Comments on: Greatest gadgets of the last five years (and maybe of all time) http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/ Technology from a jaundiced perspective (now with 27% more bile!) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:17:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dan tynan http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3575 dan tynan Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:06:09 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-3575 it's the minke whale -- a small breed, not endangered. iceland has been harvesting them for centuries. they actually are pretty responsible about how they go about whaling, unlike the japanese, russians, etc. they were rather upset about the whaling ban imposed a few years ago, feeling like they were treated unfairly. at least the folks I talked to in iceland were. I know it will still upset some people that I tried whale sashimi. (Actually, I didn't like it all that much -- too gamey -- but I didn't have room to go into here. my wife liked it fine.) look for more whale sashimi references when I repost my january 09 'our digital life' column. peace. dt it’s the minke whale — a small breed, not endangered. iceland has been harvesting them for centuries. they actually are pretty responsible about how they go about whaling, unlike the japanese, russians, etc. they were rather upset about the whaling ban imposed a few years ago, feeling like they were treated unfairly. at least the folks I talked to in iceland were.

I know it will still upset some people that I tried whale sashimi. (Actually, I didn’t like it all that much — too gamey — but I didn’t have room to go into here. my wife liked it fine.) look for more whale sashimi references when I repost my january 09 ‘our digital life’ column.

peace.

dt

]]> By: Dean Schramm http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3574 Dean Schramm Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:20:28 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-3574 Way to go, Dan. Tout whale sashimi to your readers - help drive up the demand and price for whale meat, thus encourageing countries like Japan and Iceland to harvest more of the magnificent, endangered animals under the guise of "scientific research." I hope eating whale meat wasn't the high point of your trip. DS Way to go, Dan. Tout whale sashimi to your readers – help drive up the demand and price for whale meat, thus encourageing countries like Japan and Iceland to harvest more of the magnificent, endangered animals under the guise of “scientific research.” I hope eating whale meat wasn’t the high point of your trip.

DS

]]> By: Tynan on Tech » House Music http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3445 Tynan on Tech » House Music Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:35:34 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-3445 [...] I like this thing so much it’s almost embarrassing. It’s one of my top 5 gadgets of the last five years and maybe longer. There’s no more elegant or easier way to spread music throughout your [...] [...] I like this thing so much it’s almost embarrassing. It’s one of my top 5 gadgets of the last five years and maybe longer. There’s no more elegant or easier way to spread music throughout your [...]

]]> By: dan tynan http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 dan tynan Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:59:44 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-1863 @GadgetFan bless you my son. feel free to share that with my friends at pc world. I am still on good terms (I think) and writing for them almost every month. but that still would be good for them to hear. oh, and the check is in the mail. ;> dt @GadgetFan

bless you my son. feel free to share that with my friends at pc world. I am still on good terms (I think) and writing for them almost every month. but that still would be good for them to hear.

oh, and the check is in the mail. ;>

dt

]]> By: GadgetFan http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 GadgetFan Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:09:53 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-1861 I was truly saddened to see this was your last column. Amidst a sea of tech writing tripe, I always thought yours stood out as smart, funny and socially insightful. I hope the bean counters at PC World soon realize that it is writing like yours that gives them more beans to count. I can count on one nut the number of free or near-free bloggers who are worth reading. Thanks, Dan, for doing what you do. I was truly saddened to see this was your last column. Amidst a sea of tech writing tripe, I always thought yours stood out as smart, funny and socially insightful. I hope the bean counters at PC World soon realize that it is writing like yours that gives them more beans to count. I can count on one nut the number of free or near-free bloggers who are worth reading. Thanks, Dan, for doing what you do.

]]> By: dan tynan http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 dan tynan Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:32:15 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-1822 Thanks for the kind words. I didn't jump, I was pushed. PC World, like virtually every other print publication in the U.S., is going through another contraction. They needed to slash their editorial budget, and the fastest way to do that was to get rid of their most expensive contributors -- the columnists. So me, Steve Bass, Steve Manes, all got cut. There were others too, I think. We're being replaced by bloggers who work for peanuts. Sad, but true. Will readers notice the difference or even care? That is the question. I'm still writing for PCW, so far at least. Just not a regular column anymore. Thanks for the kind words.

I didn’t jump, I was pushed. PC World, like virtually every other print publication in the U.S., is going through another contraction. They needed to slash their editorial budget, and the fastest way to do that was to get rid of their most expensive contributors — the columnists. So me, Steve Bass, Steve Manes, all got cut. There were others too, I think.

We’re being replaced by bloggers who work for peanuts. Sad, but true. Will readers notice the difference or even care? That is the question.

I’m still writing for PCW, so far at least. Just not a regular column anymore.

]]> By: "Shuya" http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 "Shuya" Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:18:59 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-1820 How could you leave? Things won't be the same... How could you leave? Things won’t be the same…

]]> By: Greatest gadgets of the last five years (and maybe of all time) — iRboto.com, not iRobot.com ;-) http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1817 Greatest gadgets of the last five years (and maybe of all time) — iRboto.com, not iRobot.com ;-) Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:03:55 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-1817 [...] The best gadgets are simple, elegant, and change your life in ways you don’t expect Five years ago my Gadget Freak column began with a simple mission. To explore brave new technologies, to seek out new gizmos and gear, and to boldly go where no gadget column had gone before. Now that mission is over. This […] Read more… [...] [...] The best gadgets are simple, elegant, and change your life in ways you don’t expect Five years ago my Gadget Freak column began with a simple mission. To explore brave new technologies, to seek out new gizmos and gear, and to boldly go where no gadget column had gone before. Now that mission is over. This […] Read more… [...]

]]> By: Greatest gadgets of the last five years (and maybe of all time) | Techspedia™ http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 Greatest gadgets of the last five years (and maybe of all time) | Techspedia™ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:09:56 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-1815 [...] The best gadgets are simple, elegant, and change your life in ways you don’t expect Five years ago my Gadget Freak column began with a simple mission. To explore brave new technologies, to seek out new gizmos and gear, and to boldly go where no gadget column had gone before. Now that mission is over. This [...] The Rest Of The Story at Technorati … [...] [...] The best gadgets are simple, elegant, and change your life in ways you don’t expect Five years ago my Gadget Freak column began with a simple mission. To explore brave new technologies, to seek out new gizmos and gear, and to boldly go where no gadget column had gone before. Now that mission is over. This [...] The Rest Of The Story at Technorati … [...]

]]> By: New Gadgets | Greatest gadgets of the last five years (and maybe of all time) http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1814 New Gadgets | Greatest gadgets of the last five years (and maybe of all time) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:14:35 +0000 http://www.dantynan.com/2008/10/31/greatest-gadgets-of-the-last-five-years-and-maybe-of-all-time/#comment-1814 [...] Original post by Tynan on Tech [...] [...] Original post by Tynan on Tech [...]

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