31 Oct 2007, 10:30 a.m.

Had Me, Lost Me

At a VMWare recruiting session on Monday, the Ryan North lookalike Eli Collins mentioned dtrace. I thought, "I should learn more about dtrace!" Today I happened across Bryan Cantrill's Google Tech Talk on dtrace and …

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30 Oct 2007, 19:36 p.m.

Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Copyrights

Back in February, my law & technology class hosted Mark Kesslen, an IP lawyer at Lowenstein Sandler. He gave a guest lecture on intellectual property. I'm enough of an IP obsessive that I transcribed my …

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28 Oct 2007, 22:18 p.m.

Colbert Sighting

Twice tonight, Bravo's showing Stephen Colbert obscure candy. Specifically, at 10pm and 1am, it's airing the episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent where Colbert guest stars.

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26 Oct 2007, 9:43 a.m.

No Ex Post Facto Law Or Bill Of Attainder

One of my favorite bits from the Constitution. It's fun to say and it's the right thing to do. That's why I'm with the EFF on this one.Update: Seth points out that this is probably …

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24 Oct 2007, 10:15 a.m.

Logic Puzzle

Chief Information Officers say: 41% of us report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. CEOs say: 63% of our CIOs report directly to us.

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21 Oct 2007, 0:41 a.m.

They're Everywhere

When ironic/sarcasm scare quotes meet signmakers who use quotation marks for emphasis, you have the "Quotation Mark" Abuse photo pool (found via every damn blog ever). It reminds me of Spamusement, how plaintive and angry …

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19 Oct 2007, 18:29 p.m.

Day Of The Lurkers

If you and I have never met in person, but you read my blog, please leave a comment on this post to say hello! For example, if you're the person who thoughtfully sent me Yevgeny …

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19 Oct 2007, 0:11 a.m.

No Surprise

As of right now, the DonorsChoose site is not terribly responsive.

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17 Oct 2007, 13:12 p.m.

Clarity in Pricing Is Respectful, Not Sordid

Jay Parkinson, the new Brooklyn doctor who does house calls, instant messenger, and email, has now been practicing for a few weeks. I'm hoping that Parkinson's example, like that of quick clinics (link to my …

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17 Oct 2007, 8:14 a.m.

Index Cards

So far my most successful sprint/work date has been the one with Fureigh on Sunday. Outside the house, no internet access, 4 to 5 hours long. Fureigh mentioned that she knows someone who, among other …

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