Thursday, October 31, 2002

Welcome to Roadside Peek

Welcome to Roadside Peek
Roadside Peek will take you on a roadside journey in time. As you travel, visit old motels, bowling alleys, drive-in theatres, neon signs, petrol pumps, googie sites, tiki villages, and much more.

Introduction to Googie

Introduction to Googie
Today, the familiar boomerang arches, tapered columns, cantilevers, parabolas and curved domes are being bulldozed at an alarming rate. These buildings stand at an unfortunate juncture: Not new enough to look modern, yet not old enough to be considered historically significant. As the best examples of the genre disappear, we are loosing not only part of our history, but also the last reminders of our shared dream of a shining future in a better world.

Sunday, October 27, 2002

NADRA - National Database & Registration Authority, Pakistan

NADRA - National Database & Registration Authority, Pakistan - learned about this website while listiening to Moira Gunn's TechNation - Five Minutes. She says:
It seems NADRA has the charter to "register within its purview all persons and things, wherever and whatever they may be, to the extent and in the manner laid down in NADRA Ordinance 2000."
And they go on to explain "things". "'thing' or 'things' means and include all animate or inanimate things, plants, animals, substances, items, concepts, ideas, laws, customs, qualities, signs, symbols, circumstances, affairs, events, acts, deeds, works, transactions, documents, pieces of movable or immovable property, tangible or intangible property, rights, privileges, duties, entities, living or non-living beings other than a human being and any thing that can be processed, or owned, or explained, whether known or unknown."

Saturday, October 05, 2002

HBS: The Eleven Commandments For Controlling Your E-mail

via Plastic: HBS Working Knowledge: Knowledge & the Information Economy: The Eleven Commandments For Controlling Your E-mail
Do you use e-mail effectively? What is the proper etiquette? Three years ago, the Harvard Management Communication Letter issued the ten commandments of e-mail. This article revisits the topic—and adds a new rule.

The Onion | Bush Seeks U.N. Support For 'U.S. Does Whatever It Wants' Plan

Satire: The Onion | Bush Seeks U.N. Support For 'U.S. Does Whatever It Wants' Plan
UNITED NATIONS—In an address before the U.N. General Assembly Monday, President Bush called upon the international community to support his "U.S. Does Whatever It Wants" plan, which would permit the U.S. to take any action it wishes anywhere in the world at any time.

Tuesday, October 01, 2002