2006-10-30
Standard Time
What is it with the end of October? It’s dark outside. Clocks turn back, and now the night falls like a hammer.
What is it with the end of October? It’s dark outside. Clocks turn back, and now the night falls like a hammer.
[17:13 | Hugh Pyle]
2006-10-25
Terror Tactics
Watch Olbermann again. “If, Mr. President, this is the kind of crack work that your new ad implies that only you, and not the Democrats, can do: you, sir, need to pull over and ask for directions.” Not bad, for a sportscaster.
Watch Olbermann again. “If, Mr. President, this is the kind of crack work that your new ad implies that only you, and not the Democrats, can do: you, sir, need to pull over and ask for directions.” Not bad, for a sportscaster.
[06:01 | Hugh Pyle]
2006-10-22
The beginning of the end of America
Watch all of Keith Olbermann today. “Your lies imperil us all, Mr. Bush.”
Watch all of Keith Olbermann today. “Your lies imperil us all, Mr. Bush.”
[06:50 | Hugh Pyle]
2006-10-19
Graffito
I nearly forgot, and didn’t get a picture of it. Best graffiti of the trip was on an overpass near Tacoma: in 3-foot high spraypaint: “RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT”. Lovely.
I nearly forgot, and didn’t get a picture of it. Best graffiti of the trip was on an overpass near Tacoma: in 3-foot high spraypaint: “RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT”. Lovely.
[07:12 | Hugh Pyle]
2006-10-15
Home: 02138
Through the Pennsylvania hills, along Connecticut’s tree-lined interstates to I-90 again, and Boston, where home will be a cosy brick-built apartment a few minutes’ walk from the common. Somewhere to move in and stay. Eight thousand miles round trip. Three oil-changes, about $500 in gas, no accidents, just one warning (from the friendly Utah state police). Twenty-five states (counting that ten-mile snippet of Maryland). Seven or eight national parks, and more besides. Plains, hills, mountains, desert, prairie, wheatfields, pastureland, forests,...
Through the Pennsylvania hills, along Connecticut’s tree-lined interstates to I-90 again, and Boston, where home will be a cosy brick-built apartment a few minutes’ walk from the common. Somewhere to move in and stay. Eight thousand miles round trip. Three oil-changes, about $500 in gas, no accidents, just one warning (from the friendly Utah state police). Twenty-five states (counting that ten-mile snippet of Maryland). Seven or eight national parks, and more besides. Plains, hills, mountains, desert, prairie, wheatfields, pastureland, forests,...
[07:44 | Hugh Pyle]
2006-10-13
Shenandoah
Lexington KY to Harrisburg PA, via the scenic route: Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park. This road winds 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge mountains, with fall colours and amazing views at every turn.
Lexington KY to Harrisburg PA, via the scenic route: Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park. This road winds 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge mountains, with fall colours and amazing views at every turn.
[21:47 | Hugh Pyle]
West Virginia
Lexington to Lewisburg, WV. Desperate to get off the interstates, I took Route 60. It goes up and down and wiggles from side to side an awful lot, through some really nice country.
Lexington to Lewisburg, WV. Desperate to get off the interstates, I took Route 60. It goes up and down and wiggles from side to side an awful lot, through some really nice country.
[21:10 | Hugh Pyle]
At the Races
Columbia, Missouri via St. Louis to Lexington, Kentucky. Which seems like a very nice town - more Southern than anywhere I’ve been on this trip. And it’s a great place to lose money on the horses…
Columbia, Missouri via St. Louis to Lexington, Kentucky. Which seems like a very nice town - more Southern than anywhere I’ve been on this trip. And it’s a great place to lose money on the horses…
[21:07 | Hugh Pyle]
Still moving
Lexington KY, to Lewisburg WV, now Hagerstown MD (after a slow drive through Shenandoah), heading northeast… pictures sometime…
Lexington KY, to Lewisburg WV, now Hagerstown MD (after a slow drive through Shenandoah), heading northeast… pictures sometime…
[15:52 | Hugh Pyle]
2006-10-10
Columbia, Missouri
From Moab, across more Utah desert into Columbia, then craggy canyon landscapes up and over the Rocky Mountains, past Vail, down to Denver, and out into the flat flat Colorado plains to Burlington. Sleet and rain and mist and rain. Wilco, Modest Mouse, Limp Twins, Negresses Vertes keeping me company. Morning, dark, more rain. I thought I saw the sunrise peeping through the distance, but it was just an oncoming truck on these empty roads. Hundreds of miles of great...
From Moab, across more Utah desert into Columbia, then craggy canyon landscapes up and over the Rocky Mountains, past Vail, down to Denver, and out into the flat flat Colorado plains to Burlington. Sleet and rain and mist and rain. Wilco, Modest Mouse, Limp Twins, Negresses Vertes keeping me company. Morning, dark, more rain. I thought I saw the sunrise peeping through the distance, but it was just an oncoming truck on these empty roads. Hundreds of miles of great...
