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This Week’s Links | February 27, 2009

February 27, 2009 ssegraves

Not a large number of links this week. There were some political and budgetary things I was going to share, but I figure everyone has heard enough about that.

At NBC, Conan O’Brien Is Building a Home in Late Night’s Shifting Sand – NYTimes.com – I am interested to see what happens with Conan taking over the “Tonight Show”. He seems like a successful guy and that he will excel in Jay Leno’s spot.
Gmail Gets Multi-Attachment Uploading – Great news for those who are heavy Gmail users!
Evacuees: Oprah’s Houston homes grow less safe – Helping people out is great, coddling them is another story.
Fight Grows in Europe for a Secular Sabbath – Stores being closed on Sunday here in the States was common when I was growing up. Maybe it was a Texas thing. Chick-fil-a is the only place I know of now that is unapologetically closed on Sundays.

This Week’s Links | February 20, 2009

February 20, 2009 ssegraves

This week’s links are a real hodge-podge!

Single Google Query Uses 1,000 Machines in 0.2 Seconds – A neat look inside of Google search. To use that much processing power in such a short time span is unbelievable.
Yelp and the Business of Extortion 2.0 – If the allegations of Yelp using its ability to change results for reviews to sell services are true, shame on them.
Delta to Close 170 Gates – As a side product of the merger with Northwest, Delta will be closing 170 gates across the country. The airline landscape in the U.S. is about to look a lot different.
Easy Poached Eggs – This one is random. We have fallen in love with Eggs Benedict, which requires poached eggs. We’ll be experimenting with them tonight.
Slice of Stimulus Will Go to Faster Trains – Not enough money to buy a high-speed train though. So we continue down the same path we’ve been on before, one that is plagued with a nonchalant attitude toward the power of rail.
A Prayer for Archimedes – A long lost text shows that the mathematician had begun to discover the principles of calculus; Long before Newton and Leibniz.

This Week’s Links – February 13, 2009

February 13, 2009 ssegraves

I thought I would try something different and post links that I have bookmarked during the past week. I will try to do this every Friday.

Branson: United or Delta Will Pull Out of Australia – Richard Branson seems to think that United Airlines will be forced to pull out of operations in Australia. I doubt this will happen as it is a huge moneymaker for United’s cargo business.
Sen. Stabenow wants hearings on radio ‘accountability’; talks fairness doctrine – Is this a waste of time? I seem to think so. It is a slap in the face of free speech.
For Catholics, a Door to Absolution Is Reopened – Indulgences were one facet of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Why is there no emphasis on grace?
The Once and Future E-Book: On Reading in the Digital Age – Though I am drawn to the Kindle for its portability, holding a physical book while reading is still one of my favorite things to do.
Continental Airlines Flight 3407 Crashes in Buffalo – There is a lot of speculation going on about icing and what brought down the plane. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those onboard.

Those are the links for this week, though I may find something interesting during the day and add it here.

Links for 2009-01-03

January 3, 2009 ssegraves

Israel, Hamas, and moral idiocy | csmonitor.com

(tags: politics)