In my previous post I talked about submitting a proposal to Ignite Bend (and what Ignite actually is). Today was the official “reveal” of the nine speakers selected to present, and yes, I was picked. (I actually received the official email yesterday.) Now of course the real nerves and doubts set in. I’ve already started… Continue reading On the road to Ignite Bend
Month: January 2011
Ignite Bend
So I went and did something today I’ve never really done before, and is already making me nervous: I submitted a proposal to do a presentation at the next Ignite Bend event. First, though, some backstory. Ignite Bend is the local version of the “Ignite” series of events started by O’Reilly; it’s a fun, high-energy… Continue reading Ignite Bend
Pandora
The last several weeks I’ve been checking out Pandora, the “Internet Radio” site that lets you build custom stations of music based on your personal preferences (and provides a live stream of said music). You can give it artists or genres to choose from, and from there—and based on what you tell it you like… Continue reading Pandora
New books
Got some new books from Barnes & Noble that came last week (online order via gift card): Under the Dome – Stephen King Farmhouse Ales – Phil Markowski Zoe’s Tale – John Scalzi Zero History – William Gibson The Jennifer Morgue – Charlie Stross The Fuller Memorandum – Charlie Stross Also a set of three… Continue reading New books
V
So the new season of “V” premiered tonight; you might recall it’s the TV remake (reimagining?) of the the original nearly-30-year-old alien invasion TV series. I watched it from the beginning last season, with the presumption that I’d bail if it looked like it was going to go off the rails. It must have been… Continue reading V
Two brilliant (goofy?) ideas
One of the goals I have in mind for 2011 is to get back to writing more on this, my first blog (without slacking off on my other two blogs). Sometimes that will be in the form of braindumps, just random ideas I have bouncing around my head that need to be recorded somewhere. Brilliant?… Continue reading Two brilliant (goofy?) ideas
New Year
It’s kind of nice having New Year’s Day on a Saturday (and Christmas last week as well); knowing there’s another day to this weekend (and actually another after that for me—I have Monday off as well) makes it easy to be lazy and recover from New Year’s Eve. …Not that there was much for me… Continue reading New Year