Google’s changing public perception

I find it fascinating how there is suddenly a bunch of articles talking about how the perception of Google is changing from a bunch of fun-loving hackers dedicated to helping the world to a bunch of fun-loving hackers hellbent on controlling and dominating the world. First, the New York Times, then USA Today, and finally …

Windows 95 — Has it really been ten years?

Windows 95 was launched ten years ago yesterday. It was a huge deal at the time. People lined up at midnight to buy it, and some of them didn’t even own a PC! I was interning at Microsoft that summer, and I remember how massive the launch was. Calling it a carnival is not an …

The Newest American Indians

Native Americans have been dealing with the loss of their culture through assimilation and interracial marriage for over 100 years. But those claiming to be Native American have jumped substantially in the last couple of decades, including those who don’t “look” Indian. How do Indians deal with such challenges? What does it mean to be …

Fun facts about sprawl

Via PLANetizen: The Los Angeles area is the most densely populated metropolitan area in the country. Surprise! San Francisco/Oakland and San Jose are #2 and #3. (Why they are counted separately, I don’t know.) New York/Newark (which also includes parts of Connecticut) is #4. A climatologist says that sprawl in Dublin, Ireland has resulted in …