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Re: I am Boulder, Hear Me Roar

Keith Casey — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:22:36 -0000

Micah, some great points throughout... I've had a number of opportunities to move from DC to SF and each time, I've declined it. One of the major things has been the big fish/small pond thing. In DC, the intensity and amount of chatter is a fraction of SF and that much easier to participate in.

Re: Startup School

Keith Casey — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:33:34 -0000

Thanks, I didn't see that they had it online so was just trying to get some conversation going. I may end up doing the flight thing too. For $40 and saving quite a bit of time, it makes lots of sense.

Also, *if* I do end up doing the flight and you need access back to the Metro system, my wife has already agreed to pick me/us up and drop you at Dunn Loring Metro. It will save you a trip on the Washington Flyer ($8 and 20-30+ minutes).

I'm trying to finalize in the next 48 hours or so.

Re: Secret sauce

Keith Casey — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:02:46 -0000

That'd be hilarious because - I think - a SCOTUS judge can only be removed if they can be proven to be mentally unfit.. which is unlikely to happen since he was just voted in.

Re: Secret sauce

Keith Casey — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:03:45 -0000

Did you catch this through O'Reilly today?

http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/09/rober...

Re: Rest in peace

Keith Casey — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:47:53 -0000

I was following it off and on for a while and thought it was a joke until MarkTAW stepped into high gear and started tracking down IP's, the embassy officials, etc.

After that, I was hopeful but didn't think it'd work.

Re: Business Consulting Etiquette

Keith Casey — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:27:09 -0000

When I read this one, I was reminded of my own "Art of the Introduction" - http://caseysoftware.com/blog/the-art-of-the-in... - where you have a very limited window of someone's time/attention to give them something of interest/value. If you don't, people tend to get annoyed and/or write you off pretty quickly. Not good for any business. ;)

Re: Technosailor Venture Files — Hello World!

Keith Casey — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:17:13 -0000

Oh man, you're hanging out with these guys now?

Seriously though, welcome aboard. You're one of the handful of people in the DC tech scene who has been there and done that. I look forward to hearing what you have to say. :)

Re: Tech Policy is the new Economic Policy.

Keith Casey — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:29:02 -0000

That's *ridiculous*. As soon as you allow the government to own or even subsidize something, you allow them to control it... that applies to the internet too. Look at the way they currently treat libraries. You can count on the same thing happening to ISP's if what you suggest actually happens.

And by the way, it's already failed once... in the mid-90's there was an attempt to bring schools online. All it resulted in was *millions* and *millions* being spent to buy new Cisco gear that sat in closets. Thanks, but no thanks.

Re: Tech Policy is the new Economic Policy.

Keith Casey — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:24:32 -0000

My other issue stands... if the govt pays for it or subsidizes it, you have to plan on them using it for their own purposes. Or deciding to monitor it when they decide it is worthwhile. It's a dangerous line to cross. I'd go for Comcast's bandwidth caps before I allowed my traffic to be monitored by the Feds at their whim.

Re: Chapter 11, Pt. 2: Hard Lessons from the Chapter

Keith Casey — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:44:55 -0000

Ray,

Thanks for sharing your experiences here. Although I've never had to experience a bankruptcy and can't imagine going through it myself, I feel I have a little more understanding of the process... which sounds downright terrifying. Anyway, I'm glad to have some "been there, done that" people in the community to share their thoughts and experiences. I sincerely appreciate it.

So keep it up!

Re: A Sad State of Affairs

Keith Casey — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:22:25 -0000

We need to start a new campaign: "Have you punched a hippie today?"

I have *huge* admiration for the Rolling Thunder guys.. after the protesters started going after families at funerals, they started forming Honor Guards and keeping the morons out.

Re: On the Ubiquity of Twitter Handles

Keith Casey — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:51:01 -0000

I use my Twitter handle, but that's partially because I was lucky enough to get it everywhere. If you want to find me on IM, Skype, Twitter, LinkedIn, or just about anywhere else "caseysoftware" works. Consistency is key.

I even have it on MSN where I have no contacts. ;)

Re: Please Burglarize My House: Personal OPSEC and Social Broadcasting

Keith Casey — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:13:21 -0000

I've been using these concepts for a few years to dig information about competitors. I even wrote about some of the *early* patterns I discovered along these lines: http://caseysoftware.com/free-tagging/linkedin

Re: Year with GTD - Six Months with GTD and Going Strong

Keith Casey — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:30:52 -0000

Good call Steve.

