Monthly Archives: May 2007

2007 – the Year of the New Internet Revolution?

Posted on May 31, 2007 by jessestay

I see a buzz lately on the web on what seems to be the beginnings of what could be “Web 3.0”, or “the Social Web” as I’ll term it (we’ll see if that name sticks). I see a buzz like … Continue reading →

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My Brother, the Film Guru

Posted on May 28, 2007 by jessestay

If you’re into the Indy film scene, and enjoy very creative and humorous writing, you might enjoy my brother’s blog, http://www.lukestay.com. He runs his own film company, Faber Films (Luke – do you have a url for that yet?), and … Continue reading →

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CAPTCHA, Not Just for SPAM Anymore

Posted on May 25, 2007 by jessestay

I came across this article today: http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/15522 In the article, it overviews a new technology produced by a student at Carnegie Mellon University called reCaptcha, which allows bloggers and the like to make good with the Captcha images they are … Continue reading →

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NASA: Just Lose the Shuttle, Will You?

Posted on May 24, 2007 by jessestay

I was just at Seth Godin’s Talk, and somehow the topic of NASA came up. Seth mentioned that if he were to suggest one thing for NASA, it would be to remove the Shuttle program. He said that the Shuttle … Continue reading →

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Google to Enter Health Care?

Posted on May 23, 2007 by jessestay

I saw this post by Adam Bosworth, a Google VP, on Google’s blog today: “I gave a speech today at the 2007 American Medical Association of Informatics (AMIA) Spring Congress. I used this opportunity to suggest a vision of what … Continue reading →

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Fingerprint-based Home Entry On a Budget?

Posted on May 23, 2007 by jessestay

We have a couple doorknobs in my house that I need to replace here soon. I’d like to replace them with a fingerprint-based system. Preferably, I’d like one that can send authentication to a computer via network and let the … Continue reading →

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“That’s So Gay” Lawsuit Warrants No Money

Posted on May 21, 2007 by jessestay

I just read this article: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834425/posts So, a girl’s friends get offended by Mormons, causing them to make inappropriate comments about Mormons. Then, Mormon Girl gets offended by those comments and says “That’s so Gay!”. School Administrators get offended (are … Continue reading →

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Chucky Cheese Runs Linux!

Posted on May 15, 2007 by jessestay

I was at Chucky Cheese a couple weeks ago with my kids, and was having mine and my kid’s picture drawn by Chucky Cheese at the little Picture taking machine when it crashed on me. We called the man over … Continue reading →

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Funny What Google Can Dish Up

Posted on May 15, 2007 by jessestay

Notice all the adsense ads for this post – what does it have to do with “Mormon Underwear” (well, other than I mentioned the term “Mormon” once or twice)? I find it fascinating what Google can dish up some times.

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What I Would Have Written About Last Week if I Had the Time

Posted on May 14, 2007 by jessestay

I am on a crunch to finish a software release at Work, so haven’t had an opportunity to blog in the last week. Here are some items I would have blogged about if I had the time. Maybe I’ll still … Continue reading →

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