Category Archives: random

Bad user interface design at Dulles

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

If the city you’re going to begins with P-Z, move the giant stocking out of the way.

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Buying physical space for online products

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

This time of year, there’s always a lot of talk about driving clicks to bricks: how online affects offline purchases. Whether it’s an actual purchase that is picked up in store or just online research that influences store purchases, the … Continue reading →

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Hngry. Snd pzza now.

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

In a first for the U.S. pizza market, Papa John’s is now letting you order your carbs by text message. This won’t work for last-minute cravings. You have to create an online account at papajohns.com and pre-configure the pies that … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Rival Crockpots

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I haven’t been a fan of video games in general because they tend to be anti-social. But with the Wii and now Rock Band, they’ve become really good group experiences. Rock Band is an incredible game that lets four people … Continue reading →

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Technology in pop culture and geek trivia

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

In the last week or so, I’ve seen a few of our favorite geek topics appear in pop culture. Twitter provided key clues in CSI. The Simpsons finally got Tivo. Doonesbury featured Pandora. Tuesday’s Jeopardy! had as the Final Jeopardy! … Continue reading →

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Ethernet everywhere

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Yup, that’s an Ethernet jack above the urinal. I saw this at my friend Kieran’s pub, The Local in Minneapolis. No, I didn’t try plugging in. Here’s what the jack is really used for.

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That’s what puppies look like on the inside

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

After more than 12 years of heavy business travel, I thought I’d seen it all. As I was waiting at the security checkpoint at Dulles yesterday, I saw a woman almost put a carrier with three puppies through the X-ray. … Continue reading →

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Tracking the trackers

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

My friend Jason ran in the Marine Corps Marathon yesterday. The marathon, like many races, uses a chip on runners’ shoes to track times. The Marine Corps Marathon also offered runner alerts: you could sign up before the race to … Continue reading →

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Forgetting our freedoms

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Very few occupations are constitutionally protected. Journalism is one of them. The first amendment says: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the … Continue reading →

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Google Satellite View, the hard way

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

From the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, a book of pictures of London taken from a balloon. The book covers eight square miles.

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