Content is Not King.

“Content certainly has all the glamor. What content does not have is money.” Andrew Odlyzko.  —Content is Not King. Similar:Ties of Blood and Water #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 19) Kira re-evaluates a …Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slowerBusiness as Usual #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 18)…

The History of Electronic Mail

Tom Van Vleck. (Rather dry reading, but offers an opposing view to The First E-Mail Message) —The History of Electronic Mail Similar:Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slowerTouch Me Now: York Plays 2025I MacGyvered myself a heat sinkUnemployment rates for recent college grads: Overall, 5.8%; Computer science, 6.1%; Comput…York Corpus…

You are in BRITNEY SPEARS

A reporter drops in on a Britney Spears chat room and talks about politics. Sort of. —You are in BRITNEY SPEARS Similar:York Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up to ~100 hours of footage.I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. Her next is "To Battle: A Fig…Study finds AI tools made…

E-Books Are Now on the Shelf

“In addition to selling e-books from their online sites, the stores will be testing numerous methods to cross-market e-books with traditional forms, including in-store kiosks, author appearances and e-book demonstrations.” M. J. Rose —E-Books Are Now on the Shelf Similar:Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slowerI MacGyvered myself a heat…

Noise and progress

go hand in hand; and nobody really wants to slow down progress. Jennifer Kahn —Noise and progress Similar:York Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up to ~100 hours of footage.I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. Her next is "To Battle: A Fig…Study finds AI tools made open source software developers…

Behold the "Automatic Professor Machine"

A longtime technology critic has fashioned a prototype of a device that he says could do away with traditional colleges and teachers, replacing them with knowledge-dispensing terminals that look like A.T.M.’s. Jeffrey R. Young —Behold the “Automatic Professor Machine” Similar:York Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up to ~100 hours of footage.I may have mentioned that…

Typing of the Dead

More proof that the apocalypse is nigh: “Typing of the Dead” is a typing tutorial that also just so happens to be 3-D computerized gorefest. GamesDoman review of Typing of the Dead. Similar:Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slowerI MacGyvered myself a heat sinkUnemployment rates for recent college grads: Overall,…

Latest on Napster

(See also: Digital Hollywood- No Resolution) —Latest on Napster Update, Feb 27, 2021 The above links are dead, but here’s a screenshot of what the Yahoo News “Technology Full Coverage” section looked like on February 23, 2001.  (Courtesy the invaluable Internet Archive Wayback Machine) Similar:Ties of Blood and Water #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode…

Digital Copyright Reading List

Copyright: Your Right or Theirs? In Defense of Copyleft Timeline- A History of Copyright in the U.S. SUL- Copyright & Fair Use- Copyright FAQ Digital Copyright Reading List Similar:Ties of Blood and Water #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 19) Kira re-evaluates a …Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slowerThe…

Electron Band Structure In Germanium, My Ass

“Now, let’s look a bit more closely at this data, remembering that it is absolutely first-rate. Do you see the exponential dependence? I sure don’t. I see a bunch of crap.” Undergraduate physics student Lucas Kovar reconsiders his career choice. —Electron Band Structure In Germanium, My Ass Similar:York Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up to…

Marjorie Garber’s Academic Instincts

“Amateur and professional are mutually interconnected. Amateurs are sometimes professionals; professionals are sometimes amateurs. Moreover — brace yourself — history exists.” Marjorie Garber‘s Academic Instincts blows kisses at the literary establishment. Review by Russell Jacoby. Similar:York Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up to ~100 hours of footage.“If music be the food of love, play on!”…

Victor Borge’s “inflationary language”

“Twice upon a time there lived a boy named Jack in the twoderful land of Califivenia.” Read a sample of the late comedian Victor Borge’s inflationary language. Richard Lederer. Similar:York Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up to ~100 hours of footage.I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. Her next is…

Nearly 20 years after giving up on it, a grown man finds a walkthrough for the classic text game, “Savage Island.”

Nearly 20 years after giving up on it, a grown man finds a walkthrough for the classic text game, “Savage Island.” James Lileks revels in computer nostalgia.  Similar:York Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up to ~100 hours of footage.Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower“If music be the food of…

Are Users Stupid?

“Typically, when project managers observe their design undergoing a usability test, their initial reaction is: Where did you find such stupid users? Jakob Nielsen —Are Users Stupid? Similar:Ties of Blood and Water #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 19) Kira re-evaluates a …Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slowerDid you…