Rubber Chicken

People are getting very excited about the stuff that Microsoft showed at their PDC a few weeks ago. I'm always interested in new technology, but I really can't get too hyped up about things that will probably be out in 2006. It will change dramatically by that point and, for me, just understanding the basic direction is enough. I'm amazed at the people that are spending serious time dissecting these things. Keeping ahead of the game is vital, but do you not have enough current work to do?

Posted by Rob at 12:00 PM | Permalink

A recent series in CNet about corporate influence in classrooms is interesting. While I certainly understand the concern of some people that the ivory tower is becoming tainted by corporate influence, there might not be much alternative. In today's political environment, "tax" is always a four-letter word and there doesn't seem to be much choice but to seek the resources for education from corporate donors (especially if the local community is stupid enough to gut their own tax base by giving away overly generous corporate tax allowances).

Posted by Rob at 02:12 AM | Permalink

Our local paper, The Roanoke Times, recently published an article about the problem attracting educated professionals that is facing many smaller communities across the nation. I've written a little bit about this before. It's a tough problem and I don't see that there are any easy ways to solve it. Just like people, some places are cool and some aren't. It would be shame to see a lot of these places flushing their money down the toilet in a futile Red Queen game to attract people who aren't interested.  

Posted by Rob at 05:11 AM | Permalink

Although I like the tool I've been using to maintain this web log and it is perfectly up to the task, I felt the need to look at some other tools just to see what I'm missing. I've successfully installed MovableType on a Linux web server at my hosting company and it looks pretty decent. It is certainly flexible and has all of the features that I think I would need. The real question is whether or not I really want to invest the time and effort into moving over to it. 

Posted by Rob at 04:49 AM | Permalink