BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. Centuries ago, knights could challenge the dragons of their time with stout heart and clear mind. They had no conflict as to who was, or was not, the enemy. Neither did they have any confusion about how to deal with said enemy. In the beginning of weblogging, we also had […]
A quirky redefinition of the term, RIP. Made me smile. And from Sheila Lennon, a lovely tale in time for St. Paddy’s: A Danny Boy for my Father. Danny Boy was one of my Dad’s favorite songs, too. He was, he would say, descended from lace-curtain Irish–a tale told me with a straight face, but smile writ large […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I sent an email to Dave Winer and Rogers Cadenhead yesterday morning with a question: Which came first: the business disagreement or the problems with the RSS Board? If the issue between Dave Winer and Rogers Cadenhead was one of two people disagreeing about business, I wouldn’t have been that […]
For those thinking of quitting, Mr. Cranky Pants has some words of wisdom. I was smart; I quit the weblog three years ago. I had a chance to experience both the love and the loss and had a kickass sendoff. People cried real tears. I know, they said so in my comments. I came back, of course […]
Today’s adventures in tech: other than pushing some data around, as well as pushing around some JavaScript and doing a bit of writing, I also purchased my first bluetooth mouse: a Logitech laptop mouse for my Powerbook. I like the mouse, but it seems to come disconnected rather frequently. My bluetooth keyboard from Apple doesn’t […]