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Here’s my wish list: A food printer. That’s right, a printer that will create any food you want from a few basic ingredients. I don’t think it’s quite done yet. And I certainly don’t need it. Pasta on demand might just do me in. But I’d feel like I was living in a science fiction […]

During the past week I’ve had work, play, family, friends, interesting dialogue, … I attended two Mozilla offsites last week. Offsites are are in person meetings that last between a day and a week. Different teams at Mozilla have been using them differently and I still think we’re working out the perfect format but meeting

We like having people over for dinner … and we like meeting new people … and we like it when we make serendipitous introductions. But most dinner clubs, wine parties and happy hours seem to grow until they implode, so I’ve been trying to figure out how to structure a social situation that introduces new

I have no problem with businesses that require cash payments (except for the inconvenience to me) but I recently found out that a small business I work regularly with asks for cash to avoid taxes. Now there’s several legitimate reasons a business might require cash. One of our favorite restaurants only accepted cash. People living

[This is not a pro-choice or pro-life post. I would feel exactly the same whether I was pro-life or pro-choice.] I was reading the Economist and was astounded to see that funding for abortions was a big enough issue to be mentioned as part of an article about the Washington DC economy: But the latest

The elk in Rocky Mountain National Park have gotten used to people. But they are still wild animals and these people seem to have forgotten that. In spite of all the signs and warnings not to approach these 400+ pound animals … Perhaps the tracking collar was confusing? Maybe she thought all animals are domesticated

In case there’s any doubt we live in one of the most beautiful places on Earth … (We live about an hour’s drive from this particular spot in Rocky Mountain National Park.)

When I first started public speaking, I loved when I had technical difficulties. Focusing on them – problems I was familiar with – calmed me down. Today started out with quite a few technical difficulties. First my SO's car broke down on the way to work and I had to go get him. (About an

I love Seth Godin's analogy for how to protect your ideas in the digital age: Focus on being the best tailor with the sharpest scissors, not the litigant who sues any tailor who deigns to use a pair of scissors. Or make the best scissors for sale. Or have the best scissor company customer service.

I recently posted a dent/tweet to Nokia N900 Delay Highlights Maemo's Importance. Usually when I create a bit.ly link, I test it before I send it out, but it was Friday afternoon and I was in a hurry, and it was just a link to an article, so I didn't test it. … and I