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

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

Data Nightmare at Pentagon

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

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'

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

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

Gamespot

Gamespot. “Perimeter.” A sci-fi real-time strategy game, from a Russian developer, that seems to be a primer on network warfare. Competitive infrastructures and disruptive attacks. Looks like fun. Another interesting game is “Mercenaries” from Lucas Arts. Reputation system that is driven by an embedded journalist that records player actions, which determines how civilians and the… Continue reading Gamespot