My “smart phone” is a Windows Mobile device. I’ve used the Blackberry and the iPhone and they are both wonderful types of handsets. I’d love to get an iPhone for my personal cell phone, but US carriers have not quite figured out GSM yet. Either that or the FCC is blocking the frequency ranges itContinue reading “Help, My Phone Repels Developers”
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Google International Airport
Larry, Sergei and Eric have gained special access to fly the planes of the GAF (Google Air Force) in and out of Silicon Valley on a NASA airfield. The trio’s private air support wing, a company called H211 LLC, recently acquired a fourth passenger jet. Apparently, insurance companies and institutional investors worry that one ofContinue reading “Google International Airport”
Santa Monica in 1928
Check out this highly detailed scan of a map of Los Angeles from 1928. Depicted in the above section are the Pickering and Crystal piers in Ocean Park. Cloverfield Boulevard gets is named for the original title of Santa Monica airport, “Clover Aviation Field.” I took the map section above and superimposed it over GoogleContinue reading “Santa Monica in 1928”
Transit 2000 Video!!!1111
This is a great video from 1992 illustrating what traffic management might look like in the year 2000. Highlights include: A navigation system that can fit in the trunk of the car.The heads up display from a fighter jet (still waiting on that one)It’s narrated by Nichelle Nichols (she played “Uhura” on Star Trek)There isContinue reading “Transit 2000 Video!!!1111”
Recovery Act Word Cloud
<!–begin tag cloud : generated by TagCrowd.comFeel free to modify as long as you keep this notice. This code and its rendered image are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ For commercial use licensing, visit http://tagcrowd.com/licensing.html–> activities adding additional adjustment agency allowed amount application apply appropriate assistance authorized available award beginning benefitsContinue reading “Recovery Act Word Cloud”
