OK- I like a gadget as much as the next guy, but does anyone really need this. The bulb monitors itself and when it burns out it sends a message through Powerline IP to a server which in turn sends an SMS message to your cell phone.

They may be on to something if they started making FEL, HPL and PAR bulbs…

SMS Lightbulb : Gizmodo

Wired posted an article today about the Wynn Hotel . I live in Las Vegas, but haven’t been down to that property yet. I thought it was interesting to see this in Wired.

Wired News - Move Over Pyramids, Wynns Here

BeOS, which many audio engineers are familiar with due to its use with LCS (Level Control Systems), is back. A few years ago, BeOS sold all it’s assets to Palm, and Be disappeared. With the exception of a few enthusiast web sites like BeBits, and a couple of opens source builds of Be, there was no supported version of the OS. LCS has changed its OS requirements, and development path, and now supports builds of CueStation on OSX, WinXP and Linux (first RedHat, now SuSe).

BeOS was ahead of its time. I still have 2 machines that I use for LCS that run BeOS. They boot very fast, and run reliably.

There is a really good history of BeOS and a review of Zeta on ArsTechinca.

ZETA 1.0 by yellowTAB

I was watching some episodes of Sports Night tonight, and a line stood out to me, again, so I thought I’d post it. It’s worth mentioning.

“If you’re dumb surround yourself with smart people, and if your smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you”

We have to move forward, we have to think about what we’re doing. The notion is not new…

As an aside, Aaron Sorkin is great, I recommend picking up some of his writing, in the form of his television shows and movies.

Aaron Sorkin media…

The West Wing Script Book

The American President

Sports Night - The Complete Series Boxed Set

The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts: Eight Teleplays by Aaron Sorkin (Newmarket Shooting Script)