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10 Days – No Power

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No power for 10 days.  Neighbor Kathy just got a generator, so we have a light, a fan, and a phone charging station.  On the way to work I passed 7 intersections that were non-working.  Hwy 59 at Fountain View thankfully had police directing traffic (for the first time that I’ve seen anywhere).

WordPress on the iPhone

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Arrrg! The WordPress for iPhone buttons are disappearing on me! I just lost a whole post because of it. I think it may have worked if I tapped the navigation bar where the button was supposed to be, but I didn’t know where that was. Blogging from bed…

BarCamp Houston 3

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I attended the BarCamp Houston 3 on Saturday at the Houston Technology Center.

Most people assumed this meant I was going on some kind of pub crawl, but the term bar is actually a computer science term, and as such you should guess that this “unconference”, as it terms itself, has a high geek factor.

Anyone, who wants to present on a topic (and you are encouraged to do so) can have a 30 minute block of time. Everyone proclaims their intentions on a white board at the beginning of the day, and the lectures, panels, and discussions begin.

I enjoyed the following topics:

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The Unavoidable Malware Myth

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A good read: The idea that Apple will inherit Microsoft’s problems is based in the ignorance that Windows’ security problems are rooted in its popularity, rather than its poor architectural design. That is not true, as countless examples of viruses attacking minor platforms attest. Malware targets weakness, not popularity. Windows is plagued with malware, not … Read more

In Defense of Patriotism

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There was a brilliant essay by Ron Rosenbaum in Monday’s Slate.com that I didn’t hear until today on Slate’s daily podcast. It’s titled In Defense of Obama’s Patriotism: a dissent on the pledge. You should read the whole thing, but here’s a snip: I certainly feel allegiance, though less to the inanimate flag than to … Read more