Tag: culture
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bits and pieces
From this article [ archive.org ] by Peter Hickman at MacDevCenter “The big difference between the world of Unix and that other place is that in the other place they have applications and we have tools.” These are a cool way to burn money: the Cubes & Geekman and his friends from Happy Worker. With…
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this is what I’m talking about
if you are going to be a dot.com refugee, then you’d damn well better have learned something important – otherwise you are just a fuck-up. This is something important.
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Community of Murder
Ok, so with no job and no cable, I’ve been watching a lot (a lot!) of broadcast network prime-time TV, which means choosing between reality shows or crime dramas – I didn’t think it was that hard to choose. So here is my crime drama idea: A series of brutal murders, with the press having…
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Google as the architect of consumer computing
Dvorak thinks that there is a Google OS coming soon, and maybe he’s right. But I think that Google doesn’t need to have an OS, a branded computer, or any other conventional consumer electronic/IT product. I think this because I think they already have what they need to unseat Microsoft, and that they can do…
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masters of mediocre: what next for the Seahawks?
Yep, I’m one of those poor suckers who root for the Seattle Seahawks. They lost their sixth consecutive play-off game yesterday, and their third consecutive game against the St. Louis Rams, to complete another season of essentially mediocre professional football. It’s Mike Holmgren’s sixth year in Seattle, and the luster of his 1996 super bowl…
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the end of the desk?
I have a wireless laptop, and have been wireless for something approaching three years now. During that time, my need for and use of a traditional desk has progressively diminished. The idea of sitting at a desk to accomplish anything has started to become outmoded in my mind, and my idea of the perfect office…
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The newest member of the cult
Shaun of the Dead. It’s British. It has zombies. It’s funny. What happens in the background during the first half of the movie, and how cleverly cynical it is about being involved/interested we are in the goings on outside our lives just had me rolling. If you are a news-addict, a geek, and you own…
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Unbelievable
Ok, so I get this postcard in the mail today – it’s from the Army Reserve. It’s a form letter, and there is a “personalized” web site, which is also a form letter. This is my favorite quote: “The best part-time job in America – because you’re defending America.” This isn’t a joke. Here is…