a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to wired
Everything tagged wired
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10/15/07
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Scotch Maverick Reinvents a Once-Conservative Drink
The always excellent Paul Adams on some new scotch technology, from Wired: >Halfway through our interview, John Glaser walks away from the table, leaving me alone with the tools of his trade: graduated cylinders, conical measures, tasting glasses, water and …continue reading »
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09/18/07
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Use a Wristwatch As a Compass
The Wired How To Wiki on using a wrist watch as a compass, pretty simple, though I have no idea why I’m bookmarking it since I don’t actually own a watch. You just never know though do you?continue reading »
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09/08/07
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NPR : Problems Surface at ‘Net Phone Service Skype
My debut on NPR, in which I learn that radio does not interest me, which is good because I suck at it. When the Internet phone service Skype went down recently, millions of its customers lost contact with the world. …continue reading »
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07/27/07
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Pentagon’s Psychic Vision Revisited
Great Interview with the former head of the Pentagon’s “Remote Viewing” project on Wired’s Danger Room blog. From Sharon Weinberger’s intro: “John Alexander, a former Green Beret, earned a reputation in the 1990s as a vocal advocate of nonlethal weapons …continue reading »
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07/07/07
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Music Is Not a Loaf of Bread
I was cleaning out some old notes and ran across this link, a bit old, but definitely worth a read if you haven’t before: By conventional industry logic, file sharing hurts the odds for commercial success. Wilco front man Jeff …continue reading »
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04/21/07
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The Peruvian Church of Cthulhu
My fellow Wired writers over at Table of Malcontents are mildly obsessed with the Cthulhu, throw in a Church dedicated to Cthulhu and they’re pretty much smitten. Worth it for the picture alone.continue reading »
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04/21/07
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Image: Crocodile With Human Arm In Its Mouth
“To my profound delight, Stickypig sent me a link to photos of a fantastically beautiful crocodile, grinning around a mouthful of severed human arm. With echoes of Peter Pan, Jurassic Park, and the paintings of James Gurney, this croc and …continue reading »
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10/17/06
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Wired News: Straight Dope on the IPod’s Birth
Interesting article tracing the initial development of the iPod…continue reading »
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08/25/06
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No Suit Required
Wired interview with McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group, who has some great ideas about the future of the music business, record companies and more. Excellant read if you’re at all interested in where the music industry could be going …continue reading »
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07/19/06
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Wired News: Battery-Fueled Car Will Smoke You
Finally an electric car that doesn’t suck. Though it does cost $80,000, but hopefully the “sedan” model coming next year will be cheaper.continue reading »
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07/11/06
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Wired News: Conde Nast Buys Wired News
Most people probably don’t realize that Wired News wasn’t owned by Wired Magazine. But it is now. And that makes sense doesn’t it? I’m not sure where that leaves webmonkey though…continue reading »
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06/11/06
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Wired News: What If They Gave a War…?
The best and boldest thing from my fellow wired writers in quite a whilecontinue reading »
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05/17/06
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Wired News: How France Is Saving Civilization
New legislation in France would force Apple Computer to open the iPod and iTunes to competitors — and that’s a good thing for consumers, in the long run.continue reading »