#### Original Post from 2007 #### I’ve lately been thinking a lot about how to get more people blogging. I’m really convinced about the benefits [gunthers.org] of blogging, as I’ve said before. But how do you get started, especially with no technical background? There are two great choices for people who don’t want to have…Continue Reading…
Computer science at USC is dying, and half of it is ITS’s fault. ITS is Information Technology Services here at the University of Southern California. I don’t know their history, but what I do know is: They are one of the most crucial organizations at USC. They manage USC Wireless, the on-campus 802.11g wireless network….Continue Reading…
First, I think this blog needs more pictures, so here’s a somewhat-related comic strip from Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet. Over at the 37signals blog, David wrote the post Don’t be a hero: Giving up is good to do. I think it’s a very good thought that I should keep in mind for the future….Continue Reading…
My roommate tells me nearly every day: “I’m dumb.” Sometimes he uses variants, such as: “I’m stupid.” I disagree, but that’s beside the point. Clearly, this kind of perspectives are a matter of opinion. But I do have a point I want to make: every time I hear him say something to the effect of…Continue Reading…
A short audio clip (about one minute) from This Week in Media episode 46. I thought it was amusing :) [mp3]http://www.intelliot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/twim46cut.mp3[/mp3] “My daughter looks at it a couple times. At the time, she’s like 10 years old. ‘I think it’s pretty good, but there’s this black fringing around the edge of it…’ We went to…Continue Reading…
My account on USC’s Aludra server is approaching its quota. I appreciate that they’re proactive about sending these warnings. I’d hate to one day run out of space and be stuck deleting files when I’m too busy to do so. Dear USC Computer User, This message was sent to inform you that your disk usage…Continue Reading…