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Hi-Tech B-Ball

December 9th, 2005

For the second time this week, basketball is in the technology news. This time it is the NBA putting every minute of every game into a searchable archive online. So, how long until free (ad supported) live game coverage and full archives are available for all of the major sports? I hope the other jump on the NBA and NCAA’s recent ideas.

The Page is Too Stupid

December 8th, 2005

As I was looking at WordPress plugins I encountered one of the best 404 pages I have seen… Read the rest of this entry »

Transit

December 8th, 2005

The new Google Transit is pretty cool. It will be great once they have data for the rest of the country (and beyond). What will really be awesome is when they begin to provide mass transit, driving directions, airline flights, and local info all in one place. And maybe they can add traffic data (like Yahoo Maps), too. In other Google news, AppleInsider is reporting that they are developing Google Earth for Mac OS X. I would like that.

Where is my free NHL?

December 7th, 2005

CBS will be offering free NCAA basketball coverage over the internet. It will be supported by advertising, just like normal TV. This is a good step in the right direction, but they really need to offer hockey this way. Too bad Comcast has the rights to the NHL and won’t let non-subscribers stream games. If only Altitude would do this, then I could see my Avalanche play.