Saturday, November 29, 2003

Color Cognition. The colors we see are they out there or in our heads? Both, it's becoming clear. By Dirk Olin. [New York Times: Science] 10:27:51 PM    comment []

Slate: Will the Broadcast Flag Break Your TiVo? Paul Boutin. But never mind the industry gossip. How will the broadcast flag affect your viewing? It'll be an annoyance for some, but it's not the end of the world some tech reporters predicted. Instead, it's more like the Big Four networks' last stand against their competitors. [Tomalak's Realm] 8:09:52 PM    comment []

Hollywood's New Toy: 19th-Century Action Figures. Four studios are staking their holiday box office and Oscar ambitions on epics featuring elaborate period costumes and half-forgotten conflicts. By A. O. Scott. [New York Times: Business] 8:06:32 PM    comment []

In other business news, CNN reports that Afghan poppy production doubles. [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 2:38:45 PM    comment []

Apartment Glut Forces Owners to Cut Rents in Much of U.S.. While rents have continued to rise in many big cities on the coasts, they are falling in more than 80 percent of metropolitan areas across the country. By David Leonhardt. [New York Times: Business] 2:35:52 PM    comment []

Move Over Starbucks, Juan Valdez Is Coming. The Colombian Coffee Federation, which represents more than 500,000 Colombian coffee growers, is planning to open its first coffee shops in the U.S. by early 2004. By Sherri Day. [New York Times: Business] 2:33:26 PM    comment []

In a post titled Backjacking, Doc mentions the miracle of ssh tunneling. 2:30:48 PM    comment []