ON A MUGGY SUNDAY in New York City, I dashed to the safety of a Boingo-powered Starbucks to record a five-minute summary of today's New York Times. The clip opens with the So-Kelly matte alligator bag at left and covers items of interest for several regular readers of my blog. There's an interesting story concerning Andrei Melnikov's Magtag cooker. [1] It turns on when his cell phone rings. The "Digital Domain" column shows "although Google's family of web sites has made it the most-visited Web player in the United States, its finance site draws a small fraction of the traffic of Yahoo's." [2] I think all kinds of shit will hit the fan with the pubilcation of a CIA Inspector General's report tomorrow. It details abuses that took place inside the agency's secret prisons (i.e., mock executions using guns and a power drill). [3] I doubt there's any substantive information in that report about rendition flights using Shannon Airport but the CIA IG is the one agency that could divulge those details.For @ncirl. The New York Times Knowledge Network might be a smart knowledge network to join as an affiliate. More: NYT/courses.
@ghook might be interested: The NYT posts pull quotes that show how readers can "text the author's name to get a favourite column on your mobile phone." [4]
Pat Phelan: The New York Times knows loadsa people stop in the middle of the pavement to snap and send photos. [5] If they don't use Maxroam, they're pissing away money.
MiniE Memories. I always think of Ciaran Cuffe when I read about electric cars like the MiniE. [6] The NYT blog knows the first 450 electric Minis had issues with charging. Some needed 23 hours to completely recharge for 150 miles of service between charges.
Wanna Cycle. Cities are being transformed into weekend playgrounds for the summer months. In Manhattan, Broadway, from Central Park to Macy's is converted into a mall for pedestrians and riders on Saturdays in August. [7] A gnawing thought eats away at me, as I realise I've not followed through with Worldwide Cycles.
Wanna Garden. Artists' gardens feature in a full-page spread of today's art section [8], reminding me of a thought I want to share with Peter Donegan.
1. Jim Dwyer -- "Hello, Oven? It's Phone. Now Let's Get Cooking!" in the Metropolitan section of the New York Times, 23 August 2009.
2. Randall Stross -- "Where Yahoo Leaves Google in the Dust" in the Bright Ideas section of the NYT, 23 Aug 09.
3. Mark Mazzetti -- "Report provides new details on CIA prisoner abuse" in the main news section of the NYT, 23 Aug 09.
4. Gretchen Morgenson -- "What the stress tests didn't predict" in the Business section of the NYT, 23 Aug 09.
5. Editorial -- "Photo Gridlock" on the opinion pages of the NYT, 23 Aug 09.
6. Jim Motavalli -- "Mini E Overcomes Glitches" in the Automotive section of the NYT, 23 Aug 09.
7. Bill Cunningham -- "Happy Trails" in the NYT Metro section, 23 Aug 09.
8. Dorothy Spears -- "Land as Canvas, Plants as Paint" in the Art section of the NYT, 23 Aug 09.
Previously: Sunday Times on Qik". Direct link to Qik clip: http://www.qik.com/video/2641130
