Tim, Cody, Chuck and I grabbed a drink with Robert Scoble tonight. And I also met local open source CMS developer Tim Broeke from ElectricJet. If you’re finger isn’t on the pulse of weblogs, Scoble is Microsoft’s überblogger. He was in town to start a conversation with Target. I applaud Target for this. There are …
Monthly Archives: May 2005
What else isn’t a crime?
On the 40 acres of rural Wisconsin farmland I grew up on, I build a skateboard mini-ramp. Southern California skateboard and BMX stunt culture was injected into my world of cows and cornfields on a monthly basis via the USPS and magazines like Thrasher, Slap, Freestylin’. Throughout those magazines was the Skateboarding is not a …
Learning Ruby – Day 14
Day 14 – Blocks, Procs, and the Others I get it. Seven pages into Day 14 trying to figure out what other meant in Slagell’s examples and it clicks. In other languages I’m familiar with (Applescript, PHP, Perl, REALbasic) variables are passed through methods. Example if we have a method that’s friendly, function SayHiTo($name) { …
First Crack 39. News Break May 2005
Things I talked about: Dave Slusher interview @ PodcastSolutions.com Garrick’s Podcast Picks @ Gigadial PodcastMN Listen to First Crack News Break May 2005 [12 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the show? Call: 206-20-BEAN-1 Like the show? Support the First Crack Podcast
gFeed Now More Valid
If your news reader didn’t like the gFeed – I’m looking at you, NewsFire – then give it a second shot. I’ve tweaked the gFeed RSS feed and it should be more compatible with validation-hyper-sensitive readers – I’m looking at you, NewsFire. Also, if your reader supports it – NetNewsWire – the audio of the …
The Power of Podcasting 1: The Voice in My Head is Yours
I was reading Scripting news when it I noticed it. The words I was reading were spoken by Dave Winer. I’ve never met Dave. Something I’d like to do, but all the same, I’ve never met him. I’ve only listened to his podcasts (which continue to explore the bounds of this new audio form). From …
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What is Failure?
The other day, I was talking with a software engineer about a potential project. During the conversation, he asked if I was ever on a project that failed. “Failed?” I’ve worked on thousands of projects and given that more than 50% of project fail. I asked for a definition. “The project didn’t launch,” he responded. …
The Elmer’s Glue of Home Improvement
This weekend, Jen’s parents came by to help us finish some projects around the house. The projects we’ve procrastinated for a year now and just needed a dedicated time to complete. The list included: Install crown molding in the bedroom Repair and paint walls in the hall closet Repair and paint walls in the hallway …
“Off Grid” – My 24 Hour Comic for 2005.
Since I attempted this year’s 24 Hour Comic Challenge, I thought it was only right to share with you the outcome. Seven pages, seven characters, the start of a story. A story of a world where everything is available to everyone at the time and what happens when someone goes “OffGrid” [pdf]. Oh, and if …