Maybe he's not certified with Google technologies. (2003/08/19)
One of the best parts about being deposed is watching the deposition decay into a farce. A circus, even.
[read more...]Advance! (2003/08/18)
I got a check today. This check is interesting because it’s the first half of the advance on my forthcoming book, The Cranky User. It’s weird; it’s one thing to have signed a contract, and it’s another thing to have written a rough draft of a book, but it’s another thing entirely to actually get paid. It’s not that I don’t get paid for writing the rest of the time; indeed, it’s about all I get paid for recently. However, this is the advance on my first actual book. Not just a couple thousand words; an entire book.
[read more...]Breeder reactor (2003/08/18)
Jesse and I like to play word games, and one of my favorites was invented spontaneously at Perkins one night. It's a word-association game, called Breeder Reactor. Here's how to play. [read more...]
That was unsettling. (2003/08/11)
So, our settlement with Mobile Cellular Unlimited fell through, which is to say, they changed their minds about the compromise agreement we had reached on confidentiality. The agreement was that the existance of a monetary settlement was not confidential, but the amount was. They decided they couldn’t have that, but that means “no settlement”.
[read more...]It's like an object-oriented BCPL. (2003/08/09)
Inform is one of the coolest languages ever. It’s a language for writing text adventures.
[read more...]Where do they find these people? (2003/08/07)
“Yeah, Microsoft.”
[read more...]I put gas in my car! (2003/08/06)
I put gas in my car today. This may not seem like it’s news, but it is to me; it’s been just under a full month since I last put gas in my car. This is why I love my hybrid; I went 502.2 miles, with an average milage on this tank of 54.9 miles per gallon. (For the metric folks, that’s about 4.3 l/100km) That’s a low number for my car, but it’s summer, and I hate the heat, so I run the AC all the time.
[read more...]<Redacted> (2003/07/31)
The great thing about being involved in lawsuits is asking your lawyer what you can say. “Hey, can I post about the deposition?” “Sure.” “Hey, can I discuss the <redacted>?” “Not yet.” (This posting has been approved by counsel.)
[read more...]Metanoia got updated. (2003/07/28)
Well, it actually happened. metanoia survived through the first page update. That’s something. A lot of online comics don’t make it that far. :)
[read more...]I won my first junk fax case! (2003/07/23)
Today, in court, we reached a settlement in my case against Mobile Cellular Unlimited, who sent me 7 unsolicited faxes in 2002. So far as I’m concerned, we won. They have agreed to a court order prohibiting them from sending illegal unsolicited faxes; if the laws ever change, they can fax again, but right now, they can’t. They are paying me some money. The amount of money is confidential, so I can’t discuss it.
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