Archive for the 'General' Category

Google, my name is not “Fuzzy Database Modeling”

Like 3 weeks ago I was reading about Fuzzy Databases. I used Google Books to mark an interesting book titled Fuzzy Database Modeling that I ...

Steve Ballmer as The Creature

OMG, this is way too funny! Steve Ballmer starring as The Creature... ...once you become a public figure, be prepared for anything! ...Ballmer as Dr. Evil (or ...

Successful upgrade to Wordpress 2.5.1

The upgrade to Wordpress 2.5.1 seems successful. The console looks good and if you are reading this, we are all good... Cheers! ceo

Upgrading to Wordpress 2.5.1

Upgrading to Wordpress 2.5.1 (from 2.2.1) -- meaning, my weblog is going to be in an unstable state for a bit (I hope)... Cheers! ceo

Alltop, top news websites - but where’s the feed?

Alltop is Nononina's, and of Guy Kawasaki's, central console of top news websites, as chosen by someone at Nononina: We import the stories of the top ...

Steven J. Vaughan-Cut-and-Paste is at it again

I've laugh every time I read Fake Steve Jobs writings on Steven J. Vaughan (SJV) tendencies to "leverage" other people's work. And the reason I ...

Naked-Eye Gamma Ray Burst - most distant object ever seen by human eyes without optical aid

The brightest ever gamma ray burst, visible by the naked eye, was observed on March 19th. "If someone just happened to be looking at the ...

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke 1917-2008

Arthur Charles Clarke, was born on 16 December 1917. Visionary, author and inventor. Passed away today March 19, 2008 at the age of 90. What ...

My 2 minutes of “fame” at SXSW Interactive

OK, not fame, but (total) embarrassment. It was I who accidentally turned the lights off at Kathy Sierra's panel at SXSW. A full room, with ...

SXSW Interactive is here…

I'm leaving to pick up my badge... It very possibly is going to be quiet in my blog for the next few days... Tomorrow is ...

SXSW Interactive, BarCampAustin, MoMo, other

Wow, this week starts SXSW Interactive. Can't wait. Such a cool event, with great folks coming to visit. It all begins this Friday ...

Texting and its effect on the evolution of the thumb

For my friend Sean O'Sullivan, CTO at Rococo Software, here is an old piece I wrote back in 2006, on texting and its effect on ...

Rush is coming to Austin

Rush has extended their Snakes and Arrows World Tour to 2008, and they are playing in Austin on April 23rd! Awesome!!! (it has been almost ...

This week…

...blogging has been slow. I've been out of town, it has been all eZee, finalizing important steps, both strategy and tactical; it is all good. ...

The Internet’s Biggest Vulnerability

The Internet's biggest vulnerability is not spammers, or hackers or viruses. But it is exactly the same vulnerability as it was more than 20 years ...