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Google, if you believe what you read, has come up with a way to provide free, fast Internet services to the entire country.
There’s only one catch.
It goes through your toilet.
Check out Google TiSP for yourself
If the first four episodes are any indication of what’s to come, The Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth is set to be one of the best nature documentaries ever made.
The 11-part series takes viewers to places they simply can not go and let’s us see things we otherwise will never witness. From rare leopards to trees bigger than any other living thing on Earth, this is no less than a thrill ride.
This has been the product of five years worth of work, filming and waiting. And it’s paid off. For the first time in media history, the hunting practices of rare and endangered predators have been captured; the mothering of a wild panda has been filmed; the loneliness of a leopard mother and her cub is visible.
In one of the best done scenes, the Six Plumed Bird of Paradise spends time cleaning up his “dance floor” where he practices his mating dance over and over again until he finally gets a potential mate to view his performance. The little, weird looking bird dances his heart out, but the female is unimpressed and flies away. The male is visibly crushed.
Planet Earth is a beautiful and tragic display at the other 99.9% of life we fail to acknowledge most of the time.
Our friend at the Miami New Times, Isaiah Thompson, surely enjoyed himself March 13 on the road from Key West to Key Largo.
The recently endowed fellow for the alternative weekly newspaper resides in Miami, but accepted an invitation from the MWW Group, representing Volkswagen, to stay in a luxury hotel in town for a lifestyle event promoting the new Volkswagen Eos. He later said a night of raiding the mini bar of forbidden pleasures followed.
Eight other journalists, this reporter included, were there to see what the Eos had to offer, not minding at all that this event was in Miami as most of us were from the Northeast, enjoying a windy winter.
But the warm-weather-based Thompson smelled pay dirt at this event, visible in his reporting.
After all, eight journalists were enjoying themselves somewhere. Something must be afoot.
And let it be known that the event was quite enjoyable. Down to the last detail, the event managers made it clear that journalists were there to experience the purported meaning behind “Eos,” the new vehicle.
Thompson was not there out of an interest in any sort of lifestyle feature or automotive article. He was there “out of a cold, scientific curiosity to see such a specimen of publicity machinery at work.”
And cold it was, because, regrettably, some of us had our guards down at this event.
Thus, the lesson is learned.
“But if you go on something like this,” Guilfoil actually said, “there’s a certain understanding that this is a topic you’re interested in covering.”
As much as one hates to nitpick, we all must hold steadfast to our thin veneers of professionalism.
Casio announced today the recall of 12,000 electronic musical keyboards. This comes after five reports of overheating units and two fires sparking as a result. The 61-key CTK-710 model had been sold at WalMart, Best Buy and other music outlets in the $70-$150 price range.
Name of product: Electronic Musical Keyboards
Units: About 12,000
Manufacturer: Casio Computer Co. Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan
Hazard: The recalled keyboards can overheat when in use, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Users are advised to stop playing the faulty keyboards immediately, remove the batteries and contact Casio (866) 800-4302 for a free repair.