With that time of the year where people mail in easy posts summarizing the "Top 10 Posts I've Written" or their "5 New Years Resolutions", there's been something conspicuously absent from reflections on 2007. Kathy Sierra, one of the best bloggers … [Read more]
Updated Lisp Companies Page
Now that Christmas is over, I got a chance to update my Lisp Companies page. First of all, I want to thank all of the people that emailed me - I got a couple dozen recommendations and added a lot of companies to the list. The updated list is sorted … [Read more]
Launched “Lisp Companies” Page
After (too many) hours of combing the internet and my memory, web browsing, summarizing, and editing text in WordPress, I finally have my "Lisp Companies" page published. I got tired of hearing "Nobody uses Lisp" and "Yes they do, Lisp is awesome!" … [Read more]
Startup Launched! (not really)
As I've mentioned in a couple of my posts, I'm working on a startup. This wasn't technically true until this week. Before, I had an idea for something to do but I hadn't even done anything resembling working on it. Now, I've at least done … [Read more]
Life is Good
For the first time, I got to play in the snow with my daughter. Sometimes the simple pleasures are the most fulfilling. … [Read more]
I Speak, Yale Listens!
No sooner do I post my review of some of the shortcomings of MIT's OpenCourseWare program, and today I see an article that Yale is providing full video courses online! No, I'm not nearly as powerful as I sound. They are starting out with 7 of their … [Read more]
MIT’s OpenCourseWare: Caveats
I was giddy with excitement when I first read about MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative. All of MIT's classes online, world class knowledge free for the taking, a "Good Will Hunting" starter kit? This was right about the time that I embarked on my … [Read more]
Starting up Startup A Startup
As a sort of reference to me/resource to others, I started a page on this site to chronicle the research and recommendations I find while working on my own startup. Hopefully anyone that finds this can work faster by taking advantage of the research … [Read more]
Building A House From The Ground Up Part 13
Here are pictures from the walkthrough. Most of them weren't great pictures to look at, for 3 main reasons: They were too close because I was trying to get a detailed record of something The blank white walls didn't give and sense of scale and … [Read more]
Building A House From The Ground Up Part 12
Last set of pics before the walkthrough, this from late July. Here's the (basically finished) front: Complete with balcony and fan: Landscaping and our air conditioner: … [Read more]