Deja vu at the NYT
After reading today’s piece by the New York Times public editor (i.e. ombudsman) entitled Weapons of Mass Destruction? Or Mass Distraction?, I was moved to… Read More »Deja vu at the NYT
May 2004
Nobody expects the….
When I started this blog, I thought I was safe going with a budget hosting account that was limited to 300MB/month. So far this month… Read More »Nobody expects the….
Tim seems to have passed his OS X infection to me…
No sooner does Tim Bray report that his OS X bitrot has been cured by 10.3.4 than I suddenly find it affecting me. Specifically, iChat… Read More »Tim seems to have passed his OS X infection to me…
Java, open source, standards, and conformance
[Revised 5/30/04] My colleague Simon Phipps has just posted a lengthy piece entitled On Java and Openness. I agree with him pretty much 100%. A… Read More »Java, open source, standards, and conformance
Back home
I got back home to Boston late last night after an 8 day trip to Silicon Valley. This afternoon we [my wife, daughter, son-in-law and… Read More »Back home
Tribal eyes? Interesting…
Tim Bray mentions in his blog that he attended a meeting of Sun’s Distinguished Engineers this week. As the organizer of that meeting, I was… Read More »Tribal eyes? Interesting…
Ten mistakes on Iraq
There’s a transcript here of a speech by Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.), former commander of CENTCOM at the CDI Board of Directors Dinner on… Read More »Ten mistakes on Iraq
Eric Idle's FCC Song
Eric Idle has just put a little ditty called The FCC Song up on the Monty Python web. The lyrics may be found on Lisa… Read More »Eric Idle's FCC Song
Simple, isn't it?
My last few posts have mentioned the importance of simplicity, so having praised IBM I now feel free to tease them. A few years ago… Read More »Simple, isn't it?
Book recommendation: Autonomic Computing
I’ve just posted a review on Amazon.com of Autonomic Computing by Richard Murch. Yes, I know it’s an IBM Press publication, so dial up your… Read More »Book recommendation: Autonomic Computing