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Just gets better
So I finally got to the hotel around 930pm (rather than 7pm as planned) – cranky, tired, low blood sugar, etc. etc. This morning I get a call saying that the meeting I came down for is cancelled. Oh well, … Continue reading
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District of Columbia
Heading to DC for a meeting tomorrow. Should I take the train or fly – well, Accela is more expensive than flying, and I am nothing if not a mileage whore. So I chose to fly on the US Airways … Continue reading
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On the Vineyard
I love Martha’s Vineyard – another case of where I’m surprised that I like somewhere. Sure the rich people and the crowds bug me, but is that so different from NYC? I have a dream that one day I’ll be … Continue reading
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Dimitri (Raven) Ravinoff
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances, he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world. … Hiro used to feel that way, too, but then he ran into Raven. In … Continue reading
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Citi Field
As a resident of New York City (and therefore a partial contributor to the $800 million cost of the new stadium), I’m interested to look and see what my tax dollars have contributed to. Cliff Cate was in town and suggested … Continue reading
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Spring weather in NYC
It’s cold(ish), windy and rainy in the city today and it made me reflect on the strange spring we have had so far – alternating substantially above-normal temperatures with below-normal. I wanted to see if this perception was just in … Continue reading
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When did Jesse Ventura become the voice of reason?
Actually, that’s not a fair headline, because the answer is that he’s been the voice of reason for a long time. As a barely-tolerated alien in the USA (taxed without representation) I didn’t get the chance to vote for Jesse … Continue reading
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Schneier on Security: An Expectation of Online Privacy
Schneier on Security: An Expectation of Online Privacy. Very important and well-expressed article from Bruce Schneier. This guy really gets the intersection of security, privacy, and liberty – and the connected threats to all three. For me, the major threat … Continue reading
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What’s the deal with Austin?
It occurred to me this week that 2/3 of the women I have loved in my life ended up in Austin, TX. That seems a pretty big coincidence to me and I wonder what the attraction is (apart from weather, … Continue reading
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Small Things…
People always think that life in New York is anonymous and disconnected, but I find it to be the opposite. Case in point, I just dropped some shirts at the dry cleaner across the street and he filled out the … Continue reading
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