In less than a month our cell phone numbers will be open to telemarketer farming. I’ll bet you can’t wait — imagine, people fumbling over themselves to sell you the latest deals on magazines and insurance scampolicies. And you don’t have to do anything! Well, except pay your phone bill as these vultures start burning [...]
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This recent post on the Fishbowl is a good read. The synopsis: All forums start off good, enjoy a “honeymoon period” in which they continue to be good, and then steadily decline… from the point of view of each individual observer. The more I think about the post (read it, it’s a good one!) the [...]
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The new release is out and, finally, working correctly. I haven’t been doing much blogging in part because of a horrendous work schedule, and in part because Movable Type 3.2 was totally broken out the gates. Fortunately Six Apart finally found a solution so I am once again blogging. So what’s new in 3.2? The [...]
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I recently discovered LinkedIn and have found it to be one of the best “degrees of separation” style sites out there. My issue with most web sites that provide similar server is lack of privacy. Many focus more on the “interesting” effects of who is linked to who — LinkedIn, on the other hand, is [...]
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I’ve seen a lot of inappropriate billboards — and a few outright offensive ones — driving around Los Angeles. But today I’ve seen one that really takes the cake, from Jiffy Lube. The headline is “Making sure nobody walks in Los Angeles.” Doesn’t this perfectly epitomize everything that’s wrong with the transportation attitude (and situation) [...]
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This is excellent, to-the-point and clear advice on effective writing. Hear hear, Seth! Good comments in the trackbacks, too.
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It’s been a good decade since I read Snow Crash, but actually seeing the effect recently reminded me of the book. When I read it the first time it was a compelling future tale that seemed like it might be just around the corner. Here I am, not long after — sitting at a wireless [...]
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About five years ago I stopped playing computer games, almost entirely that is. Chiefly, I just didn’t have time to get involved in them. But alas, the state of the art has made huge leaps and bounds in just half a decade — and a so-called “friend” suggested I meet him online in World of [...]
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I recently read this bit about how wearing a suit to an interview is never a wrong choice, and I’ve got to say I agree wholeheartedly. Unless you work in California. In the technology industry. Well, unless you work in California or you work in the technology industry. But not if you are interviewing at [...]
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I’ve been practicing Shotokan Karate for something like six months now. Years ago I had been fairly avid in Tae Kwon Do but let it slide somewhere between college and present day. Shotokan Karate has been wonderful — even our kids are enjoying it. Our local dojo’s sensei teaches the old-world way, bringing honor, respect [...]
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Google has apparently extended their map coverage to include the moon. Take a look. Be sure to zoom in. All the way in.
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I had thought there would be lots of time to write new blog entries while on vacation but, alas, it didn’t work out. We just returned from something of a whirlwind tour around Chicago — the planetarium, museums and Navy Pier in the downtown area kept us pretty well exhausted. That, and running up to [...]
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This is me. Martial artist, zen student, programmer, writer and author, technologist, father of two, photographer and a resident of Los Angeles (well, the outskirts of it).
I also publish Rational Scrum and am President & CEO of Hyrax International LLC, delivering comprehensive process improvements to its clientele. Specialities include audit and assessment of program areas such as project management, quality assurance, risk management and customer satisfaction as well as delivering focused initiatives to improve customer efficiency.
