Design FuBeating the sh*t out of bad appsscale talk etc- November 23, 2003 Well... Just got done talking at SCALE. It just made me wish even more that I wasn't missing a day of the summit. Ah well, its important to respect your commitments, right Felt isolated, didn't know anybody. Talk went well, I feel, though of course I was speaking on a pretty controversial topic (or at least my premise was controversial). shrug Anyway, it sucked to get off the plane, find no-one there (my bad, I stupidly assumed I would be met) pay for a shuttle to the convention center... Hang..http://www.gnome.org/~seth/blog//scale Chema- November 11, 2003 Chema cared so much about...everything that I knew him to be involved with. I can only assume this passion extended to every aspect of his life. And it wasn't just projects, Chema really concerned himself with people. I was always really excited about any opportunity to hang out with Chema in person. I remember one point very early on when the usability project was having real trouble. I was getting frustrated and impatient, and there was a lot of conflict on mailing lists. I guess Chema...http://www.gnome.org/~seth/blog//rechema This title sealed under NDA- November 10, 2003 So in case you haven't telepathically inferred the life details I've neglected blogging about, I'm a visiting researcher at PARC (the artist formely known as Xerox PARC) for the time being. I know, I know: "Hey ya damn hippie, go get a real job". "Shoophlah!", I say, "Research does wonders for the soul. Oh you greenback grubbing capitalists, my academic heart sheds crocodile tears for you, ensnared by tales of pleasure, power, and fame into its endless pursuit. Just because a week of my labours.http://www.gnome.org/~seth/blog//resealed |