Archive for September 1st, 2007

Google hosts wire stories: Meh »

By William M. Hartnett on Sep 1, 2007 in featured, newspapers | 12 Comments

Is there a compelling reason for local newspapers to care that Google is now hosting stories from The Associated Press and other services on its own site instead of linking to them on outside news sites? Were you getting loads of high-quality traffic, as opposed to drive-by one-timers, to generic, non-local wire copy on your [...]

Random picture of my cat, Vol. 28 »

By William M. Hartnett on Sep 1, 2007 in cats, pics | 0 Comments

The rarely seen contemplative side of Pokeweed. This is a far more characteristic picture.

Florida Home 27: 2007-09-01, Orchid Bay, Palm City »

By William M. Hartnett on Sep 1, 2007 in florida home, work | 0 Comments

Neighborhood of the week is Orchid Bay in Palm City. DOWNLOAD THE PRINT SECTION Print pages in PDF: Right-click and save-as to download (10.5 MB, 8 pages)

Beer bad for the environment? The hippies have gone too far! »

By William M. Hartnett on Sep 1, 2007 in oddities | 0 Comments

> Will going for a cold one give the planet a hangover? (The Globe and Mail) (Via Notes from a Teacher) Hops get sprayed with loads of pesticides and it takes a lot of power to produce glass bottles and aluminum cans. Still, I’ll wait for an equivalent appraisal of the environmental impact of 20-ounce [...]