Tough day in my hometown of Rochester, New York. Eastman Kodak, once one of the most influential and innovative companies in the world, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. If you grew up in Rochester, this stings. Kodak was a pillar of the community and Rochester thrived, in part, due to the generous philanthropy of Kodak [...]
Clay Shirky does a great job explaining the SOPA/PIPA bills in layman’s terms during a recent TED presentation in New York City. Please take the time to watch the unfortunately formatted Flash video and familiarize yourself with the issues at hand. According to ProPublica, five of Florida’s 27 members of Congress have come out in [...]
The Internet is abuzz with news of the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), twin bills currently up for discussion in the the U.S. Congress. The general consensus among the tech community is that these bills are heavy-handed responses to the issue of software and media piracy, which could potentially [...]
I awoke to some sad news in Central Florida yesterday. The Senator, an ancient cypress tree and one of the area’s most beloved landmarks was felled by fire early Monday morning. The Senator was more than 3,500 years old and one of the largest Cypress trees in the United States at 127 feet tall and [...]
Audible bell. Not a sensible default, in the sense that it grates on my senses. First thing I do is rush headlong into Terminal.app’s preferences and change it to Visual bell. Can be found via Settings > Advanced. Really? Advanced?
This American Life, unsurprisingly, timed the release of “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory” perfectly in light of all the attention the tech media is lavishing upon the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). I love new technology as much as the next geek, but it is easy to lose sight of what goes into putting those [...]
James does not yet grasp the traditions associated with New Year’s Eve. Such as staying awake.