[18:12 | Hugh Pyle]
2006-08-07
I'm moving my blog
I have decided to make the move to Windows Live Spaces instead of continuing on with Userland's Radio. My new blog can be found here: http://psuthar.spaces.live.com/
I have decided to make the move to Windows Live Spaces instead of continuing on with Userland's Radio. My new blog can be found here: http://psuthar.spaces.live.com/
[10:41 | Paresh Suthar]
2006-07-14
Charmed woman marries cobra in India
When reporters finally got the Cobra to comment on the wedding - he said "This village is full of idiots, but hey - they give me milk."
When reporters finally got the Cobra to comment on the wedding - he said "This village is full of idiots, but hey - they give me milk."
[16:07 | Paresh Suthar]
2006-06-19
Termin: Arndt & Partner + Docuportal.net + Gierke Consulting e.K. geben eine Veranstaltung zum Thema Elektronische Betriebsprüfung und Unternehmensportale
Am 30. Juni findet in den Geschäftsräumen von Arndt & Partner eine eintägige kostenfreie Veranstaltung zum Thema "Elektronische Betriebsprüfung und Mitarbeiterportale Warum und Wie ? "statt. In den letzten Jahren hat sich immer stärker herauskristalisiert das dem Faktor der Kommunikation innerhalb und ausserhalb der Unternehmen größte Bedeutung zu kommt. Nur die Unternehmen welche hier möglichst ohne Reibungsverluste und dabei sehr effizient arbeiten sind heute in der Lage die Anforderungen von Morgen zu erfüllen. Dies geht nur mit den Mitarbeitern und...
Am 30. Juni findet in den Geschäftsräumen von Arndt & Partner eine eintägige kostenfreie Veranstaltung zum Thema "Elektronische Betriebsprüfung und Mitarbeiterportale Warum und Wie ? "statt. In den letzten Jahren hat sich immer stärker herauskristalisiert das dem Faktor der Kommunikation innerhalb und ausserhalb der Unternehmen größte Bedeutung zu kommt. Nur die Unternehmen welche hier möglichst ohne Reibungsverluste und dabei sehr effizient arbeiten sind heute in der Lage die Anforderungen von Morgen zu erfüllen. Dies geht nur mit den Mitarbeitern und...
[11:04 | Frank Arndt]
Management Audit - Was bringt es wirklich? Praxisbericht
Was ein Management Audit leistet. Ein Beispiel aus der Beratungspraxis. Um Outplacements erfolgreich begleiten und durchführen zu können sind verschiedenste Kompetenzfelder notwendig, hier allein auf Personal-Know How oder Vermittlungsdatenbanken zu setzen genügt heute schon lange nicht mehr. Schwerpunktmäßig gilt es dabei folgende Ziele zu erreichen: # Externe Überprüfung und Beurteilung der Management- und Führungskompetenzen und potenziale des Kandidaten # Abgleichen der vorhandenen Management-Potenziale mit den Anforderungen an die Aufgabe # Erfassen einer Selbst-/Fremdeinschätzung durch eine 360-Grad-Befragung # Formulieren einer Besetzungs-,...
Was ein Management Audit leistet. Ein Beispiel aus der Beratungspraxis. Um Outplacements erfolgreich begleiten und durchführen zu können sind verschiedenste Kompetenzfelder notwendig, hier allein auf Personal-Know How oder Vermittlungsdatenbanken zu setzen genügt heute schon lange nicht mehr. Schwerpunktmäßig gilt es dabei folgende Ziele zu erreichen: # Externe Überprüfung und Beurteilung der Management- und Führungskompetenzen und potenziale des Kandidaten # Abgleichen der vorhandenen Management-Potenziale mit den Anforderungen an die Aufgabe # Erfassen einer Selbst-/Fremdeinschätzung durch eine 360-Grad-Befragung # Formulieren einer Besetzungs-,...
[10:02 | Frank Arndt]
2006-05-17
Cool Transformers CGI video
[via Gizmodo]For someone who grew up watching Transformers - this is pretty cool.
[via Gizmodo]For someone who grew up watching Transformers - this is pretty cool.
[10:28 | Paresh Suthar]
If Tech Companies Made Sudoku
Sudoku is perfect. It can be as engaging, addictive, and flow-inducing as the flashiest real-time rendered, explosion-filled game on the planet. But I can't help imagine what would happen if someone like, say, Microsoft had designed it.Humorous and a little painful at the same time...
Sudoku is perfect. It can be as engaging, addictive, and flow-inducing as the flashiest real-time rendered, explosion-filled game on the planet. But I can't help imagine what would happen if someone like, say, Microsoft had designed it.Humorous and a little painful at the same time...
