A moment of sanity

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WS-Sanity in Ireland

WS-Sanity in Ireland 05/11/2004 11:42 PM
People have asked why, since I joined Sun, I’ve been going on about WS-this and WS-that. In part it’s just because I still care about all things XML. But mostly, it’s because in late 2003, before I came here, I had an eye-opening experience that changed how I think about Service-Oriented Architectures and Web Services. I think that the future is in plain sight, and that’s because it’s being built right now by the Government of Ireland, and it’s called reachservices...

Stanford: Sanity

Stanford: Sanity 03/14/2005 04:33 PM
February 1 I’ve found that just a little bit of organizing has given me a lot of sanity. This term’s…

How to keep your sanity at 30,000 feet

How to keep your sanity at 30,000 feet 05/18/2004 08:57 PM
ZDNet May 19 2004 1:06AM GMT

The Value of a Sanity Check

The Value of a Sanity Check 01/16/2004 10:59 AM
A funny thing happened today. Something we can all learn from. In the last week, I've been helping some folks at work do some performance testing and tuning with MySQL. One group's problem seems to be solved. The other, however, was running into pretty poor performance. Today one of them IM'd me (is that a verb now?) with some concern. He was seeing swapping on the machine. And it was really slow. After being interrupted by a few phone calls,...

"Logic & Sanity"

"Logic & Sanity" 09/03/2004 09:29 PM

Re: Sanity Worm Concepts

Re: Sanity Worm Concepts 12/30/2004 11:25 PM
Paul Laudanski (Dec 29 2004)

Sanity Worm Concepts

Sanity Worm Concepts 12/29/2004 02:18 PM
Andy Fewtrell (Dec 29 2004)

Lone "voice of sanity"

Lone "voice of sanity" 09/13/2004 10:45 AM
A new book says that in the buildup to the Iraq war, Colin Powell called Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz crazy -- with no objections from the British government.

fears for the sanity of democrats

fears for the sanity of democrats 08/29/2004 05:13 AM
The Pressure-Cooker Theory .. Charles Krauthammer .. Dr. Krauthammer .. unhinged Left

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WS-Sanity that Fits In Your Hand

WS-Sanity that Fits In Your Hand 06/15/2004 12:29 AM
Check out Nokia Web Services Framework for Devices — a Service-oriented Architecture. It’s a practical intro to how SOA might play in the mobile space, with some eminently sensible background work; there’s a section entitled What is a service-oriented architecture, and why is it good?. Anyone who doesn’t think that the center of gravity of networked computing, which means all computing, is moving toward the mobile space and isn’t reading Russell Beattie and probably should be. As I’ve said before, if you want to know the future of SOAs and Web Services, look at the people who are actually deploying them and see what they’re doing. Anything they’re not going to use, you can ignore for now.

Sanity check in Centre

Sanity check in Centre 07/02/2004 07:34 PM
Manip (Jun 30 2004)

Sanity.b - phpBB = 2.0.10 Bot Install
(Using AOL/Yahoo)

Sanity.b - phpBB = 2.0.10 Bot Install
(Using AOL/Yahoo) 12/25/2004 08:42 PM
Addict3d.org Dec 26 2004 12:39AM GMT

EFF, PubPat Each Seeking Some Patent
Sanity

EFF, PubPat Each Seeking Some Patent
Sanity 06/30/2004 09:21 AM

Linux Bandwidth Arbitrator 1.0 (Sanity)

Linux Bandwidth Arbitrator 1.0 (Sanity) 01/04/2004 12:24 AM
A turn-key tool to distribute bandwidth on busy networks.

Sanity Checking the Free Market

Sanity Checking the Free Market 11/06/2003 01:50 AM
The most dangerous thing in this world is rampant idealism. When righteousness, even well-informed and well-meaning righteousness, gets out of control it can do infinitely more damage than the most depraved or bacchanalian acts performed by a cynic or moderate. We acknowledge this freely in our every day lives, whether we are considering the dangerous idealism of fundamentalist Islamic organizations in the Middle East, of extremist Christian organizations in the Midwest United States or even, to a lesser extent, of organizations such as Greenpeace, the NRA or the FSF. What we value much more than an idealist with tunnel vision is an intelligent person with a slightly cynical eye who can see the value of the ideals but can also see the many places where an exception might be warranted.

Logic & Sanity: School seized in
Russia.

Logic & Sanity: School seized in
Russia. 09/01/2004 05:01 PM
Every parent's nightmare just came true in Russia .. doing updates

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Save Time & Sanity With Virtual
Assistants

Save Time & Sanity With Virtual
Assistants 06/24/2004 10:44 PM
WebDevInfo Jun 25 2004 2:43AM GMT

Surviving College With Gear And Sanity
Intact?

