Every now and then a friend points me to some massive missive I wrote them ages ago and waxes nostalgic or ironic about its contents. It seems I’ve written some pretty epic emails, a few of them practically have LOTR-style soundtracks. Most recently, I was served up a beast from 2005 wherein I let off [...]
Today (March 24) the blogosphere honours Ada Lovelace, considered the first ever computer programmer (and daughter of poofy-shirted poet Byron, no less). Charles Babbage nicknamed her The Enchantress of Numbers, and she kicked algorithmic ass for his Analytical Engine back in the pre-natal days of computing. A Web of One’s Own But what’s really neat [...]
The Slacker Sitebuilder I noticed dimitryz was having some fun playing around with a new beta product called flavors.me, so I had to jump in and see what it was all about. They provide a simple tool to “create an elegant website using personal content from around the internet.” I’m always intrigued by a product [...]
One of the only good things about being stuck in two airports and a plane this holiday season, was that I got to read the current issue of Wired cover to cover in one sitting (in addition to completing many crosswords, notes on my content plan for this blog, listening to music, and staring intently [...]
