Ron Sims has been talking about getting the land associated with a rail line on the eastside in "public hands for use as a major regional trail. The deal would protect the land from development...
The rail corridor runs from roughly Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park in Renton -- the base for the dinner train -- through the Eastside to Snohomish in Snohomish County."
I really like the idea of another major bike trail in King County and I'll defintely be following this story. It could be a win-win if King County can keep the rail line open for rail traffic AND build a parallel trail.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Linguistics
This joke from growabrain speaks to my family:
"A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. 'In English,' he said, 'a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.' A voice from the back of the room piped up, 'Yeah, right.'"
"A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. 'In English,' he said, 'a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.' A voice from the back of the room piped up, 'Yeah, right.'"
Sunnyvale traffic signal prankster on the loose
I'll bet he's a disgruntled traffic consultant! Those damn traffic engineers!
Sunnyvale traffic signal prankster on the loose: "Whoever is behind the shenanigans has kept a low profile and drawn no attention to himself -- or herself -- while surreptitiously turning traffic lights around to face the wrong way, tampering with control boxes so the lights flash red in all directions and throwing the timing off to stymie motorists, said city spokesman John Pilger."
Sunnyvale traffic signal prankster on the loose: "Whoever is behind the shenanigans has kept a low profile and drawn no attention to himself -- or herself -- while surreptitiously turning traffic lights around to face the wrong way, tampering with control boxes so the lights flash red in all directions and throwing the timing off to stymie motorists, said city spokesman John Pilger."
Monday, June 20, 2005
What's the purpose?
Does anyone else think it's odd that a potential terrorist gets killed while brining a grenade into the United States Courthouse in Seattle, and the Seattle Times rushes to post a full layout of the structure?
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Yahoo 360 Review
I took a few minutes to play with my new Yahoo 360 account today... and it definitely offers enough compelling features to keep me going back for more.
What is Yahoo 360? It's kind of a like a "blog meets Friendster" where you can share thoughts (blog format), photos, reviews and more... If you are interested in using it for a blog, it should be noted that much of the site's interface revolves around photos (photos of your friends, groups, yourself, etc), so the site is really only appropriate for a personal blog.
Yahoo is definitely learning from Google's hipness, and you can only get your own 360 account by invitation. If you are interested, let me know and I can send an invite your way.
http://360.yahoo.com/dustinluther
What is Yahoo 360? It's kind of a like a "blog meets Friendster" where you can share thoughts (blog format), photos, reviews and more... If you are interested in using it for a blog, it should be noted that much of the site's interface revolves around photos (photos of your friends, groups, yourself, etc), so the site is really only appropriate for a personal blog.
Yahoo is definitely learning from Google's hipness, and you can only get your own 360 account by invitation. If you are interested, let me know and I can send an invite your way.
http://360.yahoo.com/dustinluther
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