Complexity Theory

"Committee—a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing..."

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:19:10 -0400

“Committee—a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.”

- Fred Allen

Agile Government

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:18:58 -0400

The thought popped into my head, is there a movement to apply the agile development process to government? A quick google search leads to a bunch of results but I haven’t had a chance to read them yet. Is it a good idea? Is it practical in the sphere of governance? What do you think?

"The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it’s against the law."

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:57:39 -0400

“The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it’s against the law.”

- Alex Levin

"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:23:38 -0400

“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”

- James Thurber

Vortex

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:40 -0400

So many thoughts and emotions spinning around, I think I need to commit some of it to “paper”.

Grazr Editor - Screenflow Screencast Test on Vimeo (via...

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:48:00 -0400

Grazr Editor - Screenflow Screencast Test on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Ignore my droning voice, mostly this was just experimenting with screenflow. I also wanted to document the editor, since cross browser window, cross application drag and drop is a unique web technology that no one else has.

Revelation

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:45:55 -0500

I wish I wasn’t so busy trying to get our latest product into a generally usable form. Once again I’m seeing tons of posts lamenting the current state of information overload. Many of these people are declaring RSS bankruptcy and abandoning (or declaring the intention to abandon) feed readers.

I just had a revelation on what might be the best way to describe what I seem to be failing at whenever I talk about the problems with RSS readers. A blog post popped into my head that I think makes the best case on what I believe the solution is. If I get any time later tonight I’ll try to write it up.

mmm Beer

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:39:00 -0500

I could use a beer right now. :) I didn’t know MarsEdit supported Tumblr too, pretty nice.

Reminder: Blog posts I'd like to write

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:33:00 -0500

I’ve got a backlog of blog post ideas I’d like to write.

Description of a new web technique that we pioneered that hasn’t gotten any attention, but could be a significant addition to web applications in general
A brief listing of Grazr features, and why features are dangerous to a startup
Some thoughts on work / life balance and the funk you can get in as an entrepreneur if you obsess too much
Some startup ideas I’ve had over the years, maybe some things that people could use.

photocredit: thetrial

Overlooked Tech

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:14:00 -0500

Been thinking about what I really want to write on my blog. One thing I’ve been wanting to write is a technical and philosophical post about a particular technology that we developed for Grazr. This particular technique I think has the potential to really contribute something significant to web applications in general. The product we built didn’t get the exposure I’d hoped for, but the underlying technology is pretty powerful when you think about it. Unfortunately, I think its operation is subtle enough that I don’t think people realize what its potential is.

One of the most frustrating things when working in a startup is when no one notices what you’ve built. Praise is great, criticism is also much appreciated, deafening silence is the worst.

Why do I feel crazy lately?

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:07:17 -0500

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

- Albert Einstein

Design

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:29:19 -0500

The design of the Tumblr blog templates are quite nice.

What should I use this for?

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:32:58 -0500

I’ve been ignoring this Tumblr blog. I should probably figure out something to use it for.

It can be really frustrating when you put a lot of work into something and no one seemingly notices.

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:11:27 -0400

It can be really frustrating when you put a lot of work into something and no one seemingly notices.

Keep an eye out.

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:21:36 -0400

Grazr - Track, Analyze, Discover, Share.

Guess I don’t quite understand the appeal of the tumblr blog, but I reserve judgement until...

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:13:00 -0400

Guess I don’t quite understand the appeal of the tumblr blog, but I reserve judgement until I’ve played with it a bit. Is there a post limit for text, like twitter?

Just a test.

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:38:49 -0400

Just a test.