LORD OF THE RINGS UPDATE

Nov 27, 2002 | news

Getting ready for The Two Towers? Here’s an early look from Time Magazine, which notes that “Fellowship was often quiet and deliberately paced. Two Towers is an unabashed action film.” They predict that we’ll like it even more than the first film. There’s no...

THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT

Sep 30, 2002 | news, Politics

MSNBC has a wonderful article about an unexpected side effect of global warming – huge ice blocks, 22 lbs or more, which form in the upper atmosphere on clear days and fall to earth, smashing car windshields and ripping holes in houses. Don’t look at me like that –...

GOOGLE NEWS

Sep 25, 2002 | Google, news

Google is bringing its remarkable technology to harvesting the news. Here’s a link to Google News, presenting the top news stories of the moment without any human intervention. Google News software continuously crawls more than 4,000 Web news sources, looking for the...

DICTIONARIES

Sep 25, 2002 | news

The Press Democrat just did a feature about the abbreviations invented for text messaging – they’re becoming second nature to many kids, and teachers are seeing them turn up in school assignments. FYI, here’s a dictionary that covers many of the basic text messaging...

FREE AMAZON SHIPPING

Aug 26, 2002 | Amazon, news

Amazon has improved its free shipping offer – starting today, you can get free shipping for any purchase over $25.

LORD OF THE RINGS DVD

Aug 2, 2002 | news

The Fellowship of the Ring will be released on DVD in the next few days. But if you’re considering it, be careful! There’s going to be two versions released on DVD, and they’re staggering the releases hoping to trap the unwary into buying both. This month sees the...