During a discussion about why Al Qaueda allegedly missed the El Al flight in Kenya with their Stinger I wrote the following response.. Also, if you have no idea what I’m talking about, check this: http://www.howstuffworks.com/stinger.htm -Ian. Begin forwarded...
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/28/technology/circuits/28stat.html November 28, 2002 Mr. Watson, Come Here, You Look a Little Blurry By DAVID POGUE A MAN in New York makes a phone call. But instead of just holding a handset to his head, he watches a small screen on the...
I’ll tell you what >I< want for Christmas... I want a small arty-looking objet of some sort that displays up-to-the-minute Google search terms from the Live Query feed to use as a paperweight, on my wall, etc. Bonus if it has 802.11 built-in. That'd be cool geek...
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?&articleID062C10-684A-1DDE- A838809EC588F2D7 November 25, 2002 Top SciTech Gifts 2002 Still haven’t found presents for the science fans on your list? Before you brave the cold and the holiday crowds again, take a look at our...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncidR8&e=2&cidR8&u=/ap/ 20021128/ap_on_hi_te/genuity_bankruptcy Genuity Files for Bankruptcy Protection Wed Nov 27,10:22 PM ET Add Technology – AP to My Yahoo! By JUSTIN POPE, AP Business Writer...
With Henry Kissinger being announced as the new head of the September 11 Investigation this article, forwarded to FOIB last summer, gains new relevance. Given Kissinger’s personal stake and his ties to the REpublican party, is there any hope of an unbiased,...
Oops. Missed this one. -Ian. — http://news.com.com/2100-1023-965960.html?tagý_top By Margaret Kane Staff Writer, CNET News.com November 15, 2002, 6:01 AM PT Roxio, which makes CD-burning software, is acquiring virtually all the assets of Napster, the former...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cidu&u=/nf/20021122/ tc_nf/20064 Microsoft Creating Virtual Brain Fri Nov 22, 1:02 PM ET James Maguire, www.NewsFactor.com Researchers at Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT – news) Media Presence Lab are...
What if we had our own spectrum and every new cellular phone added to that network increased its capacity, rather than diminished it? If 802.11 is any benchmark, grass roots decentralized technologies can grow quickly, especially when you take the Service Provider OUT...
While AOL tries to find its own ass in the dark, mired in politicking and various other encumbrances, Microsoft and Yahoo are out partnering with RBOCs to get DSL locked and loaded into their service offerings. RBOCs are starting to realize that they can’t drive...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
