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Bootstrapping Start-ups

Bootstrapping Start-ups 12/02/2003 02:31 PM
An anonymous reader writes "How many of us wanted to follow our dream and start our own start-up? How many of us thought that it can't be done due to costs, ...

Bootstrapping a directory of aggregators

Bootstrapping a directory of aggregators 06/06/2004 03:50 PM

Dave Winer has requested user reviews of RSS aggregators. If you're a long-time FeedDemon user, especially one who has tried competing products, would you consider writing a review?

Bootstrapping a software development
project

Bootstrapping a software development
project 09/09/2002 10:39 PM
CNET Sep 9 2002 10:11PM ET

Steve Jobs Tops List Of Forbes' 'The
Most-Improved CEOs' List

Steve Jobs Tops List Of Forbes' 'The
Most-Improved CEOs' List 12/02/2003 12:37 AM
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From Wish List to Check List: Customer
Input Drives Microsoft Office OneNote
2003 Service Pack 1

From Wish List to Check List: Customer
Input Drives Microsoft Office OneNote
2003 Service Pack 1 04/20/2004 11:26 PM
In an academic setting, a score of 90 percent earns an automatic "A". By that measure, the team shaping Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 merits a similar high passing grade. When the innovative application debuted last October, it reflected the pioneering edge of the digital note-taking category. Today, Microsoft honed that edge by announcing the preview release of Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 (OneNote SP1). Ninety percent of the features included in the software update are a direct result of customer input and feedback -- with the remaining 10 percent coming from indirect customer feedback.

Thoughts from SES

Thoughts from SES 12/12/2003 07:47 PM
I think the number I heard was close to 900 or 1000 attendees. Interestingly, Google did not sponsor the conference this time. They ...

Thoughts of War

Thoughts of War 06/05/2005 11:27 PM
The fact that we are at war always creeps up on me. I certainly don't devote active thought to it/ Passive processing is heavily occupied these days. Some of the most valuable ambient mainstream information gets in from NPR...

My Thoughts Exactly

My Thoughts Exactly 04/21/2004 10:12 AM

Found this great comment over at SlashDot that I thought some of you might appreciate:

So you're telling me superglue is like perl?

Hell yeah it is. Nobody understands it, everybody screams about how great it is, promises to work forever but in reality only works for about three hours.

Hell yeah superglue is just like perl.

T-shirt quality stuff.

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Thoughts of the Day

Thoughts of the Day 01/11/2004 07:57 AM
valariesvision.blogs (1) .. Thoughts of the Day .. valarie Marie

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A few more thoughts on plinks

A few more thoughts on plinks 05/30/2004 02:59 PM

From the com ments on my plinks entry, it seems some people are seeing ugly green hash marks all over the place. If that includes you, you need to force-reload my stylesheet to ensure you are getting the copy with the plink hiding styles.

One of the things I missed in last night's 1am coding frenzy was the idea of globally unique identifiers for every paragraph, as described by Chris Dent. This leads in to a fascinating concept called Transclusion, which originated with Ted Nelson (the father of hypertext) and involves content that is managed by reference.

Now interesting though Transclusion is I'm not convinced that it's a useful addition to my blog. However, there is a far more pressing need for globally unique paragraph idenfifiers that has only just cropped up: my index page. On it, I display a number of different entries at once. IDs in XHTML must be unique for the current document, so if I have two entries on the front page that contain paragraphs with clashing identifiers I lose validity and, most probably, God kills a kitten.

There are two ways of solving this. Firstly, I could give every paragraph on the site a globally unique identifier - something Chris calls a Node ID. That doesn't really tempt me: it's quite a bit of work, and as I'm not currently interested in Transclusion (although maybe I should be) I don't gain anything from it other than a valid index page. The second alternative is the one I've gone for: I'm simply stripping all paragraph IDs from the entries when they are displayed on the front page of the site (and for the entries-by-day views as well). It's a little hackish and it means my CMS is now doing a bit of lifting when previously it was blissfully unaware of the numbers, but at least it solves the problem at hand. I kind of like the ID of the addressable paragraphs only existing on the "official" entry page in any case.

