Google unveiled Streetview for Detroit this week. Here is a view of the bookstore at Wayne State. View Larger Map I will have a lot to say about this, but here are some initial personal reactions. I find it interesting and compelling to walk through neighborhoods I know, but also a little disconcerting to know someone has taken [...]

• Mindlift

Now it’s Dad’s birthday, exactly three days after Pearl Harbor Day. Happy Birthday, Dad. Yes my parents’ birthdays are 12 days apart. 

Both Wendy Chun and Vernor Vinge’s presentations were excellent. Chun’s talk was wide ranging: she talked about imagined communities (ala Benedict Anderson) and Open Source and Free Software, Habermas and the epistolary novel, the Hong Kong Bus Uncle, and much more. I never thought I’d see someone use a packet sniffer at an academic talk. Altogether, [...]

• The Perry Bible Fellowship