A few observations about my experience with Flickr: Ever since I’ve been uploading my photos to Flickr in June, I’ve blogged a lot less often. I guess I can only devote so much attention to any online activity. Out of the 21 people who list me as a contact, I don’t know 1/3 of them. …
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A relaxing weekend… sort of
This is the first weekend in over a month I’ve stayed at home. Last month, Matt and Laurel visited over two weekends. The week after was Ben and Judy’s wedding over Labor Day. Three days later, I flew to New York for Sebastian and Carine’s wedding. Then a week after that, I flew to Boston …
Walking while working
Soon after I started working, I noticed I was even less physically active than as a computer science grad student (which is saying something), and I’ve dreamt of putting a treadmill in my office and walking while I worked. Not surprisingly, I’m not the only one with this brilliant idea: Dr. James Levine at the …
IBM Software product names getting spiffier
I’ve blogged previously about IBM software getting snappier names (e.g., Sametime->”Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing”->Sametime). Looks like this philosophy is slowly spreading. For example, take a look at this name evolution: Workplace Client Technology Micro Edition, Enterprise Offering Workplace Managed Client for WebSphere WebSphere Everyplace Deployment for Windows and Linux Lotus Expeditor It also shows …
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Limited attention span
I’ve realized that I’ve been blogging a lot less ever since I started posting my photos on Flickr. Seems like I can do only so much “content creation” before maxing out.
A new watch
I’ve decided that at age 30, a Casio Databank calculator watch just doesn’t look very, uh, classy in certain situations. Plus, now that I have a cell phone, one of my original reasons for having a Databank, to store phone numbers, isn’t as useful as it used to be. So I bought an analog watch …
Turboman lives!
The developer tools group in Borland, which is in the process of being spun off, is resurrecting the Turbo line of programming tools. They will include a free edition and a professional edition that will cost less than $500. (Currently Borland’s cheapest professional tools cost over $1000.) They’re even bringing back their old mascot, Turboman. …
ZeroOne
Last week San Jose hosted a huge digital art conference and exhibition called ZeroOne, held in association with the International Symposium of Electronic Art. I went on Tuesday with Francis and Simona to check out an art piece created by their friends called Acclair, a provocative piece on the intersection of profiling, security, and advertising. …
Vancouver
I went on a short trip to Vancouver last week to visit relatives and friends. Thoughts: Vancouver is kinda like a smaller version of the Bay Area (city on peninsula surrounded by water, anti-road sentiment, elevated rail transit, etc), except with taller mountains and taller buildings. The weather was perfect. I carried around a sweater …
What a difference a week makes
This weekend we’re back to normal summer weather in the Bay Area: beautiful sunny days, cool nights. Last weekend we were in the middle of the worst heat wave to hit California. In 14 summers in the Bay Area, this was the first time I ever felt the need for an air conditioner. Our house …