Inspired by last night’s episode of the Amazing Race and this today’s frigid Minnesota temperatures – 0 º as I write this – I proudly present: Amazing Race – Route Marker: Northwoods Detour: Get it or Gut it “A detour is a choice between two tasks. In this this detour, contestants choose between ‘get it’ [...]
The State of MN has a survey up for citizens to provide feedback on budget accountability. Unfortunately, the questions and answers are so oversimplified and generic that I can’t imagine this actually helping the citizens of the state. Methinks this is a tool to produce rhetoric moreso than results.
Since we are hockeyless this season, why not go out and support our new pro LaCrosse team, the Swarm? They’re making it easy, too. You can get up to 4 free tickets for their exhibition game on November 10th. I will see you there.
Then be sure to check out Circus Juventas’ pirate-themed performance Swash! Circus Jueventas is a St. Paul’s own local-grown version of Cirque De Soleil hidden away in a beautifully designed big-top in Highland Park. $12.50 a ticket for a full 2 hours of amazing circus performances. (And they don’t gouge you at the concesssions, either!)
The Minnesota teen charged with a variant of the blaster worm looks like he’ll be spending a few years in Jail. What bothers me most about this is that the press has given little scrutiny to the other big culprit…Microsoft. Yes, this kid wrote a few basic lines of code, but without the wonderfully inept [...]
In the interest of faster services Brainerd McDonalds is the first in the area to outsource it’s drive-thru to a Colorado call center. “This technology is going to transform the industry, no question about it,” – said Steve Bigari – developer of the call center technology. I first covered this intriguing trend in Faster Big [...]
According to a recent Strib article a fourth town is entering the Lets-Cover-the-Town-in-WiFi race: Clearwire Inc. will offer the [wireless broadband] service in two cities this summer, Jacksonville, Fla., and St. Cloud, Minn. Next somebody’ll announce plans to cover the Boundary Waters in Wi-Fi!
Today’s Pioneer Press reports that Chaska is planning to cover the entire city in a wi-fi network. With this effort and the WiMAX race to cover Mpls & St. Paul, Minnesota should be able to keep visiting geeks need for access satisfied.