Month: May 2004

Jason Dunham is a hero. This story from Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal is a remarkable work of journalism. It’s a story of dedication, duty, honor, courage, and loss. It’s about a man who may be the first Medal of Honor recipient in more than 11 years. And it’s about the brutal choices that war forces…

Back in August, my Treo 180 cracked. It turns out the flip cover is quite sensitive. The hinge simply cracked after about 8 months of use — and I was ready to send it back to Handspring for a replacement. But wait! Buzz had a better answer — he knows a guy in PR at…

Congrats are in order for Christine Cegelis, who today was endorsed by Governor Dean as part of the “Dean Dozen” program. Every other week, Dean identifies a dozen candidates around the country who represent the progressive, grassroots values championed by his campaign. An endorsement is likely to mean greater national exposure for Christine (she’s running…

De-captivating markets is my latest thinking out loud about the subject brought up in the post below. It begins, I just realized what’s been missing from Clayton Christensen’s rap about “disruptive technologies”: most of his attention is on the customer side of the marketplace. It’s great stuff, but it misses the potentially critical role played…

Damn! In San Francisco last week, I heard this and meant to blog it: Does anyone else find this weird: The National Security Agency helps sponsor Metro Traffic, which feeds traffic information to one of the two great NPR stations in SF — KQED. Why is the NSA funding (albeit indirectly) NPR? [Lessig Blog] It…

No surprise to anyone familiar with this blog — I’m quite involved in technology strategy for Democratic campaigns. That said, I enjoy a spirited debate. In that vein, the latest advertiser here is Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross. Thanks to Tom and his office for their support. If you’re interested in advertising here, click…

In his post from the Personal Democracy Forum, David Weinberger writes of panelist Ron Wyden: Wyden was running for Congress for the first time. My wife called his office with a question about one of his stands, and dang if Wyden himself didn’t call back and talk with my wife for 20 minutes. So, she…

AP – Strip club owners are putting a little bada-bing in the presidential campaign by asking patrons to turn their eyes away from the stage for a moment to fill out a voter registration form — and then vote against President Bush. [Yahoo! News – Politics] There are plenty of other bad puns to make…

Absolutely the best commencement address ever. Funny, poignant, and told for the students and not anyone else. Excellent.

The cover on my Treo cracked again (I had the 270, it replaced a 180 which had a screen crack). I’m not traveling as much these days, so a smart phone with e-mail access isn’t as important. I’m primarily interested in long talk/standby time, and the ability to sync with my PC. Beyond that, anything…