Here's the PHP I use to strip out the IDs:

$entrytext = preg_replace('/<p id="p-[^"]+"/', "<p",
$entrytext);

One of the many benefits of writing software for yourself is that you can often take huge liberties: I know for a fact that this naive regular expression (as opposed to a more resilient technique using an XML tool of some sort) will work on all 1420 entries on this site because, well, I wrote them all.

"has some interesting thoughts as well"

"has some interesting thoughts as well" 06/29/2004 09:15 AM

"thoughts on perspective."

"thoughts on perspective." 05/13/2004 10:55 AM

Microsoft Wants Your Thoughts

Microsoft Wants Your Thoughts 08/05/2004 10:50 AM
The company is launching a beta Web log service in Japan. Will it win the battle of the blog services?

Some Random Thoughts

Some Random Thoughts 12/02/2003 03:11 AM

Naturally, I love that Cingular is using Tommy Tutone's song "867-5309" to promote number portability! (Isn't it weird that G ooglism is a Google search result?)

With the holidays fast approaching, it's important to note that there is an RSS feed for What's New at ThinkGeek!

I can tell that PC sales are up because I am busy dispensing computer advice in my neighborhood. One neighbor bought a new computer tonight, while another needs lessons to burn CDs. Neither has broadband access, so we're still a pretty typical neighborhood.

There's a new link on the right over there for pointers to my past Presentations and Articles.

And yes, I'm truly loving my Treo 600, thanks for asking. I promise to write up my experiences with it to date later this week!

Miscellaneous Thoughts

Miscellaneous Thoughts 03/16/2003 10:59 AM

Miscellaneous Thoughts

Highly Recommended: Brueggers Honey Grain Bagel w/ Honey Walnut Cream Cheese.  And its a beautiful day in Boston at least.  Go forth and do not blog !

Does Your Employer Own Your Thoughts?

Does Your Employer Own Your Thoughts? 08/03/2004 07:37 PM

A Micropayment for Your Thoughts

A Micropayment for Your Thoughts 12/02/2003 06:32 AM
With free online material increasingly giving way to paid content, several companies are wagering that they can make big bucks by facilitating tiny payments for bits of online content, from news articles and essays to poems and comic strips.

Thoughts of a Dreamer

Thoughts of a Dreamer 03/24/2005 08:42 AM
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comparison thoughts

comparison thoughts 10/30/2003 12:33 PM
eating an ice cream cone is good ice cream with chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and cherries is better calling someone...

Thoughts at the End of the Road

Thoughts at the End of the Road 12/08/2003 05:49 AM
The geek-seeking journey down Route 1 ends at the 'southernmost point in the United States.' Now it's time to reflect on what it all meant. Michelle Delio reports from Key West, Florida.

More Flat Thoughts

More Flat Thoughts 06/05/2005 11:10 PM
Here's a look at some of the conversation sparked by Doc's commentary on our Flat New World.

First thoughts about Panther...

First thoughts about Panther... 10/29/2003 12:10 AM

After a highly enjoyable Panther install party around Mr Webb's house, I'm now in a position to give my first impressions of Mac OSX.3. In no particular order (and with no claims made towards total accuracy):

