Author: Vince Kimball

Railroad Servers. I ran into an ad for Railroad Tycoon 3 just now and started thinking how nice it would be to have railroad servers for me to visit and to build within.  What is a railroad server?  It's basically a persistent, modifiable 3D model server specialized in trains, tracks, passengers, buildings, and landscapes.  Well,… Continue reading Railroad Servers

Don't work for Ebay. You don't want to work for Ebay. Pity the poor bastards who have to put up with that. [Ceejbot]

BBC.  Shuttle slated for late 2004 launch.  I wish we spent even a fraction of the money we spent on Iraq to get a new low-cost heavy launch vehicle.  This was the reason I wanted to see the “Star Wars” program get funded in the eighties.  The byproduct of the program would have been a… Continue reading BBC

Because he opens his mouth and words come out.. I had the dubious pleasure today of listening to the speech by George Bush described as the keynote speech to his visit over here I have to say I cannot work out how this man got elected to anything, he is a terrible speaker! I spent… Continue reading Because he opens his mouth and words come out.

Recommended Web Design Firm. I always liked Chris Pfrang of Fancy Media, the firm that designed my law firm's website. He was easy to deal with, had a reasonable quote, met his budget, and designed a great site (actually he designed several and offered… [Ernie The Attorney]

How little does law school prepare you for practice?. Gerry Spence, famed trial attorney from Wyoming, recounts his impressions of law school: “I did not learn much that was of real use. I learned how to speak, but not to people. I learned how to think, but not in… [Ernie The Attorney]

Working with Bayesian Categorizers. Bayesian classification has proved a powerful weapon against spam. Jon Udell tries to find out whether it can be put to use in other spheres of content categorization. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

A University's Real-Time Wi-Fi Usage Map. See usage across Carnegie-Mellon's campus Wi-Fi network: Three maps present a view of activity and accessibility across the university's Wi-Fi network. It's a great visualization of how a network is being used presented in a way that a non-technical user can understand. [via Warchalking via Jeff Pittelkau]… [Wi-Fi Networking… Continue reading A University's Real-Time Wi-Fi Usage Map

Codename: Blackstone. During this morning's MAX 2003 keynote I announced that the next major version of ColdFusion is in the works, the product is codenamed “Blackstone”. I also listed the high level themes for this future product, and just so things are clear, this is the text from the slide I showed: Key themes for… Continue reading Codename: Blackstone

Lizard brain surgery. This isn't just a Windows phenomenon, of course. Every major software system has, at its core, what Dave Winer likes to call a lizard brain. The roots of Linux reach down through many layers to its lizard brain. Mac OS X archeologists can explore not only that same deep history but also… Continue reading Lizard brain surgery