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Archive for May, 2007

Portable Office

Posted by admin on May 25th, 2007

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 [...]

Make Faire!

Posted by admin on May 21st, 2007

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 [...]

IP Geo-location

Posted by admin on May 9th, 2007

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, [...]

If you’re not learning, quit and do something else

Posted by admin on May 5th, 2007

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 [...]