• The new chrome Apple logo that you get when you start up or login to your account is bloody ugly and and tacky and I can't see what motivated them to use it;
• My spacing between icons is strange and seems absurdly large;
• I can't use the trackpad to click on the login screen - which is highly annoying;
• Removing the clock application was a strange move, but merging it with the clock in the menu bar and allowing you to choose how to use it makes a certain amount of sense. Having said that, when you switch from digital to analogue view you're left with a strange shadow box around the analogue face, that seems to be a bug;
• There are a number of occasions where windows appear partly obscured by the top menu bar - this is strange behaviour and confusing, and is hence probably a bug;
• Fast-user switching is well-represented and mostly elegant, although the rotating cube is actually just really funny to watch because it's so over-the-top;
• The application switcher (Apple-Tab) is beautiful, elegant and well-developed;
• The Font Book application is initially confusing, but is likely to have considerable utility; The redeveloped default font pane is really useful;
• There are a number of strange new interface widgits around the place, including a kind of tiny, almost unnoticeable nubbin that allows you to drag entirely random panes out the side of other panes. This is particularly evident in the Font applications and is extremely strange and clunky. The generic font interface also has some odd rotating knob controls that don't act quite the way I expected;
• Both modes of the Finder are powerful and mostly functional, but the 'action' button is a terrible confusing mistake and both views could have done with more polish and attention to detail. They are - however - much much faster and more responsive as windows, which is much to be applauded;
• Subtle dividers in the top-menu items are extremely elegant, practical and pleasing, but the generally flatter, greyer interface is a bit of a downer;
• Exposé's controls are in a bit of conflict with some of my illluminated keyboard controls, but that doesn't matter - it's a beautiful, elegant and well-presented feature that may take a little one to become habituated with, but is likely to be transformatively useful;
• Mail's new threading mode is totally incomprehensible;
• Mail is faster, more responsive and more strident than you'd think;

Generally, I'm impressed by the functionality but not impressed by the finish. This one feels half-done - that it wasn't possible to get it any further down the line before launch date. I have a feeling that over the next few months we'll see a few patches that resolve 90% of OS's problems. And when they do - it's going to be more awesome than ever.

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Evil Thoughts

Evil Thoughts 06/05/2005 10:47 PM

Intel has been making denials about the DRM system embedded in the latest Pentium D processor.

Now, what if Intel is not confirming the DRM not because it isn't there, or it wanted security through obscurity, but because Steve Jobs told Intel not to say anything?

:-)

A few more random thoughts

A few more random thoughts 03/27/2005 01:39 PM
There are a few things that continue to grate on my nerves as we near the start of the second half of Apple’s fiscal year, so I though I’d throw them all out there at once. Have fun. Why can’t Apple allow first- or second-generation iPod users enjoy its Lossless Encoder? If a simple firmware update can bring it to the mini or the later-model players, why not all of us early adopters, too? If you’re like me, there are at last 10 CDs that haven’t made their way to your iPod, because you’re too last to re-encode them. Do the actors in their commercials reflect what Dell really thinks of its customer base? From the “Dude, you’re getting a Dell” guy, to the trio of geeks fighting over control of their gadgets — one watching cartoons, one singing hopelessly out of key and the other looking playing a video game that involves the obligatory silver key — how does this help expand its marketshare? If I was in the market for a computer, those three fools certainly wouldn’t sway me. Why is Apple the only company that gives any thought to naming its music players. Dell and Creative both names theirs Jukebox (Creative came first) and most of the others merely use a series of letters and numbers to distinguish between models. On Dell’s commercials, they shirk the name entirely. The guy says, “Just listen to your Dell.” Who says that!?! If, like me, you thought the $16.99 price was too high, but PodBrix’s black Lego figurine holding a miniature iPod is currently selling for more than $150 on eBay. And you guys wonder why Mac people are so misunderstood. Since I downloaded the $35 coupon from Amazon.com before it was pulled, will I be able to use it? And will I once again get three utterly useless software update coupons? And why has Apple not built a store in Rhode Island? The Providence Place Mall is a four-story behemoth in the heart of the capital city, and with Brown University within walking distance, it only seems logical. Oh, and Spymac’s weekend columnist lives right around the corner. Seventeen of the top 20 items selling at the Apple Store are iPods or iPod-related. And to think, when it was released less than four years ago, it was riled as an overpriced niche product. These days, signing a contract with Apple is a bad luck charm. Teaming with Hewlett Packard and Pepsi were disappointing, IBM has struggled with supplying G5 chips, and now Motorola, who has struggled with Apple in the past, has sputtered twice with the unveiling of its iTunes phone. Maybe Apple should start partnering with its competitors, On the subject of IBM, what happened!?!? Back in July 2003, Steve promised 3GHz inside of a year and now, nearly two years later, we’re still 500MHz away. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with missing a goal, but Apple and IBM seems to have all but forgotten it existed. And it’s been nearly a year since the Power Mac has seen a speed bump. And finally, someone should start an iPod recycling company, With four million sold in three months, there are going to be an awful lot of discarded iPods in a year or so. Perhaps a modern art exhibit can be opened. Or maybe they can be donated to starving rap artists in need of bling. Michael Simon is a freelance writer and editor, and paginator for The Times in Pawtucket, R.I. He is the author of Failed Attempt, written under the moniker of Morlium, which may be purchased for $9.99, either through the iTunes Music Store or as a full-color paperback. He can be reached for comment or inquiry by e-mail at morlium@mac.com.

