This is a reconstruction of a post from my first blog, Mumble.editthispage.com, with text pulled from The Wayback Machine.
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
David Weinberger: “The web is remaking business in its image. This is a bottom-up, distributed network of people creating their own loose structure. You’re not in charge anymore. Resist the reflex to reassert your control. ”
Not just open-sourcers, but “Microsoft shareholders should depose Bill Gates.” Jesse Berst “…if you’re a Microsoft investor, you’re getting screwed by the tech industry’s poster child for wrongheaded arrogance.” C’mon, Jesse, tell us what you really think.
But then again, as a friend said yesterday…
I’m having a hard time making the connection between the Microsoft decision and my personal life, perhaps it is my mistake to try.
The decision is consuming a small amount of my day as I listen and participate in the kabitzing. It is mildly entertaining.According to one theory, which I have yet to substantiate, my personal wealth may have gone down some $2,500.
I am vastly more concerned with helping my mother understand about her touch pad being sensitive enough to cause unexpected mouse clicks. For example, she managed to click-and-drag her Mircosoft Windows 95 taskbar size down to essentially no height. Perhaps Microsoft should be held liable for that?
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I’m reading Voyager, the story of Rutan & Yeager’s round-the-world non-stop non-refuled flight. Very good book.
Robert’s starting to read some Sherlock Holmes. Not bad for a nine year-old.
The Braves won’t have an undefeated 2000 season. 3-5 to the Rockies.
Yesterday: Tomatoes good. Today: Dairy bad. What about Pizza?