We held the third running of the Gauntlet last night. As a heads-up, the December Gauntlet will be a little earlier... 4:30 pm. Here's why. … [Read more...]
City of Atlanta Water Works
November 11, 2008 by
We complained that our tap water looked and tasted rusty. So, during a multi-year drought, here's what the City of Atlanta Water Works did about it... they sent out a guy in a truck to open up the fire hydrant on our street. Wasted untold hundreds (thousands?) of gallons of water. Now the water coming out of our sinks is dirtier than ever. … [Read more...]
Chattahoochee National Forest
November 9, 2008 by
This morning, we joined the Atlanta MINI Club for a fun run through the North Georgia mountains. This is the route we took, and it was gorgeous! We were probably a week late for the foliage peak, but it didn't matter. Sunny day, brisk temperatures (especially with the convertible top down!), good company with 30+ other MINIs. Any of you who … [Read more...]
It’s Cold Outside!
November 9, 2008 by
Doing the Atlanta MINI run to Brasstown Bald. Found Calvin Yu, looking cold! … [Read more...]
Buy this CD!
November 7, 2008 by
Alright, I'm actively courting codgerhood here, but I don't like rap. Or hip-hop. Or whatever else the young whippersnappers call "music."But I just spent ten bucks on a rap CD (well, partially rap), and I love it! … [Read more...]
Rules for Voting
November 4, 2008 by
"If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for ... but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong." —Robert A. Heinlein … [Read more...]
Serenbe
November 3, 2008 by
Spent a gorgeous fall day driving, eating, hiking, and shopping at Serenbe.I had planned to come home and write a blog post about it, but it turns out Angus beat me to the punch months ago: http://blog.angusmcrae.com/?p=43.Not a place I'd choose to live (I'm a city boy), but it's nice to know it's available, only forty minutes from my driveway.More … [Read more...]
Georgia’s High Tech Corridor
October 29, 2008 by
Highway sign outside of Jesup, Georgia. That's not "Georgia's High Tech Corridor"... Georgia's high tech corridor is on the third floor of the Centergy building in Tech Square. :-) … [Read more...]
Startup Gauntlet returns!
October 27, 2008 by
As a reminder, the second running of the Startup Gauntlet is this Wednesday, October 29th, at 5:30 pm. We're going to be in the 2nd floor ATDC Connections Room this time.Read my previous post about it here. The first running was great fun, and attracted nearly a dozen entrepreneurs. We're expecting more this week. Sign up now!Remember, you have … [Read more...]
Rich de Millo party
October 23, 2008 by
Chris Klaus (ISS, Kaneva), Mary Alice Isele (GT), Tom Noonan (ISS, Tech Operators), Marek Rusinkiewicz (Telcordia), John Imlay (ISS), and Mike Cote (SecureWorks) at Chris' house for a party honoring Rich de Millo, who is stepping down as Dean at the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. … [Read more...]
