December 2005 Thirty-five posts

• 31-Dec-2005
  From Kanab Where they have no free wireless and won’t let me plug in my laptop… “viruses” is the reason. Please Kanab City Library, learn from San Diego and get some free wireless! Ho hum. That’s some sad. Regardless, work must be done, offline. I’ll be uploading later. Some milestones: In 2006 this blog will turn 5...

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• 30-Dec-2005
  A few notes US Airways lost 3 of 4 bags flying from Roanoke to Charlotte to Los Angeles. That is pretty stinky. To add insult to injury, the movie on the flight was _Dukes of Hazzard_. …just playing, US Airways rocks. Can’t wait till they call me and let me know my bags are found. …no really, I...
• 29-Dec-2005
  PotD “Do the hard thing FIRST.” (It’s much harder than it sounds).
• 25-Dec-2005
  Quote of the Day From an interview with Bruce Sterling in 1998: Cyberpunk writer helps define the future of cyberspace: Q: Do you think you have a bleak vision of the future? A: The future is a form of history that hasn’t happened yet. It’s as if you’d asked if I have a “bleak vision” of the 19th century....
• 24-Dec-2005
  Hey You Merry Christmas. Travel is the watchword this season. Love and peace to you all.
• 23-Dec-2005
  The Saddest Metronome I believe “The Saddest Metronome” would make a great name for a blog. It’s a phrase from Gary Come Home. Today I’m working and enjoying, as I work, some Zappa videos on YouTube, particularly the video for You Are What You Is (Lyrics) (warning: potentially offensive and/or very silly). The St. Alphonzo Suite featuring John...
• 21-Dec-2005
  Frank Zappa Birthday Conspiracy It escaped my notice for a year that the day I was married also happened to be Frank Zappa‘s birthday. It is many other things too, including the birthday of Joseph Stalin, Phil Donahue, Jane Fonda, Samuel Jackson, Ray Romano, and Andy Dick. It’s also the day of death of F. Scott Fitzgerald and General...
• 21-Dec-2005

  
  Happy Anniversary Baby Leah, Happy First Anniversary. Can it possibly have been a year since we got married? Leah, I love you. Thanks for helping me learn what a partner is and for helping me become a better man and being there as I go through the process of becoming. Onward!
• 20-Dec-2005
  Schneier on Bush’s Illegal Eavesdropping on American Citizens NSA and Bush’s Illegal Eavesdropping: The fundamental issue here is security, but it’s not the security most people think of. James Madison famously said: “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” Terrorism is a serious risk to...
• 20-Dec-2005
  Heartbreaking Retrospect How refreshing it is to read about mistakes made in designing web applications! In Getting it Right, Ari Paparo waxes on why del.icio.us had success with giving users functionality, while his company blink, did not. Great one for the web geeks in my audience.

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