out and watch the freaks go by (until we joined them, of course). Apparently the Mardi Gras atmosphere stays alive all year on Bourbon Street - the number of sober people rapidly declined as the night wore on, and the number of bead-tossers rapidly increased. I was honored to have a young lady toss me some beads and ask me to strip in return, but given that I'm a married man I wasn't about to shed any clothes (now, if she would've tossed me an iPod instead of beads...).

Apart from the wild night life, other highlights included a trip to the Voodoo Museum, a tour of the Honey Island Swamp (complete with a 14ft alligator that was coaxed out of hiding with a few marshmallows), and a Louis Armstrong parade that was part of the Satch mo SummerFest. The parade may have been my favorite - watching the entire street dance to the sound of the marching New Orleans jazz band was quite a treat. Rock-n-roll may have its share of party music, but it's nothing compared to live New Orleans jazz.

Of course, the downside of having a balcony overlooking Bourbon Street is that the noise from the crowd keeps going until daybreak, so I've hardly slept since Friday. Recuperating from three late nights in a row is making me feel my age!

Off to New Orleans

Off to New Orleans 08/06/2004 11:12 AM

I'm off to New Orleans for a long weekend to celebrate my Dad's birthday. Be back Tuesday!

New Orleans WPA Projects

New Orleans WPA Projects 05/17/2004 06:10 PM
The New Orleans WPA Photograph Collection exclusively shows photographs of depression-era projects from Louisiana, so there's a whole set of WPA projects -- from the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge, to venerated Doubleday Field, to the beautiful but obscure Border Station in Naco, AZ -- that you just won't see here. Nevertheless, if you take the time to explore this site you will find some truly wonderful photographs< /a>. Some are more technical surveyor-style photographs, but others are akin to the realist style being carved out at the time by folks like Walker Evans< /a>, who actually did do some photography for the Farm Security Administration (another New Deal-era project).

Toilets of New Orleans

Toilets of New Orleans 04/02/2005 06:27 PM
Toilets of New Orleans. An anthropological journey for the lost and weary.

Hurricane Risk for New Orleans

Hurricane Risk for New Orleans 09/14/2004 10:50 AM
Hurricane Risk for New Orleans: "if that Category Five Hurricane comes to New Orleans, 50,000 people could lose their lives. Now that is significantly larger than any estimates that we would have of individuals who might lose their lives from a terrorist attack. When you start to do that kind of calculus - and it's horrendous that you have to do that kind of calculus - it appears to those of us in emergency management, that the risk is much more real and much more significant, when you talk about hurricanes. I don't know that anybody, though, psychologically, has come to grip with that: that the French Quarter of New Orleans could be gone." (Nb. this excerpt from a fascinating 2002 American RadioWorks documentary does not refer specifically to Ivan.)

New Orleans gets cameras for the crooks
(and the cops?)

New Orleans gets cameras for the crooks
(and the cops?) 02/05/2005 09:35 PM
I'm normally down on public surveillance, but in some cases it could be that cameras make sense.

New Orleans Empties Ahead of Ivan (AP)

New Orleans Empties Ahead of Ivan (AP) 09/15/2004 02:11 AM
AP - More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this below-sea-level city in what could be the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years.

Tropos Puts Eyes in New Orleans

Tropos Puts Eyes in New Orleans 04/20/2004 03:30 PM
Tropos's mesh equipment deployed in New Orleans to watch the streets: Ruggedized mesh networking devices will deliver video surveillance of New Orleans streets at lower cost. Police officers will potentially be able to view surveillance while en route. In England, which lacks a per se Bill of Rights with blanket protections, CCT (closed circuit television) is common in most cities. It's a newer development in the U.S. On the other hand, we're being watched all the time. On the other hand, we're being watched all the time....

XML World Comes to New Orleans this
September (WebServices.org)

XML World Comes to New Orleans this
September (WebServices.org) 07/10/2002 01:42 PM

Evacuees Flee New Orleans Ahead of Ivan
(AP)

Evacuees Flee New Orleans Ahead of Ivan
(AP) 09/14/2004 02:50 PM
AP - Faced with a nightmare scenario of floodwaters that could drown this below-sea-level city, thousands of evacuees jammed highways Tuesday in an agonizingly slow escape from 140-mph Hurricane Ivan as it bore down on four Gulf Coast states.

Heading to New Orleans for Webmaster
World Conference

Heading to New Orleans for Webmaster
World Conference 06/22/2005 02:06 AM
I'm off to New Orleans for the Webmaster World Search conference. It looks like the weather will be a bit warmer and more humid than I'm used to. I'm going to be on two panels at the conference. Here are the descriptions sent to me by the conference organizers. Lemme know if there's anything you'd like to see me include in either one. RSS Feeds and PodCasting Generating an RSS feed for distribution can be a time consuming, but profitable...

Hurrican Ivan phonecam snap from New
Orleans

Hurrican Ivan phonecam snap from New
Orleans 09/14/2004 08:16 PM
Xeni Jardin: BoingBoing pal Jonno, who lives and works in New Orleans, phonecams us this mobile snapshot of a lunch spot in the hurricane path. The blue plate special today? Po'boys and bravado.

