Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
I don't watch many (very) old movies, but I've to say… after 60 years, Rita Hayworth, in her 1946 movie Gilda (she was 28 years old then), oh boy, what a gorgeous, sleek woman she was, really – an American actress of Spanish and English descent that would make men today shiver as I'm sure … Read more
Sir Tim Berners-Lee recently commented on Web 2.0: “(Web 2.0 is) useless jargon nobody can explain and a set of technology that tries to achieve exactly the same thing as “Web 1.0” Mr. TBL is right that Web 2.0 is the same set of technology that tries to achieve exactly the same as what he … Read more
I don't know what else to do… Technorati doesn't want to update my blog. It says my blog was last updated 136 days ago, which is not true. I have tried ping, reclaiming, and other, and have emailed them a number of times – with no luck, no response from them. :-( C. Enrique Ortiz' … Read more
Where: InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel Austin, Texas USA When: 26-27 September 2006 Website: www.twsummit.com The 2006 Texas Wireless Summit will provide a fast forward glimpse that goes beyond 18 months on what to expect from disruptive new technologies and busi-ness models that will appear in the wireless industry, the critical … Read more
I recently read Tim O'Reilly's Four Big Ideas About Open Source… But as I read Tim's ideas I realized (that with minor changes and reordering) they also are 4 principles that describe the current philosophy of how services on the (new) web are being produced and consumed: The architecture of participation or collaboration beyond software: … Read more
This week's Carnival of the Mobilists is being hosted by Steve Litchfield, with entries from the typical gang of mobilists. Go check it out. ceo
Sad news today. We are very sorry to learn about the sudden death of Steve Irwin. My family and I enjoyed very much his shows, and his enthusiasm, and lessons about the animal wildlife. Life is so short, and I 'm glad that he enjoyed so much what he did for a living, his family, … Read more
I always have enjoyed data visualization and simulations. From my days as a teen when attaching oscilloscopes to analog sources such as the music stereo receiver and “watching” the music, to my days as a computer science student visualizing data structures and logic flow (and simulating the immediate (heat) effects of nuclear explosions). A picture … Read more
If you are working on medical systems, or large systems or Information Technology (I/T) where compliance and audits are very important, grab a copy of this month's ACM Queue magazine, which is packed with good information on compliance, from SOX to HIPPA and SAS 70, and how to keep score. This month's copy also contains … Read more
But do I really need a note to self for this? If you sell your current desktop PC, don't you wipe out the harddisk first to protect yourself? Even use some tool such as Heidi Computers Eraser? Well, the same concept applies to your cellphone – you must wipe out the sensitive data. The problem … Read more