Archive Jun 26, 2005
Pre-Gnomedex Interview with Dave Winer
Dave Winer demonstrated his new OPML Outliner from the stage during the opening keynote at Gnomedex 2005 kicking things off Morning Coffee Notes style. A few days prior to Gnomedex, Chris and Ponzi chatted with Dave about the event, RSS, podcasting and the now widely discussed Microsoft announcement of RSS in Longhorn. During the conversation, [...]
Gnomenclature 2005
If you missed my opening presentation for Gnomedex 5.0, here are the words – with the audio transcript forthcoming. Scobull /n/ – 1. Loose wire; 2. The ability to assert that co-workers should be fired without the fear of being fired for saying so; 3. Unbridled geek energy. Wi-FUD /n/ – 1. The belief that [...]
Smarter Cards
It ocurred to me, as I ordered the 27 billionth grande iced six-pump vanilla latte with whipped cream for Ponzi, that Starbucks is wasting everybody's time. They've got these gift cards that hold money on 'em, but why not also include the person's favorite drink(s), too? I mean, wouldn't it be much easier to walk [...]
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Gnomedex 5.0 changed my life – deeply. It was finally the conference I had always envisioned it to be, thanks to the help of all of my closest friends who made everything possible (I'll start the official list once I fully recover). Ponzi, you are a wonderful business partner, and I'm very lucky to have [...]
