Just As I Thought

is strangely productive today:…

March 15, 2009

is strangely productive today: worked all morning, mowed, pruned, weeded, did laundry, washed dishes, made lunch. Yet still much left to do.

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Oh, hello there!

Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The  [more...]

April 12, 2023
General Annoyances

GOOD MORNING SAN JOSE!

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October 7, 2005
Right = Wrong

Erring on the side of love

A supremely practical politician, Barney once worried that gay marriage was reaching too far and expecting too much from the political system. But he changed and so did we. We came to understand that Barney, like many  [more...]

July 10, 2012

It was a cell phone marketed to kids so they could hook up with strangers, with a data plan priced like a normal adult smartphone. Not even a 50% pricedrop on the two devices to $29 and $49 could spur sluggish sales. So, Microsoft terminated the product after only a few weeks on the shelves, even though it was years and millions of dollars in the making.
Kin launched six weeks ago. I’d say, at this point, that Microsoft should simply stop trying to sell anything that you can hold in your hand.

Microsoft Kills KIN

June 30, 2010

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