Monthly Archives: July 2006

R.I.P. Web Apps?

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Lloyd

Tara Hunt in R.I.P. Browsers may be interpreted as suggesting that the computing environment of tomorrow is the desktop of today. She presents her assertions in the context of technical issues she regularly experiences. Pains caused by poor experiences in … Continue reading →

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Licensing is the suck!

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Lloyd

As I recently wrote the obvious, “licensing is legal, and legal things are complex”. I should have wrote, licensing is the suck! When ever I start thinking about licensing and it being the suck, I think to Lawrence Lessig‘s keynote … Continue reading →

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A bike shed or atomic plant, any colour will do

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Lloyd

I wish we could reduce the amount of noise in [online conversations] and I wish we could let people build a bike shed every so often, and I don’t really care what colour they paint it. Poul-Henning Kamp, 02 Oct … Continue reading →

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Marc Canter does not know the meaning of open source?

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Lloyd

In looking for news about the status of Socialtext opening their source, I came across the following exchange: Anonymous Says: July 24th, 2006 at 3:51 pm So when do people congratulate you for going open source? Marc Canter Says: July … Continue reading →

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Save some Cedars in Vancouver

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Lloyd

I listened to a podcast by a DaveO that gave WordPress and Flock some love, and found out about a guy, Justin Tilson, in Vancouver that is trying to save (find homes, people to plant) many cedars. It seems that … Continue reading →

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coComment does co.mments as well?

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Lloyd

With each blog comment I make I use two web services coComment and co.mments.com. I also use co.mments.com when I find a blog post that I am interested in following any comments that are made in the future, even if … Continue reading →

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WIP Monday, 20060717

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Lloyd

This week * Interview Quality Assurance Engineers and Software Test Automation Engineer applicants * More focus on Flock support issues and infrastructure * Follow up with people that have volunteered their time * Continue work on getting submissions to Flock’s … Continue reading →

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Every hard drive will fail

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Lloyd

The hard drive is a computer’s long term memory. It keeps all of the applications and your work and play on the computer. It is also the mechanical part of the computer, and the part most likely to fail. Some … Continue reading →

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My Plan

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Lloyd

If I don’t have a plan, I am not planning on succeeding. I will not recognize the successes or learn from the challenges. When planning, it is important to know where I am. Where I have been. Where others are, … Continue reading →

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Fool's Wisdom on Backing Up Computer Data

Posted on July 10, 2006 by Lloyd

There are people that backup, and there are people that will. technorati tags:software, computer, fool’s wisdom, backup Blogged with Flock

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