Tristan Robinson brought this to my notice. Thanks Tristan.
In Memoriam.
Yup, the blog’s gone. For now at least.
Here’s what Fake Steve has to say about it:
Dudes, I had no idea this blog was getting read so widely. I’m being held in captivity during the WWDC — scary story of rendition etc., which will be my firt [...]
The Secret Diary RIP?
August 8th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Four pillars
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Learning from books
August 8th, 2006 · 9 Comments · Four pillars
Clarence Fisher provided the kernel for this particular post, telling me about Bookmooch.
And it made me think. About books and the web. [An aside. When Amazon entered the Fortune 500 whom did they replace? AT&T.....)
First we had Amazon, a way of discovering and acquiring new books. For a while we also had ZShops as part [...]
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Snakes on A Different Plane
August 8th, 2006 · No Comments · Four pillars
It had to happen. Second Life meets S.O.A.P. Check this out.
Looks like machinima is the next word for my vocabulary after minihompy. Not neologisms, just new to me. I live and learn.
This week, Second Life has already had Suzanne Vega and Howard Rheingold, they’re due to have Kurt Vonnegut Jr tonight, and (for those somewhat [...]
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IT Project ROIs
August 8th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Four pillars
I’ve wrestled with this issue for a few decades now, through the Strassmann and Carr arguments and a whole slew in between. And sometimes it feels a bit like The Emperor’s New Clothes. It’s just not done (in polite circles) to point out the guy’s not wearing any.
When I look back over the years, I [...]
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