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...debut last week. (More than anything, though, I'm glad the relaunch is over and done with. As much as I admire Gordon, I feel as if I've seen his bespectacled dot-drawn likeness an awful lot in recent weeks in the publisher's columns, telling me, the reader, how much I'm going to like the new Journal...
...There's also a new attempt at aggregation, which is all the rage (see time.com, starting today). The Informed Reader, part of the Journal Exchange page in the Marketplace section, offers short takes from various external news sources. It builds on what the Journal has long done well: offering busy readers quick summaries of the most important news and business-news developments of the day. On Friday, for example, the Informed Reader presented an eclectic mix of abridged items from the Los Angeles Times, the Birmingham News, Nature magazine and - how 'bout that - TIME...
Citizens of Corpus Christi, Texas, can thank a snapping dog for the free wireless Internet they enjoy around town. After the pooch took a piece out of a utility meter reader, officials decided they needed a Fido-free system. The city built a small wireless-fidelity (wi-fi) network that transmits meter data from homes via the Web. The pilot worked so well that Corpus Christi dreamed big, using tax dollars to fund a $7.1 million, 147-sq.-mi. network that went live last month. Now park sunbathers can Web surf and this town of 300,000 is home...
...Which sets me to thinking about another virtuosa vocalist. Isn't it odd, and sad, that k.d. lang - the supreme lyric reader of our time, the modern singer without rival at making sentiment sound like world-weary wisdom - hasn't done a Christmas album? That would be a lovely present under next year's tree...
After a long and eventful semester that consisted mainly of drinking, sleeping, and avoiding my thesis, this column is coming to an end. We’ve been through a lot together, reader: relationships, substance abuse, unfortunate email exchanges, drama with parents…sometimes even classes. Now that it’s ending, I’d like to take a moment to put snarky advice aside and reflect on the year. Just kidding. Sarcasm is here to stay. If you’re a senior like me, you’re probably panicking every five minutes...