The poop on nanotech

Nanobot parses a Mercury News article on nanotechnology — in this case a company that uses nanotech for mundane but essential tasks like cleaning potties. I’m working on a piece right now that discusses whether nanotech creates new markets or…

Winkie in Tokyo, contd.

The moral of the past two nights is that when visiting Tokyo, make sure you carry some AC/DC with you at all times. If you’re ever in trouble with the law, just crank up “Highway To Hell” and kick back.…

Get your tweaks on

The good folks at FACSNET post “tweaks” — fun quotes about the news biz — on the SPJ listserv. I bookmarked the tweaks page ages ago, and this morning I finally remembered to check back in. Here’s one of the…

Blogging for credit

This is pretty cool: NYU’s digital journalism class has the students blogging. Scroll down the right rail and you’ll see a list of all the students’ blogs. It’s definitely an innovation: it’s not like you can turn in any old…