I’m a little surprised, but happy to learn that my local Catholic church, St. Luke is not superstitious — their phone number is 345-6660.
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Monthly Archives: December 2004
… and world peace
Thursday, December 16th, 2004
Mission statement, v.Today: change the world by making it easier for more people to work together better and more efficiently, earn a decent living while doing so, hopefully get a nice bonus someday.
Tabs in Internet Explorer
Wednesday, December 15th, 2004
As a user, I love Firefox.
As a developer of web software, it became apparent today that I’ve got
to experience my product the way most of my users do, through the late, great Internet Explorer.
So, the two real big things I miss from Firefox are (surprise) tabs,
and the Google search box. (I’m also scared about Microsoft’s [...]
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
Wednesday, December 15th, 2004
Rodney Brooks and Anita Flynn wrote in their classic 1989 paper “Fast, Cheap and Out of Control: A Robot Invasion of the Solar System”:
Complex systems and complex missions take years of planning and force launches to become incredibly expensive. The longer the planning and the more expensive the mission, the more catastrophic if it fails. [...]
The Right Stuff
Tuesday, December 7th, 2004
Finding the right question makes me happier than finding the right answer.