I adopted GTD almost two years ago now and I was *not* good at it. I struggled with it for the first couple months and fell off the wagon a number of times. It's only about that time that I got into the right mind of "write it down"... that nothing counts unless it's either a) done (for 2 minute tasks) or b) on the list.

And once it's on the list - or in the "later" file with a date to check in - I've found that I can just happily forget about it. My rolling calendar will display it for me when the time comes.

It's the only way I've retained my little semblance of sanity. ;)

Re: What’s the Future of D.C. Technology?

Keith Casey — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:46:08 -0000

I think they're missing the change in mindset too...

In the past, the economic success of an industry/area/etc was based on having a couple major players/employers in the area. While those are still strong indicators and aren't irrelevant, they're only part of the picture. In the last couple years, the number, variety, and types of tech companies in the area has not only exploded, but they're becoming better connected.

I think this is where DC is excelling and growing in ways that the WaPo doesn't detect and probably can't get their minds around... yet.

Re: Tech Cocktail DC 2

Keith Casey — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:59:46 -0000

That was great and one of the more creative retrospectives! Nice job and a great song selection. Fitting. ;)

Re: Interesting Entrepreneurial Readings

Keith Casey — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:53:21 -0000

Kirk,

Thanks for the link and to put it in other terms and yes, you nailed it. Of course, there's one more thing that you have to do. There's one more thing that brings it all together... stay tuned. ;)

Re: 2008/10/10/onsugar/

Keith Casey — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:32:24 -0000

Actually, you should tag this one "drupal" too, since that's what OnSugar is built on - http://whatis.onsugar.com/ But as a Drupal guy for lots of years, I'm a bit biased. ;)

Re: Back in the Saddle

Keith Casey — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:33:59 -0000

Thanks for the nod and no problem at all. Glad to be of service.

I was following the SXSW coverage with a bit of jealousy and finally saw something I could do! Woohoo!

Re: Social Media Starter Moves for Entrepreneurs

Keith Casey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:54:36 -0000

And then there's http://WhyGoSolo.com which is our social network to get you offline. ;) But we aren't a competitor to all of those, we integrate directly. When you sign up for WhyGoSolo and add a listing, it ripples through your networks... shows up on your Facebook profile, appears in your Twitter stream, and (eventually) shows up on your blog via widgets.

We're the tool for taking online connections offline. ;)

Re: What Does Facebook Actually DO for Me

Keith Casey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:28:23 -0000

The biggest benefit of Facebook for me is that it's a self-updating address book. I used to run my own CRM system but it gets so out of date so quickly that I gave up tracking my contacts. Facebook solves that problem for me.

And when I first got on 3+ years ago, it was a great way for me to track down friends still in grad school, whatever.

Re: What Does Facebook Actually DO for Me

Keith Casey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:56:59 -0000

@Chris - I don't use the on-site messaging all that much, I hit people's profiles to get their latest email, im, or phone number and then contact them directly. ;)

The messaging through FB is weak at best.

Re: Stitch n’ Pitch?

Keith Casey — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:42:33 -0000

I don't understand the fascination with knitting and knit blogs, but I actually know a professional knitter - yes, there is such a profession - my wife: http://fearlessknitting101.com/

Re: Videoblogger jailed

Keith Casey — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:06:42 -0000

I think it comes down to a few simple facts:
* the shield law is to cover confidential sources and information; and
* the actions happened in public and therefore is not confidential.

The fact that it is footage of a crime being committed is irrelevant since the shield laws would probably protect the breaking of other laws (think of a reporter doing an expose into drug dealing)... but getting the footage from a security camera in front of a gas station would be different.

The interesting part will be to see where the 9th Circuit comes down on this. In the past, they've tended to side with the ever-encroaching power of the gov at any level they can.

Re: “Default” racism

Keith Casey — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:10:45 -0000

I think Gideon summed it up pretty well:

"Because a huge part of this country is still staggaringly backward and has all sorts of ‘passive racism.’ I don’t know much about you or where you come from, Robert, but I’ve spent the vast majority of my life in the midwest - and it’s still pretty bad here in ‘red state land.’"

