Slashdot | Disillusioned With IT?

I usually keep a dichotomy between my work life and my blogging life, primarily out of self-defense. Blogging about the latest that's going on at work, generally speaking, is a fast-track ride to not having a job at all. However, this article on Slashdot not only …

IT Conversations | OReilly Open Source Conference | Eben Moglen

Wow! I'm only 20 minutes into this presentation, and Eben Moglen as already tore Tim O'Reilly a new one for championing Open Source rather than Free Software. Worth a listen if you're into the whole Open Source vs. Free Software discussion. Great …

Whew! What a weekend! Penguicon was this weekend, and it was a complete blast. I had a lot of fun meeting people I'd only known online, as well as meeting other people whom I hadn't met before. It was a real treat to talk to Jono Bacon, and I was …

I've been using computers since the fifth grade (I'll leave little clues throughout this post so you can figure out what year that was) when my parents bought me my first Atari 400 computer. I've been in love with them ever since, and have found many different projects throughout the …

Well, I think it's time to make it official. I'm not going to be able to make it this time for Pyweek. There's a lot of things I could blame for it, but the biggest is my heart isn't in it this time around. Lots of things are going on …