On the off chance that anyone is reading this who (1) lives in Atlanta, and (2) doesn't already read some of the other local blogs that have mentioned it (Jeff, Lance), BarCamp Atlanta is filling up fast!Space-limited to 100 attendees; after opening registration this week, we only have 31 seats left. If you're committed to coming, read more … [Read more...]
DragonCon
September 5, 2007 by
Okay, I seem to have survived Dragon*Con.Yes, I go every year. No, I don't wear costumes. … [Read more...]
Eight Random Things
August 11, 2007 by
Well, it's been nagging at me for a while that Lance tagged me with the Eight Random Things meme. I've been putting it off, but I had to come up with a similar list for an office retreat on Monday, so here we go. Herewith are eight things that my professional colleagues probably don't know about me. Enjoy:I made a zero on the Westminster … [Read more...]
BarCamp Atlanta
August 3, 2007 by
After a lot of talking and a few false starts, we're going to hold the first Atlanta BarCamp in October!(No, it has nothing to do with drinking. The "BarCamp" name is a complement to "FooCamp". If you don't get the joke, this post is probably not for you.)From the wiki, "BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and … [Read more...]
Accident in Mojave
July 30, 2007 by
I guess it's not unexpected that, if I put that picture at the top of my blog, I'm going to get a lot of email and phone calls about what happened in Mojave last Thursday. … [Read more...]
Packets beat Circuits
July 17, 2007 by
So I got in yet another variation of the Mass Transit Discussion over the weekend. I have this discussion often enough that I decided to write up my position here, so that I can just point to it. … [Read more...]
Happy Independence Day!
July 5, 2007 by
Hope everyone had a safe and exciting holiday.I'm off to Kansas City for the Heinlein Centennial. Back on Monday. … [Read more...]
Overcapitalization
June 29, 2007 by
So I'm at the DLA Piper Venture Pipeline event last week, and Howard Schwartz from their D.C. office is talking. And he mentions a word that I haven't heard in Atlanta for a while: "Overcapitalization."He goes on to point out that there are a lot of very large successful funds trying to put a lot money to work. And since venture capital is a … [Read more...]
iPhone Thoughts
June 26, 2007 by
Oh, heck, every other blog out there is talking about the iPhone, so I guess I can, too...First thought — has anyone else noticed that the Apple screenshots all have the carrier displayed at the top as "AT&T" in capital letters? Instead of the preciously lowercased "at&t" that I see out of my window at night. So did Steve Jobs and … [Read more...]
Failure Is an Option
June 21, 2007 by
So I was on a panel at the America's Competitiveness Forum last week, and found myself sitting next to Diego Ibanez of Incubadora Octantis, a technology incubator in Santiago, Chile.He did a great job explaining what Octantis is doing... an especially impressive job when you realize that English is not his native language! Even if I weren't the … [Read more...]
