Iím routinely amazed at how oblivious some people are regarding their rude cell phone manners. So, the 5Across video conversation below on smartphone etiquette interested me.
However, what starts as a discussion about smartphone etiquette turns into a more engaging conversation on the various ways in which different people are processing information in their daily interactions with friends and co-workers.
Proper etiquette is pretty simple. But the way in which people of different social and work groups communicate with each other is not. Watch this fascinating discussion and discover why.
This is a pretty darn impressive computer reconstruction of US Airways 1549’s emergency landing in the Hudson River earlier this year.
Vitals is an ambitious project — providing free information and patient ratings on doctors throughout the U.S.
I’ve checked on a number of my doctor friends and every one of them is included in the database, so it appears to be quite thorough. Inasmuch as the project is quite new, there are not many patient reviews yet. But the information provided is cleanly presented and quite helpful.
My sense is that this is a very good idea.
As you settle in to watch today’s two NFL conference championship games, be sure to check out Mark Bowden’s excellent article in this month’s Atlantic on the enormous human and technological resources that to into the television production of a typical NFL game.
Sort of makes a two-minute offense at the end of a game seem a bit mundane in comparison, wouldn’t you agree?
Newspapers are under siege. This Henry Blodget post reports on the continuing financial deterioration of the New York Times, which looks to be in real trouble.
Meanwhile, the blogosphere continues to thrive. For example, this Stephanie Stradley post about the chronically under-performing Houston Texans defense is far more insightful than anything that I’ve read in years from the cheerleaders, er, I mean, reporters who cover the Texans for the Houston Chronicle, which continues to layoff employees by the droves.
And to think that one of those Chronicle cheerleaders — whose most recent piece is this fawning salute to the manager who was mainly responsible for blowing the 2003 NL Central pennant for the Stros — had the audacity to defame Stradley recently.
Any wonder why newspapers and the blogosphere are going in different directions?
Walmart opened its first store in Arkansas in 1962. Check out this remarkable Flowing Data video that shows the company stores growing like a wildfire over the ensuing 45 years.
Meanwhile, this BBC video takes a look from above, using satellite tracking and computer imaging, at the daily use of commercial passageways in the UK.
It’s not all bad news out there on the business front.
Over this past holiday weekend, Cirrus Design Corporation successfully completed the first 45-minute flight of the company’s innovative "The-Jet" (H/T James Fallows), which is a five-plus-two seat aircraft that many in the aviation industry believe is destined to ignite a revolution in general aviation. Aimed at the market of owner-pilots, The-Jet is simple to fly and includes an efficient single-jet operation in an aircraft that is more flexible than larger and far more expensive aircraft. AVWeb has more pictures of The-Jet’s first flight here.
Ready to hail that air taxi yet?
CNET’s Road Trip 2008 blog visits the Johnson Space Center in the Clear Lake area of Houston (photos here). The article and accompanying photos are a good primer for the always interesting visit to the JSC.
