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Continue reading →: 1997: Jaron Lanier Distinguished Speaker
I wrote the following speech to introduce Jaron Lanier at the Symbolic Systems Program’s Distinguished Speaker event at Stanford University on May 15, 1997. The introduction was written over the course of a few days, during which I gathered my inspiration from the Internet, books and magazines that I had…
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Continue reading →: Friends and Deicing in Boston
On February 20-23, 2001, I flew once again to Boston, MA, for a series of meetings for my work at Palm. In the evenings, I met up with old friends from Stanford. At the end of my trip, I experienced the wonders of flight delays and learned about deicing airplanes.…
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Continue reading →: Life and Death
I was watching the Daytona 500 this afternoon, February 18, 2001, and I witnessed something that will stay in my mind for years to come, the death of a racing legend and the height of another’s triumph. Today was a reminder of the tenuous balance between life and death, between…
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Continue reading →: Tayne Kim
A week after my ultimate dislocation, I went to the house of little Tayne Kim, the newly born son of Dan and Woo-Young Kim, in Palo Alto. Joined by former colleagues and friends at DoDots, we celebrated the birth of this beautiful child with song, drink, and plenty of photos.…
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Continue reading →: Work and Life: WISE "Holiday" Party
On February 16, 2001, the Wireless Internet Solutions Engineering (WISE) of Palm held their belated holiday party at the MacArthur Park restaurant in Palo Alto. The party served as interesting subtext for a discussion on the distinction between family and work life. After a number of delays and false starts,…
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Continue reading →: Ultimate Dislocation!
Let me preface this photomusing by stating that I am typing this article with one hand, my left hand. My right arm is in a splint and sling, as it recovers from a particularly nasty dislocation that happened about 14 hours ago. From 100+ words a minute to 20 words…
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Continue reading →: Hawaiian Party in Menlo Park
Before the party, Randy and I went to the New Tung Kee Restaurant in Mountain View on San Antonio Road for some late night noodles. I tried not to deviate from my norm and ordered the usual #9 with no cilantro. I’m one of those people that my friend, Eric,…
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Continue reading →: John Blake and Eric Cheng Dinner
I’ve known Eric and John since high school. We were brought together by the computer bulletin board systems (BBS). I have fond memories of waking up at 6:00 in the morning to log into my favorite BBSes in order to play my round of TradeWars 2002. John and I have…
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Continue reading →: Canon D30 vs. Kodak PalmPix
Tonight, I went to the monthly Stanford Palm Users Group where we were demonstrating the new Kodak PalmPix. Wanting to mirror the elections that were happening today, I decided to wage a little friendly competition between the PalmPix and my Canon D30 digital camera. Let’s take a look at the…
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Continue reading →: Return To Boston
One of the classic lines from Total Recall occurred in the beginning of the movie, when Arnold’s brainwashed character, Doug Quaid, receives a message from himself, “Get your ass to Mars… get your ass to Mars… get your…” It wasn’t quite the same as I boarded the plane to Boston…
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Welcome to tow.com, my home on the internet since 1995. I’m an indie software artist and creator of apps such as Action Phrase, MixEffect, MsgFiler, RouteEffect, Wipe My Screen, and more. I’m also the producer and co-director of Autumn Gem. Enjoy your visit here!
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