"Thoughts of a Dreamer"

"Thoughts of a Dreamer" 03/26/2005 09:39 PM

Two thoughts about scripting

Two thoughts about scripting 06/17/2005 03:21 PM
Two things that may or may not go together, except that they showed up on my radar at the same time: • Susan pointed me towards Brendan Eich writing about JavaScript 1, 2, and in between. I've been hearing about...

Some thoughts for 2004, see you then!

Some thoughts for 2004, see you then! 12/23/2003 12:27 AM
I'm going on holidays until after New Years tomorrow, and will be spending a fair bit of time away from the box. I'm going to be simply unavailable, which is kind of unusual for me. I may or may not blog at all (which means that if you're not already using the blog suggestion form that sends your suggestions to the whole team, it's time to start), and I'm going to be ruthlessly pitching out, rejecting, and tersely responding to any requests for my time or attention between now and Jan 3 when I do get online. Downtime is good, and my good-deeds-and-favors-battery is empty and needs recharging.

As a kind of farewell to 2003, I wrote a little squib for Warren Ellis this morning, as part of a series of ruminations on the future that he's putting together on Die Puny Humans. Here's it is:

The last twenty years were about technology. The next twenty years are about policy. It's about realizing that all the really hard problems -- free expression, copyright, due process, social networking -- may have technical dimensions, but they aren't technical problems. The next twenty years are about using our technology to affirm, deny and rewrite our social contracts: all the grandiose visions of e-democracy, universal access to human knowledge and (God help us all) the Semantic Web, are dependent on changes in the law, in the policy, in the sticky, non-quantifiable elements of the world. We can't solve them with technology: the best we can hope for is to use technology to enable the human interaction that will solve them.

On that note: I have a special request to the toolmakers of 2004: stop making tools that magnify and multilply awkward social situations ("A total stranger asserts that he is your friend: click here to tell a reassuring lie; click here to break his heart!") ("Someone you don't know very well has invited you to a party: click here to advertise whether or not you'll be there!") ("A 'friend' has exposed your location, down to the meter, on a map of people in his social network, using this keen new location-description protocol -- on the same day that you announced that you were leaving town for a week!"). I don't need more "tools" like that, thank you very much.

An important note for 2004: stop trying to build an Internet without malefactors, parasites, freeriders and inefficiency. There is no such thing as a parasite-free complex ecology (thank you Kathryn Myronuk for this formulation). Some organisms lamented the existence of mitochondria. Others adapted to exploit them and integrate them. Some lament the existence of spammers. Spammers will always exist: stamping your foot and demanding their nonexistence won't change that: adapt or die.

I'll see you again in 2004 -- if you've got a response to this piece, post it to your blog or on Tribe or something; I'll see 'em in the referer logs or in Technorati. I won't be responding to any email about it, though. Link

Too many thoughts for thursday

Too many thoughts for thursday 09/23/2004 03:46 PM
cherish all your dreams treasure your morning whispers let champagne dance on your tongue laugh till you're dizzy kiss for...

