I spent nearly all day yesterday either at the airport or on plane. My flight was supposed to leave White Plains, NY at 6 AM, so I got to the airport by 4:30. After sitting on the Runway for 2 hours we were told the flight was cancelled, because there was a huge storm over Chicago. I wanted in line for an hour for American to get my flight rebooked on Northwest so I could get home by going through Detroit. I then waited in line ANOTHER hour to get checked in on Northwest. I finally left NY at around 12:30 and got back to Dallas around 5 PM.
While I was sitting in the airport I had plenty of time to read Wired magazine. Here’s some cool stuff I found that might interest you:
Negadon: A 25 Minute all CGI film in the style of Godzilla.
Play Money by Julian Dibbell
Julian Dibbell is a writer who decided to quit his day job and become a full time gold farmer in Ultima Online and Everquest. Play Money is his book about the experience.
The TED Prize.
I’d never heard of this. It stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design and is given to innovators and visionaries in one of these three areas. Some of the people who have won a are truly amazing. Winners get one wish, which the TED foundation attempts to grant.
A website to keep track of your favorite websites, keeps a running hotlist of the most favorite sites on the web.
I try everything possible to never connect in Chicago. Every flight i've ever connected there on was late due to weater.