There is a wonderful sequence in the Woodie Allen movie, Take the Money and Run, in which Virgil Starkwell, an incompetent small-time criminal, is sentenced to three days in jail with a life insurance salesman.
The scene ends with Virgil being led into a cell and, as the door is slammed shut, we hear [...]
Daily Archives: October 23rd, 2007
Virgil Starkwell Meets the Internet
October 23, 2007 – 23:24
Suggestions To Novice IBM Bloggers
October 23, 2007 – 15:50
Bob Sutor just mentioned that a member of his team, Arnaud Le Hors, has started blogging outside the IBM firewall.
I just posted the first comment to this blog.
I’m also posting it here as I think it applies to any IBMer — or anyone else for that matter — who blogs in the open [...]
The Long March Up From Obscurity: Technorati Authority Now 40, Rank 199700
October 23, 2007 – 14:21
I just noted that my Technorati rank is now below 200,000, and I have left my blogger youth behind in that my Authority is now 40.
The open question is when, if ever, my Authority will reach or exceed my age, which is just short of 64, the next power of two in sight now [...]
links for 2007-10-23
October 23, 2007 – 01:19
Microsoft Abandons Fight to Keep Data From Rivals
Interesting development, though going forward MS must be judged by its actions, not its words.
(tags: open-standards open-computing microsoft good-news)
How Linux Is Testing The Limits Of Open Source Development — The Linux Road Map — InformationWeek
The pace and scope of Linux development is truly astounding, far beyond anything yet [...]
Dashboard, Dashboard, On The Panel
October 23, 2007 – 00:16
I’ve been using WordPress to write this blog for almost a year now.
It’s been great. Indeed, I think WordPress is one of the finest pieces of software I have ever used, and I’ve been using and writing software for well over four decades.
By the way, that is the acid test of a piece of software. [...]
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