If you had two minutes to live, what would you say. If you had a cell phone, who would you call? [diveintomark]
Month: September 2001
inessential.com
My kitten lives in what Sheila calls his “safe happy kitty world.” He knows nothing. He just wants to play with his green yarn and curl up in the sun. [inessential.com]
Don't Let Them Win
Don't Let Them Win. Bill Mann cautions against allowing either the thirst for vengeance or the fear for safety to strip away what makes this nation great. [The Motley Fool]
AP
AP. El Al's airport and airline security measures. It seems tough, but it works. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
Experts Blast Airport Security
Experts Blast Airport Security. Even though a domestic airliner hadn't been hijacked since 1987, some airport security experts claim current measures are remarkably inefficient. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]
John Robb
John Robb: “The response to this attack shouldn't be seen as getting even or going to war with the group that did this (most likely bin Laden). Rather, it should be seen as a wake-up call to the world: terrorism and the states that support it are not to be tolerated anymore. The world is… Continue reading John Robb
BBC
BBC: “The suicide pilots struck not only at innocent civilians, but at the heart of what has been buoying America's struggling economy: the innate confidence of the country's people. By undermining that, the terrorists hope to destroy much more than one of the world's tallest buildings. They want to bring down the Western world's financial… Continue reading BBC
Wes Felter
Wes Felter says: “I didn't understand how they could have collapsed; the buildings didn't look damaged below the crash sites.” NPR interviewed a Berkeley engineering professor, he explained what happened. Basically the steel in the top 20 stories got very hot and softened, and collapsed on the lower 90 stories. They couldn't handle that kind… Continue reading Wes Felter
Untitled
My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by today's tragic events in New York City, Washington, and Pennsylvania: the victims on the aircraft and on the ground, their families and loved ones, and the emergency services and medical personnel who respond to these events. It's certainly shocking to think that two of the… Continue reading Untitled
John Robb's Weblog:
John Robb's Weblog: – PC Format (courtesy of Lawrence Lee). Microsoft Homestation: This is a home entertainment server that coordinates home automation. “The broadband device puts the company's .NET strategy into your front room. “They'll sell it cheap, with the revenues coming from online services and profiling,” revealed one source.” This hardware strategy makes the… Continue reading John Robb's Weblog: