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Posts from July 2006

Barnstable Beaches on Google Earth

I did my best to map all of the public, resident-only and fee-based beaches in Barnstable, Massachusetts. When possible, I noted the amount of parking spaces and whether a beach sticker is required.
Click here to download barnstable_beaches.kmz.
Please let me know if I am missing any beaches or if I made any errors.


The Cape Cod Baseball League on Google Earth

Don’t know where all of the Cape League fields are? No problem! I created a Google Earth file with markers for all of the Cape League locations including the additional fields in Sandwich, New Bedford, and Nantucket and the CCBL Hall of Fame.
Click here to download cape_cod_baseball_league.kmz.
Google Earth can be downloaded for free at http://earth.google.com/. [...]


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23 July 2006 @ 10am

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Wordplay

Wordplay is a documentary in the same vein as Word Wars (2004) and Spellbound (2002). Wordplay takes a look behind the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament held in Stamford, Connecticut. The tournament is organized by New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor Will Shortz and was first held in 1977.
Unlike the other documentaries I mentioned, [...]


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23 July 2006 @ 9am

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Clerks II

I am not exactly sure what I expected out of Clerks II, the sequel to one of my favorite movies. Whatever those expectations were, it fell a little short. But, I am still glad director Kevin Smith decided to make the movie and provide a much-needed second-look into the lives of Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran) [...]


Net Neutrality, Senator Kerry, and Senator Ted Stevens

Net neutrality is a good thing. Without it, Internet Service Providers (ISPs–such as Comcast and Verizon) would be able to charge websites (such as Google or Yahoo!) money to allow for their sites to be accessed faster (or at all) by their customers. To learn more, I would encourage you to watch this Rocketboom video [...]


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