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2 years ago
in I get it now… on Almost As Good As Chocolate
Cheers from our beach vacation on the north shore of Hawaii.
I'm not a huge fan of the heat or the outdoor tedium either...the way to make the beach fun is to bring along a few rounds of beer and a novel. And to keep your trip down to 2-3 hours max.
I'm not a huge fan of the heat or the outdoor tedium either...the way to make the beach fun is to bring along a few rounds of beer and a novel. And to keep your trip down to 2-3 hours max.
2 years ago
in Listening to Shelley Powers about women in tech on Scobleizer
Shelley, do you know a woman who has developed an Office 2.0 site? If the answer is yes, then why don't you suggest that that woman speak at the conference, as Ismael Ghamini suggested you do? If the answer is no, then why are you blaming a conference organizer for a much larger social problem that he has very little control over?
Look at the keynote speaker list for Oracle Open World 2006. All men. Did you decry Larry Ellison on your blog? If not, why not? Don't you feel some sense of entitlement to speak at Oracle Open World as well? Oracle Open World needs more women speakers, darn it, whether they know anything about Oracle or not.
When my five-year-old daughter grows up and becomes an Oracle sysadmin (fingers crossed!), it'll be because I started teaching her how to write stored procedures in the womb, not because some conference organizer was pressured into using his conference to "promote diversity". Jeez.
Look at the keynote speaker list for Oracle Open World 2006. All men. Did you decry Larry Ellison on your blog? If not, why not? Don't you feel some sense of entitlement to speak at Oracle Open World as well? Oracle Open World needs more women speakers, darn it, whether they know anything about Oracle or not.
When my five-year-old daughter grows up and becomes an Oracle sysadmin (fingers crossed!), it'll be because I started teaching her how to write stored procedures in the womb, not because some conference organizer was pressured into using his conference to "promote diversity". Jeez.
2 years ago
in Why conferences don’t allow kids… on Scobleizer
I'm glad you brought up that kid at VBITS, Robert -- he bought a copy of my book and I signed it for him; I got a big charge out of talking to him.
2 years ago
in ScobleizerTV progress on Scobleizer
Friend me on Dodgeball, yo! I signed up for it the day they got bought but didn't get addicted to it since I went indy and started doing half my work from wi-fi cafes. Join the SF wi-fi cafe posse!
2 years ago
in Om Malik Blows it on Technosailor
Well, Fox News isn't journalism either. That's why they call it "Faux News".
Aaron, I think that Om had a good point although I agree he could have put it more clearly. If I were in his shoes (living on the cusp between pro-blogging and traditional journalism), I might be a tad oblique as well. You gotta give the guy a break for that reason -- it's not like Katie Couric even knows what a blog is.
Having reported the news myself back in the day, one thing that Om said that rang true to me is that real reporters, you know, do actual reporting -- they pick up the phone and talk to sources. There are "walls" that prevent sources from talking to bloggers, but guess what? These same walls exist for "real" reporters too. Part of the craft of reporting is to figure out how to break down those walls, and you can do it if you figure out how to build relationships, identify a source's self-interest, etc. People don't become good reporters because they work for the New York Times; they work for the New York Times because they (usually) are good reporters.
Aaron, I think that Om had a good point although I agree he could have put it more clearly. If I were in his shoes (living on the cusp between pro-blogging and traditional journalism), I might be a tad oblique as well. You gotta give the guy a break for that reason -- it's not like Katie Couric even knows what a blog is.
Having reported the news myself back in the day, one thing that Om said that rang true to me is that real reporters, you know, do actual reporting -- they pick up the phone and talk to sources. There are "walls" that prevent sources from talking to bloggers, but guess what? These same walls exist for "real" reporters too. Part of the craft of reporting is to figure out how to break down those walls, and you can do it if you figure out how to build relationships, identify a source's self-interest, etc. People don't become good reporters because they work for the New York Times; they work for the New York Times because they (usually) are good reporters.
2 years ago
in WordCamp Countdown on Technosailor
As a resident, I vote that you bag Alcatraz. If you really want to take a boat ride on the bay, pack a picnic lunch and a bottle of wine and go to Angel Island; it's a much funner trip and the history (to me anyway) is far more meaningful -- Angel Island is the Ellis Island of the West.
Get some restaurant recommendations and eat out every night without fail. Have cocktails somewhere up high (either the Equinox in the Hyatt or Top of the Mark on Nob Hill).
Looking forward to meeting you!
Get some restaurant recommendations and eat out every night without fail. Have cocktails somewhere up high (either the Equinox in the Hyatt or Top of the Mark on Nob Hill).
Looking forward to meeting you!
3 years ago
in The long goodbye on Scobleizer
What you're experiencing isn't true of California real estate in general (which is basically holding steady) -- I suspect it's particular to Half Moon Bay. That area is somewhat economically depressed at the moment because of the Devil's Slide closure (the road from HMB to San Francisco is going to be closed for like the next six months which I'm sure you knew). So it's bad for the people who live there, but good for people like you who are moving in there, if that makes any sense.
