Catching up on my reading of various blogs reveals that a flurry of blogging activity centers on the Connectivity 2002 conference with Dave Weinburger leading the way.
I just learned today (from reading Edward Cone's blog -- see below) that Stephen Jay Gould died on Monday at the age of 60. Aside from having seen him on TV enough times to associate his photograph with his name, I can't claim to have known him, and I certainly didn't know the details of his career and accomplishments as well as I do now after reading his obituary in the New York Times, but it's always sobering to me when I hear of a man of my age dying. It draws me back to the inevitable reality of my own death and the potential immediacy of it. Last October, my closest friend from High School, Del Jones, died of kidney cancer at the age of 60. [How ironic! After mentioning Del, I just realized that today would have been his 61st birthday.] Not long ago, Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead died at the age of 53. Such events lead me to examine the paultry record of achievement in my life at a similar age and help me to feel small and insignificant. I usually lighten up after a little while and move on, but at times like these I think how short a lifetime really is, even if one is so fortunate as to live this long.
Commenting on why he began his blog, Edward Cone observed in this article, «Part of the power of blogs is their network effect. Bloggers link to each other, creating communities of shared readers. When smart people hook up around a particular topic or issue, the results can be impressive.»
I am now logged in and posting this from my buddy Phil's home in Atlanta. I enjoyed visiting my son, Jeff, and his family last night but was somewhat frustrated by the fact that his software modem and Windows XP wouldn't connect to the Internet. It's amazing how much you miss being connected when you are without.
One week of vacation down and one to go! During the first week, I hung out here at the house doing various things that needed to be done. This next week I go mobile. I'm going to visit my older son and his family, then spend a couple of days with my buddy, Phil, before I head out to San Diego to meet some folks I've been working with for about 3 years over the Internet. I'll spend a few days with Stan and Georgia Herman before returning home and back to work.
I've just installed a program called YACCS (Yet Another Collaborative Comment System) here so that I can be enlightened by your comments to whatever you read here. [Just click on the word «Comments» below the posting on which you want to be heard.] Go ahead -- abuse me, correct me, or gasp!! agree with me if you'd like. A little dialog should help to make my tiny corner of Blogaria more fun.
Sammy Mitchell, of Semware Corporation, has just made available the latest version (4.0) of TSE Pro , a GUI version of his outstanding and powerful ASCII Editor. I've been using this editor since it was known as Qedit way back when. I recommend it highly.
I've now added a new look, a «blogskin,» to the site. I obtained this new look from this site. I'll see how I like it for a while. Also I'd be interested in your feedback as to your reaction to it.
Dave Weinberger reacts to Mr. Friedman's editorial at JOHO the Blog by pointing out, «As always, there are lots of ways to disagree with Friedman. For example, as some bloggers have pointed out, the Web is interactive and self-correcting. And the overall effect of Friedman's article will be to fan the anti-Net flames among those who know no better. But I think we are up against a hard fact: a journalist with a track record at doing the thing that capital J's are good at � getting their facts relatively straight � tells us that the Internet at this stage of its development is being used to spread dangerous lies that are not being self-corrected.»
David Reed adds in his post at SATN.org this wisdom, «Just a reminder that information, in the technical sense, is not the same as truth.»
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