Robert, most "liberal enclaves" - whether you're thinking of SF, LA, NYC, or DC - are echo chambers where they assume that the rest of the country is backwards and racist. Luckily, make out decisions about people based on their values and actions as opposed to their geography.

~ Born and raised outside Chicago, college in Indiana, living and working in DC.

Re: Halo 3 Launch Party? Yeah!

Keith Casey — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:43:26 -0000

Dibs?

Re: The first Twitter/Facebook/Seesmic/Kyte business card?

Keith Casey — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:59:48 -0000

Actually, the lovely PR blogger Amanda Gravel - http://socialhoneycomb.com/ - has her Twitter, Facebook, and even Flickr accounts listed on her card. Not sure for how long now, but I got it at PodCampBoston in October.

Re: Poll: What’s better, Five Guys or In-N-Out?

Keith Casey — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:48:46 -0000

Admittedly I've only had In-N-Out Burger once and Five Guys lots of times, but I have to go with Five Guys. But even then, it goes beyond just the burger... there's the experience. Ordering, the peanuts, the not-quite-hole-in-the-wall feel in most locations... it makes for a good experience all the way around.

Re: When Equality Isn't Really Equality

Keith Casey — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:10:15 -0000

Let's face it, this is Thought Crime pure and simple.

If you assault someone, you should be prosecuted the same regardless of your/their race, religion, etc. I understand making a distinction along the lines of whether you used your bare hands or a chainsaw or even whether you knocked the person out or gave them brain damage, but the crime is the same.

Re: A Boon for Small Town USA?

Keith Casey — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:51:38 -0000

I'm based here in Northern Virginia right next to Fairfax and let me tell you the market is *super* tight.  I run a small PHP software shop specializing in Open Source mostly in a handful of commercial sectors and it's a pain to find anyone other than junior people who couldn't write a line of code to save their lives.

Then if you look into the sysadmin side of things, it's even worse.  I've had a number of customers beg me to take on their work because they've been looking for months without any serious hits.  Some of them are willing to train a junior person to get them up to speed, but the rest want someone who can hit the ground running....  I end up having to turn down about 1-2 projects/week that fit what we do but I simply don't have the time and people.

Re: Brokeback Oscar

Keith Casey — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:13:46 -0000

Hey...  the link is a mailto.  Can someone fix that?

Re: The Case For The Fence

Keith Casey — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:24:55 -0000

Any of you guys see this site yet:  http://defendourborders.com/ ?

I wrote a portion of this report while I was working at the DoJ. The argument that "these people are simply hardworking people looking for a better life" is complete bullshit... the truth is that upwards of 1 in 8 are *already* wanted criminals in the US. And that's not even counting previous immigration violations...

Here's the money quote:

"The Metrics study found that, of the 179,094 aliens checked, 80,150 (44.8 percent) had no record, and 74,924 (41.8 percent) had prior administrative immigration violations. The remaining 24,020 (13.4 percent) of the aliens had criminal records (20,346 from Border Patrol stations and 3,674 from ports of entry)."

And then read Table 5 directly below that quote.

Source: http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/plus/e0501/results2.htm

Re: The Case For The Fence

Keith Casey — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:36:50 -0000

So you're saying those people - who are already established to be criminals - should be allowed in?

Re: The Case For The Fence

Keith Casey — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:57:22 -0000

Sorry... but you're completely wrong.  1 in 8 are people that should be in prison somewhere.  And many of them were repeat offenders (15.6% had 5+ violations, 4.4% had 10+ violations).

If you actually read the paragraph before and after Table 5, you'll see that those who had purely administrative violations of immigration were not considered any further.

At the very least, this is a compelling reason to know who is coming in and filter out these people but allowing people "freely migrate" is suicidal. 

Re: Army Facing Crisis Over Officers Leaving The Service?

Keith Casey — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:01:57 -0000

I have a buddy who just completed his tour as a 1st Lt. in Iraq and promptly left after his commitment was done.  He had some sort of pre-qualification for Ranger school but his Captain kept him around instead...  to do what you ask?  To fill out paper work for commendations.

Then, since his Captain and another had a pissing contest, he was required to hand-deliver the paper work to another Captain for approval.. outside the Green Zone, almost 50 miles away.

Incompetence.

