Yearly Archives: 2008

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“Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – … Continue reading

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The CSMonitor is going to stop printing its weekday edition and go web-only Monday through Friday. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Monitor because of well-written articles and the fact that it continued to maintain its foreign bureaus … Continue reading

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Not as Annoying

Windows 7 wins a ringing endorsement from MSNBC: “Next Windows won’t be as annoying”. Jokes apart, Microsoft tends to do lousy .0 releases and very good .1 releases. And Windows 7 == v6.1.  Who knows, maybe I won’t have to … Continue reading

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Chrome Burning Bright

So Google finally got tired of waiting for other browser vendors to improve their offerings – not surprising given how their business absolutely depends on the web. Chrome is definitely very important because it’ll change the way people think of … Continue reading

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This is London

The Boston Globe‘s Big Picture feature today features London from above, a bunch of stunning photos by aerial photographer Jason Hawkes. Go see them all. Also, if you like great photos, add the Big Picture’s RSS Feed to your feed … Continue reading

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RIP Sir Arthur Clarke

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