An eventful day
Yesterday was an eventful day for me and you'll see in this post that that doesn't mean much for a city lad living out in the countryside.
First of all, I found out that Google are planning to stop developments or support on a number of its online services. The one that affects me is Google Notebook, which I use daily to keep a record of stories that I find interesting and for use on other websites.
Starting next week, we plan to stop active development on Google Notebook. This means we'll no longer be adding features or offer Notebook for new users. But don't fret, we'll continue to maintain service for those of you who've already signed up. As part of this plan, however, we will no longer support the Notebook Extension, but as always users who have already signed up will continue to have access to their data via the web interface at http://www.google.com/notebook. [Google Notebook Blog]
Doesn't sound too bad, I will still be able to keep and use MY notebook but the real problem is that it appears that I will no longer be able to use the Notebook Extension. This browser extension essentially allows right mouse button clicks to quickly add web pages and selected text straight into my notebook. Now it seems I'll have to manually copy and paste anything I want to make a note of. Not very good for productivity.
My next big event was jailbreaking my iPhone something that I had considered for sometime. I finally took the plunge after fellow Twitter pal ShapeThrower jailbroke his iPhone. The two main reasons why I wanted to try out the jailbreak, video and tethering. So with trepidation I followed the instructions on iPhone Hacks and within ten minutes I had myself a jailbroken iPhone with Qik and Cycorder installed. Next plan is to look up how to tether my phone to my MacBook Pro and use it as a modem - for free - using SSH.
Finally, Paul and I went to see The Spirit at the Apollo Cinema in Torquay. Regardless of the mixed to very poor reviews, I knew that if I didn't see The Spirit on the big screen with all of it's Sin City visual FX, I would end up kicking myself. I won't go on for too long about the film, suffice it to say that without reference to the original source material I was at a loss. Was it supposed to be a comedy or a dark brooding superhero story? It wasn't until I saw Samuel L Jackson's character The Octopus dressed in Nazi regalia with a very large poster of Hitler in the background, that I began to see it for what it was, kitsch. Paul said it reminded him of the Batman TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward and I agree. It's just why did it take so long to get there?
Well I guess my "eventful" day paled in comparison when I woke up this morning and heard about Flight 1549 which crashed into the river Husdon in New York city yesterday.
According to an air controllers union spokesman, a US Airways pilot reported a "double bird strike" less than a minute after take-off and asked to return to the ground, before ditching in the Hudson.
The spokesman, Doug Church, said the pilot apparently meant that birds had hit both of the plane's jet engines. It appears the birds involved were a flock of geese. [BBC News]
All I can say is "thank God" no one died, and that the pilot, Captain Chesley Sullenberger, is a true hero for getting the plane down safely, for his passengers and the surrounding population. Wishing all of those injured a speedy recovery.
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