Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 11:58AM Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times wonders "Why would anyone want a prairie dog at home?" Darn fine question. (I mean, the flea spray costs alone...) He also expands the inquiry into other exotic pets:
As for snakes: to me, a snake isn't a pet, it's a creature you wrap around your neck while complaining that your parole officer is a real pain.
Gotta go, there's the Baby crying.
Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 6:03PM Through what wound up being a happy travel mishap on my part (airlines are so picky about timeliness these days!), Doc and I scooted back to California together, along the way mapping most of the WiFi hotspots between Cambridge and Logan, most of the AC outlets at Logan, and most of the notable features geographic and geologic between Provincetown and the San Gabriels. The oooohnly way to fly! Here's Doc's summing-up of the conference, and I couldn't agree more:
It wasn't a Big Time conference, but it was a culture-changer. Blog is Rock, in many ways. And the show had a lot of Rock & Roll to it. It was also very well done for the first of its kind.
It brought a lot of terrific people together, which is a huge plus. It ran well, without many hitches. And they provided free wi-fi Net access (and kept it going), which is much appreciated. So: kudos to the Jupiter folks for pulling it off.
Back home, I see JCA has marked a milestone:
Welcome the Blawg Ring's 200th member, KC Lawyer!
Don't think that means there are only 200 blawgers; my guess is it's at least double that. I'm so glad JCA set up the Blawg Ring; it was a small step that provides a big service and has a broad impact. For my part, I'm looking forward to getting around to a sizeable blawgroll update this weekend.
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 1:15PM Apropos of Groove Networks (mentioned on our Law Of The Blogs panel) and its illustrious leader, there's this from the anonymous A-List parody-sketches Scoble blogged last night:
Social software. Social software. Incredibly powerful collaborative project management software. Social software. Groove me baby. Incredibly powerful collaborative project management, project management, chaotic collaborative project management. Thoughts about Blogging in companies. Blogging Guidelines. Blogging as collaborative project management. Ubiquitous computing, Networking, Web and RAD technologies. COM and C++, .NET and Scripting. Social software, yeah man. Force chaos into the system. Groove on. Collaborative Project Management. Lotus. Far out. Eastern Psychobabble Mysticisms. Ubiquitous computing. My thoughts on remaking the whole internet in my image. Thoughts about Blogging in companies. Blogging Guidelines. Grooooovvvvve. Repeat 100x.
Also, I just sent this email to my co-panelists:
Hi folks,
It was a pleasure meeting you and paneling with you today. Phil Wolff in the audience had some good questions for us that only got asked on his blog.
I have some thoughts on these points and assume you do too. If you'd care to chime in, I'd be pleased to post a panel P.S.
[Update] For that matter, it occurs to me from time to time a lawyer happens on this this blawg. Please feel free to comment on Phil's questions here or by email, and I'll include you (or just your insights, if you'd prefer) in the follow up as a Virtual Panelist.
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 8:11AM Hey, looks like Donna's in the house.
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 5:38AM Here are some links pertinent to our discussion coming up this morning on the Law Of The Blogs panel:
I'm taking a break from live blogging today, but may chime in from time to time. Heath Row might be able to stay the course, or surf around; this is nothing if not a blog rich environment!
Don't forget dinner tonight in Cambridge if you're here or hereabouts.
