Fascinating pair of events in Atlanta this week... the DLA Piper "Venture Pipeline" and the Angel Capital Association annual summit. I've learned a bit, and have definitely gotten a few ideas to think about. No surprise to anyone who's active in the startup community... investment in early stage companies is down but not out. Deals are still … [Read more...]
Carrying a Camera
January 1, 2009 by
Advice to a friend who is planning a trip to Australia, and wants to know which camera to carry... If you're going to Australia just to take photographs, buy a DSLR and all the lenses/accessories your chiropractor will let you carry. If you're taking your family, buy something like my Canon A720is, and focus on the experience, not the … [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...]
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...]
A Flag for All Georgians
December 3, 2002 by
Posted December 2002. Since overtaken by events, but retained here since the argument still holds. During the recent election campaign, any Georgian outside metro Atlanta saw hundreds of “Boot Barnes” signs adorned with the post-1956 Georgia flag. In the counties in and around I-285, it’s hard for residents—many of whom are … [Read more...]
A Service Pack for the U.S. Constitution
July 4, 2002 by
If you run Windows (I don't!), you must be familiar with Microsoft Service Packs. These are a collection of bug fixes, minor features, and general cleanups that you have to apply to Windows occasionally to keep it running (relatively) smoothly. (Which is one of the many reasons that I have never owned a Windows machine, but that's another … [Read more...]
Diary of a LASIK Patient
March 26, 1999 by
Note: this was originally posted back in 1998, on a now-defunct site, in the dark days of hand-crafted HTML. I've reposted it here, but have chosen not to mess with it. Enjoy. … [Read more...]
