I just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know that the Santiago fire in socal is right across the street from my day job (Oakley)
Occasionally I venture down to take pictures with my cellphone, which get uploaded directly to my flickr account. Check it out…
UPDATE: Oakley was evacuated, so I’m down the street now at the headquarters of bandnation. I will be posting more pics in a little bit.
Adobe must be insane. According to R/WW, Adobe plans to shift all of their applications to browser based applications. On the other hand, they’ve just released Adobe AIR, which aims to put Adobe Flex on the desktop. Which is it, Adobe?
Adobe’s internal struggles are not the point of this article, however. They simply sparked my intense desire to express my frustration with the direction of the internet. The following may be too much for some of you to handle. Take it with a grain of salt and an open mind, and consider what I’m saying before you react (and comment), please.
Think back ten to fifteen years ago. The internet was booming for the first time, and communication channels were heading off of IRC and into the world of instant messaging, free home pages, and buddy lists. I’m talking about AOL.
AOL was the place to be. “What’s your AOL?” was the big question that could easily garner you a place on someones buddy list. It was all you needed to get in touch with someone, read more about them, and contact them at a later time. AOL was the first social network.
That’s right, me! I got here yesterday and now I’m all set up in my extended stay hotel. It’s really nice in here. I’m borrowing a laptop from a friend and trying to enjoy my first weekend here in Cali. I’m on the hunt for an apartment, as well. I’m going to try to get pictures before too long.
See ya around!
In my article about bean counting, I ended with a challenge for people to find the hidden meaning in the following sentence:
It makes no financial sense to toss a sticker into the box just because it’s cool… but it makes for great advertising.
Unfortunately, nobody claimed the cookie I offered.
