Partying at the Ritz
Hey, Dave, wanna go to the beach? Maryam and I drove to the Half Moon Bay Ritz last night and we marveled at the lifestyle of sitting around a campfire with people from around the world. Then I...
View ArticleThe case for research
Whenever I bring up Microsoft Research someone usually mouths off about “what have they done that’s improved the products?” Or something along those lines. I keep going back to Douglas Engelbart and...
View ArticleOn not getting Second Life
Lots of people have been talking to me about Second Life. And how they don’t get it. I tell them that you don’t need to get it today but that the business model of Second Life will keep pulling you in....
View ArticleForget the $100 PC?!?
David Beers says “forget the $100 PC.” His essay makes the point that cell phones with keyboards are already delivering the promise that a $100 PC is making. I totally agree. I’m thinking a lot about...
View ArticleSoftware Request: Burncaster
Dwight Silverman and Kent Newsome has an interesting request for the software industry: make him a “burncaster.” Something where he can subscribe to a bunch of podcasts and burn them to a CD so he can...
View ArticleAttensa getting my attention
I’m downloading and installing Attensa right now. Why? Cause Attensa’s CEO is getting involved in the conversation about news readers.
View ArticleI didn’t know that Tim lived in Lebanon
Tim Bray, XML’s co-author, wrote today that he lived in Lebanon for 11 years. I didn’t know that. I wouldn’t have, either, if it weren’t for XML, er, RSS. That makes his words on the war in Lebanon...
View ArticleMy Microsoft replacement
I missed this during the media storm when I quit, but I think it’s funny that Microsoft aggregates all some Microsoft employee blogs into a page with this URL: Roboscoble.com. Heheh. Thanks to...
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Schlomo stole my videoblogging business plan
Schlomo, you’re a funny guy, but you stole my videologger business plan and I want it back! Heheh. By the way, how is the beer funding plan going? It’s on the Internet so I wouldn’t be suprised to...
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The power of the marginal
An essay from Paul Graham resonates with me. Titled “the Power of the Marginal” it talks about where change in society comes from and why small things often change the world. Thanks to Rick Segal who...
View ArticleMatt Cutts, of Google, on metrics
The other day I wore my “I’m not Matt Cutts” T-shirt around Silicon Valley. That’s always fun cause it gets weird stares. Sometimes people are interested enough to ask “who is Matt Cutts?” Where I...
View ArticleIDEO display in Palo Alto rocks
I was lucky enough to have gotten invited to the opening of IDEO’s “prototypes the future” exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center a couple of weeks back. It is freaking awesome. If you’re a design nut,...
View ArticleGreat suggestions to survive dot.com bust 2.0
I love the “Dead2.0” blog. It reminds me not to drink too much of my own hype juice. Anyway, great post today: 11 suggestions for not being a dot-bomb 2.0.
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