Thin client word

So I've talked a lot about subscription apps, and thin client software, but here's another ajax based gem called:ajaxWrite. Of course it supports all word doc formats, and will save to your local machine, but with flash storage and remote hosted applications like this , lightweight client boxes could really become the norm.

Found neologism ( or, brown power!)

This post might be a little controversial with a set of people, but here i go. In reference to urban/hip-hop influenced second generation Indians, until today I had only heard the term indigger (indian+ "the N word" ). Today I came across it as just "digger" (desi+ the N-bomb). The usage was definitely derisive, but I think it's only a matter of time till the ghetto fabulous ABCDs(think second generation indians with baggy expensive clothes, white or black lexi (is/gs) mercedes(c class) or beamers(3 series), parents in medicine/tech/law, and of course a healthy disrespect for "FOBs" ) co-opt it and use it with eachother ala "'Sup my digga?" or "Digga please!" I hope this one goes mainstream, but either way I'm on the lookout.

Slidin back from the bleeding edge

So lately I've been off the intertron (think interweb, only more derisive) for a while due to some interesting professional and social developments. Unfortunately in my protracted pilgramage to the real world ( no I was not on WOW) I have slipped on what's up. Unfortunately this means I'm behind on stuff like who's bought who, what crimes 14 yearolds on myspace are commiting, and the new auto-angst-meter on live journal (it's actually just a jpeg on "max"). But have no fear, the blog will continue to spew out useless slurry into the blogscape, it'll just be a little less up to date, and maybe with more of an analog focus.

Happy Carnival, Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Fasching, Shrove Tuesday...

Yes folks it's the time of year for christians to go buck wild before lent. Las year at this time I went to a party at a bar in rome and it was all kinds of craziness. This year I find myself in dallas and am probably not going to do anything. I thought in this holiday post I'd hit on the lesser known side of fat tuesday, shrove tuesday or national pancake day. I like to focus on the pancakes, (the pennsylvania dutch have special doughnuts called fastnachts) because they're so wholesome and different from the way one normally sees mardis gras. That's right folks no drunk topless co-eds, or sleazy europeans, just good old fashioned pancakes with syrup. I hope all of you had a chance to make it out to IHOP before 2 for your free short stack to celebrate
-h

WOW

So I have done it, I have (almost) taken the plunge. I installed world of warcraft yesterday on my laptop. In a day or two I will create my account and being the slow demise of my lovelife, social life, and professional career. I started reading the manual and some boards, and it's actually a pretty freakin sweet game. It's a great microcosm of geekdom. There is a whole world that (as a wired article tells me) is beginning to rival golf for networking possibilities, and is becomming unbelievably fascinating as a community. I figure there's got to be some way to make a hell of a lot of money out of this, but maybe I'll just leave it to blizzard :)