Technology & Society
Well, it finally happened. Ah-nold just signed the one bill that has completely annoyed me all session — John Burton’s foie gras bill. The legislation makes the production and sale of foie gras illegal if it’s made through force-feeding ducks.
Just when you thought you were caught up on all the acronyms for unwanted messages, here comes another. Spam is of course unwanted email, Spim is spam over instant messaging, and Spit (yes, that’s right, Spit) is spam over Internet
See my column on it here.
How about a cell phone to tell you when your breath smells bad? It can also meaure alcohol levels. Here’s the story (scroll down a bit).
Here’s my coloumn in TNW today urging government to stay out of designing technology.
Here’s an interesting piece on Déjà Vu in the NYT.
The folks over at the AEI-Brookings Joint Center have released a study arguing that cell phone driving is more dangerous than drunk driving. An argument for restricting cell phone use or legalizing drunk driving? You decide.
This is really amazing. A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years — a bratwurst sandwich — after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle
After a few weeks on the road (Aspen, Europe, and Black Rock Desert), I’m back in San Francisco. There’s tons to get caught up on, but some of you might consider buying tix to PRI’s upcoming gala event featuring Pulitzer