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Parker Brothers has decided to “get with the times” and get rid of Monopoly(tm) Money in favour of Monopoly(tm) debit cards. This seems like a horribly bad idea, along the lines of New Coke. I imagine in six months, after general outcry, Parker will return bearing Monopoly(tm) Classic(tm), with real Monopoly(tm) Money.
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Well, I’ve managed to procure both travel and lodging for OSCon in Portland this week. I still don’t actually have a conference pass, but what is life without challenges? If you’re an exhibitor or just a friendly soul who has a spare pass or would like to sponsor me, email bob@ this domain.
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I’m quite pleased to announce that the efforts of Dan Diephouse to get the Codehaus turned into a bonafide non-profit organisation has produced results. Now we are just awaiting certification from the IRS for our tax-exempt status. Paul Brown is our Director of Altruism, and will be coordinating our fund-raising activities. As […]

I will be holding court at the Vinings Starbucks, in Atlanta, Saturday night, with my son. I’ll probably be there around 8pm or so. Email me (bob@ this domain) if you need more information or anything.

I’ve recently started using iTunes on the G5 hooked to the speakers, instead of the iPod connected to them. Today I realized that I hadn’t been listening to anything at all, because iTunes simply never made it to the front of my stack of windows. With the physical iPod situated in front of me, […]

Today I had the good fortune to shoot the breeze with Mike Loukides at O’Reilly.  He’s working on a new model at O’Reilly, doing less expensive, smaller, and more up-to-date PDF publishing.  I think this is an excellent idea.  The 37signals guys have certainly done well with their PDF publishing, and you simply can’t argue […]

This is Velcro.
She was the oldest of the 6 cats who reside in our house.  About 6 years ago, we almost lost her to infection and kidney stones.  She managed to pull through quite well.  This week, she took a downturn.  Collapsed lung.  A mass near her liver.  This morning, while Rebecca was driving her […]