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Bidness
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
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Starting this week, the FCC is officially allowing U.S. service providers to shut down their analog AMPS cell phone networks. As with the impending television brouhaha, it's all about the switch to digital, baby. I'm pouring out a splash of my 40-ouncer over here. (Forty ounces of linear polymer polyoxymethylene from a lab beaker, but the sentiment is the same.)
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Bidness
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
There's a great throwaway scene in Steven Spielberg's otherwise overrated Minority Report. As Tom Cruise's character walks through a crowded public space, dozens of holographic billboards turn to address him directly, by name, shilling various products and services. Minority Report was based on a story by sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, and like the rest of his work, is filled with oddly prophetic moments that presage 21st century trends.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Thursday, 31 January 2008 |
If you're planning to be in NYC this weekend, and looking for a date, I'll be attending the first annual Greener Gadgets conference on Saturday at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center in Manhattan. In keeping with the spirit of the event, I'll be camping on the shores of the Turtle Pond in nearby Central Park. No-impact camping, of course. Stop by if you can. Just ask around in the park -- the locals know me.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
Apple's recent announcement at the Macworld expo that it will be offering downloadable movies via its iTunes system left me with many ambiguous and contradictory feelings. A typical reaction for me, any time I have to listen to Steve Jobs. Remember when Jobs was the likeable hippie underdog, and Bill Gates the terrifying corporate titan?
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