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Monthly Archives: January 2006

Study Says Oslo Is World’s Priciest City – Yahoo! News

Suck on that Tokyo!! link

Google wasn’t the only one subpoenaed

AOL, MSN & Yahoo were all subpoenaed for search information as well. Unlike Google, they turned over some of their data (potentially setting a important preciendent). Some in the online community are now asking these companies to show us what they showed them. link

Skiing in Gålå, Norway

Skiing in Gålå, Norway, originally uploaded by Shad Reynolds.

Law students stand up to Alberto Gonzales

A couple of photos of law students making a symbolic stand against the Bush administration’s illegal and unauthorized surveillance on US citizens. link

More on Google suit

John Battelle weighs in on the government’s attempts to gain access to Google’s query data. The government is not requesting some subset of data or even data about specific people. They are requesting ALL data from June & July of last year. This includes any and all searches (including yours). So, search for anything about [...]

Justice Department Seeks Searches from Google

Google is resisting an attempt by the Justice Department to gain access to “all queries entered on the company’s Web search system between June 1 and July 31 of last year.” If this doesn’t disturb you, it should. Remember, Google knows who you are and every search you’ve ever performed. Fortunately, Google is fighting the [...]

Dumbing of CS Degrees

Computer Science degrees do not mean what they used to apparently. A very interesting article about how US universities have quit teaching some of the more complex concepts in their computer science departments. Instead, they now focus on building the types of students the industry is supposedly trying to hire (accounting & IT management software [...]

The changing music industry

A great editorial about the Aspen Live music conference. A really interesting read on how the music industry is shifting and how Google is starting to play a role in that shift. This is apparently someone that knows the music industry pretty well and is extrememly excited about the future. link

Google Earth for the Mac

Finally, after nearly a year, Google earth is out for the mac. I’m taking a look now… details to follow. link

New iLife

While Apple’s release of new Intel-based laptops is grabbing all the press, there’s actually a nugget hidden in there that’s even more important in my opinion. The new GarageBand is designed for Podcasting. Podcasting is basically the ability to put a reoccuring radio show online. Since iTunes supports podcasting, anyone can register to hear your [...]