New Orleans Hotel Offers Hangover Expert
(AP)

New Orleans Hotel Offers Hangover Expert
(AP) 12/31/2004 06:54 PM
AP - In one of those only-in-New Orleans stories, visitors who put back too many beers and hurricanes in the Big Easy have a remedy to help them shake off that dreaded New Year's hangover: Sara, the Recovery Concierge.

New Orleans Hornets Fire Coach Tim Floyd
(AP)

New Orleans Hornets Fire Coach Tim Floyd
(AP) 05/07/2004 10:27 AM
AP - Tim Floyd was fired by the New Orleans Hornets on Friday after one season as their coach, The Associated Press learned.

Webmaster World New Orleans Pubcon -
John Battelle Keynote

Webmaster World New Orleans Pubcon -
John Battelle Keynote 06/22/2005 02:33 AM

Ray Davies of the Kinks shot in New
Orleans by Lola -- while chasing muggers

Ray Davies of the Kinks shot in New
Orleans by Lola -- while chasing muggers 01/06/2004 09:26 AM
cnn

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New Orleans Search Conference:
Introducing Exhibit-Hall Only Passes

New Orleans Search Conference:
Introducing Exhibit-Hall Only Passes 06/17/2005 05:11 PM
"WebmasterWorld Launches A Special Exhibit-Hall Only Pass to the New Orleans Event, June 21-24."

Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing
Wetlands - Hurricane Risk to New Orleans

Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing
Wetlands - Hurricane Risk to New Orleans 09/15/2004 06:10 AM

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Drop Shipper, Wholesale Marketer, Will
be an eBay Live 2004 Exhibitor in New
Orleans

Drop Shipper, Wholesale Marketer, Will
be an eBay Live 2004 Exhibitor in New
Orleans 06/11/2004 03:26 AM
Wholesale Marketer, the largest drop ship service company in the industry, has been invited to attend the eBay Live 2004 Community Conference in New Orleans. Wholesale Marketer will be an exhibitor at the conference and will be showcasing the drop shipping services and opportunities they offer to eBay sellers as well as other internet entrepreneurs. [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

Tim Mayer, Yahoo's Director of Product
Management, Search & Platform
Technology, Quizzed In-Depth at
WebmasterWorld's New Orleans Conference,
June 21-24

Tim Mayer, Yahoo's Director of Product
Management, Search & Platform
Technology, Quizzed In-Depth at
WebmasterWorld's New Orleans Conference,
June 21-24 06/17/2005 04:40 PM
In a unique session being held in New Orleans, June 21-24, 2005, Tim Mayer, Yahoo's Director of Product Management, Search & Platform Technology, will be quizzed in-depth on major issues revolving around Yahoo's search, directory and advertising offerings. [PRWEB Jun 17, 2005]

Numbers Stations

Numbers Stations 06/22/2004 04:01 PM

Numbers station : A post over at Boing Boing reminded me of the phenomenon of numbers stations.

Numbers stations are shortwave radio stations of uncertain origin that broadcast streams of numbers, words, or phonetic sounds. No one knows for sure where their signals originate or what purpose they serve. The voices that can be heard on these stations are often those of children, or are mechanically generated.

Numbers stations appear and disappear continuously, although some stick to regular schedules. It has been speculated that these stations operate as a simple and foolproof method for government agencies to communicate with spies "in the field", using the transmitted codes as a one-time pad cryptosystem.

The geek factor is off the charts, here. I first learned about these wonders of mystery in a great book called "Big Secrets" by Willian Poundstone. If things like this intrigue you, that book is totally worth reading.

As for the stations themselves, I'm pretty sure they're a distributed, stegano graphic cr ypto key based on the Voynich manusript by some spies hiding out in SubTropli s (with a sects in Aquapoli s and the Iron Mountain complex, of course) perfecting their anti-rocket laser cannons and spy satellites. They get around in their personal submarines, defending their bases with Metal Storm cannons from enemy spies attacking in Surface Orbiters.

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Stations Of The Cross

Stations Of The Cross 06/22/2005 02:58 AM
Stations Of The Cross, a piece on "faith-based" news outlets from the May/June Columbia Journalism Review: "In recent months, evangelical broadcasters have dedicated program after program to bemoaning 'judicial tyranny,' and urging audiences to agitate for the 'nuclear option' — changing Senate rules so Democrats can no longer filibuster and thereby block nominees they oppose....All the while, the dizzying blend of God, news, and politics that he [Pat Robertson] has crafted and honed was bouncing off satellites, winding through thousands of cable systems, rippling over the airwaves, and glowing on television screens across America." [Via HighSignal]

More on cellphones and gas stations

More on cellphones and gas stations 12/29/2003 03:02 PM
A few readers wrote in regarding our post Saturday about cellphones and whether or not using one can accidentally spark a fire at a gas...

