Archive for April, 2007
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Once again reminded about… the rest of the world
Hanging out with developer friends arguing the merits of reddit vs StumbleUpon can make you forget that we new-media crazed techies are only a very small portion of the population. I was in the downtown Seattle REI today buying my friend a new water bottle after losing hers at work last week. While there, figured […]
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
University of Washington Global Business Case Competition
Yesterday was the final day of the three-day GBCC hosted by the UW. My first case competition, and actually quite a bit of fun. Reminded me of the work we did in Professor Steve Michael’s class back in T&M, except that we had more time.
The case topics turned out to be something completely different than […]
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Quote of the day
“The grain of salt I take with Joel’s writing could desiccate a water buffalo.” - Zed Shaw (creator of Mongrel)
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Designing Cafeterias
Watching that boundary where human conventions bump up against technological limitations is one of the most fascinating things. Take, for example, your average cafeteria on a college campus, in a corporate building, or even on the dining car of a train (how many of you have been on one of *those* lately?). Your patrons come […]
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Who is Walt Mossberg?
In days past controlling the channel mattered a lot. Walt Mossberg was an influential tech pundit because he wrote for the Wall Street Journal. Never mind that he was originally an international affairs correspondent[1], never mind that the WSJ wasn’t exactly known for its tech coverage. He was the tech writer for one of the […]