May 17, 2001
by deCadmus
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While engaged in the search for Evan Chan’s killer I recently stumbled across a nifty search engine enhancement, iLOR. iLOR is not itself a Net index… it’s licensed Google’s search technology. What iLOR does is aid in the process of … Continue reading
May 15, 2001
by deCadmus
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Most of my coffee-drinking life I’ve steered a pretty steady course of brewed coffee. I’d occasionally order an espresso on a whim, and most often find it wasn’t worth the effort. Even given my penchant for tastebud-tweaking flavor, most espresso … Continue reading
May 14, 2001
by deCadmus
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Silenced by software… Blogger–the engine that drives my [sometimes] daily updates–has been down for most of the weekend. This is bad. Blogger remains free to use, but it’s increasingly clear that, lacking reliability, free is costly in its own right. … Continue reading
May 12, 2001
by deCadmus
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Douglas Adams died yesterday… a heart attack. He was just 49. All I can think to say is… thank-you. For Arthur Dent, for Marvin, and Zaphod and Dirk; for the dolphins and white mice and Life, the Universe and Everything. … Continue reading
May 11, 2001
by deCadmus
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Net hunt redux… Or coincidence, part deux. There’s a new, alarmingly huge Net hunt underway, surrounding the release of the movie A.I. If you wanna start at the beginning, go stare at a movie poster for a while. If you … Continue reading
May 11, 2001
by deCadmus
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It all started with a Net hunt. You remember Net hunts, right? Mad scrambles around the web? Coaxing obscure information out of cranky, infant search engines? This particular hunt–a marketing machine for the 1995 movie, Johnny Mnemonic [an awful movie]–was … Continue reading
May 8, 2001
by deCadmus
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Despite my very best efforts, today is turning out to be an episode of South Park.
May 8, 2001
by deCadmus
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“Why do you even order coffee anymore?” My better half and I had just settled in to a table at one of those “country-store” restaurants that dot the interstates these days. This one happens to be just a few minutes … Continue reading