A New and More Meaningful Existence

Maybe. I've started a new blog with a specific purpose. This one meanders and is for me. If you read it, I'd guess you wouldn't really come back. I wouldn't. The new one is all about Reading First. If you want to know what that is, go there. We'll see how it goes.

I'm going to miss this guy

I see no reason to get a Saturday paper anymore.

I love this, although I can do without the pathetic neener, flushing, I wanna be first like a 4 year old comments.

An Opinion on Open Source

Generally speaking, I am a fan of open source projects. Of course, this is most hypothetical since I really use next to no open source tools and or projects. I've just been OK with the tools that I have which have mostly been determined by where I work - I'm basically agnostic. Or perhaps, just so apathetic that I don't care to spend the time to push for change. I happened to run across this post that sort of captured a general feeling that many people who are not technology-phillic have about open source. People just want their technology to work, they don't want to work on their technology.

Clear Pictures of How We Think

Clear Pictures of How We Think. This is just a bookmark for me to read this.

How to Fold a Shirt

How to Fold a Shirt. Only on the internet.

Hundreds of Iraqi Insurgents Killed

This story and others like it disturb me simply by the use of the word insurgent. I find a hard time thinking of the actual residents of Iraq who are opposing their occupation as insurgents. I mean it makes some sense, but in another sense the US were the insurgents, but they moved from the barn to the house and the rest of the residents are on the outside looking in - just like they were before. This is a not a well presented point, but the word insurgent has been bothering me so I just had to get it out.

Open Letter To The Democratic Party: How You Could Have Had My Vote

I find this post and comment chain very interesting. I was very glad to read it, because it does seem to have touched a nerve with many of the commenters. More interesting to me was the uneasy feeling that I got reading it. This was captured for me in the comment by Running Dog. Search for it in the rest of the comments. I find it to be even more compelling. Better written than what I would have said - something struck me as fearful or timid in the original post. Sort of being afraid to vote because of some feelings. That is my problem with the whole political process - too much emotion, not enough rational, logical thought. I think Kingsley gets it right for me.

Arafat's Mystery Illness

I think it may be AIDS. I have no reason to believe this other than the fact that it must be kept a mystery, so it must somehow be embarassing (in some sense, cultural or whatever).

The Rationals

I always end up as a Rational. I never coughed up the money for the full profile so I always end up wondering whether I'm an architect, mastermind, inventor or fieldmarshal. Someday I'll find out for sure.

WebMatrix

Webmatrix is a thing that I just recently ran across and find to be very cool. I don't think it is as simple as they'd like to believe for all the non-techy people, but it may be as simple as you can get. My favorite part is the web server that runs on XP Home.

I'm probably going to poach some of their source and starter kits for portals and reporting.

Multilevel Data Analysis

Multilevel Data Analysis sounds better to me than the analysis of families of growth curves. It is also where I am going on the research front. Any one with good links is welcome to make recommendations. Other than this link, I am a new born babe. And now I have this link too, which includes some software to make me happy. And this one too!!! And this one is really a beauty! And finally, (I think) this one.

Center for Digital Education

With the new job some new links and this is one: the Center for Digital Education. This looks like it may be interesting. At least, it may keep me up to speed (well, a little behind really) on big issues in my new field.

Computer networking hardware - Networking solutions - Wireless network reviews - CNET reviews

Computer networking hardware - Networking solutions - Wireless network reviews - CNET reviews

Wi-Fi Planet

Again, keeping links from wherever I happen to be. Still looking at building a combo wired/wireless LAN, so I'm keeping this link.

Router as an AP - ezlan.net

Router as an AP

New Job

This is where I'm going to work.

Two Reasons

I post this. First, because this is a huge pet peeve of mine. (Thanks Waterfall). I think the advertisers and marketers are responsible and it makes me hate them, cause I'm not really sure why they persist in getting this wrong. Second, I always want to know where the waterfall is.

Another Article

Network Magazine | Building The Intelligent Wireless LAN | November 5, 2003 So, I'm building a LAN and want to add wireless. Once again, I capture a link that I want to eventually read.

Note to Self

ProCurve Networking by HP - Wireless LANs: Planning The Site Assessment

It is done

Like I never thought it would finally be done, but it is. After 11 years, a new job. It is a relief. I can hardly say anything intelligible about it. If you've been at one job, your most adult professional job for 11 years and then changed jobs you will understand. Probably everyone who has changed jobs will.

My favorite part was that I just recently ran across a most excellent assortment of resignation letters. Nixon's is my model, but I truly appreciate the Sarcastic version.