Carrier Pigeon beats Internet, at least in South Africa Band: not broad. This is just in, though a tad dated: a carrier pigeon can deliver information faster than the Internet, at least in South Africa. Local news agency SAPA reports (via Reuters) that Winston an 11 month old pigeon, took one hour and eight minutes to fly the 80 km (50 miles) from offices Submitted: on 11th Jan 2010 Tags: · information · offices · The · internet · SouthBeing Competitive From Afar… As you may have seen in my previous post, I live in Perth Western Australia. A very far away place to be. The internet has provided a more even playing field in the world of internet ... Submitted: on 26th Dec 2009 Tags: · The · internetbook review: Red Hot Internet Publicity: An Insider’s Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet RED HOT INTERNET PUBLICITY: An Insider’s Guide to Promoting Your Book on the Internet by Penny C. Sansevieri Cosimo Books; Revised edition (Sept 2009) ISBN-10: 1605207241, ISBN-13: 978-1605207247 Source: Author-donated copy for an unbiased review. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Hundreds of thousands of books are published each year. To get readers to pick up your book, you have Submitted: on 26th Jan 2010 Tags: · marketing · The · Up · Author · Book Review · Edition · Hot · internet · Isbn · Published · Readers · TheOMNIVORE: The structure of scientific research Mouse urine, pureed goldfish brains and human computers — sound interesting? Submitted: on 26th Feb 2010 Tags: · TheHello again, Internet In September, we had a power brown-out and the modem in the computer stopped working. So we had no Internet for a while, and after some time I stopped missing it. I thought of myself as being off the grid and Thoreau-like, content to sit and think deep thoughts while everyone else talked about adding Submitted: on 26th Dec 2009 Tags: · The · internetThings that make me happy. Since there's been all sorts of seriousness today, I was happy to find this over by the public access computers: Note the awesome arrows that let us know that the screaming person is falling. And that the guy who is doing the throwing is smiling. Submitted: on 20th Jan 2010 Tags: · TheHow to Turn Off the Internet While Writing on Your Computer This week, GalleyCat readers debated the Internet's detrimental effects on a writer's ability to focus. Author Nicholas Carr summed up the problem: "improving our ability to multitask, neuroscience tells us in no uncertain terms, will never return to us the depth of understanding that comes with attentive, singleminded thought." For novelists and long-form writers, the problem is obvious... Submitted: on 11th Dec 2009 Tags: · The · Up · Author · internet · Novelists · Readers · Up · Writer · Writers · WritingJust Another eBay Scam Does anyone even use eBay these days? My love affair with eBay ended on the day that someone in the U.K. managed to hack into eBay's database long enough to hijack my account and password. That thief then proceeded to make offers (above the amounts being asked by sellers) on more than a dozen computers with the request that they be sent immediately to an address in England. I was very lucky to Submitted: on 10th Feb 2010 Tags: · My Love · The · Affair · Hack · SentGeek Media Round-Up: January 11, 2010 Art CreativeFan points out 51 Brilliant Must See deviantART Wallpapers. Sad but true: This is the easiest way to get attention on the internet. Stainless Steel Droppings looks back at the Sci-Fi Cover Art of 2009. Comics News: Marvel Comics Sues Jack Kirby! Suvudu names its picks for the Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2009. Film Read the Avatar screenplay in its entirety ... Submitted: on 11th Jan 2010 Tags: · The · Up · 10 Graphic Novels · Art · Comics · internet · Jack Kirby · Marvel · Marvel Comics · Sci-fi · UpSunday Salon: ALA, new computers, and more Greetings! I am blogging this from my brand new computer. No more will I be a victim to my computer's slow and painful death! No more I say! I still need to do my spreadsheet post and also do my 2009 wrap up! But I need to wait until my files finish transferring from my old computer. Also, I made the switch from PC to Mac. It's taking awhile to get used to. What the @#@$% is this command... Submitted: on 17th Jan 2010 Tags: · The · Up · What · Death · The Switch · What
