Friday Night Links (11/20/2009)…
I am still struggling with this silly cold. It keeps me up at night and I sound like I’m way sicker than I really am. On the upside, this coughing is the best abdominal workout I’ve had in awhile. You know what the coughing doesn’t help with? Typing up Friday Night Links.
- Google Navigation (http://thedig.in/5w) – After reading this article, I really had to wonder how much longer stand-alone GPS devices will even exist. Just the other day, I was using the built-in GPS in our car and after only 2 years it is sorely out of date. To get the maps updated, it would cost nearly $700 for the maps and the labor. With something like Sprint Navigation on my BlackBerry or Google Navigation on an Android smartphone, the maps are always up-to-date since they are uploaded as you drive. The days of the stand-alone are numbered.
- Cellphone Economics (http://thedig.in/5q) – Do you understand the economics of your cellphone plan? Well, neither do most economists. The shocking thing for me that I’ve never thought about is that with my plan, I’m paying $130 for the first minute of talking on the phone and then the next 1,499 minutes are free. The 1,501 minute onward costs $.25 each. Dividing $130 by 1,500 is the wrong approach to figuring out how much your per minute cost is. Weird to think about. My head hurts now.
- Drexel Shaft Demolition (http://thedig.in/61) – Slow motion is awesome. Especially when it involves a giant smokestack falling into a heap. Speaking of heap, the song playing is by Imogen Heap and you might recognize it from the new Jason Derulo song, Whatcha Say. Not that I’m obsessed with pop music or anything.
- 10 Homemade Remedies (http://thedig.in/62) – In honor of my sickness, I’d like to offer up this post on 10 homemade remedies for what ails you. These range from soothing bug bites to getting rid of toe nail fungus. I’m off to grab a bit of honey before I head to bed. Hopefully a good night’s sleep is the only remedy I need.
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