Tsunami
In December 1994 I gave a talk at Internet World in Washington, D.C. about how I saw the future of the Internet. The next day I got an email from a professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh saying he was in violent agreement. Dr. Ron LaPorte insisted that I come to Pittsburgh and […]
Email Basics
The posting last week called “Unsubscribe” seemed to resonate with a lot of readers. Dave Hart from Johannesburg in South Africa agreed 100%, but pointed out that there is another equally frustrating problem with many web sites. He said that many sites use a “contact us” web page rather than providing an e-mail address. He […]
Unsubscribe
When writing Net Attitude back in the summer of 2001, one of the topics I included was netiquette, a set of social conventions I learned from David Singer and a few other IBMers who were steeped in Internet history. They taught me to not use ALL CAPS because in the culture of the Internet that […]
The Amazing Maize Maze
Here are a few pictures I forgot to include from the visit to Cherry Crest Adventure Farm. I also made a few minor changes to the mini website which contains the two wordles I created from the The Declaration of Independence and chapter one of Net Attitude. You can create your own wordle. Just visit the wordle […]
The Amazing Maize Maze
Visiting the grandchildren is always a special treat. This weekend we took them to Ronks, PA in Lancaster County in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The destination was Cherry Crest Adventure Farm where they specialize in agri-tainment. The huge working farm is a big treat for kids — they can be entertained and […]