Jake Savin

“Have no fear of perfection—you'll never reach it.” – Salvador Dalí

February 2001

  • Bedroom devistation

    Bedroom devistation My brother‘s boss was working at home today when the earthquake hit Olympia. He posted some pictures of the stuff in his house that was displaced, including a series of three pictures entitled bedroom devistation 1, 2 and 3. Fortunately my brother’s house was in much better shape… Continue reading

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  • Pete’s Diaries

    Pete’s Diaries It may not be news to some, but it was to me: Apparently Pete Townshend of Who fame has a weblog. Continue reading

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  • Value growth through use…

    Value growth through use… I’ve been reading through some selected quotes on Rogue Moon from the O’Reilly P2P Conference earlier this month. This comment by Dan Bricklin really clicked with me: “When you’re designing something, think of how its value will grow with use… It is possible to build systems where additional use and new… Continue reading

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  • I’ve got to get loaded?

    Maybe I’m working too hard… I was just taking a break to surf for a few minutes. I took a glance over here, and I mistakenly read "I’d love to tell you more- but I’ve got to get loaded" instead of , "I’d love to tell you more- but I’ve got to get the car… Continue reading

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  • Sci Fi Wire: Trek Series Set For Fall

    Sci Fi Wire: Trek Series Set For Fall "Viacom, parent of UPN and Paramount, told a group of investment analysts that it would indeed premiere a new Star Trek series in the fall, according to a report by On24 media reporter Rick Ellis… "Rumors have suggested that the new series, being developed by Star Trek:… Continue reading

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  • Explosion in San Francisco

    Explosion in San Francisco According to KGO News, there was an explosion at 10:45 tonight, in a building on Van Ness Avenue at Washington Street. The condominium was under construction, and no one was inside when the top-floor explosion occurred. The blast is thought to have been caused by a space-heater which had been left… Continue reading

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  • Stop this genetic pornography

    Stop this genetic pornography Lewis Wolpert: “But what I find incomprehensible, even bizarre, is how it is even possible to consider patenting a gene. It has nothing to do with patenting life as a genetically engineered bacteria for breaking down crude oil has been patented. But a gene is not an invention as laid down… Continue reading

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  • I dreamed we had a puppy

    I dreamed we had a puppy …But when I woke up this morning we didn’t. It was a particularly strange dream, since it came along with all kinds of real-world puppy paraphernalia: puppy food, chew toys, a puppy bed… He got sick. He slept all day yesterday, which is patently un-puppy. He was sick enough… Continue reading

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  • Bundle-o-Love!!!

    Bundle-o-Love!!! Sally and I went to Dallas last weekend. We were celebrating my Grandmother’s 80th birthday (02/10/2001). We ate dinner together with my dad, stepmother, and sister, at a place called Gerschwin’s. There was a piano player, but he played no Gerschwin – just Steely Dan and Supertramp. The food was OK, but the company… Continue reading

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  • SOAP validations are Very Cool!!!

    SOAP validations are Very Cool!!! Scripting News: I just heard from Simon Fell that it was his 4s4c that passed the test. Then at 2PM SOAP::Lite passed the test. So now we interop with two implementations. Excellent. Continue reading

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