This is one of the most scary things I’ve read in a long time.
The fact is that a generation of students are being raised without a thorough understanding of the constitution and the history of the first amendment.
Scary, scary stuff. I wish reading The Federalist Papers was mandatory in high school civics classes.
What happens when you buy a game that you didn’t really buy?
Aren’t Digital Restrictions Management systems wonderful?
Look closely at what you are buying next time you are in the store. If you’re not careful, you’ll buy nothing but a vague promise.
Remember the other day when I posted the screenshot of World Of Warcraft’s auction house? I complained that they needed to optimize it. Last night, they took my advice!
Actually, that screen shot was taken JUST before the server crashed. I love buggy software.
You were lying this morning. You said you were fine but you didn’t look it.
Okay, those in the audience who have read my blog for any length of time know that I think Gilmore Girls is the best show on TV. Tonight though, something hit me.
As Luke confronted Lorelai with her deception, he did it after creating something magical for her. And, as hokey and “Metrosexual” as it sounds, I long for a relationship in which I could do the same. I want a relationship that is respectful and challenging, and as always, Amy Sherman-Palladino (the show’s vision caster) delivers the goods with impeccable compassion and poignancy.
Sigh… if only real life were like hour-long dramas.
Jan. 24 is the worst day of the year, according to British researchers.
After the crap I’ve dealt with, I’d have to agree.
Okay, since I live a completely boring life, I’ve designated tonight screen shot night!
Since GMail is down, all I have been doing tonight is playing World of Warcraft.
But, as you can tell, they really need to optimise the auctionhouse:
Also, this is a census report generated by CosmosUI.
Finally, I absolutely loved this inside reference…
Do you get the reference?
I love this game.
As much as I hate to admit it, I am really enjoying Iron Chef: America, the latest series on Food Network.
Although I am not a fan of Bobby Flay, I am a fan of Mario Batali & Morimoto Masaharu, and the fact that the commentator is my hero Alton Brown.
Check it out if you have a chance… it’s much more informative and fun than the abomination that was Iron Chef: USA.
Pictures from yesterday’s trip to MacWorld Expo are now online.
We started the day with some basic hardware installs in Oakland, and then went to lunch at Gordon Biersch with Steve, a friend of Jonathan’s who is now a Solaris kernel developer at Sun Microsystems. It was neat to listen to him and Jonathan reminisce about the old days, and it was neat to walk around the offices at Sun and get to see how they go about things. Definitely an interesting corporate culture.
Next, we headed into SF proper for MacWorld, where we had to employ some social engineering to avoid the incredibly long registration lines. Go us!
Once on the floor, we visited several of our vendors, and were able to meet one of our clients face-to-face for the first time.
All in all, it was a neat show, certainly more enjoyable than LinuxWorld was last year.
One thing I noticed was that the show exhibitors were overwhelmingly small business owners. I wonder if this is because of the Mac’s developer efforts, or just an offshoot of their fan base.
One disappointment for me was the Delicious Monster booth. I arrived at the booth around 4:00 pm, and the only person working the booth was Mike, one of the company co-founders. So, I asked if I could buy the product with a scanner. He said, “We’re out of scanners”. So I then asked, “Can I buy the software today, and order the scanner later?”. He replied that they could only be purchased at the same time, and that if I bought a license today, I’d have to buy another one online at a later time in order to purchase the scanner. Flustered, I asked “How about this? Can I buy the package now, and then you ship out a scanner to me when you get back?” He said no, their show ordering software did not allow for that scenario. I gave him one of my cards, saying that we could help him put together a fulfillment & delivery system in UltraCart, and left disappointed and with $161 extra in my bank account.
I completely LOVE Delicious Library, but I have to question the wisdom of putting your introverted lead developer in the booth at a large conference. Mike seemed like a nice guy, but was obviously overwhelmed with the crowds of people trying to ask questions, order his software, and pick his brain. Marketing is so much more difficult than programming, and I understand the difficulties in running a small business. I’m sure they got lots of great exposure at MW, and I wish them the best of luck with their new business.
After the trip to MacWorld, we headed out to Oakland to install some new hardware in the data center, and make some infrastructure changes to the cluster. It went well, except for the part where we had to sit outside the main colo area’s door waiting for some poor Level(3) tech from SF proper to drive out to Oakland to let us in (their hand scanner was broken).
All in all, a long day (especially for someone who’s sick), but in the end, very productive and very enjoyable.
I can’t wait until I get my Mac Mini.
This will change the home computer landscape.
My parents recently called and were talking about the myriad of problems they are having with their PC. Next time I hear from my mom about it, I’m going to tell her to run out and buy one of these immediately.
I have more computers than I know what to do with, and I am buying on the day the come out. Why? Because it’s so darn cute! Seriously though, I want a Mac that I can use to compose music, and with the release of GarageBand 2, it’s now the perfect platform for just that.
Oh, and the black-turtle-neck-garbed-one also introduced some other new products.
And, it’s nice to see that Think Secret got it completely right.
Hi Everyone!
I know, I haven’t written much at all since I’ve been on vacation, but hey, it is vacation.
Anyway, I went with my sisters to the Audubon Zoo yesterday, and have now placed the pictures from said trip online. Long time readers will notice that the pictures are now in a different gallery. This is because my hard drive crashed, and I am forced to start over, so I’ve decided to use a new photo gallery program.
Oh, and I’d love to rant on the whole “you have to spend $100 per year on .MAC to get the most out of software you purchased” issue, but I don’t have the energy. Check this space for more in the future.
Oh, and happy new years.
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