Hack’s Haven: An Era Passes at NOAA – “After over thirteen years in my current division, next Monday I’m being kicked out of the proverbial nest. Assuming I don’t hit the ground and splat, I’ve been tasked with creating a “virtual worlds” project for NOAA’s “Technology Outreach Branch.”“
New York Times: Extinction Is at Hand for Paper Airline Tickets – “Eliminating paper will not make life easier for all carriers. The airstrip serving Lamu Island, Kenya, for example, lacks electricity and, as a result, computers. Kenya Airways must print out passenger lists on the mainland and send them by boat to the airfield.“
