Pure Twaddle

Boingboing posted an article showing that even the SF Examiner saw the potential in “electronic newspapers” as far back as 1981. According to a KRON report from that year, the newspaper cooperated with seven other major newspapers to create a dial-in delivery service that allowed users to get the whole paper (minus “pictures, ads, and the comics”) in a short two hours.

According to the Examiner’s editor in charge of programming the day’s edition, “this is an experiment. … We’re not in it to make money. We’re probably not going to lose a lot, but we’re not going to make much either.” Well, they get points for being half right. I would give anything to read their report on the experiment.

Funny enough, at some point we’ll revert back to hand-held copies if e-paper ever lives up to the hype.

The last line is the saddest. Here’s the video:

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Day four of the Obama vacation watch. According to a tw0-page article on the Washington Post website, there is nothing new to report. But it’s good to know they are keeping an eye on the situation.

From the article:

But this month, returning to his former home as president-elect, Obama has gone from Hawaii’s tourist in chief to its hermit in chief. He has been unusually private at the start of his 13-day holiday vacation, providing an early glimpse of what any tropical getaways during his presidency may be like.

The editorial staff considers this front-page news, folks.* Meanwhile, Pakistan is amassing thousands of troops on the Indian border in preparation for a possible war.**

*I know it seems I’m picking on the Post, but it’s verging on idolatry at this point.
**Does anyone else think it’s weird that I have to reference a foreign news source on this?

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