I dig computers
Rather cool new artist I just stumbled upon. A groovy blend of techno which I stumbled upon checking out one of my favorite groups now, Blue Man Group.
Check out the video Venus did with Blue Man.
Here’s the link to official Venus Hum site.
For many years I’d considered a career in IT as I have something of an aptitude and a modicum of interest. However, I soundly lack passion. Today on my train journey into
I understand that there are many levels and tiers to one’s career, and that one can pursue a work-path remarkably different from one’s passions. However, at this point at least, such is not my path. I would rather have my interests and passions before me, and driving my daily life, as opposed to being infrequent musings. Perhaps that will change. I hope not.
Washington diary: Farewell cowboy?
An interesting look at the current administration by a writer with the BBC. Quite fair, methinks. Not pandering, not bashing, just thought out and, well, a thoughtful review of where the President finds himself.
For those of you that like spiders.
Local News | No rental tax for Flexcar — for now | Seattle Times Newspaper
The notion that Flexcar is in the rental car business is similar to saying a condominium is in the rental house business. People are all co-owners of the cars, and that is a critical difference. With Flexcars, they’re timesharing, not renting. I’m surprised that this critical difference hasn’t been pointed out yet.
Amazing gifts from my child. So much that I don't grasp, which only becomes clear before my son's eyes. Amazment with a butterfly or spider's web, or anguish from a block's inability to defy gravity. All speak to things buried deep within, lost to sunlight, yet still real, deeply real. Perhaps I can rebirth that, bring it forth into the daylight. Try and see the world simply, in all it's joy and pain. Perhaps what children offer most to the world is not their abilty to experience unbridaled joy, but their grasp of pain. This pain felt so deeply, unhidden by convention or stigma, at things WE can't allow tears for, though we still long to spill forth sobs. Perhaps it is this, and our ability to allow that grief which is the greatest gift.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/333748_software01.html
This move by Microsoft is, to me, a clever and well timed one. Yes, it’s a bit lacking when you consider that one can’t edit the documents without Office, but excellent when you consider that they’re trying to expand, not cannibalize themselves. And, I do believe, that the ability to edit online, independent of having Office software on a particular computer, will be forthcoming. They’re staying relevant, but not jumping too hard on the cutting edge, which is a good way to bleed.
It would be interesting, indeed, to figure out if there is simply enough on this planet. If we flattened the income curve, would we eliminate want? This would answer a critical question about the sustainability of our current system, as well as question the morality of our system.
My believe is that, in this circumstance, want would be eliminated. When you hear statements like "the cost of one long-range bomber would feed all the world’s hungry", it gives great credence to this vision. What such a mechanism would look like has yet to be fully visualized, at least in a way that doesn’t mandate violent redistribution. Unless one considers the ideologies of Christ, Buddha, and the like.
» Everything you’ve read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 1) | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com
It’s interesting how the blogosphere has gone rather nuts with Vista. It’s a significant upgrade to the major operating system and will have some “issues”. Personally, I don’t tend to upgrade until I need to. Whether it’s driver issues, no new software (or some piece of software that I want) is issued for the OS, it’s what’s installed on computers when my machines tanks, or some other such thing. I enjoy the Mac OS, but have a Compaq that I’ve been using quite happily for about 2 years (the best Wintel machine I’ve ever had, though awfully heavy nowadays).
Anyway, I’ve heard some of this stuff over the past few months and haven’t given it too much thought. It seems rather outlandish to me. However, it’s apparent that quite a few folks have taken these “issues” with Vista DRM to extremes. Mr. Bott does a nice job deconstructing this one.
