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GAWD (Global Access Wireless Database)

Anil Dash

Aug 16, 2001 • 1 min read

GAWD (Global Access Wireless Database) is a search engine that allows you to find your nearest wireless access point.

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Ending Healthcare

Just to document a conversation that I've had a number of times in the last year, its important to understand the implications (and indeed, the motivations) of much of current public health policy. Now that more than a decade has passed since the ratification of Obamacare, the cultural memory of

Jun 24, 2022 • 1 min read

I am the answer to the Rites of Spring Puzzle

Somehow, improbably, I am again referenced in a crossword puzzle, this time it was the Sunday Boston Globe from back on April 17th. This time, I have Joon Pahk to thank! Who knew there were so many small fringe benefits to having a four-letter name with two non-consecutive vowels? I'd

Jun 1, 2022 • 1 min read

I am the answer to The Sexual Tension Puzzle

Listen, I'm not the one making this assertion. It's Vulture's daily 10x10 crossword puzzle for May 17th, entitled "The Sexual Tension Puzzle", in which I am, apparently, a clue. (Sorry to spoil the answer to 25 Across!) Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself. Thanks so much to Malaika

May 20, 2022 • 1 min read

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