sigh
Jul 9, 2008 @ 15:49
Nice job granting telecoms immunity from their constitutional crimes against Americans, Obama.
do you hear what i hear
Jun 26, 2008 @ 11:01
Twitter is the "web20" death knell.
Buckets of VC money being poured into a company that isn't profitable and has no practical business model? Why does that sound so familiar?
Even their Fail Whale is ironically symbolic. It represents social network bloat, and the crushing weight of having more users than you can develop for or afford.
Don't get me wrong, just like with the web 1.0 bubble burst, some websites will survive, and the technologies and patterns developed in this era will endure into the next, albeit refined.
But the bubble burst is coming, and I don't think it'll wait much longer than until 2011.
All the industry people I've talked to are not only living in Egypt -- with river front property -- but the things coming out of their mouths are the exact same things that caused the web 1.0 collapse. It amazes me.
The recent Higher Ed obsession with social networks and "web20" also serves as a reminder that the end is nigh. As soon as Higher Ed starts doing anything, it is already on the way out.
On the other hand, if we see Government spending big bucks on social networking and "web20" projects then we'll know it is already dead.
So what's this Chicken Little think we should all do then, you ask?
Pick out the real best practices from web20, and ignore the hype. Trust your gut. Get yourself a stable job for a company with a real business model before 2011. And, start looking beyond web20 towards The Next Big Thing (hint hint: Mobile Web).
I'll see you all in the unemployment lines in 2012, and then again at the top of the web 3-point-naught bubble in 2020.
Technology is nothing if not predictable.
that's not blood, it's...
Jun 7, 2008 @ 23:28
...Campbell's Tomato Soup.
Pretty much the greatest thing ever.
pint of the black stuff guvnah
May 14, 2008 @ 14:22
My god......... 11 imperial pints of 5% beer is more alcohol than an entire 750 mL bottle of 80 proof vodka.
I'm still processing this.
The retrospective implications are astounding.
moustache moustache ride
Apr 18, 2008 @ 17:07
Dani and I are off to the Man Man show tonight, and then I'm off to Chicago tomorrow.
Bark like a dog twice if you need anything while I'm gone.
like the corner of my mind
Apr 18, 2008 @ 12:59
Memory to never forget:
Moving into current my apartment. My real TV still back at the old apartment being watched by the old roommates. No furniture. No table. No TV stand.
But I did have a 4" Sony portable TV from the 80's with RCA AV inputs, an NES, and a floor to lay on.
And beer.
Glory. Sweet sweet glory.
Also, Mr. 74 helped me coin a new word:
ten•trance n.
1. The entrance to a tent.
it's my website and i'll cry if i want to
Apr 15, 2008 @ 09:45
I was too embarrassed by my six year old HTML to go on.
So... until I get around to redesigning this site... PARTY LIKE IT IS NINETEEN NINETY-SIX!
pbs = people's bullshit?
Mar 19, 2008 @ 18:59
Dear Judy on NewsHour,
I was shocked and very frustrated to listen to statements made by some of Judy's guests on the March 19 episode of NewsHour, because they were not factual and went unchecked by other guests.
One guest made the comment that citizens of Iraq who were previously afraid for their lives because of Saddam Hussein can now "go out shopping." This is a ridiculous assertion given the level of violence in Iraq during the last 5 years. One million Iraqis have been killed in the 5 years of the current Iraq war versus the very aggressive estimate of one million Iraqis killed in the over 20 years of Saddam's reign. (And 500,000 of those one million were killed in the Iran-Iraq war, which the U.S. backed.)
Another guest questioned where the "blood for oil" argument comes from because the cost of oil is "at an all time high." Oil companies are posting record profits, with each year beating their previous year's record profits. The war has been extremely profitable for oil companies, and many United States politicians have significant ties, investments, or other involvement with oil companies.
Finally, a guest defending Iraq war spending made the assertion that the Constitution charged the U.S. government with providing national security, and then moved on to say that the government should be expected to tighten its belt when times are tough, not spend more. We are fighting the Iraq war using funds borrowed from Asia and other foreign sources. We are not being fiscally responsible.
me