Author Archives: dru

Back in the day, Ken Olsen, then CEO of Digital Equipment Corp. (or DEC), handled an interview badly and was quoted with the phrase: [“There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” ](http://www.snopes.com/quotes/kenolsen.asp) What … Continue reading →

I filed this bug on the ‘to_xml’ method of ActiveRecord I filed this bug with low expectations. Previous bug filings at other projects generally don’t get a lot of attention since the developers are usually swamped. I was very pleased … Continue reading →

Paul Graham’s post on keeping a program in ones head. I cannot stand distractions when I’m trying to get things done. It is always good when I learn that I’m not alone on this topic. For example, I’ve read this … Continue reading →

Wells Fargo, one of the nation’s largest mortgage backers, raised the interest rates on it 30-year, fixed-rate, non-conforming (AKA jumbo) loan to 8 percent last week. It is now up from 6.875 percent. Other lenders will probably follow the lead. … Continue reading →

While Apple had a good day for press with their new product releases, Sun made a big announcement. Today, Sun released the Niagara T2. They made some bold claims like, “The Worlds First True System on a Chip”, or “The … Continue reading →

There is a lot of money flowing again… A LOT of money. It doesn’t take too much effort to see the companies being announced on Techcrunch today are exactly like companies of a different name mentioned from 1999. So the … Continue reading →

the stock market tanked today, ouch. Had lunch at Microsoft (nice). Met some interesting folks. I met the guy behind French Maid TV… nice guy from Hollywood. Terry then introduced me to Alex Tew. He’s the guy behind The Million … Continue reading →

Maybe Give that EMACS a try again… I don’t know why but I have had Lisp on the brain for the last few days. I think it was because I was thinking of switching back to emacs. How many times … Continue reading →