Author Archives: David J. Neff

Google Gets Earthy

Link: Wired News: Google Gets Earthy. Have I expressed my enthusasim for everything Google does? I am sure I have. Their latest product is Google Earth a a free software package that gives detailed, 3-D views of cities across the globe replete with thousands of restaurants, schools, hotels and other establishments. But what makes this really cool is the ability ...

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Adopt a Chinese Blog!

Cool! Be sure you go check this page out. It’s a page dedicated to adopting Chinese Bloggers. Since their country is so restrective on what they are allowed to post  often ISP’s in China will self-censor and remove Blogs they don’t agree with. This Web Site let’s you "adopt" a blog and host here in the USA. That way it ...

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LA Times Wiki

The L.A. Times newspaper has launched a new form of editorial, the wikitorial The LA Times editorial staff introduces the new feature in a recent editorial, and the first wikitorial, War and Consquences , has already been posted. Is this an innovative new way to interact with readers, or will it be constantly defaced by reactionaries? Looks like I already ...

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Relay For Life in Iraq

How cool is this? "Indirect fire is a constant threat to the small base on the western outskirts of Baghdad, just south of Abu Ghurayb." Excerpted from an article by 2LT PETER J. EULER546th Transportation CompanyLog Base SeitzIraq For soldiers deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, free time is often hard to come by, and is usually reserved ...

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