I'm testing Skribit, and I just noticed that there's a request to talk about my header image. It's taken from a shot of XCOR's LOX/methane engine, which was just named one of TIME Magazine's "Inventions of the Year" for 2007. It's a prototype built under subcontract for NASA; descendents of it will one day land on the Moon and on Mars. Yes, it … [Read more...]
GT Edison Fund is official!
November 9, 2007 by
Some of you have known about this for a while... but we finally have all the correct sign-offs and can publicize the GT Edison Fund! … [Read more...]
BarCamp Organization
October 17, 2007 by
I haven't written about BarCamp last weekend because others have done a good job giving an overview of what happened. If you haven't seen the pictures, check out Flickr.But I do want to ruminate a bit on the self-organizing nature of BarCamp. … [Read more...]
BarCamp Atlanta sign-up
September 6, 2007 by
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...]
