Author Archives: dru

Today is Bike to Work Day. I got the free tote bag at the Pier 40 ‘energizer station’. It had some handy stuff. I gotta say, with BART and Caltrain and the bike lanes in San Francisco, it is easy … Continue reading →

Was discussing Nantero with someone here at the office. For a while their site was down, but it looks like it is back up. I discussed them here in an old blog post. Exactly 2 years ago!?! Maybe this will … Continue reading →

After someone did a naive analysis of x86 instruction diversity in typical binaries, I had my suspicions. I have looked at enough disassembled x86 code to get a good feeling of what the balance is. Sure enough another analysis was … Continue reading →

Did the Critical Mass yesterday. Unforgettable – Amazing – Massive ride.

Silversun Pickups 4/16/2007 – Show at The Independent – San Francisco Great Show

I had lunch today with Terry, we discussed a bunch of things. Many points and counter points were discussed. One thing that I’ve known for a while and (he’s known for even longer), that I’ve wanted to say is this: … Continue reading →

Today, after the huge draw down on sub-prime lenders, I saw this WSJ article titled: Goldman Goes Hunting In Battered Loan Sector After a Record Quarter Hmmm….. Lets see Hank Paulson, ex CEO of Goldman is in the Treasury. I … Continue reading →

I’ve been watching the Vista release lately. So far, the execution doesn’t look good. Here is what I’ve picked up so far: Balmer pulled analysts aside recently and said they will not be meeting expectations. This is telling. I suspect … Continue reading →