I've been quiet since the birth of my second daughter 3 weeks ago. A little too quiet for my taste, so here's a quick personal post (apologies to those anticipating my usual hardcore technical content). Lots of people write their impressions as a … [Read more]
StreamFocus – An Organizational Power Tool Waiting To Be Unleashed
I've been beta testing a new project management software tool called StreamFocus, and unlike most other betas that are either nice or just plain lame and it's easy to dismiss them. Also, the other products are consumer apps and therefore a) simple … [Read more]
Chicago Lisp Meeting, Friday 4/18
Announcing the next Chicago Lisp meeting! WHEN: this Friday, April 18th at 7pm. WHERE: 210 S. Clark St, 24th floor (map). Sign in at the front desk, take the elevator to the 24th floor. There is only one suite there and the door will be held … [Read more]
Taking a Roger Clemens Retirement from Startups
A while ago I announced that I was starting my own internet startup. Since then, I've gotten nothing done. Well, not nothing, but nothing that resembles a startup. I did register a domain, setup WordPress, and write a few blog posts, but that was … [Read more]
Can YCombinator Be Beaten At Its Own Game?
Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures just wrote a post called "Can The Y Combinator Idea Turn Into A Movement?" that set of an interesting discussion at Hacker News. He says that because you can start a company for a small amount of money, investors … [Read more]
Using Coordinatr to Run A User Group
[This is another post where I was writing a book-length comment somewhere and thought I'd just publish it in case anyone else cared. I should keep stats on things like this]. About a month ago, a new startup called Coordinatr announced their … [Read more]
Recap of 3/21 Chicago Lisp Meeting
Happy belated Chicago Lisp news! Two weeks ago (March 21st), we had our first meeting to bootstrap the new Chicago Lisp User Group. We had 7 people show up for the initial meeting: Craig Luddington Eli Naeher Victor Kryukov John … [Read more]
Tasteful Monetization and the Passionate Developer Community
It's impossible to read about blogging without hearing talk about "monetization" - making money off the attention your blog gets. This isn't a problem for most writers, since nobody reads their blog. I'm no blog celebrity, but at this point, I've … [Read more]
Polyphasic FAIL
Polyphasic Sleep III has fallen to the forces of normal life. More specifically, a steadily progressing family health situation demands more of my time during the day, to the point where I pretty much can't take naps at home during until everyone's … [Read more]
Hacker vs Engineer – Know The Difference!
Some of the most commonly used terms are often the most misunderstood and least agreed upon. One example of this is the difference between a startup and a business. Now I'm no expert (having run neither of them), but I do read a lot and I pay $8 a … [Read more]