Author Archives: Brian
Giant Pool of Money
A recent This American Life episode does a great job of telling the story of the Housing Bubble/Mortgage Crisis: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1242 It filled in a part of the story which I didn’t understand, which was the pool of money that fed … Continue reading
My Hero: Tony Gwynn
Since 1983, when he broke into the majors, my personal hometown hero has been the retired baseball player, Tony Gwynn. He’s currently the baseball coach at San Diego State. Last year he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. … Continue reading
“Python is the new BASIC”
Dave Winer wrote that, in reference to Google App Engine. If you agree with Dave, and you’re new to Python, I recommend focusing on the first chapter of Python Essential Reference. It’s the best 10-page overview of a programming language … Continue reading
Rapidly Increase Twitter Followers by Not Twittering
I think I’m getting a taste for using Twitter as a Marketing Tool!(tm). My Followers total has surged since I posted this update: I dare not resume Twittering for fear of turning off potential new Followers…
Tracking April Fool’s
The posts are starting to trickle out of the time zones that are ~ 9 hours ahead of Mountain View, and into the feedreader. Here’s one I spotted on Google Operating System: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/03/opengoogle.html You’ll be able to select from a … Continue reading
Rickrolling Inflection Point
I asked on Twitter the other day, if “Rickrolling” was reaching an inflection point of popularity. I have been Rickrolled three times in the past couple of weeks. I’m thinking I’m correct, as the New York Times has written up … Continue reading