Bergamo, Italy
As a web applications developer, I often read Jakob Nielsen’s articles on usability. His most recent article deals with something of interest to the blogging world – participation inequality, or as we might say, lurkers vs. commentors. In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little,…
Since RandomThoughts101 asked, yes, we did make it down to the Wing Festival. The wings were, as always, excellent. What Amanda and I like best about the Wing Festival is that it gives us an opportunity to see some creativity in wing coatings and sauces. We are both fierce Duff’s supporters when it comes to…
With California Attorney General Bill Lockyer being the first to launch an investigation into oil company “profiteering”, I’m sure the antithesis of big business, Eliot Spitzer, is chomping at the bit to get in on the action and play to the hearts of the liberal voters. I hope he does. I hope he breaks down…
It’s been six years since I’ve been out of school, and longer than that since I’ve had a summer vacation, so the only thing that somewhat delineates the summer period for me is the break our church choir takes for a few months. Our last choir mass was yesterday, so until sometime in September I…
I was too disturbed after watching South Park last night to comment on Idol… but WTF? Kelly didn’t end up in the bottom three after completely butchering her song (even by her own admission!) and Chris did? I guess America really does love dumb blondes. I also fail to see the hoopla about Katharine. She…