I’ve offered to help Joi Ito put together a device to be used to send real-time feedback, such as via IRC, to a speaker at a conference using an LED display, like those that display sports scores in a bar.…
Blogs are like California
As a native of Northern California, my decision in 1995 to move to LA was significant. In the three years I lived there, I gained respect and appreciation for both LA and my own Northern California. Among other things, I…
Gartner reports discuss alternatives to Microsoft
This is not that new, but I hadn’t seen it before. Via Living Without Microsoft Gartner now has a series of reports available that look at <a href=”http://www4.gartner.com/pages/story.php.id.8723.s.8.jsp”>alternatives to Microsoft</a>. They claim this research was started in response to “significant…
The Danville Parade
Ok, it’s getting ridiculous. My little town is full of people who are full of themselves. There are <a href=”http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/6233860.htm”>chair wars</a> now over the best seating for the 4th of July parade. The parade is a big deal here, but…
Virtual Fireworks
This site is pretty cool: http://www.driveaway.com/lady_liberty/liberty_dl.htm
Bush’s Legs
Chicken drumsticks are known as ‘Bush legs’ in Russia, after former US President George Bush Senior, because of a food aid package that introduced them to Russians in large volumes in the early 1990’s. It turns out this is the…
