In a humorous (for most of us) article yesterday, Google Street Views caught a completely smashed Aussie passed out on his front lawn. He was marking the passing of one of his mates.
Month: August 2008
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Caution: Difficult Material
We hear about them every day. Terrorist attacks, bombings, suicide attacks, etc. But while the description is usually scientifically horrific, what does it actually look like? What is it like to be there in the moment?
An embed photojournalist found himself caught up in a suicide bombing in Iraq on June 26th, where he was able to photograph the experience first-hand. He has posted some of his photos on his blog, giving you the opportunity (should you wish to take it) to view the aftermath through him. Caution: The photos are graphic, something you do not normally see on US TV.
Story courtesy of NPR’s On the Media.
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Maybe a Bridge?
Seriously, what else could you put in a vending machine? Wired lists some strange things found for sale in vending machines around the world.
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There are a lot of things…
There are a lot of things I could write about right now. Work, personal life, news, the Olympics, travel plans I’d like to make. But I’m too tired right now, so I’m going to get back to working on other things.
P.S. The server my website is on crashed, and crashed hard sometime Sunday and wasn’t restored until early this morning. Many thanks to the hardworking group at WebIntellects for all their hard work in bringing the site back online.
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Horizon Blue: What Makes a Bad Website
There’s no avoiding it – Horizon Blue’s members only section of their website sucks. It’s just plain bad. Why? Two reasons. First, it only works with Windows Internet Explorer. I can’t log on from Firefox on either the PC or Mac, or Safari on the Mac. Second, it doesn’t offer me any way to contact anyone at the company who might be in a position to allow me to vent to them how much their website sucks.
Seriously, guys, way to go.
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The Olypmics
Okay, I’ll admit it. Some of the events barely qualify as “sports” (badmiton, I’m looking at you). The parade of nations can be hokey, and the quality of coverage is usually poor (queue 3 minutes of actual event footage with 15 minute profiler of teenager from Utah who spent whole life leading up to this moment), but I’m a sucker for the Olypmics. The whole affair usually fascinates me, reminding me in another way that we really do live in a highly interconnected way. The spectacle is often entertaining, and I’ll lament the fact that I’m not able to go this year like I’ve always wanted to.
Of course, I’ve read the background articles, too. On protest restrictions in China. Or air quality. And the pyrotechnics.
Even so, I can assure you my TiVo will be recording away over the next two weeks.
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Strategery
In case you’re looking for a new strategy for conflict resolution (one where you always want to win), check out this wiki.
Rutgers is hitting the bigtime, with more success on the recruiting trail and more scrutiny over the athletic department. Although most of the negative articles seem to be reporters chasing a story more than a story waiting for reporters, it’s still news. And with that, here are a few worthwhile links I’ve read over the past few weeks.
- Rutgers Recruiting Roundup – Desmond Scott decommitted since this was written, but it’s still a great class nonetheless.
- Schiano, Nelligan relationship was well documented – there’s been a hullabaloo over Schiano’s contract the past two weeks, but most of it is really old news anyway
- Rutgers football tagged top sleeper team in the nation – Thank you, SI!
- SNY the new TV home of Rutgers football – What a relief that SNY is part of my regular cable package
- Fundraising woes have Rutgers scarlet-faced – The funding for phase 2 of the stadium expansion is not yet a done deal
Just a few of the key stories that have been written about in the lead up to the start of the next season. For which, I am happy to say, I can’t wait.