Monthly Archives: July 2006

Semantics are Serious

Posted on July 28, 2006 by adam

Quick! Name the necessary conditions for something to be a “toy.” What turns on your answer? Why, money of course. This is rough terrain. On the one hand, I can see the argument that figurines are generally traded between adults … Continue reading →

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Name-Calling

Posted on July 26, 2006 by adam

Names are fun to think about. Coming up with a theory about what, if anything, a name means was a good inroad to the philosophy of language for me. In the land of frameworks for describing resources, there’s some confusion … Continue reading →

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BarCampRDU wrapup

Posted on July 23, 2006 by adam

For me, anyhow. Thanks to Fred Stutzman and the organizing committee! Fred pointed out that the first BarCamp was organized in six days, which is pretty amazing. While this one took two months, they did a great job with getting … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging BarCampRDU

Posted on July 22, 2006 by adam

Here at RedHat’s campus, wating for the, uhh, keynote to begin. I’m (obviously) connected, Tom’s Mac is having troubles. Take that, Cupertino! Intros. BarCamps explained, the guiding principle is informality and fluidty (wandering around the sessions is encouraged, etc.) “Keynote” … Continue reading →

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BarCampRDU

Posted on July 20, 2006 by adam

So, BarCampRDU is almost upon us. I like the idea of a general-purpose nerdfest, but besides the fact that it’s in the area, there are some good sessions lined up (man, we have a lot of Atom fans in the … Continue reading →

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Here We Are

Posted on July 12, 2006 by adam

With our running, and confusion. However, I do see some confusion anyway. So this is my blog. I hope to make it more than vaguely professional, but no part of life aint’ nothing without no fun.