Posts under ‘General’

I have refrained — for the most part — from writing entries that are too “journal-esque” because I have wanted to present a more professional image. That has been a mistake, and has lead me not to post about anything. That is a mistake, and is going to charge. I have said that before, and [...]

The tech gods have not been on my side lately. First, my DSL was out for nine days! I was able to use dial-up on my G5. I got an airport card for it because I live in the city and there are many open networks.
Four days after my DSL was fixed, somehow the second [...]

Live in the Delirious Cool tipped me off to this trip being planned for February.
It brings back fond memories of the 5 day trip I took in college down the Green River. Isn’t self-employment about being able to do wild stuff like this?

This list gives some concrete examples of the value of RSS.

We all have had experiences of attaching the wrong TLD (ie .org, .com, etc) and ending up at a VERY different place than intended (whitehouse is a GOVernment site, not a .com).
According to the BBC Vice President Dick Cheney made this Gaffe in Tuesday night’s debate:
During a televised debate Mr Cheney told viewers to visit [...]

NPR’s Weekend Addition – Saturday had a great story (realaudio link) about a new restaurant in Paris where patrons dine in complete darkness. All of the waitstaff are blind.
There is interest in opening similar establishments in London and New York City. This is such a cool way to o/pen people’s eyes (pun very [...]

This month’s issue of Wired Magazine has a revealing interview with Craig, the wizard behind Craigslist. I always wondered where their revenue came from — thanks Bay Area employers.
I am less concerned with eBay’s investment in Craigslist after reading this. It sounds like Craig has a style like Ben & Jerry, and won’t cave to [...]

FREEDOM MACHINES will air on POV on PBS on SEPTEMBER 14 @ 10 pm (CHECK local listings).
High school student Latoya Nesmith of Albany, N.Y. dreams of becoming a translator at the UnitedNations as she completes her classroom assignments using a keyboard that mitigates her limited dexterity. Floyd Stewart, paralyzed in mid-life by a car [...]

When people ask what I do, I say that I am a freelance web developer and consultant.
“Oh, so you build websites?” they ask.
My common response is: “Well, I don’t make them look good — I make them work.”
I really believe that there is a difference, and that you do not have to be [...]

Off the newswire:
June 29, 2004  |  Washington — The Bush administration is offering a novel reason for denying a request seeking the Justice Department’s database on foreign lobbyists: Copying the information would bring down the computer system.
“Implementing such a request risks a crash that cannot be fixed and could result in a major [...]