Since the dawn of time, man has dreamed of browsing the Web from the john. Nokia takes us one step closer with this WiFi tablet. Wired reports that the retail price should be $350. I’m sure one could rig up an arm to attach it to the commode…
Monthly Archives: May 2005
Boston’s Brain Drain, Confirmed
WBUR
reported this morning on the decreasing likelihood of recent
Boston-area graduates to put down roots in the area. Sadly, on the same
day as this report our friend Sozi announced that he was taking a job
with a law firm in Philly, where the real estate prices are, if not
cheap, at least within the realm of comprehension.
There’s only one way to reverse this brain drain and its disasterous
consequences for our local economy, which is to build more housing
stock. And, let’s be honest, what that also means is getting more local
communities that oppose development to shoulder their part of the
problem and figure out a way to let more housing get built.
It’s no deep secret that many communities work hard to keep families
and their tax-spending kids out. It’s time we took power out of these
obstructionists’ hands.
Zippy the Pinhead goes to Wheaton, IL
Zippy the Pinhead
finds himself at the Seven Dwarfs (yes, “Dwarfs,” not the Tolkeinien
“Dwarves”) Restaurant — a nice place for dinner when, say, you’re
coming in from O’Hare to visit your in-laws.
Episode III: Daring to feel some optimism
I have to say I’m allowing myself a little optimism here for Revenge of the Sith…
the fact that A.O. Scott of the New York Times likes it, and ranks it
better than the original Star Wars, is heartening. It’s weird to think
back to when Episode I first came out — I was finishing up my first
year in law school and was waiting on line for tickets while studying
criminal law. This year I’m not even seeing it on opening night
(fittingly, one of the friends I’d seen Episode I with back in law
school will be visiting on Thursday).
Six years ago the Web was still new to me — it was the Star Wars message boards on TheForce.net
that showed me what it was like to belong to a real online community.
This new world fascinated me, so much so that I wrote my 3L paper on
using the web to teach, and now I’m in fact helping to train legal aid
lawyers over the web.
So I guess it wouldn’t be inaccurate to say that George Lucas is indirectly responsible for my current career path!