Back in the 1980's, when I was a student, I was also an avid shortwave listener (SWL). This was in the days before the web, satellite TV or 24-hour international cable news coverage. I had an upper floor room in Cabot Hall, and each night I would … [Continue reading] about Strange corners of the Web
ODF 1.2 Committee Draft 01
It is not the end of the end, nor the end of the beginning, but more like the beginning of the end for the development of ODF 1.2. The Committee Draft 01 of ODF 1.2, Part 1 was approved by the OASIS ODF TC yesterday in a 9-2-2 vote. You can … [Continue reading] about ODF 1.2 Committee Draft 01
The Joy of Mathematics
The Wall Street Journal recently had an article on the best and worst jobs in the U.S., based on a mix of criteria including pay, stress level, work environment and employment outlook. Any guesses for the best jobs? The top 5 … [Continue reading] about The Joy of Mathematics
Drowning in Data
Bob Congdon writes on something we're all living through -- the decline "hard media" (paper, LP's, even CD's, etc.) and the prevalence of digital media.From a green perspective, getting rid of all of this hard media is a good thing. Why print out … [Continue reading] about Drowning in Data
The 21st ODF Toolkit Scenario
Back in 2006 I gave a short in talk at a KDE conference in Dublin on the topic of "A Standard ODF Object Model", essentially laying out my thoughts on why we needed an "ODF Toolkit". As part of that presentation I listed "20 Prototypical App Dev … [Continue reading] about The 21st ODF Toolkit Scenario