The Old New Thing

October 24, 2005 - The Old New Thing

Fair Isle: Knitters Wanted

October 24, 2005 Oct 24, 2005 10/24/05
Raymond Chen
The National Trust of Scotland has two houses to let on the island of Fair Isle, population: 65. The two properties are available at a very reasonable rate of only £300. Per year. Although the National Trust does not promise a job, it points out that there are skill shortages in construction and knitting. The knitting cooperative ...

New device detected: Boeing 747

October 24, 2005 Oct 24, 2005 10/24/05
Raymond Chen
Once again, airplane manufacturers have been giving serious consideration to offering Internet access in the skies. Back in 1994, Boeing considered equipping each seat with a serial modem. Laptop users could hook up to the modem and dial out. (Dial-up was the primary means of connecting to the Internet back in those days.) We chuckled at ...