Baxa to Feature the PhaSeal(r) Closed
System For Safe Handling of Hazardous
Drugs at ASCO Annual Meeting in New
Orleans June 5-8, 2004

Baxa to Feature the PhaSeal(r) Closed
System For Safe Handling of Hazardous
Drugs at ASCO Annual Meeting in New
Orleans June 5-8, 2004 05/31/2004 01:47 PM
Baxa Corporation is presenting the PhaSeal System at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in New Orleans. PhaSeal is the only closed system for handling antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs that has been documented to reduce or eliminate human exposure to toxic hazards in the workplace. The meeting, which begins June 5 and continues through June 8, focuses on advancing the education of physicians and health-system professions in cancer care and facilitating the delivery of high-quality health care to oncology patients. [PRWEB May 26, 2004]

New: WeatherHawk weather stations

New: WeatherHawk weather stations 06/24/2004 11:24 AM
WeatherHawk released Mac OS X software for its personal weather stations (previously Windows only).

RNC misleading local stations

RNC misleading local stations 03/08/2004 11:07 PM

Stations Get E-Mails to Oust Dan Rather
(AP)

Stations Get E-Mails to Oust Dan Rather
(AP) 09/23/2004 03:33 PM
AP - Station managers at several CBS affiliates said Thursday they appear to be a target of a national e-mail campaign placing pressure on the network to oust Dan Rather as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News."

Abandoned Railway Stations

Abandoned Railway Stations 03/20/2003 08:30 AM
Servi ceton is a small railway town on the border of South Australia and Victoria, and was once a means for traders to escape taxes when travelling between the colonies, due to errors made when surveying the state borders. No train has stopped here since 1986, and now only a handful of people remain in the town, a sad downfall that Tom Waits has immortalized in song. But abandoned railway stations, closed as populations decline or trade routes change, exist the world over, in the city and in the country, and yes, even in France. They look like great places to explore.

Microsoft in New Orleans: CTIA WIRELESS
2003 and U.S. Microsoft Mobility
Developer Conference

Microsoft in New Orleans: CTIA WIRELESS
2003 and U.S. Microsoft Mobility
Developer Conference 03/20/2003 08:33 AM

PoliBlog: Cajun Toast! The 1/9/04
Edition of the Toast-O-Meter, Straight
from New Orleans

PoliBlog: Cajun Toast! The 1/9/04
Edition of the Toast-O-Meter, Straight
from New Orleans 01/10/2004 06:11 AM
Cajun Toast! The 1/9/04 Edition of the Toast-O-Meter, Straight from New Orleans .. latest assessment

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Wi-Fi rides into Amtrak rail stations

Wi-Fi rides into Amtrak rail stations 01/26/2004 07:35 PM
The company is expanding its Wi-Fi service to six Northeastern train stations, in a move to further attract business travelers.

Iraq police stations 'attacked'

Iraq police stations 'attacked' 06/24/2004 01:45 AM
Several people are reported dead in a number of attacks in the Iraqi towns of Ramadi and Baquba.

London's ghost tube-stations

London's ghost tube-stations 04/10/2004 07:14 PM
This site is devoted to the 40-some abandoned and ghost tube stations on the London Underground, including accounts of guided tours. Link (via Pirotcar)

AOL Will Offer 20 Stations of XM
Satellite Radio for Fee

AOL Will Offer 20 Stations of XM
Satellite Radio for Fee 04/11/2005 11:27 PM
XM will also provide programming on AOL Web sites for an expanded free radio service supported by advertising.

Swiss Trains, Stations Get Access

Swiss Trains, Stations Get Access 07/16/2004 01:35 PM
Swiss Federal Railways is adding Wi-Fi to seven stations initially; more to follow, along with trains: Starting later this year, another 26 stations will have Internet access, too. By fall 2005, a number of east-west trains will have en route service added....

No computerised data on CNG, petrol
stations

No computerised data on CNG, petrol
stations 12/06/2003 10:13 PM
Daily Times Dec 6 2003 9:33PM ET

T-Mobile Fuels Texaco Stations with
Wi-Fi

T-Mobile Fuels Texaco Stations with
Wi-Fi 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
T-Mobile's hot-spot service is now available at more than 100 Texaco service stations in the United Kingdom.

Most Comprehensive RF Subsystems for 3G
and 4G Base Stations

Most Comprehensive RF Subsystems for 3G
and 4G Base Stations 09/08/2004 05:28 AM
3G Sep 8 2004 8:58AM GMT

Amtrak to offer Wi-Fi in six Northeast
stations

Amtrak to offer Wi-Fi in six Northeast
stations 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Amtrak and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. have inked a deal to put wireless Internet access in six of the railroad's stations along the Northeast Corridor. "Amtrak is excited to be able to offer our customers another way to meld their busy schedules and the work they need to get done," Sally Bellet, Amtrak vice president of real estate development, said in a statement. "Our arrangement with a proven wireless carrier such as AT&T Wireless is just the thing to help keep Amtrak travelers and station visitors connected to their e-mail and the Internet."
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