Dennis Ritchie, designer of the C programming language, and co-inventor of UNIX — arguably two of the most influential computer science creations ever — passed away at 70. As my formative years in computing were highlighted by UNIX and C, I felt a bit of nostalgia as well as gratitude for “dmr”s contributions. I still [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Personal'
What comes next after Insanely Great?
October 5th, 2011 No Comments
I don’t have any personal stories to tell about meeting Steve Jobs. I’m not a “long-time” Apple user. But I am acutely aware of the date I would become one: January 7, 2003. Steve Jobs introduced the 12″ Aluminum PowerBook G4 at MacWorld. I’m not sure how I knew about the keynote – perhaps because [...]
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about that new year’s resolution
June 5th, 2011 No Comments
So I thought – at least one blog post a month won’t be difficult, right? Right. Then in February, right before I was scheduled to speak at eTail West, I get an ominous email from Google saying my blog is spewing malware. I immediately checked and was convinced the email was legit. Oh crap. Later [...]
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odds and ends, new and old
February 8th, 2011 No Comments
So, the Strata conference was good, and my talk was pretty well received. Work got in the way of me hanging out at the conference for the whole three days, but I did spend about a day and some change meeting lots of smart people (including a lot of ex-Yahooers) and taking in some talks. [...]
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Hello eBay!
March 20th, 2010 3 Comments
Thanks for the emails and tweets around my time off, it was short but sweet. While it would have been great to take more time to decompress, I knew what was ahead — and felt like a kid on Christmas Eve. I didn’t want to wait, because … I’ve joined eBay. eBay has many fabulous [...]
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The Last Yodel
March 5th, 2010 Comments Off
When I started my keynote presentation at eMetrics Santa Barbara 2006, I said “there was a time when I was not at Yahoo!, and there will be a time when I’m no longer at Yahoo!.” That day has come .. it’s my last day at Yahoo!. Lest anyone think this means I’m down on the [...]
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In 2009
December 31st, 2008 No Comments
More fit / Less pizza More photographs / Less pictures More Tinderbox and OmniFocus / Less productivity pr0n More action / Less analysis More blog posts / Less excuses More technology / Less meetings May you have appropriately more and less in 2009.
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The Break-in
July 24th, 2008 3 Comments
I am so ashamed. I was once a system & network manager, so I know about things like bad passwords and scanning software. Later, I built firewalls for Sun. Lately I’ve lectured on the importance of locking down your web analytics data, and the precautions you need to take. So imagine my shock to discover [...]
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Resurfacing
April 12th, 2007 No Comments
Well, it’s hockey playoff season, so that means it’s time to resurface the blog. OK, that doesn’t make any sense, but I wanted to say something about hockey, so there you go. Yes, I really am resurfacing the blog– upgraded the software and put in a fresh coat of paint. I intend to consolidate a [...]
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