Monthly Archives: February 2009

Right on

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Doc Searls

John Derbyshire in The American Conservative: Limbaugh and company certainly entertain. But a steady diet of ideological comfort food is no substitute for hearty intellectual fare. More: Taking the conservative project as a whole — limited government, fiscal prudence, … Continue reading →

Posted in News, problems | 7 Comments

Wanted: à la carte HDTV

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Doc Searls

So our Verizon FiOS home bill has been about $160/month. We were looking to chop that down a bit when I called Verizon this morning. To put it as simply as possible, it’s complicated. What I care about most is … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Science, Sports, VRM | Tagged cable, fiber, fios, hdtv, ota, tv, verizon | 8 Comments

And porn soon followed

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Doc Searls

Says here that sex came along at least 365 billion million years ago.

Posted in Geology, Past, Science | 5 Comments

Magma roots

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Doc Searls

The problem with “grass roots” as a metaphor is that it reduces its contributors to the miniscopic. Not microscopic, because then you couldn’t see them without a microscope. But miniscopic, meaning they’re small. You have to get down on all … Continue reading →

Posted in Geology, Science | Tagged earthquake hazards, Geology, google earth, kml, Ron Schott, San Diego State, sdsu, usgs | 2 Comments

Bird traffic, out of control

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Doc Searls

Between flights in and out of O’Hare last Saturday, I caught this formation of geese flying overhead. Before Flight 1549, this wouldn’t have worried me.

Posted in News, Photography, Places, Travel | Tagged 1549, flight 1549, flock, flock of geese, formation, geese, ord | 5 Comments

Window blobs

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Doc Searls

Form the inside of a de-iced plane, it looks like they poured clear syrup all over it. Or so I was reminded when waiting to take off from O’Hare on Saturday night after a snowstorm. What I found, when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Life, Places, Science, Travel | Tagged 2009_02_21, atl-ord-bos, aviation, de-icing, Photography | 5 Comments

Looking over Atlanta

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Doc Searls

Last week I got some nice aerial photos of Atlanta and its surroundings, shooting from a restaurant rather than a plane. Most of the ones in the set above were taken from the revolving Sun Dial restaurant atop the 73-story … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography, Places | Tagged 191 Peachtree, Bank of America Plaza, Georgia Pacific Building, nightshot, Photography, storm, Sun Trust Plaza, tornado, Westin Peachtree Plaza | 4 Comments

PBS should become the NPR of TV

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Doc Searls

I’m sitting at #ima09, at one of the last panels: “Future of Public Media News: A Vision and A Plan.” Leonard Witt is speaking right now, and has a killer proposal: turn PBS into a “news powerhouse.” His case is … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Journalism, News, Places | Tagged "Bill Moyers", "Georgia Gazette", "Georgia Public Broadcasting", "News Hour", "Robert Paterson", "Susanna Capelbuto", GPB, ima09, KPCC, KQED, PBS, radio, WBUR, WNYC, WUNC | 18 Comments

Eat wave

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Doc Searls

That’s what I’d call the rush to the food spread in the hall at a conference.

Posted in Places | 1 Comment

Remembering where

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Doc Searls

Napoleon, North Dakota. Mom‘s home town. By J.D. Speltz, for the town’s 125th anniversary. I remember when she when Mom went to the 75th. Not sure if she went to the 100th. But I do remember how she subscribed for … Continue reading →

Posted in Past, Places | 3 Comments