Obit
Posted on 2005-11-29 at 08:01
Pat Morita died today at the age of 73. The Karate Kid movies, in which he played Mr Miyagi, are a staple of my childhood. In interviews and elsewhere, I remember Mr. Morita as a kind man. Sayonara, Pat. If anyone in heaven gives you grief, just remember...sweep the leg!
Whaaa?
Posted on 2005-11-28 at 08:01
Choose Wisely
Posted on 2005-11-20 at 08:02
Claim that an alien is melon-balling you in your sleep---you go to the sanitarium. Claim that you've seen the face of Mother Mary in a misshapen bagel---get on Oprah.
GenCon 2006
Posted on 2005-11-20 at 08:01
It has begun. We are already preparing for this coming August's trip to GenCon (the Dungeons and Dragons Mecca). We will be staying at the Marriott Residence Inn four blocks from the Convention Center.
I'm pleased with my results
Posted on 2005-11-17 at 08:01
To which race of Middle Earth do you belong?
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I'm such a childish twit
Posted on 2005-11-12 at 08:01
Science Daily has a very serious article about ethical breaches in a Korean lab related to stem cell research, but all I can do is giggle.
Why, you ask? Um. Read it. Then note the name of the Korean Doctor. Hey, judge me if you want, but seriously who can keep a straight face when talking with Dr. Woo Suk Hwang (yes, phonetically that's "Who Suck Wang".
I have problems.
Today's topic for discussion
Posted on 2005-11-11 at 08:02
The Golden Age of Latin Literature. There'll be a test over the weekend, so read up.
Mood: Abstruse
Posted on 2005-11-11 at 08:01
Can I get off the whirlagig now? It's dizzied my thinking.
Now Playing
Posted on 2005-11-09 at 08:03
I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones from their Road to Ruin album.
The latest in drool-worthy accessories
Posted on 2005-11-09 at 08:02
The iRiver U10 portable media player is one of those things that I want five of. If I have a wealthy benefactor or patron out there reading this, now you know what you can get me for Christmas...or Thanksgiving...or next friday.
And if you aren't my wealthy benefactor or patron, just rember that it's never to late to correct that mistake.
To waste time, nothing more
Posted on 2005-11-09 at 08:01
Play Polar Rescue, a fun online game designed to help you do anything but work at work.
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
Posted on 2005-11-05 at 08:01
Screw Ben Affleck. This guy should be playing Daredevil in the movies. I've never seen anything like this in my life.
Web 2.0?
Posted on 2005-11-04 at 08:02
I know some of you didn't even know about Web 1.0 until relatively recently, but did ya know that there's a Web 2.0 coming 'round the corner?
When I first heard the term "Web 2.0" I was struck by the sheer late 90's DotComedness of the name. But I've been listening, and I have to admit that---try as I might to take the cynical slant on this one--I find the underlying concepts reasonable and plausable. Let me explain this whole Web 2.0 thing as I understand it.
When the Web portion of the Internet was first released into the wild, Tim Berners Lee (the guy that thunk up the whole "hyperlinked text" idea in the first place) really didn't know what sort of ecosystem it would generate. It was designed around the ecosystem he knew: Academic publishing. A person of sufficient merit to own a web server would publish his work to the web where others would read it. For quite a while this pattern held fast. But times change. People starting seeing the use of the Web and started envisioning a greater thing. A web not only of pages but of people and of applications. This fundamental shift in thought is what birthed what has come to be known as Web 2.0.
If 1.0 was about websites, 2.0 is about blogging. If 1.0 was about Kodak's Ofoto, 2.0 is about Flikr. If 1.0 was about Akamai, 2.0 is about BitTorrent. The shift is one from taxonomies to folksonomies, from publishing to participation. The Web 2.0 is about hyperlinking people and the seemlessly gluing together the applications they use. It's about third party add-ons to Google maps and wikis and web services.
In principle, these are the sorts of things of which I want to see more. The days of clicking quietly through the web re dwindling. Soon you'll be chatting with others in real time who are visiting the same web site as you, leaving your opinions about the contents of a page you found, posting to your own blog and soliciting feedback, and doing it all from a desktop that integrates perfectly with the outside world.
It's late but I have more to say on the topic. I'll blog more tomorrow, maybe.
Why have you forsaken us, Tom?
Posted on 2005-11-04 at 08:01
My current client, Sentara, doesn't have an Internet connection that my laptop can use and I'm still feeling them out about using the main system for non-business stuff like posting my blog entries or checking my email. That's why the number of posts has dropped.
Don't worry. When this blog pays my mortgage, I'll be much more dedicated to an entry a day. :)
Just 'cause of Halloween
Posted on 2005-11-01 at 08:03
Here's a costume of someone dressed as the FreeBSD devil mascot. You're welcome.
New assignment
Posted on 2005-11-01 at 08:02
For those curious, I should point out that I started a new assignment today. It's a small gig that I got through Dataline. They subcontracted it to my company. It's really just a little Crystal Reports work, which sucks, but I don't mind simple work. It also should grease the wheels a bit to getting me more work through Dataline. They are already looking for more project work for me. Nice arrangement.
MUST HAVE!!!!
Posted on 2005-11-01 at 08:01
Take this, MiniMac! I want one SOOOO bad. Why? Because I do, that's why!