Monthly Archives: May 2003

Dave has left the building and entered the brave new world of MovableType. Very cool. Good for him.

An exchange I participated in on the RB NUG list today follows. Someone made reference to the Command Key/Apple Key debate, so I threw this comment in: Actually, I think I’ve seen some references, in Apple documentation, mind you, to … Continue reading →

More on the Open Apple/Closed Apple saga from Joe Strout: Both the Open Apple and the Closed Apple were actually paddle buttons, and typically were used only for games — situated to the left and right of the scrollbar, they … Continue reading →

Hot dogs. Breakfast of champions.

This morning’s reading: Control Bindings in REALbasic, by Charles Yeomans.

Gracie will be four years old on Sunday. I feel so old. How did this happen? How did I go from being the lazy, unemployed guy trying to make his band a success to the Assistant Director of Technology with … Continue reading →

So, it looks like the GPL may finally be tested in court. Should be interesting. Related discussion here. Shocking fashion.

Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet: The speech I’m going to give on Thursday is called “Ethernet vs. Godzilla.” The idea is that Ethernet has encountered a series of competitors out trying to kill it. The number is huge. The … Continue reading →

Desktop Joe says: For me to be accused of corrupting the moral fiber of a person like rhino is absurd. Yeah, whatever, dude. In 1997, I asked him what a good format would be in which I could post some … Continue reading →

Crazy Apple Rumors: According to Yang, Lindquist repeatedly refers to his 1.42 GHz Power Mac as “an Apple” while dispensing handy advice on what corporate decisions “Mac” should make. Go, brother. I constantly come in contact with people who do … Continue reading →