Advogato blog for whir

17 Dec 2005

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:21:33 GMT

The complexity of stuff made out of atoms is limited by the nature of material things. If a thing is too baroque, it'll fall down. But if a thing is made of bits, it has no such intrinsic limit on its creation. Later understanding of it including its utility and any ability to maintain it will be limited. Conclusion - simplicity isn't arrived at naturally in the second realm.

7 Sep 2004

Tue, 7 Sep 2004 21:26:08 GMT

all gone

I've now one more Gmail invite to give away. First come, first serve at xxxxxx@yahoo.com. Please send the name and the email address to which I should send it.

6 Sep 2004

Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:08:25 GMT

hmmm... cannot delete but can make empty

This was the above entry and to push it up on the stack I copied it into a new entry - a work-around.

22 May 2003

Thu, 22 May 2003 01:23:12 GMT

Darn - no table tags; table.

24 Nov 2001

Sat, 24 Nov 2001 14:50:59 GMT

Take this literally or as metaphor (like some Oblique Strategy), take this in Martha Stewart's voice. All new technology, and in this context I mean everything after solitary transistors, is oppressive (not by malice but out of incompetence). Put your new technology on wheels. Then when you move it you will feel fresh in the illusion of control.

Ran Polygraph against many flavors of cache since we talked last. Some bright cube neighbors.

9 Oct 2000

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 00:13:57 GMT

Heard a pretty good rendering of Le sacre du printemps last night by the SLSO.

30 Jun 2000

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 05:47:43 GMT

Been seeing an increasing number of headhunters face-to-face here recently. Two today and one Monday. Think maybe I should start answering, Why did you move to Saint Louis? with, I have a good friend in Memphis who's timezone-impaired.