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Travel

Storm, salt blizzard, and The Trucker and the Biker Gang

I left Reno late – about 10:00am. Heading east, the clouds begin to gather and the sky darkened. Around the highway, lightening flashed and you could see sheets of rain in the distance. The wind was blowing and dust devils appeared here and there in the plains. One particularly audacious devil seemed to parallel my […]

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Technology Travel

Reno calling

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A quick update because connection charges are ruinously expense at the hotel (Silver Legacy, Reno). Long trip was cancelled and I’m heading to St. Louis direct. The move this last week was, well, horrible. Thankfully the folks at Delancy Street (non-profit foundation that employs people in various positions), came through […]

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Weblogging

Neighborhood news

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Like myself, Victor is moving. Unlike myself, Victor is moving with five kids. Five kids. Can you imagine the size of the moving van? Speaking of kids, time to send congratulations over to Gary Turner – he’s expecting his first baby in December. Congrats, Gary! Update Not that anything’s being announced or anything (*ahem*), but […]

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Standards Web

Issues of accessibility

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Mark Pilgrim’s Thirty Days to a more Accessible Web. The series covers basic steps we can take to make sure our weblogs and web sites are accessible. His first tip is on DOCTYPES. I tested my weblog against the 508 […]

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Technology

A day in the life of a technical architect

Client: When can you tell me what you think of the software? Me: When do you need the evaluation? Client: Tomorrow. Me: Tomorrow? Client: Yes, we’re meeting with our clients tomorrow. -sigh- Me: Well, what’s the potential user load for the software Client: Half a million customers -pause- Me: At once? Client: Yes. What do […]