Derivative Works

Year: 2007

  • Another Reason Why Web 2.0 Technologies Have Utility Beyond Social Nothingness

    Police Turn To YouTube to Nab Suspects "You don’t have to be a technology wizard to figure out how to watch a video on YouTube," Johnson said of the decision to post on the site that hosts millions of amateur and commercial videos.

  • The Importance of Radio in Emergency Communications

    Here’s a story, Air Support, from the NYT about the importance of 24-hour local radio is to emergency communications. In the early morning of Jan. 18, 2002, a Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed just outside Minot, N.D., spilling roughly 240,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia into a woodsy neighborhood on the outskirts of…

  • Wesley Willis Obituary Printing Plate for Sale on Ebay

    Here’s a eBay item that hits a trifecta of my obsessions (obituaries, Wesley Willis, and newspapers): Chicago Tribune printing plate from Wesley Willis’ obituary. Some new I didn’t know: Wesley died on the same day as artist Johna Coplans.

  • Cheney Bombing Took Place Near Disney Drive

    Cheney Bombing Took Place Near Disney Drive, originally uploaded by juggernautco. This morning I was reading the story about the Bombing of Cheney in Afghanistan in the New York Times. Looking at the associated map, you can see that the Bagram Air Base is adjacent to a "recreation and shopping area" centered on "Disney Drive".…

  • Radio Shack Emergency Crank Radio

    My New Favorite Thing: Radio Shack Emergency Crank Radio, originally uploaded by juggernautco. This has everything you would want in a post-apocalyptic broadcast receiver device. The perfect device for anyone interested in being useful in an Open Source Emergency Response kind of way. Here’s what Radio Shack has to say: Stay informed during emergencies. Listen…