June 18, 2008
by kwikle
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Visual Browsing with Google Maps I often daydream by looking at maps, wondering what places look like up close, what it would be like to visit. Web search has existed primarily as a textual experience since my first use of … Continue reading
January 3, 2008
by kwikle
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For two short weeks I was the proud owner of an 8 Gig iPod Nano third generation. I loaded music on it, and merrily listened to it through an FM tuner adapter in my old volvo. Dec 26th, while carrying … Continue reading
October 10, 2007
by kwikle
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Out of all of William Gibson’s Novels, “Spook Country”:http://www.amazon.com/Spook-Country-William-Gibson/dp/0399154302/ref=pd_sim_b_shvl_title_1/102-4362146-7999342 is the least evocative. A lot of Gibson’s now all too common critics read and loved Neuromancer for its impenetrable descriptions of the ephemeral and then unknowable internet, (or cyberspace), the … Continue reading
August 15, 2007
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October 20, 2006
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I think William Gibson beat me to the punch by posting this on his blog before me. I had to post this though, as I think my ideal writing machine cannot be celebrated enough. Steve Jobs eat your heart out, … Continue reading
April 9, 2006
by kwikle
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Top 5 reasons to paddle. Ok these are my thoughts on the subject and are somewhat didactic and maybe even contradictory. 1. Paddling is linear and analog. Very few things are these days. It gives no regard to hurry, or … Continue reading