The Difference Between “Proprietary” and “Open Source” by Shawn Coyne

Posted by on Dec 31, 2011 | No Comments

In the internet world, there’s a strong polarity between companies that create “Proprietary” software that is kept secret, developed by employees and that you have to pay for and “Open Source” software that is written by contributors around the world and is given away.  Shawn Coyne authored an article on stevenpressfield.com, called The Bubble Men that pretty ...

Remembering and Making an Impact, with thanks to Brad Meltzer.

Posted by on Oct 11, 2011 | No Comments
Remembering and Making an Impact, with thanks to Brad Meltzer.

I recently saw this Ted Video by Brad Meltzer called How to Write Your Own Obituary, which I highly recommend.  Brad was a client of mine from 2000-2005 in the days of small, narrow, author websites (see screenshot to the right).  We say howdy via email every couple of years, and I guess it’s about ...

Easy, Delicious White Fish Marinade

Posted by on Apr 4, 2011 | No Comments

I put this marinade together a couple times for some Tilapia and Halibut.  It’s really easy and while I love grilling, I decided to sauté to sear in the flavor.  It also helped to keep it from drying out.  Amounts are all what you feel like… Olive Oil (with some rosemary) A lemon Some brown ...

City of Lakewood Address in Denver

Posted by on Jan 25, 2011 | No Comments
City of Lakewood Address in Denver

Anyone else find this city tax form address ironic?

Funny Tweet Order

Posted by on Sep 13, 2010 | No Comments
Funny Tweet Order

This one’s a bit ironic considering they’re probably very different audiences…

One of the Strangest Twitter Follow Notifications Ever

Posted by on Aug 14, 2010 | No Comments
One of the Strangest Twitter Follow Notifications Ever

A short bit ago, I received the typical twitter email announcing that someone had followed me.  It was quite strange as you can see… Fortunately, Someone I work with, @paulknipe, translated this for me: “Have you heard the news that I have a Twitter page? I highly encourage you to follow me right away. Click ...

Great re-captcha! “orations methexychlor”

Posted by on Apr 8, 2010 | No Comments

I was recently logging in somewhere and came across the best re-captcha I’ve seen.  Fortunately, I got the spelling correct!