I’ve just started using The Webalizer to do logfile analysis for radwin.org and hebcal.com. Back in 1998 when I first started hosting my own domain name, I wanted to see where people were coming from and what they were viewing, so I set up the wwwstat script as a cron job to generate statistics. I’ve […]
Month: May 2003
Dave Jeske: Linux on the Desktop
Dave Jeske, one the many brilliant Yahoo! alumni I know, is new to the blogging world. Here’s his second entry: Linux on the Desktop is a long way off, here’s why. I’m a UNIX developer and proud of it. I love the stability, scriptability, and remote administration capabilities of UNIX. I’ve built everything from small […]
What Every Software Engineer Should Know About Patents
Ariel Rogson from Marger Johnson & McCollom spoke at last night’s Los Angeles ACM meeting on software patents. Here’s a brief outline of the main topics he covered: What is a patent? Patents vs. Copyright 4 Requirements for a patent Is software patentable? Should I bother with a patent? “Patent Pending” Audience for the text […]
Using passive voice for moral neutrality
It drives me crazy when I read a headline that says “3 die in bombing” and it turns out that one of the three people was the suicide bomber himself. Instead, how about “2 killed,” or better yet, “2 murdered?” The press often writes headlines in a way that imply that the suicide bomber just […]
Duck, Duck, Goose
Rachel has discovered that Minnesotans play “Duck, duck, gray duck” instead of the traditional “Duck, duck, goose.” She’s been thinking more about it recently, too. James Lileks of the Minneapolis Star & Tribune even wrote an article about the phenomenon. Wow. It’s a compilcated world we live in.
Thumbs down for “I Spy”
After dinner with my folks last night, we rented I Spy. It was a real disappointment; we should’ve rented My Big Fat Greek Wedding instead. My dad called it quits after 20 minutes. My mom stuck with it until the bitter end, but we both considered it a waste of 90 minutes. You can’t win […]
Investment advice
I’ve gotten about 5 or 6 copies of this spam message today: Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 20:28:48 -0700 From: Administrator <Admin@CorporateKiller.com> To: <admin@r…> Subject: Corporate Killer COOL Hello! you must invest money in http://www.corporatekiller.com/ This good!!! Very good! Admin of http://www.corporatekiller.com/ After such a persuasive argument, I’d be intersted in making an investment. Corporate […]
Another tech industry recovery indicator?
I wrote back in March about the fact that Yahoo! is hiring and wondered aloud if that means that the tech economy is starting to recover. I just got an email from a headhunter looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer in Menlo Park, CA. We are seeking an experienced software engineer to build web […]
Intermediate Beard
I’m growing a beard. It’s in that funny intermediate state where it doesn’t look quite like a beard yet. I’m past the “scratchy” stage (that was earlier in the week) but not yet in the “actual beard” stage either. It will take a few more weeks to fill in completely. I’m growing a beard because […]