Herewith the first part of an online detective story, with interesting results. If you’re interested in any of the following: Infocom, the Sony PlayStation, or video game companies in Bend, Oregon—then you’ll probably enjoy this story. Read on.
Author: Jon
OPML
My poking around in the world of RSS has inevitably led me to OPML, another XML format created by Dave Winer, and is ostensibly designed to contain outline-structured information. What is outline-structured information? A fancy way of saying a structured list of hierarchical content, like browser favorites or web directories like Yahoo. It seems any… Continue reading OPML
Sunrise
We had the most beautiful sunrise this morning, so I went out and snapped a picture of it. Smaller version here (640 by 480), larger version here (1024 by 768, but I recommend this larger version).
Ebay as Weblog
It struck me yesterday as I watched my wife surf eBay and eBay-related sites (like DisturbingAuctions.com) that eBay et. al. functions as a vast weblog for some people the same way that “traditional” weblogs function for people like me. Or more precisely, eBay fills the same needs for some people that weblogs fill for others.… Continue reading Ebay as Weblog
Alternatives
I got so caught up in finishing Cryptonomicon this past week that I didn’t really go online to post stuff. Damn good book. Longer than hell, but it was worth it. What else? Oh yeah, bought a PlayStation (the original, not Two) from my brother, along with several games. It’s pretty sweet, even though I’ve… Continue reading Alternatives
Local Loser
Could’ve been worse, I suppose, if it weren’t so amusing. According to this article on Bend.com, Jodie Lynn Ackerman was released from jail last Wednesday (the 8th) due to overcrowding. By Saturday night (three days later), she “was booked back into the jail on charges of second-degree theft, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, first-degree… Continue reading Local Loser
Navel Gazing
I’ve been reviewing the web server logs for my site, and decided to self-indulge and post some interesting stats here online to bore you all. Read on if you’re interested. The 10 most popular pages, in order: Free Palm Reader eBooks Home page What’s Your Matrix Name? rss.xml (syndicated XML feed) HTML to Text Converter… Continue reading Navel Gazing
The Scottish Play
I just uploaded the Palm Reader file for Macbeth to the ebooks page, and holy crap, I forgot how messed up that play is until I was converting it. Shakespeare must have been in a very, very dark mood when he was writing it. Enjoy.
Where’s George? In Bend, OR
For the second time this year I got a dollar bill stamped with the “official” Where’s George stamp. The first was at the Portland Zoo back in July, the second yesterday here in town, from the Factory Outlets. For the uninitiated, Where’s George is a bill tracker, where users can enter the serial numbers from… Continue reading Where’s George? In Bend, OR
Arnold is Governor
So the freak show in California is over and Arnold Schwarzenegger is the new governor. Lovely. Reminds me of an old California joke: California’s like a bowl of cereal; once you get rid of the fruits and nuts, all you have left are the flakes.