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In all my years of writing the only "professional" (as in, compensated) I've done was the SAGE Short-Topics Oracle book that I wrote (which was originally written as a free, as in, consistent with the ideals of free software, sharing and helping others, book for cuddletech). The editor of SearchDataCenter.com found my blog and asked me to write some columns for them, and the first one is now up: find it here. I'm really proud to have an ...
Don't be left out... Firefox 3.0 Beta 3, released on the 14th, is available in PKG format and Tarball. Download it now!
Jon 'Maddog' Hall is a long time hero of the free software movement and its rare to see his preso's on video, and I'm glad to see one up: Jon 'Maddog' Hall interview and speech at Linux.com. There is something very important in the beginning of the second video that I want to point out to all our branding and trademark friends at Sun... "My lawyers tell me that I have to keep reminding people that Linux is a trademark of Linux ...
Does anyone else worry about the convergence of blogging, micro-blogging (Twitter, Facebook, Zannel, et al), and the classic privacy concerns? I recently took a trip to LA, the kids first trip to DIsneyland, and I didn't talk about it in any way. Why? Because I'm afraid someone will find my home address, see a blog entry about some great thing I bought, and then see a "Just arrived in LA!" Tweet and then break into my home to get it. Is ...
With the new year comes new hope. While Dec 31st and January 1st are really no different, something changes in the mind... the past and the future, clearly delineated in a unique way. I've struggled with what I can only call "burnout" for some time now. More simply put, its that unceasing need to "take a holiday", but, even with some time off here and there the need is unceasing. Work, of any kind, whether completing a company ...
I was excited to hear that Warner Brothers is dropping support for HD-DVD. That seems like whats needed to break the stalemate between the BluRay/HD-DVD cold-war. To date I've not gotten involved, frankly. I watch High Def movies, but thanks to Comcast I can watch HD "OnDemand". Tim Bray was recently asking around about HD setups... I thought I'd share some of my thoughts on the matter in a general way because I have unique concerns....
The blogs getting a bit heavy... time to tone down a couple notches. Films are always a good topic... Blade Runner is my all time favorite film. I first saw it when I was like 13 and doing a baby sitting job. (Yes, I did a lot of baby sitting as a kid, I earned enough one summer to pay for SCUBA lessons, gear, the works... sucked living in a family of non-divers, but was fun to get it.) I put the kid down to sleep and had like 2-3 ...
Less than 1 hour to go here in California and 2007 will be done... just enough time to slip in a final blog entry for the year. I'll downshift into light contemplation... Does anyone else feel wierd about it already being 2008? The turn of the centry is a big event and takes a while to get over, I guess, but what really makes things strange is that "2000", even now, is synonymous with "the future". Lots of sci-fi looks to 2000, 2001, ...
Luke Chapter 2 (New King James Translation): 1And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he ...
UPDATE, 11/14/07: A motion was informally submitted to the OGB for discussion and endorsement of this proposal. Today that proposal was placed on the meeting agenda however no member of the board was willing to even submit it for discussion or debate. This proposal is therefore, for the time being, dead and this author is saddened by the continued lack of action on the part of the OGB to even advance the discussion. This only further ...