Saturday, February 22, 2003

I guess it's safe to say I have some pre-conceived notions about peace protesters.  Protesting and the freedom to do so is fine with me, but in my opinion, you need to be able to articulate what you stand for.  When it comes to my notion of a peace protester, I have this image of someone who, well... Watching these geniuses try to answer simple questions doesn't help. Protesting the Protestors And on a similar note, if I were to ever attend a peace protest, I would probably do something like this: Dittoheads Infiltrate Frisco Freak Protest 12:14:43 AM

	Thursday, February 20, 2003

Illiterate and Scared? A Solution Now Exists!. If you are both illiterate and scared of what to do in case of a terrorist threat, the US government now has you covered! Ready.gov has several easy to follow instructions on what to be on the lookout for should a domestic event occur. And they're picture-based, so even the drop-outs will be safe and sound. Did you know that the closer you are to a nuclear explosion, the more radiation there is? Ready.gov will teach you this along with several other common-sense attack factoids. From JasonCross.com. 8:55:10 PM

	Saturday, February 15, 2003

These machines are probably compiling a new build of Windows right now. Windows 2003 Server ships in about 68 days and is in its final development stages now. It's interesting to note that this many computers takes five hours to compile a full version of Windows (and, that they constantly update these machines to run the latest builds that just were compiled). In the "war room" -- which is where Microsoft's Windows team decides on whether or not to ship Windows (and what bugs to fix or not) is a list of items that will keep Windows Server 2003 (the next version of Windows server) from shipping. Here's my photo of the list. [The Scobleizer Weblog] 1:46:13 PM

When I visited the Windows build lab, I noticed this "Don't Fail" sign on the whiteboard right above where the folks work who produce the builds. That sounds like a good motto to have. [The Scobleizer Weblog] 1:45:56 PM

While I was at Microsoft, I got the same tour that Paul Thurrott got. I saw the "war room" where they decide whether or not to ship Windows and saw the infrastructure that compiles (and distributes) Windows. You know, it's really weird to see a set of computers that are working on the software that hundreds of millions of machines will use over the next two decades. I thought about writing about the war room and the tour, but Paul has done a much better job than I could. Oh, it takes dozens of computers five hours to compile an entire copy of Windows (and, right now, they are doing it every day for the next version of Windows that'll be released). It's an amazing tour and I'm happy to have been one of the few humans who's gotten a personal look at how Windows is built. [The Scobleizer Weblog] 1:45:34 PM

	Tuesday, February 11, 2003

EBay Coupon Sellers Clip for Cash Enterprising eBay auctioneers are reselling the coupons that arrive as junk mail and litter the counter at the post office. Despite potential legal problems, it's become a booming cottage industry. By Christopher Null. 9:49:08 AM

Hmm...I wonder if I would get a slap on the wrist if I were busted with pot? Dell Dude Arrested For Pot Possession, No Time Or Record If Clean For A Year 9:48:37 AM

	Monday, February 10, 2003

Pictures from Zach and Chad's Visit Zach and Chad are here for the week, and among other things, we have visited Cripple Creek (nobody walked away with any money), and gone skiing at Breckenridge. A shot from the road to Cripple Creek (notice the city in the background). Breckenridge was fun, but it was very cold and windy.  It felt like we were skiing in a blizzard.  At times, the wind was so strong, it would stop us from moving downhill.  Chad and Zach did an excellent job for their first time, and as I write this, they are getting ready to go back for another day.  Hopefully it will be warmer! Kacie, Zach, and Chad in front of a ski lodge. Zach and Chad skiing. Chad doing the wedge. Zach doing the wedge. Kacie doing the wedge. It was after lunch that we decided to try a Blue trail, even though Chad and Zach had only been skiing for a few hours.  We took a ten minute ride to the top of the peak (11,200 feet) and started down.  We should have waited.  It took over an hour to get down, but it was a learning experience.  A few shots from that trip: Chad coming down the Blue-level hill Kacie coming down the Blue-level hill Finally, using my expert photography skills, I was able to capture Zach as he crashed (on the Blue trail). The cloud of snow just after Zach's crash. Zach recovers. 9:30:41 PM

Dell Dude collared in marijuana bust. Career goes up in smoke. 4:44:26 PM

	Friday, February 07, 2003

This story in Space Flight Now tells what the military photograph of Columbia revealed: real damage to the leading edge of the left wing. 4:58:19 PM

	Saturday, February 01, 2003

Kendall Clark: "I woke up to the sound of a very loud sonic boom over head." 3:28:33 PM

Radar image from the National Weather Service that shows the crash, vividly, in color. 3:27:50 PM

Spacing out. Columbia was the first (and for now the last) shuttle launched into space. The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on Columbia. The remaining shuttles are Endeavor, Discovery and Atlantis. NASA considered mothballing Columbia in 2001. NASA's servers are being hit pretty hard right now, clearly. My guess is that the current International Space Station crew will return on a Soyuz flight and there will be no further launches for at least two years. (Here's the current schedule, which is now on hold.) This will delay all kinds of stuff that depends on shuttle flights, though the ISS will be hardest hit. Space tech in general will be slowed down. I'm taking the kid to the beach. For more, check with Dave. He's all over this thing. [The Doc Searls Weblog] 3:27:28 PM

Cory points to eBay sale of shuttle debris. Ouch. 3:27:12 PM

No Fly Zone. I'm saddened by this morning's Shuttle disaster, but I'm far from surprised. The families of Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clerk, and Ilan Ramon were part of an unscheduled experiment. "Let's see what happens when we don't give enough money to the space program." Well, it's obvious to everybody NOW... 3:26:58 PM

Reuters: Iraqis Call Shuttle Disaster God's Vengeance. 3:26:11 PM