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Peter Abraham Goes Trolling

In Sports on 29 March 2008 with Comments Off

During Boston’s recent ‘will the coaches be paid or not’ controversy New York beat writer Pete Abraham wrote the following:
So let’s review. The Yankees are charitable men of honor who help their fellow man in a time of need. The Sox are a greedy disgrace to the game.
A few hours later Abraham updated the post:
Thanks [...]

San Francisco Accepts the Homeless

In Life on 29 March 2008 with Comments Off

From a recent column in the San Francisco Chronicle:
Last week, Christine Oastler came down from Ontario for a vacation. She had a classic San Francisco experience.
She was appalled.
She was hassled by aggressive panhandlers, “scared” by drunken street people, and even spat upon in front of the Metreon shopping center.
“It’s stunning to me,” she said. “I’m [...]

Actions, Not Words

In Internet on 29 March 2008 with Comments Off

Chris Pirillo recently gave his version of Dave Winer’s meltdown at Gnomedex 2007. My take on his comments are that one, Winer wasn’t alone in his opinion, and two, no one else would have handled the situation in the same way but, hey, that’s Dave Winer.
Dave Winer, of course, took Pirillo’s comments as vindication. [...]

Red Sox Season Opener 2008

In Sports on 25 March 2008 with Comments Off

Brandon Moss hit a game tying 9th inning home run and Manny Ramirez knocked in two in the 10th with a double as the Red Sox won the opening game in defense of their 2007 World Championship.
Random thoughts:

At least for one game the 2007 version of Dice-K returned with five walks and one hit batsman. [...]

Dave Winer Can’t Control Wikipedia

In Internet on 21 March 2008 with Comments Off

Dave Winer recently complained about wikipedia:
Wikipedia is therefore a puzzle to me. Because while it’s helpful, it also hurts me, because my biography there is more of a vendetta, by anonymous people, who seem self-centered and immature, but it’s impossible to tell what axes they have to grind, because they’re largely anonymous.
Here’s Winer’s Wikipedia entry.
Two [...]

Flogging Molly in New Orleans

In Life on 20 March 2008 with Comments Off

Kayleigh and I recently spent a couple of days in New Orleans while taking in Flogging Molly at the House of Blues. This was my fifth time seeing Flogging Molly and Kayleigh’s fourth. This was the second time we’ve seen them in New Orleans; the first about a year ago.
The opening band was The Cherry [...]

Johnny Damon Can’t Shut Up

In Sports on 20 March 2008 with Comments Off

Since the day Johnny Damon chose to leave the Boston Red Sox and sign as a free agent with the New York Yankees he hasn’t been able to shut up about his former team.
You wouldn’t think a player that orchestrated his own departure would have such bitter feelings about his old home. Still, [...]

Software Reviews and Objectivity

In Uncategorized on 19 March 2008 with Comments Off

Shawn Blanc has recently been making a name for himself in the Apple community with extensive reviews of his favorite mac applications. Among the applications reviewed was NetNewsWire; the most popular desktop newsreader on the mac platform. NetNewsWire was developed by Brent Simmons and is now owned by NewsGator.
Recently, NewsFire, the second most popular [...]

Jerry’s Cajun Café Reopens

In Life on 6 March 2008 with Comments Off

Jerry’s Cajun Café, heavily damaged by fire and closing last March, reopened in October. Since reopening the crowds have been larger than I remember, occasionally having to wait on a table, something I never had to do before it closed. The fire seems to have been better PR for the restaurant than any bought ad [...]