February 2012
1 post
Next paid feature Tumblr should introduce
Pay $$$ to NOT see highlighted posts. Get ‘em coming AND going. Genius, I tells ya!
January 2012
12 posts
Here’s a little groovaliciousness to usher...
Running an Oracle database? You might be... →
OK, here is some real hard tech news, not that namby-pamby crap that gets published on “tech” blogs.
Money quote:
InfoWorld contacted a number of Oracle sources for this story. Several lacked familiarity with the problem; others noted that Oracle licensing agreements prevented them from commenting on any aspect of their product usage.
(emphasis mine)
Absolutely astonishing....
Here's what I just sent to my representatives in...
Senator/Congressman/Congresswoman,
I am writing to you to express my concern over the proposed bills named SOPA and PIPA that are currently under review and will be voted on in Congress on January 24.
I believe these bills should be dropped completely to ensure the safety, integrity, and spirit of the Internet that has enabled so much advancement in technology, commerce, and social equality.
I...
The case of the 500-mile email →
“We’re having a problem sending email out of the department.”
“What’s the problem?” I asked.
“We can’t send mail more than 500 miles,” the chairman explained.
I choked on my latte. “Come again?”
“We can’t send mail farther than 500 miles from here,” he repeated. “A
little bit more, actually. Call it...
December 2011
5 posts
Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? →
If you’re a startup founder, no matter what sort of business you’re in, you need to read this in full. Take your time and digest it. Bookmark it in some fashion, then read it again in three months. Lather, rinse, repeat.
November 2011
14 posts
“When I look at any icon I encounter, I look at both presentation and metaphor....”
– Susan Kare, designer of the original Mac icons and beyond.
Senate Blocks Resolution to Overturn... →
“The FCC’s Open Internet rules mean that small entrepreneurs will not have to seek permission from broadband providers to reach new markets and consumers with innovative products and services,” Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said during debate on the Senate floor on Wednesday. “Far from preventing investment, the FCC’s Open Internet rules will foster small businesses...
October 2011
3 posts
September 2011
4 posts
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August 2011
12 posts
Seriously, Here's What You Do: An Ex-Floridian's... →
Hurricane Irene, now churning toward us, is only projected to be a Category 1 (to Andrew’s 5) at landfall, and could easily change course or die down like so many before. But you can’t count on that, and even if it looks like the storm is going to hit someplace else, or is continuing to weaken, be wary. Camille and Katrina and Charley are proof that no one, the National Weather...
“The problem with the Internet startup craze isn’t that too many people are...”
– Steve Jobs, quoted in today’s WSJ Digits feature, which is a quote from Fortune, Jan. 24, 2000.
