Long Distance
What is "long distance"? I would define a long distance as something that takes a long time to cover; e.g. flying to Singapore requires going a long distance. It takes more than 24 hours to get there. When it comes to telecommunications, however, the term "long distance" has little meaning. Packets of ones and zeroes […]
View From The 49th Floor
The 6:25 AM train ride to Grand Central Station was uneventful, although I have to admit that it was hard not to think about the possibilities on this September 11. A short walk lead to the security desk at JP Morgan Chase on Park Avenue. Then a bag check (no temperature was taken as in Singapore) and up to the 49th floor […]
Calling Joi
My friend and colleague Joichi Ito and I had been chatting sporadically over a several week period via instant messaging. One day we decided we should talk via voice and I gave him a call that evening around 9 PM. The monthly invoice from SNET/SBC just arrived. The call to Joi was 27 minutes and […]
Photo Gallery Update
Thanks to all for the feedback on the photo gallery. The albums and pictures are now all moved to the new server and all the links are updated. Thanks also to those who helped out with tips on how to do some of this and to the team at Gallery for doing such a great […]
Photo Gallery
I offer my apology for the photo gallery problems on my website over the past week. I am in the process of changing my hosting partner and the transition has been a bit more difficult than I expected. In retrospect I should have done more planning and testing. I am getting things under control now. […]
