A pretty big storm passed through town last night. Thunder, lightening, complete down pour for hours. Kinda thing that makes you glad to be inside (we weren’t when it started). I flipped on the TV, to get some idea of what we should be expecting. This is the first time I’ve watched the local news …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
The Bottomless Feed and the Need for Now Context
“I’ve punted on trying to catch up on 19,000+ updated posts in Bloglines. I don’t have the time, or interest, in trying to sift through them all. I picked out a few blogs from a few categories that I’m absolutely interested in and skimmed through them and then marked all as read.” – Ed Costello …
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The Old House Has Been Demo’d
This morning we grabbed some coffee, put Cooper in his stroller, and took a walk up the block to watch the old house get knocked down. Hopeful is the only word that comes to mind. More photos here and here on Cooper’s site.
Applications and Features I’m Interested In
Shared read/write calendar – so multiple people can change the information on a specific event. Shared presentation application – so a group of people could easily see the same thing, controlled by a single person, sans-projector.
Could Someone Shed Some Light on This?
I’m not sure how it works. Any idea?
PodcastMN Live to Hard Drive June 2006
Tonight, PodcastMN was at the Acadia Cafe for the inaugural PodcastMN Live to Hard Drive event. The line up included: Mostly Trivial with Johnee Bee Winecast with Tim Elliott (Winecast 66) Klingon Word from the Word with Joel Anderson (‘Amen’ – Live) Creot Radio with Alissa Barthel Cinema Playground with James Gagliardi (Cinema Rant Screen …
Don Norman – ‘User’ is Derogatory
“Psychologists depersonalize the people they study by calling them ‘subjects.’ We depersonalize the people we study by calling them ‘users.’ Both terms are derogatory. They take us away from our primary mission: to help people.” – Don Norman Individuals. All of us. Alone together. Even though we hide behind organizations, keyboards, and words – we’re …
First Crack 81. Omar Ansari Talks Surly Beer
Fewer than 6 months after seling the first keg of Surly Beer, Omar Ansari and I talk about starting a microbrewery in Minnesota. He shares the challenges of finding brewing equipment, zoning, and getting Surly into local bars and restaurants. We also do a live tasting of Surly’s new Belgian Saison-esque CynicAle Listen to Omar …
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Friday is Demo Day
Just heard sometime on Friday our old house will be demolished. Good thing too, we’re pretty sure the place has gone feral since we left.
Thankfully, A Day Late
Lunch today cost just under $7. Good thing it wasn’t yesterday, I wouldn’t been spooked..just a little.