I have not used Friendster, although I’ve barely tried LinkedIn, which is similar but aimed at professional rather than personal use. (They are connected, but not the same company. Somehow, Friendster garnered millions of dollars of venture funding a few weeks ago… why? Anyway, the point of this post is that Philip Greenspun (early web…

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I found this article on Software Reality via Slashdot. On Slashdot, the thread was titled “The Rise and Rise of IT Administrators,” and it rails for developers and against all “administrators.” This is more provocative, but the more telling part of what’s causing problems in the world of software development is in the title of…

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Just got off the iChat AV with my sister and her husband, who are snow-bound in their apartment in Brooklyn. They’ve upgraded to Panther, and we just put the new iSight to the test. Success! Works fairly well cross-country. Slight lag on the audio, and the lighting matters, but definitely smooth and easy, although I…

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Enjoyed dinner with a friend tonight whom we haven’t seen in a while. Must remember to do so more often. Is it early for New Year’s resolutions? I know someone who is, ahem, less than fond of New Year’s. It’s not that much of an event for me, except that it makes me think every…

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I haven’t had a chance to return my father’s phone call from yesterday because I’m getting home too late to call him. He’s on the East Coast, 3 hours ahead of San Francisco. I grew up on the East Coast, so ET is still internally in my head at (seemingly) all times, even though I’ve…

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Rajesh Jain writes about his mental mode of an ‘open source company’. I find myself fascinated by the idea of a truly transparent company. I find myself enjoying reading work weblogs even more than personal weblogs in part because for many of them it humanizes the company whether it’s a company of 55,000 like Microsoft…

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A gazetteer with many fun links, courtesy of David Galbraith, who found the link via Research Buzz.

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I don’t, publicly. Just an internal blog. If I did want to blog at work, I’d follow the links from this page and see if I’ve missed anything.

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I read part of this NYTimes review of digital learning devices, like the LeapPad, which the boy has and enjoys from time to time. Other alternatives mentioned here, although from a quick scan, sounds like the LeapPad is still leading the pack.

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…of the study for a few nights, as we try and get the girl over her cold and prepared to sleep in the crib in the same room as the boy. I’ll use that as my excuse for lack of postings. The ratcheting up of my workload at the office plays an indirect role, too.…

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