February 9th, 2007
I first saw a link to this YouTube video on BoingBoing a couple days ago, and then saw another one on Chris Anderson‘s “The Long Tail” blog. I have to keep reminding myself that not everyone subscribes to the same blogs that I do — and even though BoingBoing and TheLongTail are way more popular [...]
February 8th, 2007
All but my most loyal blog-fans (are there such people?) have probably forgotten that I received my copy of Dreaming in Code from Amazon back in mid-January, and began enthusiastically reviewing the preface and first chapter. I knew that I would soon be distracted by other assignments and deadlines, but I had hoped to finish [...]
February 7th, 2007
In my initial commentary on Scott Rosenberg‘s Dreaming in Code, I complained that while his website/blog promised to provide an online version of the end-notes hidden at the very end of his book, they weren’t actually there. He graciously responded, within 24 hours, apologized for being overwhelmed with work, and promised to get the material [...]
February 4th, 2007
I’m back in New York, after a 12-hour plane ride home from Tokyo. Piles of snail-mail, voice-mail, and e-mail waiting to be answered; and a new project to focus on next week. But before all of my impressions of Tokyo and the Japanese software profession fade away entirely, I thought I’d jot them down here. [...]
February 2nd, 2007
Hunkered down at the Tokyo Admiral’s Club, waiting to board my flight back to New York. Now, this is what an airline club ought to be like. It’s far and away the most comfortable, high-tech club/lounge I’ve seen, with any airline, anywhere in the world. According to the website, the club will seat 265 people, [...]
February 2nd, 2007
… but what’s interesting is to see how they respond to their mistakes. I just had a typical road-warrior’s experience at the Tokyo Westin Hotel, where I’ve been staying all week: I ordered a room-service meal just before checking out and heading for the airport, and it didn’t arrive. This was a surprise, because everything [...]
