http://blogdramedy.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/its-enough-to-make-you-cancel-your-reservation/
A vacation is supposed to be your time away from the crazy. Remind me never to travel to any of the same vacation spots these people have booked.
Author Archives: Arjen Lentz
Doug Engelbart, Who Foresaw the Modern Computer, Dies at 88 | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/07/douglas_engelbart_mouse/
(I missed this in July)
Douglas Engelbart — the father of the computer mouse and so many of the other basic concepts that drive our personal machines and the modern internet — has died at the age of 88.
The Tampa children reflect on their rescue 12 years on | Herald Sun
They and their families were en route to Christmas Island. They were rescued by the Norwegian container ship the Tampa. Lawyers fought for them in the Australian court. Politicians argued to keep them out of the country.
Two weeks after their rescue, as planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, these faceless, nameless boat-people turned from troublesome “queue jumpers” into potential terrorists.
But New Zealand took the children and their families when Australia would not.
The Tampa affair was the start of Australia’s debate over asylum seekers arriving by boat.
For 12 years, the argument has grumbled with each new batch of boats, getting louder again as another federal election looms.
Full story at http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-tampa-children-reflect-on-their-rescue-12-years-on/story-fni0fiyv-1226708300676
Tell all Telephone | ZEIT ONLINE
http://www.zeit.de/datenschutz/malte-spitz-data-retention
ZEIT ONLINE writes:
“Green party politician Malte Spitz sued to have German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom hand over six months of his phone data that he then made available to ZEIT ONLINE. We combined this geolocation data with information relating to his life as a politician, such as Twitter feeds, blog entries and websites, all of which is all freely available on the internet.”
“By pushing the play button, you will set off on a trip through Malte Spitz’s life. The speed controller allows you to adjust how fast you travel, the pause button will let you stop at interesting points. In addition, a calendar at the bottom shows when he was in a particular location and can be used to jump to a specific time period. Each column corresponds to one day.”
Basin Street Blues
I haven’t really played my trumpet in almost 30 years… until a few months ago when a someone from a little band “No Strings Attached” that rehearses at the local school approached me. It’s just for fun, but very enjoyable.
The below is the famous Basin Street Blues at a recent concert, trumpet solo by Molly Coleman. I’m in the second row with the red hat.