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David Remnick's profile of Amos Schocken's Haaretz. Ben Mcgrath profiled Nick Denton in New Yorker last Oct.
There is obviously very few media owners like the Schockens. And I am assuming very few new media moguls look to project as extreme an image as Denton. And to be absolutely honest, I do spend some time in Lifehacker almost every week and I dont spend any time at all in Haaretz. but still, it is an interesting contrast ...
I finished reading Vernor Vinge's "Marooned in Realtimee" last week in my brand new Kindle (It was a surprisingly pleasant experience).
The book is a sequel to Peace Wars which I had liked very much when I originally read it five years back (has it really been that long?!). I liked this one too, although not as much as liked reading "Peace Wars". I felt that the end was a little contrived. But, it was a very interesting read that held my interest throughout.
I did not know before reading the Wikimedia entry on vinge that some him with coining the phrase "technological singularity".
Review: tor.com