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    Posted on May 29th, 2009

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    Which why to pray?

    Which why to pray?

    Here’s a screen shot of what might be for some a little surprising at first. The site does a good job, I think, of explaining why Los Angelenos might face the Hollywood hills to the north even though Israel appears to be a straight shot East.

  • Technology

    Posted on January 29th, 2009

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    The good and the bad of being Location-Aware

    The good and the bad of being Location-Aware

    Anyone who knows me knows that I love technology.  They might also know that the segment of technology dealing with location is what’s got me all psyched up these days.  I have a real-time tracking device in my car, often carry one on my belt, I geo-tag most of my photos, track all of my [...]

  • Technology

    Posted on October 1st, 2008

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    CASON Grand Prix on Sport 1

  • Technology

    Posted on December 12th, 2007

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    AT&T Helps Prevent Hookey

    AT&T Helps Prevent Hookey

    With their typical tongue-in-cheek humor, Engadget has reported on an AT&T tracking system for school and although I’d love to hear what civil liberty advocates have to say, I personally think the system sounds very well designed.  The combination of GPS outside, RFID inside, and a group of people who can’t refuse, provides an enviable level of [...]