Oil Spill

Florida Democrat Seeks Offshore Oil Hiatus - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

Robert Brulle, a sociology professor at Drexel University who has long studied events that influence environmental policy, sees the potential in the Gulf for a game changer:

This is an interesting development after the Obama Adminstration so recently relaxed the rules of the game for offshore drilling. Of course they've now halted same - at least for the time being - and in any case new drilling is/was not going to be taking place for some years to come.

Further information here, here and here.

What we worry about on getting older.

After we hit 40, many of us begin to worry about our aging brains. Will we spend our middle years searching for car keys and forgetting names?

The Talents of a Middle-Aged Brain - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

I'm thinking that I need to refer to this article every so often - if I can remember to, that is!

Low vitamin D levels are related to MS brain atrophy, cognitive function, studies show

This link is of interest of people who have Multiple Sclerosis.

Fastmail Changes

Since I use fastmail this of some interest to me.

Ebert on 3-D in Movies

Roger Ebert: Why I Hate 3-D Movies - Newsweek.com:

3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension.

I certain don't think tv shows ("Mad Men", for example) could possibly be improved by watching them in 3-D.

More Web Future Speculation

Interesting ...

The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash - Charlie's Diary

"The PC revolution is almost coming to an end, and everyone's trying to work out a strategy for surviving the aftermath."

An interesting take on the future of the Web by Charles Stross.

Alien Invasion!

Something else to worry about then?

Contrary Brin: Here comes the debate over the other kind of aliens...

The Most General Chrome Extenstions

I think this is the list that I really need to be keeping an eye on!

Top 10 Google Chrome Extensions | TechSource

Chrome and Extensions

This is certainly a useful article. I need to keep it in mind when I start using Chrome more seriously.

Top 10 Google Chrome Extensions for Web Developers | TechSource

Web Futures

Now this article by Doc Searls - author of "The Cluetrain Manifesto" gives an excellent perspective on what the web is, it's history, and hopefully where it is headed.