While in Old Town Winchester, I snapped this photo of real shutters on a building. Often times, fake shutters are installed on homes to dress them up. My personal preference is for real shutters that actually open and close. Perhaps our home looks a little plain, but I think I’d rather have no shutters than [...]
The Coming GPS Breakdown?
Bobbie Johnson reports for Guardian.uk.com:
US government officials are concerned that the quality of the Global Positioning System (GPS) could begin to deteriorate as early as next year, resulting in regular blackouts and failures – or even dishing out inaccurate directions to millions of people worldwide.
GPS Users Lazy?
My wife and I recently ate [...]
Brian Osborne of Geek.com reports:
The CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, made a surprising comment during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania. According to an Associated Press article, Schmidt told the graduates, “Turn off your computer. You’re actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us.”.
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[Via Matthew Yglesias]
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Kris de Decker, of Low-tech Magazine fame, has launched a new site with links called No Tech Magazine. It is filled with information on bookbinding, steam engines, and more low tech topics of interest.
For U.S. readers, have a nice Memorial Day holiday weekend. For everyone else, enjoy your weekend too!
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