The idea of pay-per-view is inspired by our predilection for frequenting events and paying to see them. At first this might have actually meant going somewhere, such as the stadium hosting the sporting event or the theater presenting the play, but today the prospect of leaving your home has been Read more
While airports continue to augment security in the wake of September 11th, it has been disconcerting to watch the venerable first class service become so maligned and generally misrepresented. In fact for a brief period it was downright embarrassing to even sit in first class. Fortunately, things are getting better. Read more
A few months ago a Sony MiniDisc player ceased functioning for me. This component was designed for a home stereo system, and was therefore easy to disassemble and look inside. In fact, there was very little to look at. This device was the paradigm of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Read more