Yahoo RSS first thoughts

Yahoo RSS first thoughts 01/23/2004 01:22 AM

I’ve played with the Yahoo RSS beta for all of 5 minutes, and it’s actually pretty decent. You can search for feeds by keyword, which is really useful. I’ll use that feature to find feeds for other aggregators. Your feeds show up in the same style as official Yahoo News sources.

Headlines for recent items from the feed are displayed. I wonder if this will affect how people craft their titles? Many blog titles are less than descriptive. Reading a feed using only the titles from these blogs would be impossible. As My Yahoo becomes a mainstream feed consumer, perhaps people will write better titles.

In addition to keyword searches, you can also enter the URL of a feed of course, or the URL of a Web page, with or without the http://. That’s an important usability step, since many people are used to typing Web addresses without the prefix. But rather than parsing the specified page for links to feeds, as I’d expect, Yahoo seems to use the specified URL as a search against some sort of feed directory. I wonder where their directory is coming from. A search for kalsey.com turns up a link to the original name of my Simplelinks feed, a name it only had for a day. None of my other feeds are listed.

When I enter marketingwonk.com, I get a link to their comments feed, but not their main feed. So their directory needs tweaking. It would also be nice if the requested URL were parsed for link tags pointing to feeds.

A penny for your ERP thoughts

A penny for your ERP thoughts 01/22/2004 10:23 AM
Well, actually there's no penny involved. But InfoWorld would really like those of you who work with ERP systems to share your experiences with them in our ERP survey. ...

A Few Closing Thoughts

A Few Closing Thoughts 08/29/2004 11:38 PM
What particularly strikes me in reading over the comments (not that I've been able to read carefully all of them) is the challenge of managing uncertainty. It is uncertainty that pervades the topics that I've touched on in my postings and that have provoked many of the comments. I started...

Holiday thoughts

Holiday thoughts 12/19/2004 03:54 PM
A couple of quick holiday thoughts, because I still haven't finished my shopping yet: Ya gotta love a site called Letters From Bad Santa: Have Santa tell someone YOU know that they'll be getting only coal this year. For only...

Keynote thoughts

Keynote thoughts 01/07/2004 04:52 PM
Maybe it was the overhyped expectations, but today's keynote was probably one of the least exciting ever. Steve's Reality Distortion Field seemed to be broken.

Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts 04/13/2004 12:43 AM
Back from taping. Amazing. Had an absolute blast. Shows went great. Old friends were just as friendly. Can't wait to see the results in a couple of days. Read Dancing Barefoot en route; inspired me to do something similar. Thanks, Wil....

Can Employers Own Your Thoughts?

Can Employers Own Your Thoughts? 08/18/2004 05:22 AM
Salon is running a very good wrap-up of the case Evan Brown lost to Alcatel, concerning whether they owned the rights to an idea he developed on his own time. The article, while sympathetic to Brown, does cover the issues on both sides of the case, suggesting that Brown made some mistakes in dealing with the situation -- though, all of those appear to be honest mistakes almost anyone might make. Still, with so many people working on random side-projects all the time, does it put employees at risk of somehow being stuck with the company they currently work for to avoid having to deal with a lawsuit? The article offers some suggestions for anyone else in a similar situation, but the best one might be what a number of readers here suggested last year when a similar case (involving Apple) came to light: when you're offered an employment contract cross out the section that says they own anything you create while employed there.

PHPEverywhere: Some Thoughts on PHP

PHPEverywhere: Some Thoughts on PHP 11/27/2002 09:28 AM

Thoughts on the Google IPO

Thoughts on the Google IPO 08/12/2004 09:34 AM
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these thoughts by Lee Harris

these thoughts by Lee Harris 12/26/2003 05:24 AM
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Mandela's lost thoughts

Mandela's lost thoughts 09/24/2004 11:28 AM
The South African leader imprisoned under apartheid gets a look at some of his old letters, hidden by a policeman for decades, and says it's time for a nationwide "recovery of memory."
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