The uber publisher O'Reilly has

The uber publisher O’Reilly has a book called Wireless Community Networks. This sounds like an idea whose time has come. I’m not just talking about wireless technology. The book description makes it sound as though it is about communities solving their own needs and not relying on corporations or government.

Okay, a couple people have

Okay, a couple people have wondered why I left Cingular. It’s about the chocolate, caramel cookie goodness known as Twix. I think one day out of the however many I was here they had Twix. That is simply unacceptable and not the type of environment a computing professional should be subject to.

I’ll post some details later about what I plan on doing that I could not do while at Cingular. It’s no Ginger or Transmeta.

Despite what self-determination and women's

Despite what self-determination and women’s lib might suggest bad boys get the girls. I hope Leia doesn’t read this or its all over for me.

Next monday should be my

Next monday should be my last day, however that is still subject to some negotiating. I feel like a white-collar criminal with my “Leaving to pursue other interests” reason. So new opportunities ahead, will I roar or whimper?

Corporate Sepukku I'm holding the

Corporate Sepukku

I’m holding the resignation letter in my hands. Within an hour or two it should all be over with. Hopefully it will be quick and painless like a horse who has outlived his usefulness.

Endings or new beginnings

Tomorrow I walk into Cingular and I hand in my resignation. I’m pretty sick about it right now. I’ve got this tension in my chest. Hopefully it will go over well and they’ll just let me leave right then with no questions.

I’m quitting because I failed to comprehend my limits and screwed up on a project. I’m quitting because I’m not a Cingular employee. I’m quitting so I can get back to doing something I want with my life.

This is cool. Karen was

This is cool. Karen was published in the latest Netfuture. Update 11:45am: [You can now read the entire article at the netfuture site.]

In NF #126 I invited readers to explain what steps they take to “hold the balance” with technology. Karen Lucci ([email protected]) reports that

This past weekend to get away from all the noise and clutter, I participated in a completely silent retreat at a Jesuit retreat house (www.montserratretreat.org). I’m not even Catholic! It was a rich weekend full of silence and solitude. It gave me room to breathe and room to think …. to turn down the volume in my head and just be. It was wonderful.

I built a somewhat functional

I built a somewhat functional page to enter comments on. The HTML behind the form is awful. I need to redo it. Here are the things that will trickle in over time:

• Display entry being responded to at top of comments- Threaded view of comments- Discussion stats like top posters, active discussions, etc.- Support for HTML entities- Improved error handling- Full text searching of entire comment system- Importing all the old comments into the new system

It must be something in

It must be something in the air. I just added a new sidebar to list what Netflix movies I have out. Chuck wrote up his enjoyment of Netflix the other day. Now I read that Netflix.com considers IPO bid I’m sure it’s not just the mentions from Chuck and I that prompted this move on their part.

Plastic has been kicking ass

Plastic has been kicking ass the past couple of weeks. I wish I had more time to read it. I was so impressed with today’s story about how new religious movements/memes are made that I had to log it here. The comments have been quite though provoking and one of the best examples of self-policing I’ve seen in a discussion. (Trolls have been taken care of quite cleanly and efficiently).

This excerpt from a comment is one that I found particularly thought provoking: