While I don’t normally pull things from the unwashed masses, I thought the study on ceiling height affecting thought patterns was funny. Clearly the study is dubious at best, but it’s a good excuse to work outside. If the ceiling is causing problems, let’s just avoid it entirely. Coffee, laptop, iPod, wireless net and a [...]
So, this year’s Make Faire has ended and I’m just as impressed as last year. The event falls near my daughter’s birthday, and after hearing me talk about last years event she wanted to go for her birthday this year. I see this as proof that I’m raising a good little geek. I really like [...]
I’m building a system that maps a user’s IP to a physical location. This kind of stuff has been around for a while, and it’s so easy I don’t understand is why it’s used so infrequently. It’s as though it’s seen as a tool for the mega-corp ad networks like Yahoo and Google/DoubleClick, but there [...]
Sit still long enough and eventually someone will think you’re dead. The software industry moves so fast that “normal” industry just looks like it’s standing still. How many revolutionary new toilet, shovel, doorknob, or umbrella designs have you seen hit the US market in the past decade? In order for software engineers to stay current [...]