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If you’re looking for a really wonderful place to stay while in Bar Harbor, you should check out the Bass Cottage Inn! Here’s a review: “Had he recognized my name when I registered? Did he know I was there to review his inn? Why else would he be so welcoming? It turns out my suspicions were misguided; the man simply loves his job.” (from “A welcoming inn by the bustle of Bar Harbor”)
Click here to see the picture. OUCH! No additional words needed!
I just returned from a trip in the American Southwest, starting in St. George Utah, to Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef Park, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park and ending in Mesa Verde National Park. A spectacular trip. I am now back, invigorated and ready for action. [http://...
Read more →David Weinberger reports that now you can go to Harvard University (or at least attend a single course in the lawschool) in the Second life: Joho the Blog: Go to Harvard in Second Life As David says, “Be sure to make your avatar look smart. Or at least interested :)”
For you Wifi junkies, here is a list of America’s Most Wired Cities – Forbes.com and another list of America’s most unwired cities. Thank Jayne!
Actually this is a fascinating photo essay of an abandoned city in the Soviet Union, left to gradually die off while the USSR collapsed. Check out An Abandoned City” href=”http://englishrussia.com/?p=276″>An Abandoned City Here is a little photo-session of an abandoned city. When the Soviet Union collapsed, government didn’t have much funds to support some small cities around strategically import objects. People of these cities were left all by themselves. Nobody could support them because any communication with this places terminated after the army decided that they now don’t have money to support those objects.
Someone forwarded this to me the other day. You might have seen it, but I still thought it was worth mentioning, because I had not come across it before. In fact I didn’t even know about t...
Read more →This one is totally cool for you gadget freaks: Lexus Self Parking Car Video and Review – Gizmodo
Test edit: One more in the category of 'you can find everything on the internet' check out this "falling woman" flash animation.
Curacao has in the past won or gotten very close to winning the overall Little League World Series! So far it looks like the Curacao team has won the Caribean title. Take a look at the standings so far: Little League World Series Standings Oddly enough the way the overall World Series is structured is that the US always makes it to the Semi Finals. Seems a bit rigged don’t you think? At least it’s better than the big leagues where the “World” in “World Series” means US and Canada 🙂
Scoble has a good commentary and links to more commentary about Kiko. Kiko is a web 2.0 / ajax / cool calendar application that appears to be throwing in the towel. Here’s what Scoble had to say: Does Kiko predict more Web 2.0 failures?” href=”http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/does-kiko-pre...
Read more →From ZDNet: Federal judge orders halt to NSA spy program | Tech News on ZDNet “The warrantless Internet and telephone surveillance program authorized by the Bush administration violates the U.S. Constitution and must cease immediately, a federal judge ruled Thursday.”
It is said that you can’t be a true Web 2.0application without an API to enable mashups and such goodies. Well, Facebook joins the crowd by opening up their system to developers. Also check out their terms of service. Neat! Technorati Tags: API, facebook, soflow