Archive for August, 2003

Basketball Jones

Friday, August 8th, 2003

Note to self: Try to get in shape. No, really.

I was in for a rude awakening today when I played a game of half-court basketball with some coworkers during lunch. It wasn’t that they had a particularly better skill level than me. I was just way, way, way, way, way hurting during most […]

Give the Customer What They Want

Wednesday, August 6th, 2003

Daring Fireball’s John Gruball nicely summarizes Andrew Stone’s apparent distaste of Apple’s Carbon API (and preference for Cocoa), and why resolute adherence to ever-changing technology strategies are not very realistic. True, you can have your ideals—you can live by them and promote them to other people—but if they end up sacrificing customer satisfaction with […]

Lean and Mean Howard Dean

Tuesday, August 5th, 2003

Bouncing off of what the Ross man says, and after watching Larry King last night, I have to admit that I like Howard Dean too. He’s already gaining so much support at the grassroots level, which is impressive. And he makes his points intelligently.

So far, I think he’s been smart to distinguish […]

Okie Noodling

Monday, August 4th, 2003

Okie Noodling chronicles the oddly fascinating world of some Oklahoma men who obsess over capturing catfish with their bare hands. This bizarre sport which “originated as a Native American hunting practice” is also quite dangerous. Bank dwelling catfish live in holes similar to the ones occupied by beavers, which means at the other […]