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Aug. 13th, 2004
Okay, Okay, I'm up! Sheesh!
Aug. 13th, 2004 02:34 amMy brain won't let me go back to sleep. The possible economic implications of possibly getting a job keep running through my head, making sleep a distant possibility. Oh well, at least I got my full 8 hours, and I had the foresight to ask for a breakfast meeting. That means I will still be alert and not sleepy when the interview happens.
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
Internet Essay Topics.
Aug. 13th, 2004 04:42 amI've been giving some serious thought to writing some essays on the state of technology, where we are, and where we should be trying to go. I figure if I can get 7 or 8 written that I think are publishable, I can approach some place like betterhumans or similar and see if they would be interested in me doing a column or something.
To that end, I've started collecting a bunch of topics together that I thought I could write some essays on. Today, it occurred to me that the whole topic that I had described as 'fixing the internet' is a) HUGE and b) should be written as a gentle intro to NWO ideology. So, here is just a dump of what I have now (very incomplete - I spent maybe 2 minutes writing this down). Its not particularly pretty as its just a topic identifier and some brief notes to jog my memory about what I wanted to say on the topic. OTOH, I figured that it wouldn't hurt to ask on my friends list about what THEIR biggest beefs with the internet were, and what they think should be fixed. What I have is:
So, any suggestions?
To that end, I've started collecting a bunch of topics together that I thought I could write some essays on. Today, it occurred to me that the whole topic that I had described as 'fixing the internet' is a) HUGE and b) should be written as a gentle intro to NWO ideology. So, here is just a dump of what I have now (very incomplete - I spent maybe 2 minutes writing this down). Its not particularly pretty as its just a topic identifier and some brief notes to jog my memory about what I wanted to say on the topic. OTOH, I figured that it wouldn't hurt to ask on my friends list about what THEIR biggest beefs with the internet were, and what they think should be fixed. What I have is:
- First Class People, Nyms and ‘Hats’.
- Be able to log in anywhere, have subservient (‘kids’) accounts. Have multiple hats per nym. Have multiple nyms per user. Have group nyms.
- Replacing bookmarks w/ proper indexes.
- Associative bookmarks, meta-information, attributes, multiple-categories.
- Semantic vs Syntactic web
- Presentation vs. Content. The confusion of subjects (Plasma TV vs Plasma Physics), re-interpretation of data as appropriate to the user (images vs. descriptions, tables vs charts, side-by-side vs overlays). Web Designers vs Content Writers.
- The problem with URLs
- Permanence vs Impermanence, quoting, fair use, copying, deep linking, bandwidth stealing, meta-information.
- Web feedback
- Let anyone scribble on a web page, suggest better web layouts or clarify facts. Handle data spamming and fanatics with agendas. Amazon’s book rating problems and how to fix.
- Collaborative filtering and classification
- Why advertising isn’t inherently evil, and how to make the spam problem go away.
- What’s wrong with flash and similar technology?
- Non-extensibility, Lock-in, non-portability, non-open
- Holographic Storage and Distribution Systems
- Distributed, Encrypted information. Might make DOS attacks less likely, WILL help against slashdotting (cache’s with the data could broadcast it to other caches, even if the main site is down). Permits permanent storage.
- Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP and why we need QPP
- Revitalizing Usenet
- The idea of a global public forum isn’t a bad one, but it needs to be updated. We might also want a global public blog system nowadays.
So, any suggestions?
Tentative Jubilation!
Aug. 13th, 2004 07:37 pmI got back from my job interview about an two hours ago, but its taken me this long to wade through my email (all the missing email from the last few days showed up while I was out), and have a long talk with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
taxlady about how it went. As to that: I have the Good News and the Bad News.
The Good News is that I've been offered a job as CTO at a new avionics startup, and will have a starting salary double that of my last job!!!
The Bad News is that the company doesn't exist yet; it doesn't even have a name. The money to pay me with is all virtual as well. The guy who hired me is scrambling to find people and put a team together, while his investors are doing various bits of paperwork that is supposed to make money appear in 2 to 3 weeks.
Sooo, its looking like its a really good job that just doesn't happen to exist quite yet. For now, I'm CTO of a unnamed company that I desperatly hope really does materialize in the next 3-6 weeks, and starts paying me. When that first paycheque clears, I'll will do a Gonzo Happy Dance, but for now, I can't help but think it all seems too good to possibly be true!
taxlady about how it went. As to that: I have the Good News and the Bad News.The Good News is that I've been offered a job as CTO at a new avionics startup, and will have a starting salary double that of my last job!!!
The Bad News is that the company doesn't exist yet; it doesn't even have a name. The money to pay me with is all virtual as well. The guy who hired me is scrambling to find people and put a team together, while his investors are doing various bits of paperwork that is supposed to make money appear in 2 to 3 weeks.
Sooo, its looking like its a really good job that just doesn't happen to exist quite yet. For now, I'm CTO of a unnamed company that I desperatly hope really does materialize in the next 3-6 weeks, and starts paying me. When that first paycheque clears, I'll will do a Gonzo Happy Dance, but for now, I can't help but think it all seems too good to possibly be true!