Tag: Seattle

Another Microsoft layoff


I predict Microsoft will have another layoff this year. This is either a bold or stupid thing to say, much less write in a blog. Probably both. I'm no economist, financial guru (to which my last set of brokerage statements will attest), or business seer. Nonetheless, I have two eyes, and a brain that occasionally produces … Continue reading Another Microsoft layoff →

Reflections


I should have a preamble here, but my mind's blank. I'll jump right in. Comparing Portland and Seattle I've been ruminating over this since returning from Open Source Bridge. I felt odd the day after returning, and I quickly realized that my mood was... depressed! For the first time ever, I was in a funk … Continue reading Reflections →

Open Source Bridge reflections


This conference is great, great, great! The Open Source Bridge organizing team deserves kudos and huzzahs. They hit the ball out of the park and tore off the cover, like that scene from "The Natural". If I could, I would buy all of you new cars. (They would be BMW 7-series.) I heard two numbers: … Continue reading Open Source Bridge reflections →

Seattle Django Users’ group


A Seattle Django Users' group is forming. Here's the official announcement: ------ Forwarded Message From: Brian Gershon Reply-To: A group of Python users in Seattle Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:57:35 -0700 To: seattle-python, plone_seattle Subject: New Seattle Django User Group meeting June 2 (Save the Date) This is an invite for the newly forming … Continue reading Seattle Django Users’ group →

“Doonesbury” misplaces the Olympic Mountains


Today's Doonesbury comic strip gets its geography very wrong. Mike says: ...and eye-popping background art, like this stunning sunset in Washington's Cascades! In the comic strip, Mike Doonesbury's household is in Seattle. Yo, Gary, the sun sets over the Olympics, not the Cascades!

Media CMS Possibilities in Seattle


In my desire to find new employment, I've considered local broadcast and media companies. My recent Plone work for Fisher Communications, which included a project to move their sites onto an in-house installation, led to my discovering an interest in CMSs. Before Fisher, I'd never worked on one in a commercial project. Another "traditional media vs. … Continue reading Media CMS Possibilities in Seattle →

Newspapers and the Internet. Next, TV Stations?


Clay Shirky wrote a brilliant treatise on the Internet's effects on the newspaper business. It nicely summarizes how newspapers got into their current state, and advocates a from-within-the-revolution way of thinking about what's happening to information. It has many money quotes. Here's one: If you want to know why newspapers are in such trouble, the … Continue reading Newspapers and the Internet. Next, TV Stations? →

Dyson Airblade is a Win


After helping a family friend catch a Downtown Airporter to Sea-Tac airport, I had breakfast at the Warwick Seattle Hotel at 4th & Lenora. Their men's restroom provides a Dyson Airblade for drying your hands. I've read about the Airblade, but never used it until today. It's great! I'm normally skeptical about company propaganda marketing, but in … Continue reading Dyson Airblade is a Win →

Counterbalance park: A Bogus Tagline


My October rant about Counterbalance park included intellectually sublime comments about the park's tagline, "An Urban Oasis." Let's examine it more closely. It contains, gosh, three words. An: A preposition. There's nothing to complain about here, these aren't the droids you're looking for. Urban: An adjective meaning, "in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town." … Continue reading Counterbalance park: A Bogus Tagline →