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Capitalizing the Internet

Steve Woodrow — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:20:36 +0000

After some thought, the Internet really does deserve a capital “I”, which is how I’ll be writing it from now on…

Avi’s Wisdom

Steve Woodrow — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:27:05 +0000

“Guys respect girls who respect themselves. But if a guy buys you dinner, let him take you home.” — Avi Wolfson.

How Google connects the dots for $$$

Steve Woodrow — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:04:07 +0000

How Google connects the dots for $$$

Collaborative text editing

Steve Woodrow — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:47:17 +0000

For fans (like me) of SubEthaEdit, there’s now some other options: Gobby and EtherPad. (thanks Slashdot commenters)

Hal Abelson on Fair Use (from 6.805)

Steve Woodrow — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:05:42 +0000

“Fair Use in the United States is the right to hire an attorney” -Hal Abelson

Awesome, in a very geeky way

Steve Woodrow — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:46:38 +0000

Finally, a super-easy way to install Linux on a laptop/etc. w/ no optical drive: PXE network boot/install VMWare appliance.

How do you say “certiorari”? Let me count the ways…

Steve Woodrow — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:52:35 +0000

According to the SCOTUS, there are many ways to say “certiorari”.

Steve is a fan of tap water

Steve Woodrow — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:59:22 +0000

A great article by Fast Company on the impacts of the North American love of bottled water.

Why to not not start a startup

Steve Woodrow — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:47:59 +0000

A great essay from Paul Graham on “reasons” you should avoid falling back on when deciding not to start a startup: Why to Not Not Start a Startup. Or conversely, why you should start a startup — your perceived weaknesses might not be.

There’s a reason that I love this town (and province, and country)

Steve Woodrow — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:51:14 +0000

I think it’s difficult to realize how great Canada is until you start on down the road to leaving her.