[10:10 | Paresh Suthar]
2006-05-10
Mother's Day scam
Yesterday I went to FTD.com (my floral provider of choice) looking to buy a nice tulip arrangement for my wife, mother and mother-in-law for the upcoming holiday known as Mother's Day. I found what I was looking for at a reasonable price and being well versed in the holiday traditions for when the arrangement should be delivered - I set the delivery date for May 13th (Saturday). Upon reaching the checkout summary page (the one you see before the missile...
Yesterday I went to FTD.com (my floral provider of choice) looking to buy a nice tulip arrangement for my wife, mother and mother-in-law for the upcoming holiday known as Mother's Day. I found what I was looking for at a reasonable price and being well versed in the holiday traditions for when the arrangement should be delivered - I set the delivery date for May 13th (Saturday). Upon reaching the checkout summary page (the one you see before the missile...
[10:02 | Paresh Suthar]
2006-05-09
Another racquetball match with Barron
I had played Barron last week from a ladder match last week - he's pretty good and gave me a sound beating in two matches. I had the chance to play him again this week - he's still pretty good and gave me a milder beating this time. I held my own in the first match, where he was leading 10-1 and I came back to tie at 10's. It was an incredible rally, and one that pretty much drained...
I had played Barron last week from a ladder match last week - he's pretty good and gave me a sound beating in two matches. I had the chance to play him again this week - he's still pretty good and gave me a milder beating this time. I held my own in the first match, where he was leading 10-1 and I came back to tie at 10's. It was an incredible rally, and one that pretty much drained...
[22:18 | Paresh Suthar]
Warner Bros. to Use BitTorrent To Distribute Movies
“If we can convert 5, 10, 15 percent of the peer-to-peer users that have been obtaining our product from illegitimate sources to becoming legitimate buyers of our product, that has the potential of a huge impact on our industry and our economics.” Well the ISPs better prepare for this in the event it takes off. BitTorrent uses well known ports for optimal "sharing", and some ISPs attenuate/block these ports and prevent traffic as a [lame] method for preventing illegal downloading...
“If we can convert 5, 10, 15 percent of the peer-to-peer users that have been obtaining our product from illegitimate sources to becoming legitimate buyers of our product, that has the potential of a huge impact on our industry and our economics.” Well the ISPs better prepare for this in the event it takes off. BitTorrent uses well known ports for optimal "sharing", and some ISPs attenuate/block these ports and prevent traffic as a [lame] method for preventing illegal downloading...
[11:14 | Paresh Suthar]
2006-05-04
Wiring the Web presentation from Mix06 now online
Matt Augustine and I did a presentation on Live Clipboard and Simple Sharing Extensions at the Mix06 conference, describing their value independently as well as when used together.tags: live clipboard
Matt Augustine and I did a presentation on Live Clipboard and Simple Sharing Extensions at the Mix06 conference, describing their value independently as well as when used together.tags: live clipboard
[17:35 | Paresh Suthar]
Master Foo's Taxation Theory of Microformats
"Complexity is like taxation.", Master Foo began. "Producers and consumers alike will always see a tax as unfair unless they can see benefits to themselves in paying it. XML - as classically articulated - suffers from the fact that the costs and benefits associated with its usage occur in different places in the value chain. As a publisher, I will definitely benefit from XML but as a consumer, I will only benefit from it if I have (a) technical expertise...
"Complexity is like taxation.", Master Foo began. "Producers and consumers alike will always see a tax as unfair unless they can see benefits to themselves in paying it. XML - as classically articulated - suffers from the fact that the costs and benefits associated with its usage occur in different places in the value chain. As a publisher, I will definitely benefit from XML but as a consumer, I will only benefit from it if I have (a) technical expertise...
[12:11 | Paresh Suthar]
2006-05-01
The myth of "keeping up"
One of the things that is so great about working at Microsoft is that I get to learn about new technologies and meet with some sharp folks on a frequent basis. There is so much to learn and absorb that sometimes I feel like that kid who is madly chasing the school bus that just pulled away from the stop. Reading this article gave me a little perspective on the fact that I can't, nor should I try to be,...
One of the things that is so great about working at Microsoft is that I get to learn about new technologies and meet with some sharp folks on a frequent basis. There is so much to learn and absorb that sometimes I feel like that kid who is madly chasing the school bus that just pulled away from the stop. Reading this article gave me a little perspective on the fact that I can't, nor should I try to be,...
[10:40 | Paresh Suthar]
2006-04-16
Re: Song of the day: The Wicked Messenger Author: Roving Gambler (---.mclink.it) [info]Date: 02-18-03 05:14 is bob dylan the wicked...
[15:36 | Neil Finlayson]