Surviving College With Gear And Sanity
Intact? 08/30/2004 09:25 PM

Traffic Offenders Undergo Sanity Check
(Reuters)

Traffic Offenders Undergo Sanity Check
(Reuters) 04/29/2004 07:47 AM
Reuters - The Lagos transport chief said 608 Nigerian motorists were tested for insanity after they were caught driving against the flow of traffic on city streets, local media reported on Wednesday.

Global darkness shortage poses health
and sanity risk

Global darkness shortage poses health
and sanity risk 03/22/2005 05:01 PM
Cory Doctorow: There's a global shortage of darkness, and it's not good for us.

"A number of health and environmental problems are due to a loss of darkness," says Dr David Crawford, executive director of the International Dark-Sky Association, a group that campaigns against light pollution. "And it will get worse as we creep -- or rush -- to a 24/7 world. All of life, all of it, has evolved with a day/night cycle -- the circadian rhythm. It's essential to good health. Many studies are now showing that those who go without a true day/night cycle are adversely impacting their immune systems, and that's not good..."

Once at work, overriding the craving for dark and sleep comes at a price. "They activate the `fight or flight' stress mechanism," says Foster, "and we know that stress in turn can suppress the immune system." Bright lights, caffeine and nicotine artificially maintain stimulation. Perhaps unsurprisingly, studies show that nightshift workers are at increased risk of a range of health problems, from stress, constipation and stomach ulcers to depression, heart disease and cancer. For example, a 2001 study in Seattle, based on interviews with 800 women, found that females who worked the graveyard shift could face a 60 percent increase in the risk of breast cancer.

Link (via Circadiana)

Intel Strikes a Blow for Open-Source
License Sanity

Intel Strikes a Blow for Open-Source
License Sanity 04/02/2005 09:20 AM
eWeek Apr 2 2005 12:25PM GMT

His Moment in the Sun

His Moment in the Sun 06/19/2004 12:18 PM
An ardent amateur clarinetist, he had long admired the virtuosos of the New York Philharmonic. Then, one night, he took his place among them.

What I look like at the moment...

What I look like at the moment... 01/07/2004 04:47 PM

A very recent picture of me trying to look serious. I shall shortly add this to my ongoing visual Brief History of Tom.

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"Moment of Zen "

"Moment of Zen " 06/07/2004 06:54 PM

Moment of couture zen

Moment of couture zen 02/05/2005 09:25 PM
Xeni Jardin: The caption for this Reuters photo by Max Rossi reads, "A model presents a creation from Italian fashion academy students for their Spring/Summer 2005 Haute Couture collection, during Rome's Fashion Week." IANAFD (I am not a fashion designer), but I say -- keep studying, guys.

Link to full-size. I'm not sure why, but it sort of reminds me of this NSFW painting by surrealist artist Rene Magritte, Le Viol (The Rape, 1934): Link.

Here's another interesting image from the same collection: Link. (Thanks, Susannah Breslin).

That magic moment

That magic moment 03/26/2005 09:34 AM

Here's a photo James Hong shot at PC Forum. As James describes it:

I HAD to take a picture of this potentially historic moment.. Kim Cameron (Microsoft) and Mitchell Baker (Mozilla) discussing the possibility of cooperating on Open Identity!! Do it guys!! It'll change the world and make the Net feel safe again.

Craig Burton has his own version of the story.....

Doc Searls arranged a meeting yesterday beween Mitchell Baker and Kim Cameron to discuss the possibility  of Mozilla supporting Kim's Open Identity System. Since the meeting was at the PC Forum, and I live in Scottsdale, I was lucky enough to be sitting at the table during the event. It was so cool when Mitchell groked what Kim was proposing.

Of course she didn't make any commitments, but it was obvious that her wheels were turning. I think history was made. Wouldn't it be cool if Firefox supported Kim's Open Identity System, It felt like a real magic moment.

If I were Mozilla, I would jump all over it!

Later: James Hong was also there and took a photo of the moment. He posted the uri in the comments but I thought it should be up front. Thanks James!

And Doc puts it this way (on his IT Garage):

If you're wondering about the power of podcasting, stay tuned for what's happening to bring identity to the suite of Internet services. (for details on the meaning of that phrase, see Craig Burton's Internet Services Model). Back on December 31, Steve Gillmor convened a Gillmor Gang podcast of a conversation about identity. On the 'cast were Craig, Kim Cameron, Dave Winer, Drummond Reed, Marc Canter, Bryan Field-Elliot, Phil Windley and myself. (For more background on the 'cast, see this post here.) There were so many on the 'cast that it became known as The Gaggle.

The conversation continued, to say the least.

So in other words - if you ever wondered whatever happened with FOAFnet and my identity efforts, I've been working the back channels, insider games and politics of the Commons - trying to make sure everyone was talkng to each other.

Our own solution is Sxip Networks - but anyone should be able to use their own solution, and plug into a 'identity backplane' that.....

OOoppps - we're still not ready to announce - yet. Stay tuned till DIDW in May. It'll be big.

