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Inspirational Speech for Feb 11 2011
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Mister Chairman, fellow toastmasters, I’d like to Welcome again our guests for joining us during open house. Some of you may be wondering what we’re doing here half past the crack of dawn every Friday. Well, as I’ve said before, if I can give a speech out of one ( Read more... ) -
To App or not to App
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I want to introduce you to Less Everything, a Ruby on Rails development team, (more of a duo, really) based out of Florida. They make Lovedbyless, an open source social networking system that anyone can download. Their revenue for setting up said social network software ( Read more... ) -
Politics and Blogging
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Going back through all my political posts, it’s occurred to me that even though I write about politics, I’m not much of a political columnist. Every post seems to be a call to stop and think rather than a call to action. I don’t believe we should be protesting the war ( Read more... ) -
The Real Mother’s Day
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Why, as adults, do we over-analyze holidays? Christmas is too commercialized, dressing up for Halloween might offend other religions, or Valentine’s Day is so hurtful to the single people. This weekend, it’s Mother’s Day that appears to be on the chopping block. I’m ( Read more... ) -
The Joy of Not Knowing How
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The computer industry implants in the minds of many the legend of the lone programmer, sequestered in a parents basement coding the next paradigm shift of technology. The myth is not that far from the truth, since many of the big names in software, Microsoft, Apple, and ( Read more... ) -
News from the Generation Gap
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My friend Jen over at Interface Media sent me this Economist article about a book called The Pinch: How Baby Boomers took their children’s future-and why they should give it back. Apparently, the number disparity between the baby boom and subsequent generations is more ( Read more... )
