Reuters : “A report by Downing Street’s strategy unit found that while Britons drink less than most of the continental neighbors, they drink more intensively.” Ireland is not even mentioned as a competitor.
Zagat’s Guide to WiFi
LA Times (free registration required) : “Computer chip giant Intel Corp. and the leisure class bible Zagat Survey have produced a guide to the best restaurants and hotels in America that offer wireless fidelity, or Wi-Fi, Internet access.” full article
Mozilla 1.5 RC1
Mozilla 1.5 RC1 is now available.
Milton Friedman interview
John Hawkins interviews Milton Friedman.
“all of the progress that the US has made over the last couple of centuries has come from unemployment”
“Roosevelt’s policies made the depression longer and worse than it otherwise would have been.”
Spidering Hacks goes live
Spidering Hacks is now available for pre-order around the world. $20 adds these 100 tips and hacks to your library. 400 pages. Currently ranked 432,937 at Barnes & Noble. ISBN is 0-596-00577-6. UPC is 636920-00577-3. ASIN is 0596005776.
As previously mentioned, I wrote a hack using Java to gather traffic statistics from Alexa.
It will most likely come out in November, not October, but it’s still cool to see it hit the virtual shelves as a pre-order.
Google Code Jam
Google has a new coding competition, sponsored by TopCoder. Bypass Google HR and get your code recognized!
WUSA Suspends Operations
WUSA, the Women’s United Soccer Association, suspended operations this afternoon.
Pirillo Power Pack
Canon PowerShot SD10
Tiny new 4 megapixel, 5.7x digital zoom camera from Canon : Canon PowerShot SD10. 3.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 in. and 3.5 oz.
$100,000
Ever wonder what a $100,000 bill looks like?