Peddling a “Clinton recession”. Many of us remember the Clinton years as a time of unparalleled prosperity, when 22 million people found new jobs and the federal government took in record surpluses in tax revenue. But in speech after speech this week, Republicans have excused George W. Bush's poor economic record by suggesting that the… Continue reading Peddling a “Clinton recession”
Month: September 2004
Avalon prediction
Avalon prediction. Avalon prediction: Miguel de Icaza works on GNOME and other projects, and ventures to see the future: “My prediction is that Avalon v1 will be a throw-away: it is not really the foundation on which you will build applications: V2 will likely not be backwards compatible, they will have to re-architect bits of… Continue reading Avalon prediction
Exploring Micro-ISVs
Exploring Micro-ISVs. Eric Sink examines the world of one-person software companies in his latest MSDN “Business of Software” column. Thanks for including me in your list of examples, Eric! (via .NET Undocumented). [Nick Bradbury]
According to News.Com
According to News.Com, Philadelphia is considering a city-wide wireless network. Wow. That would instantly make Philly the place to be. I never thought I could possibly say that. Here's another thought for Republicans to consider. Imagine if the trillion dollars we're pouring into Iraq infrastructure had been put into providing across-the-board wireless in every major… Continue reading According to News.Com
With Hurricane Approaching, Florida Calls for Evacuations
With Hurricane Approaching, Florida Calls for Evacuations. About 300,000 residents in coastal areas of Palm Beach County were told to evacuate starting 2 p.m. Thursday. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [The New York Times > Home Page]
Steve Ballmer at the Massachusetts Software Council
Steve Ballmer at the Massachusetts Software Council. This morning the Massachusetts Software Council had it's Fall Membership Meeting. The two speakers were Dr. Jack Wilson, President of the University of Massachusetts, and Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. I give an overview of Dr. Wilson's talk and a much more detailed description of Steve Ballmer's in… Continue reading Steve Ballmer at the Massachusetts Software Council
Wine
Wine. At Hypertext '04, I spent a delightful day touring Napa with Hugh Davis, who knows more than somewhat about wine. Hugh had brought a handy little bookshelf of well-written wine books for plane reading; as soon as I got home, I sent off for a copy of each. Jancis Robinson's How To Taste suggests… Continue reading Wine