05 Oct 2006, 11:47 a.m.

Missing Frances

I miss Frances every day. Today I read a few of her old weblog entries. A student today said she can tell that I like the class. I'm glad she thinks so. I'm glad she …

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05 Oct 2006, 11:30 a.m.

Seen Today

An IKEA lamp set out with the trash on the curb.

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05 Oct 2006, 7:26 a.m.

RSS Aggregation

I used to use Feed On Feeds, but was uncomfortable with the web app. So I dropped out of the RSS scene. Last night I downloaded NetNewsWire, which all the Mac people lurve, and I'm …

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03 Oct 2006, 0:14 a.m.

Whooo, Sorkin

Okay, if Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip will consistently be at least this good, I'll watch. At least, Sorkin.

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02 Oct 2006, 20:28 p.m.

You Know You're In A Business Class If

I read about the Dominion's polaron beams and the ease with which DS9 learned to defend against them, and thought, "what was the net present value of that technology investment?"

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02 Oct 2006, 1:39 a.m.

More RFID Musings

The Gillette folks probably have not read Bruce Sterling's awesome short story User-Centric.

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01 Oct 2006, 17:29 p.m.

Textbook Example

"When developing a business model, do not forget to think about how this model will generate revenue." -Information Technology: Strategic Decision Making for Managers by Henry C. Lucas, Jr.

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01 Oct 2006, 14:14 p.m.

Vacation

I took a break from the column to get my bearings with the Master's program. It'll be back next week. My obsession this weekend spilled over into blog posts and into the column.

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01 Oct 2006, 12:50 p.m.

Perspective

We Can't Be Equal While reminded me: Once I was at a party with a lot of tech folk, and talked a bit with a woman, and one of the things we talked about was …

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01 Oct 2006, 10:09 a.m.

Difficulty

A Malcolm Gladwell blog entry reminds me that domain expertise changes one's perspective mightily. Yesterday I visited the Wired NEXTfest. I stopped by the Pfizer booth because their exhibit on using RFID to secure the …

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