Halloween – Well, 31 stairs and a big “No Soliciting” sign didn’t stop the kids from showing up. We had at least 50 kids stop by tonight for candy; it is good to see that people still trust their neighbors enough to send out their kids.
I wonder if anyone remembers the old song by [...]
Chess – Koneru Humpy from India just got her second GM norm. She is junior world champ right now, and will soon be joining the ranks of male grandmasters. Four of the top five Chinese women players are taking time off from the championships this year; three due to marriage. This year [...]
Label, Libel – Did you know that there is a group of people known as Oromo who wish to be liberated? Apparently this is the best way to get a bunch of people to kill other people: find some particular thing that one group have in common and which differs from the other group. [...]
Romania – Nadia Comaneci is now Romania’s candidate for IOC board position. I hope she is elected. One thing I find interesting about Romania is how many good XML people come from there. Dan Suciu and Dana Florescu are the two that come to mind first, but there are a number of [...]
Is MCS Hungry? – CRN is running a news piece claiming that MCS (Microsoft Consulting Services) is now competing with partners for business, particularly in small and medium businesses. I’ve had a good deal of experience with MCS, and this article seems completely wrong to me. First, MCS can’t even come close to [...]