Dan Sickles' blog

*bird

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 01:45:18 GMT

All the non-convtroversial names have been used up. *bird for both with a preference for setting *. I would start with Freebird and __bird.

The Grand Unified Wafer

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 04:41:07 GMT

"Disks are a hack, not a design feature". So says Alan Cooper in About Face 2.0:The Essentials of Interaction Design. "They are a compromise, a dilution of the solid-state architecture of digital computers" he argues. I agree but that doesn't go far enough. All non-silicon systems are hacks. We need the entire computer on a single piece of silicon, including the power supply, display and other IO. I call this computer The Grand Unified Wafer. Until then, we'll need the hardware folks ;-)

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 05:53:21 GMT

is Amazon hosed? no webby, no pingy. No...it's just moz+tbird wierdness.

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 05:40:26 GMT

'zilla, xul & zope Flying along with 'zilla/xul. XBL rocks like Elvis. All my zope are on hold 'til the v3 beta. PY2EE baby. And seriuosly twisted too...which with pyxpcom may torque my 'zilla/xul up notches unknown.

Granny's

Mon, 24 Feb 2003 04:58:06 GMT

I heard the message loud and clear. We're tired of the tired old 'rock and roll' banality that Springsteen and Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock and the others tried so hard to sell tonight. Tonight, music won. Thanks Nora.

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 05:13:57 GMT

Negotiated DRM The RIAAs pro-consumer spin is transparent. They found technology partners that are as scared of customers as they are.

Sun, 12 Jan 2003 00:53:04 GMT

If I order it now, will it appear on my bookshelf? Quicksilver (Stephenson, Neal. Baroque Cycle, V. 1.)

Availability: This title will be released on December 31, 1969. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives

Wed, 08 Jan 2003 05:16:39 GMT

I want my iSUV The new 17-inch Powerbook is cool. The new software is cool. Apple is cool. I suddenly have the overwhelming compulsion to learn Objective C and Cocoa....just so I can be cool.