Archive for November, 2002

Circumlocution

Saturday, November 30th, 2002

circumlocution sir-kum-lo-KYOO-shun, noun:
The use of many words to express an idea that might be
expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a
periphrase.

IO Interactive : Cat’s out of the bag

Friday, November 29th, 2002

Finally, everything is out in the open and I can write about it.

I don't have much time, so I will just make this short:

IO Interactive offered me a job a while ago, after I visited them and took a tour of their place, talked to them a little and told them I didn't want a [...]

Loosely coupled conversations

Friday, November 29th, 2002

I love IM.

It's so cool to have a loosely coupled conversation. It's possible to hang out with someone and talk without actually having to worry about awkward pauses or spending the entire time just hanging out.

You can acutally do stuff, and still have a loosely coupled IM conversation spanning a few hours.

Requires disciplin, but it's [...]

Microsoft acknowledges my evil genius

Monday, November 25th, 2002

I just found a description of a microsoft project which is amazingly similar to something I have been brewing on (of which my blog is one part).

Those who know me may have heard me talk about LifeDB, as described for the first time online like this:

LifeDB

"Because externalization of our memories is our foremost human heritage"

The [...]

New couch

Wednesday, November 20th, 2002

We got a new couch.

It's so nice and comfy :) So much better than the old one. Supposedly seats one half person less, but take the side pillows away, and that's no problem.