BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. I had hoped to have the first release of Wordform out this week, but ended up helping a couple of folks with their sites, so I’m behind. Hopefully after tonight, I can re-focus on this application, the modifications to my own sites, and to the search for jobs and/or writing […]
I am reminded of frogs. Frogs are very cool creatures. They eat bugs and make the most amazing sounds that always remind me of warm summer nights, down by the lake. However, frogs are not particularly intelligent, and their behavior is almost completely governed by outside stimuli. For instance, a frog can’t differentiate between a […]
This week is the week for conferences, beginning with SXSW in Austin, followed by O’Reilly’s Emerging Tech conference somewhere in California. I was a bit disappointed to not be able to go to either, but was surprised by the number of emails from folks who thought I would be at SxSW. I guess it’s the whole “where are the […]
Some photos of animal paw prints, found on a recent outing to the Chain or Rocks Bridge, in St. Louis. The sliding print is most likely a beaver, but I’m not sure what the other prints are. I would expect them to be beaver front paw prints, but the heelpad is more distinct than is […]
This was an eye opener today: Microsoft has bought Groove Networks and hired Ray Ozzie as new Chief Technical Officer. Years ago when I lived in Boston, I had visited Groove and met the development team and Ray’s brother, Jack, when I was looking at doing a book on Groove for O’Reilly. I also interviewed with them, […]