Archive for January, 2002

computing women

Thursday, January 31st, 2002

Computing Women - This morning, our local NPR station carried a story about the lack of women in computing. Two authors of the book Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing were on, as were two female computer professionals. The thing I found most interesting was the apparent disconnect between the book’s authors (both […]

wolves at the door

Wednesday, January 30th, 2002

Wolves at the Door - Interesting, this Defense Intelligence Agency testimony of one year ago has been prophetic. Relevant to the upcoming WEF meeting, “Others, either unable or unwilling to share in the benefits of globalization, will face deepening economic stagnation, political instability, and cultural alienation. These conditions will create fertile ground for political, […]

feh!

Tuesday, January 29th, 2002

Feh! - OK, so I watched the hearing today, and I am even more convinced that Mike Tyson is getting handed a bum deal. First, the blame for the most recent brawl surely rests on Lewis’s shoulders. Lewis changed his mind about having a stand-down, without telling Tyson. Then Lewis’s bodyguard started […]

animal

Monday, January 28th, 2002

Animal - I just watched the video of the Mike Tyson brawl, and I don’t see what the big deal is. It sure looks to me like Lewis’s bodyguard started things.

Well, the .NET frameworks SDK, command-line compilers and tools are now available for free download. For people who also want a free IDE, […]

goldberg’s bias

Friday, January 25th, 2002

Goldberg’s Bias - It took me about three hours to read through Goldberg’s Book on Media Bias. Dan Rather single-handedly brought the phrase “anti-government hate groups” into common usage, by using that phrase to refer to regional militias while covering the Oklahoma City bombing. And in case you didn’t know, these regional militias […]