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Two things, back to back, got me laughing my arse off this morning. Damn funny stuff.

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A company... For Me to Poop On!

posted by Brian @ 11:11 AM 0 Comments

Coming home soon: The Apple Mac mini

So do you think this might make my new Mac mini look too feminine?



Early February I ordered the new Mini - with only a HD and RAM upgrade to use as a testing machine and to learn the OS a little better. The blasted thing's taking over a month to arrive.

It's one of those situations where you'll just as likely completely forget that you ordered anything at all, and then one Tuesday afternoon... BAM! On your door step - a little surprise!

Reports of my experience with the newest addition to the family are forthcoming.... (like so much else around here).

posted by Brian @ 1:43 PM 0 Comments

Wi-Fi Networking News, Imagine Electricity

In place of wireless data, Imagine Electricity! It was a long time ago in some views, but people actually believed this:

"Businesses are also not interested in electricity, the PMRC states, noting that horses, railroads, coal, and the Irish are the driving forces of the economy."

Good grief! What I'm left wondering is this: In this interesting analogy where we try to map the emergence of wireless to the propagation of electricity, who exactly represents "the Irish" in today's economy...?

I'm certainly engaged by the idea that there's such a clear similarity between the two industries.

posted by Brian @ 1:40 PM 0 Comments

TypePad - What's a weblog?

Sometimes, you need to get a forum - a space to fill - before you can really find your muse to create.

Merlin Mann's 43 Folders answers for himself the question, What's a weblog? In most cases, he says, it's the internet equivalent of Macramé: crap. He has some good points.

I agreee that not publishing crap makes for better weblogs, better focus makes for better reading. So, my intrepid readers may be wondering, "why's this particular blog pretty much all over the map?" It just so happens, there's an answer:

I'm a renaissance man. I'm a jack of all trades, master of none (as the saying goes).

That last statement may not be true, but according to my own metric - I'm no master. Even the things I do the best in this world are things which can receive further refinement. Even Itzhak Perlman practices, and finds new little nuances in the music he performs that require extra attention. Funny that I fall back to a musician reference. I haven't thought of my current craft as related to my history with the musical craft in a long time...

Personally, I'm good at a lot of things. Some people would stop and think, "jeez! Another know-it-all.." and roll their eyes. No one wants to come off that way, of course, but it happens. What also happens is that sometimes you get enough experience with a thing or two, and just want to share that experience whether it's wrong or right. So up here, I have an experience or two, and I share it. It doesn't come out refined and processed all the time, but it comes out. It's a space, and I'm a voice, and even if it's not narrowed to a lazer-like focus on my customers' needs they may still find a scrap of usefulness from time to time. Not everyone who has a string of words to share with the world has the refinement of a seasoned journalist. It can take more than 30 days for some people to find that voice, and to sort out their passion, and limit it sufficiently that it fits neatly into a category.

Reject categories, speak your voice. Simple. That's why this weblog is here.

posted by Brian @ 1:53 PM 3 Comments

A Presentation Layer Valentine

Roses are #FF0000
violets are #0000FF
all my base
are belong to you

posted by Brian @ 7:39 AM 0 Comments