Re: Illegal Immigration Protests Spark Backlash

Keith Casey — Thu, 04 May 2006 09:33:49 -0000

That's what I'm doing after reading this one:

http://defendourborders.com/?q=node/86 

Re: Downsides To The West Coast

Keith Casey — Tue, 23 May 2006 05:38:45 -0000

As soon as he said to Audry "I'll be right back", I knew something was up... that and I couldn't imagine him finishing the season actually kissing the woman he loved. Oh, and Mike Novak has been around since the beginning too.

Some thoughts:
* Yesterday when I was reviewing this season, I found a note that when Jack & Crew got to Bill Buchanon's house, Wayne Palmer went upstairs... only to never reappear even after the house was raided.
* I got a kick out of the fact that they eluded to this last night with "Yes, Wayne Palmer should be there... no, no one has any clue where he is".
* Chloe. Poor Chloe. It's nice to see some humanity from her, but wow.

Re: Downsides To The West Coast

Keith Casey — Tue, 23 May 2006 08:00:05 -0000

My wife knew something was up when they said "patched through to a landline"...

Jack has the super-duper cell phone and it still would have been during his Nights & Weekend Minutes, so they would have patched through to it.

Re: Al Gore Is The New Communist Leader

Keith Casey — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 05:43:20 -0000

Enviromentalists are like watermellons...

Green on the outside, red on the inside.

Re: The Rob's Birthday Joke Contest

Keith Casey — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:34:01 -0000

I like Carrick's the best so far.

Re: The Rob's Birthday Joke Contest

Keith Casey — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:10:08 -0000

Alright, this is from a friend of mine and has always been one of my favorites.

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom filled with brave knights, beautiful maidens, and ruled by a great and powerful king. After many years of all the knights attempting to best one another, he finally announced the single contest that will resolve it all.

The big day came and the first knight came foward...
"I am the youngest knight of the land and have more youth and vitality than anyone else. To prove my worth, I will lift 2 bricks with my penis!"

He succeeded, the crowd cheered, the women fainted, and the band played appropriately.

A second knight came forward...
"I am the bravest knight of the land and have slain more dragons than any three knights combined. To prove my worth, I will lift 4 bricks with my penis!"

He succeeded, the crowd cheered, the women fainted, and the band played appropriated.

A third knight came foward...
"I am the oldest knight of the land and have been more experience and have trained most of our other knights. To prove my worth, I will lift 6 bricks with my penis!"

He succeeded, the crowd cheered, the women fainted, and the band played appropriated.

A silence covered the field as no other knight stepped foward. And then the King spoke....
"I am your King. I am the wisest, bravest, strongest, and the leader of my people. To prove my worth, I will lift 10 bricks with my penis!"

He succeeded, the crowd cheered, the women fainted, and the band played God Save the Queen.

Re: Margaret Cho Naked

Keith Casey — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 05:32:38 -0000

Thanks... I think I have enough evidence to sue you for torture now.

Re: Code Pink Gets Taken To School By A Bunch Of Kids

Keith Casey — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:24:56 -0000

Hmm... for those of us living and working around DC, it's great to see others taking up the fight too. :)

Re: Congress To Vote On Internet Gambling This Summer

Keith Casey — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:56 -0000

Did you see this one from Washington state?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003062386_danny15.html

The first casualty in the state's war on Internet gambling is a local Web site where nobody was actually doing any gambling.

What a Bellingham man did on his site was write about online gambling. He reviewed Internet casinos. He had links to them, and ran ads by them. He fancied himself a guide to an uncharted frontier, even compiling a list of "rogue casinos" that had bilked gamblers.

All that, says the state -- the ads, the linking, even the discussing -- violates a new state law barring online wagering or using the Internet to transmit "gambling information."

Re: Proud To Be From North Dakota

Keith Casey — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:01:10 -0000

The wife and I always kid around about starting a restaurant called "Unlimited Smoking" and then requiring anyone entering (employees, patrons, etc) to sign a release before they can enter... would probably get huge press and visitors...

Neither of us smoke.

Re: Strange Statues From Around The World

Keith Casey — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:13:47 -0000

So I found the one referenced... I've never seen that much detail in a statue. What is the point of it?

