Article: Of sausage and servers: in which the author isn't trying to stir up trouble, really. As a society, we may not like to know exactly how the demands of modern technology get supported. But as designers, we have a duty to hone in on the physics of the data center situation, avoiding prefab filler and delivering answers that cut the mustard.

As I write this from my laptop at O'Hare International in Chicago, I'm thinking about meat.

As I survey the waiting area, I see a scene that takes place in all the nation's airports. The guy across from me is working on his laptop. The gal next to him pounds away on her BlackBerry's ridiculously small keyboard. The kid next to her yaks away on his cell phone. And the guy I don't see is the poor schlub in the parking lot who will miss the plane because he depended too much on his rental car's GPS.

And I'm musing on meat?

MY KIND OF TOWN ...

I live in St. Louis, and it's a great town, but Chicago is a real city. Back in the 1800s, St. ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!