Joel Spolsky on How Microsoft Lost the API War: Outside developers, who were never particularly happy with the complexity of Windows development, have defected from the Microsoft platform en-masse and are now developing for the web…. Much as I hate to say it, a huge chunk of developers have long since moved to the… Continue reading Spolsky on the Windows API
Author: Jon
The Move Reloaded
Well, we’re all moved in and (relatively) comfortable. Still not feeling like blogging much—after 3 days of moving and cleaning and unpacking, and the ongoing process of more unpacking and arranging and tweaking (things like hanging curtains, and towel racks), I’m just beat. So, some quick thoughts on the moving process: Smartest thing we did:… Continue reading The Move Reloaded
The Move
So tomorrow we get funded and close on our new house, and take possession. Then comes the Move; we’ll start hauling a load or two over tomorrow evening, and then Saturday is the big day. Fortunately, this time we’ve hired movers to do all the heavy lifting. I don’t expect to be online much or… Continue reading The Move
Wikipedia’s New Look
Just a quick note here… I saw Wikipedia‘s new look this evening and I have to say, I like it.
Alton Brown
My favorite show on Food Network is Good Eats—it’s entertaining, informative, and quirky, all due to its host/creator, Alton Brown. So after reading the story on Alton Brown in this month’s Wired, I figured it was high time to blog some links. So, in addition to his site, which I linked to above, it’s interesting… Continue reading Alton Brown
Thongs
When I was growing up, thongs were the semi-sandals that you wore on your feet, pictured to the right. Nowadays, they’re called “flipflops” and if you call them “thongs” in public, you get sharp looks and people think you’re having a stroke when you try to explain what you were talking about. Sigh. The times,… Continue reading Thongs
Bend Brew Fest
The Bend Brew Fest is kicking off this year at the Les Schwab Amphitheater, on Saturday, August 21. Excellent! Not quite a contender with the awesome Oregon Brewers Festival, but very cool nonetheless. From the Les Schwab Amphitheater Events page: On Saturday, August 21st over 20 Pacific Northwest brewers will present over 40 craft beers… Continue reading Bend Brew Fest
McMenamins Finally!
Finally! McMenamins is on track to open the Old St. Francis School here, on November 15, 2004. Seems like we’ve been hearing about this for years, but this time it’s the real deal. (I hope.) Bend.com has an article on the opening. This paragraph is noteworthy: Gathering of stories, photos and memorabilia is currently under… Continue reading McMenamins Finally!
Sony Bend… Again!
I saw this yesterday (actually, my wife saw it and sent me the link) and forgot to blog it: “Bend firm gets paid to play,” about the mysterious Sony Bend and the release of their third Syphon Filter game. As usual, Jake beat me to the punch on blogging this and gives me entirely too… Continue reading Sony Bend… Again!
Mt. Hood and the Moon
Tim Bray has posted an amazing photo of Mount Hood that he took from a plane—his description is “Mount Hood paying its respects to the moon” and I think that’s entirely appropriate. Worth a look.