Would love to have you guys up at our place for brunch or whatever the next time you're in the city!
Would love to have you guys up at our place for brunch or whatever the next time you're in the city!
3 years ago
in Yahoo recruiter wants my resume on Scobleizer
Dude, a resume is part of a conversation. Why would you be reticent about giving yours to someone?
3 years ago
in Halfway through my blog vacation (change in comment policy) on Scobleizer
Congratulations, Robert, this sounds like a terrific deal for you. I'd love to buy you and Miryam a beer once you get settled down here in July.
3 years ago
in Uninstall this! Open source team at Microsoft powers installers on Scobleizer
Robert, why doesn't Microsoft open-source more tools, like the terrific Log Parser? This seems like it should be a no-brainer.
3 years ago
in Scott Isaacs gives the skinny behind the naming of AJAX on Scobleizer
AJAX is a superset of DHTML. It's not the same thing.
If you're bored with the term, just be patient. As with "DHTML," in a few years "AJAX" will simply be known as "web development".
If you're bored with the term, just be patient. As with "DHTML," in a few years "AJAX" will simply be known as "web development".
3 years ago
in Surprise: Slashdot misrepresents facts on Scobleizer
Stop reading slashdot. Stop referring to slashdot. Stop linking to slashdot. Simple.
3 years ago
in Google expands its ad network on Scobleizer
Was gonna say, they derive 99% of their revenues from ads. They've never not been an advertising company.
3 years ago
in I’m a Six Apart customer and I think they are getting a raw deal on Scobleizer
>> Because who else has a professionally-run data center?
Glad you asked. Yahoo Hosting is now offering Movable Type hosting. See http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/yahoo.
Glad you asked. Yahoo Hosting is now offering Movable Type hosting. See http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/yahoo.
3 years ago
in Zvents to announce they are going with Yahoo on Scobleizer
"Competition" is different than "disruption."
Before you accuse anybody of disrupting anybody, you should read (or re-read) "The Innovator's Dilemma" which the bible on how business disruption works and why businesses need to disrupt themselves to survive. Nowhere in that book does it say anything about anybody's stock price.
Instead of focusing on stock price and press releases, instead not focus on what Google and Yahoo are actually doing? You and many others have been dazzled by the Google stock price and you've let that translate into thinking that they're infallible geniuses. And they may very well be geniuses, but the stock price isn't a measure of that.
Before you accuse anybody of disrupting anybody, you should read (or re-read) "The Innovator's Dilemma" which the bible on how business disruption works and why businesses need to disrupt themselves to survive. Nowhere in that book does it say anything about anybody's stock price.
Instead of focusing on stock price and press releases, instead not focus on what Google and Yahoo are actually doing? You and many others have been dazzled by the Google stock price and you've let that translate into thinking that they're infallible geniuses. And they may very well be geniuses, but the stock price isn't a measure of that.
3 years ago
in Yahoo’s new pretty maps are doomed (and so are Microsoft’s) on Scobleizer
Dare is right, this post doesn't make much sense.
Google doesn't release more or better products than we do, period. If you believe that, then you're not paying close enough attention. I have so many products in our pipeline that part of my job is to run air traffic control among the various Yahoo properties to ensure that two properties don't release a product on the same day. I am quite sure that nobody at Google has to do that.
As for bean counting, serving up Web Services APIs costs money, just like long distance phone service; you and Dave are being incredibly disingenuous when you attempt to link Web services being free-as-in-beer to "open standards". It looks like Dave would like Google to provide its APIs free of charge, in essence benefiting monetarily without having to make the investment. That's not how business works. If you want this kind of thing to be free and unlimited, why don't we start with the phone at your place? Can I declare your home telephone an 'open standard' and have all my friends come by and make calls at your expense? Can we order some pizzas on your credit card while we're at it?
Google doesn't release more or better products than we do, period. If you believe that, then you're not paying close enough attention. I have so many products in our pipeline that part of my job is to run air traffic control among the various Yahoo properties to ensure that two properties don't release a product on the same day. I am quite sure that nobody at Google has to do that.
As for bean counting, serving up Web Services APIs costs money, just like long distance phone service; you and Dave are being incredibly disingenuous when you attempt to link Web services being free-as-in-beer to "open standards". It looks like Dave would like Google to provide its APIs free of charge, in essence benefiting monetarily without having to make the investment. That's not how business works. If you want this kind of thing to be free and unlimited, why don't we start with the phone at your place? Can I declare your home telephone an 'open standard' and have all my friends come by and make calls at your expense? Can we order some pizzas on your credit card while we're at it?
3 years ago
in Exit Stage Left, Fade to Yellow and Purple on everwas
Congratulations and welcome, Ian!