The only bummer was that Dave Winer wasn't there. His concerns on Microsoft drove us to create this 'bottoms up' effort. Clearly MS will worry about the top-down ramifications of their actions, but 'we're' helping them - from the bottom up.

Maybe Dave can come to DIDW this year?

Daddy Moment

Daddy Moment 03/27/2005 01:00 AM
You only get maybe one of these per child and, like they say, “You never forget”...

Moment of Brian Eno Zen

Moment of Brian Eno Zen 04/01/2005 12:24 PM
Xeni Jardin: "The advantage the popular arts have is that they are not ideologically proud."

Link to the 10-year-old interview from which this was snipped. (via Warren Ellis)

Moment of Cy Twombly zen

Moment of Cy Twombly zen 06/05/2005 11:42 PM
Xeni Jardin: From a New York Times article on a retrospective of the artist's work in Houston:

He sat facing the gallery's largest painting, an allegory of Orpheus' trip to the underworld, 13 feet high and a whopping 52 feet long. Painted between 1972 and 1994, it has been called by assorted names, including, "Say Goodbye, Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor" - a reference to the Roman poet who, like Mr. Twombly, deftly mixed learned allusion and earthy expression.

With evident pleasure, the artist recounted the painting's effect on a young Frenchwoman who visited the gallery some years ago. The lone guard found her standing in front of the vivid whorls, scattered verses and bright splatters of color, totally nude.

"Right here in this room!" Mr. Twombly affirmed. He was delighted, he said. "Wouldn't you be? That's pretty good. No one can top that one. Come on. How many people ?"

His words then evaporated like the mysterious markings that twitter across his works before seemingly lifting off and wafting away.

The guard, Guillermo Leguizamon, recalls gathering his wits and telling the museum visitor, "I can admire your beauty, madam, but if you don't put on your clothes, you'll be more famous than Cy Twombly himself." She dressed and departed, leaving a message in the guest book: "The painting makes me want to run naked."

Li nk (thanks Susannah Breslin!)

Moment of protest-art zen

Moment of protest-art zen 03/13/2003 01:00 PM
"A carnival float shows paper mache figure of German conservative opposition leader Angela Merkel emerging from the buttocks of Uncle Sam during the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Duesseldorf, March 3, 2003. Merkel has strongly criticized the German government's anti-Iraq war stance and recently visited Washington. The Rose Monday parades in Cologne, Mainz and Duesseldorf are the highlight of the German street carnival season. " Link, Discuss, (Thanks, JP!)

Moment of self-Googling zen

Moment of self-Googling zen 08/27/2004 01:46 PM
Xeni Jardin: WTF is this? Shouldn't I be getting royalties? Or at least, like, foot massages from these bare-chested, Flash-animated hunkazoids? I am sooo calling my bare-chested, Fabio lookalike attorneys right now. Link to www.xeni.jp

MOMENT OF SILENCE

MOMENT OF SILENCE 06/01/2004 06:37 PM
PBS-1 hour agoIt occupied a certain corner of the mind, yes, but there were other things: An epidemic of obesity, the end of "Friends," Google going public, a fiercely ...

A moment for the Iraqis

A moment for the Iraqis 06/28/2004 11:55 AM

Senior moment

Senior moment 05/06/2004 05:38 PM
I’m too young to have senior moments like this!

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 flDirty = YES;
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Song of the Moment

Song of the Moment 04/09/2004 03:56 PM
Tim Wilson - Booty Man

What's your lowbrow moment?

What's your lowbrow moment? 07/02/2004 01:42 AM
"I enjoy life most when I have a boner." Lowbrow.com is back after a brief period of downtime. The format is extremely simple -- read one randomly selected Lowbrow Moment, hit reload, read the next one. What's Lowbrow about? It's about hard-earned street wisdom and raunchy sex; it's about drunken violence and heroic feats of masturbation. If your life is particularly Lowbrow, feel free to share, but beware of imitators.

Consider This Our Safety Moment

Consider This Our Safety Moment 05/06/2004 07:13 AM
If you're going to have an accident with a nail gun, try not to do it six times.Isidro Mejia, 39, had four nails penetrate his skull -- three went into his brain -- in the April 19 accident, according to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Another of the nails lodged...

Moment of Porn Zen

Moment of Porn Zen 01/19/2004 01:55 PM
This visual moment of totally worksafe porn zen is brought to you by the Invi sible Cowgirl. Photo taken at the OTHER recent convention in Vegas -- the porn awards. Link

A moment for parents

A moment for parents 12/24/2004 01:06 PM
With some trepidation, I've posted "Now Go To Damn Sleep," doggerel for the worn-out parent. Here's the beginning: My angels, now, it's to your room To dip into sleep's stream And let your parents' life resume. Fast forward to your dream. What's that you say, my angels dear? The day has not run out? Tonight you just must-see ER? And then the title bout? Oh my dears, my little mites, Walt Disney's themed your beds. And if you're good and very quiet I'll tell my day instead. Oh, Mikey, Sal and Ted please hear The story I have to tell...
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