Its all happening these days in Massachusetts

Hot on the heels of some interesting developments in terms of the adoption of Open Document Format comes intriguing stuff surrounding $100 laptops for kids. The article says that the state of Massachusetts has committed to providing every shoolkid with a laptop. The article doesn't specifically say that its the $100 dollar variety but I presume it is. They sound really, really interesting. Can function on wind-up power. Run a thin Linux. Ruggedized. Can form mesh networks for Internet access.

I want one. Actually, scratch that. I want five!

Skyscrapers = rectangular blocks of windows = pixel display unit

Every skyscrapered city should have some of these.
It would add an extra dimension to gazing out of a hotel window in downtown Manhattan or Chicago.
Heck what am I thinking. Las Vegas is the place for this sort of thing. Would you bet on two pixels climbing up the sides of a skyscraper?

Applets for the 21st century

Applets for the 21st century are the topic of this weeks IT world article : 21st Century Applets.

Tech Camp Regrets

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I cannot now attend and give a Python/XML talk at tech camp.

Darn. Looks like a great line-up of lightening talks. I will be sorry to miss it.

You know you are not keeping track of things adequately when...

new on-line agregators first come to your attention through your referer logs rather than through your assiduous tracking of industry developments. Google Reader for example.