Month: July 2004

Blow to Blair's bid to axe Lord Chancellor. Peers oppose government's bill that would scrap Law Lords and historic Cabinet post. [The Scotsman]

I'm back.  Had a great time.  There were around 124 people at our 78th annual family reunion on Sunday.

I'm off to a family reunion in the morning.

Fewer Noses Stuck in Books in America, Survey Finds. A survey by the National Endowment for the Arts finds a precipitous downward trend in book consumption by Americans. By BRUCE WEBER. [The New York Times > Books]

Data Nightmare at Pentagon. The General Accounting Office looks at how the Defense Department keeps track of its supplies and finances, and the picture is not pretty — even with more than 2,000 databases and billions spent. By Noah Shachtman. [Wired News]

Papa waiting. Last week my cat Papa waited on my chair for me to come home from WWDC. [inessential.com] Awwww, that reminds me of my cats.

A follow up on 'How To Sell Me Something'. In “How to Sell Me Something”, I wrote about some of the critical mistakes small companies make when dealing with their customers. I wanted to follow up with a more positive article about how it should be done. … [Startup Skills]

Linux Saves the Day. So here was my day. I woke up and I didn't have DSL in the house, god knows why but SBC must feel like people really need to read morning newspapers or what not. It wasn't a big deal, because as I wrote yesterday, my laptop was dying and I would've… Continue reading Linux Saves the Day