I am a simple person. When discussions arise as to whether we view ourselves as intellectual, spiritual, or sensual, I come down, heavily, on the side of the senses. I taste thought with my tongue; I roll debate around my mouth trying to determine when to bite, and when to spit out. I worship with […]
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Today is for working
The best part of getting up early is watching the sun rise. Today is for working, it is. Today is for nose down and finishing tasks and making milestones. I’ve marked out in my mind tasks to accomplish with each new position of the sun. The sun’s “here”, this is done. The sun’s “there”, that […]
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If you can read this, you’re lucky
I am playing on the server today, which means if you can read this now, you’re lucky. Expect slow access times and strange pages. Broken Things. In the meantime, Jonathon finally introduces us to his new friend, Reimi, a beautiful gray haired, green eyed lady. In fact, she looks a bit like my own lovely lady, Zoe. […]
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Tired of tech
Seventeen straight hours of working with RDF in PHP, Java, Python, and Perl, including working with half a dozen APIs. Writing about same. Reviewing 200 pages of Unix book. Only 800 pages more to go. The more I work, the farther I get behind. Light at the end of the tunnel? What light? Who took the tunnel? […]
Break time on the book. I’m currently working on the RSS chapters, and haven’t I been careful when discussing the history of RSS. I’m also finding that I like the RDF working group’s new specification split. Either I’m getting a feel for their reasoning or I’m getting rummy from trying to meet an editorial mark Monday evening. […]