Ramblings & ephemera
From Paul Graham’s “Are Software Patents Evil?“:
The most memorable example of medieval industrial secrecy is probably Venice, which forbade glassblowers to leave the city, and sent assassins after those who tried.
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by Scott Granneman
Categories: Wash U: tech in changing society, business, commonplace book, history, security, technology
Tags: business, history, politics, secret, security
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Recovering from an unbelievably violent & nasty stomach virus that emptied - and wore - me out. I hate being that sick.
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Saw the original Dawn of the Dead last night. Still an all-time horror/zombie classic. Gore, humor, satire, thrills, & more.
Setting up Amazon EC2, EBS, S3, & much much more, and it's incredibly fun & interesting.
Sitting with a sleeping baby nestled up next to your side is sure peaceful and pleasant. Especially when he gently squeezes your fingers. :)