This one reminds me of the Nazgul - http://www.fileden.com/public/2006/6/28/44a2431b6125b914703845.jpg

Re: Judicial Tyranny In The United States

Keith Casey — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:11:23 -0000

Why is it that a woman - as young as 12 in some cases - can make decisions about her body without involvement from anyone else but this boy can't do the same?

Re: Judicial Tyranny In The United States

Keith Casey — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:25:49 -0000

Funniest thing is that if this kid out and out wished to die (which he is effectively doing), you guys would be against THAT, too.

Uh, not quite. If a person has a stated desire to die, they should be able to do so themselves however they want.

The government should not be able to:
a) make medical for someone based on heresay or
b) compel someone to get a procedure against their will *unless* they've surrendered their rights to the state.

Re: Andrea Yates Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity

Keith Casey — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:31:35 -0000

Didn't she call 911 immediately afterwards... after she drowned them each one by one? She knew what she had done and was very deliberate about the whole process.

I have zero sympathy for her... of course, if she had just done this when they were born, she'd be considered "liberated".

Re: Reuters Takes Down All Of Disgraced Photographers Pictures

Keith Casey — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:15:48 -0000

Check out the links on the right... they're all to stories showing this guy as the lying scum he is.

That's one success...

Re: M&M's Dark Chocolate Game

Keith Casey — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:36:53 -0000

Thanks for the diversion. I just got up to 18 before looking and these suggestions... and I know I should have gotten a few more.

Lost Boys = Keifer Sutherlands best role ever. ;)

Re: Downsides To The West Coast

Keith Casey — Tue, 23 May 2006 04:38:41 -0000

Re: Downsides To The West Coast

Keith Casey — Tue, 23 May 2006 07:00:01 -0000

Re: How Fox Balances The News

Keith Casey — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:27:25 -0000

Personally, I've never minded that a particular reporter, anchor, etc is biased. It's absurd to think that *anyone* can be completely unbiased 100% of the time. Everyone has an opinion on just about everything...

I just want them to admit where they're coming from and I'll make a decision from there.

[i]Disclaimer: I'm the lead developer of http://mobile.foxnews.com/ though I am not employed by any Fox company.[/i]

Re: What Makes Soda so Sweet?

Keith Casey — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:23:25 -0000

I caught their appearance on MTP yesterday morning.

The thing that got me was that despite acknowledging that the deficit is now smaller than was ever projected by anyone, her first impulse seemed to be to raise taxes.

Hasn't the point been proven once again?

If you're on the right side of the Laffer curve, lowering taxes increases revenue. Since revenue has gone up since the tax cuts, doesn't it sound like we're on the right side?

Re: Coburn Takes on State Spending

Keith Casey — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:52:55 -0000

This is one of the reasons I push for Open Standards - and even better, Open Source - in government spending. If we can get Federal, State, and Local governments to agree on some basics for software, document formats, etc, we'll end up saving quite a bit in the long term.

Add in the fact that you can get interoperability between different agencies and the picture gets even better.

Re: The Simpsons Follows In John Kerry's Shoes

Keith Casey — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:35:35 -0000

They make fun of just about everyone... they've done the Navy, Masons (Stonecutters), Christians, Liberals, the French, the UN, the US, Republicans, Democrats, Hindus, X-files, Clinton, Bush, etc.

I don't think they've made fun of Muslims...

Re: The Difference Between Palestinians And Israelis

Keith Casey — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:48:43 -0000

[i]does the US one have a different meaning for fascist. fascists dont like unions, commies, gypsyies, black people, gays, disabled people and all other minority groups, which sounds like yourselves doesnt it?[/i]

Actually, you're speaking about one particular group of fascists. This is the equivalent of saying that "If all computers don't have a little apple on it, they're not really computers!"

Yes, all the Nazis were fascists, but not all fascists are Nazis.

Re: Papers Drop Coulter's Column

Keith Casey — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:55:35 -0000

I was at CPAC and saw her make the comment live and in person. It was literally the last line of her speech and was only the last of a whole string of ripping the left apart.

These papers aren't practicing censorship. If Rush didn't let Howard Dean on his show, it wouldn't be censorship either. An organization has the right to determine who represents them and who they support.

Now I just hope these newspapers will drop the columns of the pundits who throw around the terms "Nazi" and "fascist" without a clue or consideration.... unless they're just hypocrits...