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February 21st, 2003
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Archive for February 21st, 2003
John Mayer:
February 21st, 2003
John Mayer: “I was going to Berklee College of Music in 1997. My mom and
dad would give me $250 a month to spend, but I started overdrawing from
the bank, so I was below broke. My dad sent me a check for $250 and
wrote, “John, remember me when you go platinum.” I held onto that note
through everything. Two days ago, he got his platinum plaque with that
very piece of paper inside the glass.” [Rolling
Stone, via matt]
[11:07:53] <dsandler> Your shareware article is getting some coverage in the blogosphere today.
February 21st, 2003
[11:07:53] <dsandler> Your shareware article
is getting some coverage in the
blogosphere today.
[11:08:12] <Slava Karpenko> that’s good =)
[11:08:53] <Slava Karpenko> what do you think about that?
[11:09:59] <dsandler> Of course, some of the reaction is respectful
disagreement, which you should also be pleased with. I think that a lot
of the negative response, though, comes from people who enjoyed the
cachet of shareware, as developers: It’s a little club of ”good guys”.
Perhaps we need a new moniker for these commercial outfits and
individuals; ”Independent Developer” or ”Small Developer” just don’t
have the ring that ”Shareware” did.
[11:10:41] <Slava Karpenko> yeah, i agree
[11:11:28] <dsandler> ”Vigilante Software Developers”
[11:11:40] <Slava Karpenko> Smileware!
[11:11:56] <dsandler> ”If you like this software, please smile as you send
us money”
[11:12:12] <Slava
Karpenko> sounds good ;-)
[11:12:27] <dsandler> Alternative: Peopleware. ”There are real people at
the other end of this software product.”
[11:14:57] <Slava
Karpenko> as if commercial titles are made by drones ;-)
[11:15:11] <dsandler> Aren’t they? :)
[11:15:28] <dsandler> (dsandler realizes he’s working on commercial software
in the other window; discovers that he’s a drone)
[11:15:46] <Slava Karpenko> lol
is getting some coverage in the
blogosphere today.
[11:08:12] <Slava Karpenko> that’s good =)
[11:08:53] <Slava Karpenko> what do you think about that?
[11:09:59] <dsandler> Of course, some of the reaction is respectful
disagreement, which you should also be pleased with. I think that a lot
of the negative response, though, comes from people who enjoyed the
cachet of shareware, as developers: It’s a little club of ”good guys”.
Perhaps we need a new moniker for these commercial outfits and
individuals; ”Independent Developer” or ”Small Developer” just don’t
have the ring that ”Shareware” did.
[11:10:41] <Slava Karpenko> yeah, i agree
[11:11:28] <dsandler> ”Vigilante Software Developers”
[11:11:40] <Slava Karpenko> Smileware!
[11:11:56] <dsandler> ”If you like this software, please smile as you send
us money”
[11:12:12] <Slava
Karpenko> sounds good ;-)
[11:12:27] <dsandler> Alternative: Peopleware. ”There are real people at
the other end of this software product.”
[11:14:57] <Slava
Karpenko> as if commercial titles are made by drones ;-)
[11:15:11] <dsandler> Aren’t they? :)
[11:15:28] <dsandler> (dsandler realizes he’s working on commercial software
in the other window; discovers that he’s a drone)
[11:15:46] <Slava Karpenko> lol
While trolling through the archives of Cat & Girl, I discovered another gem.
February 21st, 2003
While trolling through the archives
of Cat & Girl, I discovered another gem. “What about Joss
Whedon? You like him.”
[08:55] <willy> i solved some of my bandwidth problems, found a bandwidth thief in my house [08:56] <willy> I hung my teenage son out the…
February 21st, 2003
[08:55] <willy> i solved some of my bandwidth problems, found a
bandwidth thief in my house
[08:56] <willy> I hung my teenage son out the window by his ankles and
my access time is now much improved
[08:57] <willy> he promised not to download during work hours and i
promised to open the window first next time
bandwidth thief in my house
[08:56] <willy> I hung my teenage son out the window by his ankles and
my access time is now much improved
[08:57] <willy> he promised not to download during work hours and i
promised to open the window first next time