http://www.otherthanthat.com/commentary/ en-us 2008-10-11T12:04:51-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/10/the_power_of_me.html Wow. That was a long headline. But it does say it all. Ycombinator, a technology incubator based in Mountain View and Silicon Valley, is taking applications through Friday, October 17th 10pm PST for its winter 2008 incubator cycle. The most... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-10-11T12:04:51-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/09/there_are_a_cou.html There are a couple of topics I just don't address publicly. My health is one of them. But in this case, I'm making an exception - partly because it turned out to be a false alarm, and partly because it... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-09-12T10:52:54-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/09/the_shortest_po.html So the whole idea of this blog thing is that you're supposed to jot off thoughts - quicksilver ideas that zip through your mind. Thing is, I've always been more of an essayist and tend to wax on more than... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-09-02T23:35:16-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/08/what_will_compu.html What will computers empower us to do over the next 40 years? This may seem a strange question for someone who's just coming back from a vacation, and so lest you think I've taken a turn for the geek in... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-08-30T13:21:43-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/08/i_fell_in_love.html It actually happened two days ago - almost to the minute as I write this. I fell in love with Vancouver. (That's Vancouver, BC, btw) For those who know me, and even for many who don't, it's abundantly clear from... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-08-26T13:31:55-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/08/my_life_unplugg.html Okay ... I'm doing it ... I'm actually doing it. Going on vacation. I'm not headed anywhere particularly exotic, though I am leaving town. The weather won't be tropical and beachy, in fact it may be raining. But I don't... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-08-23T23:06:54-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/08/the_belated_nat.html By default when someone goes to trial for a crime - murder for example - while they may pay a price for their actions, the truth is that no penalty can ever really erase the crime. After all, jail time... othert 2008-08-22T23:09:05-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/08/other_than_that_1.html I wrote a post on BitchBuzz this week talking about what happens when people who are normally rather adept in social situations run into momentary lapses of reason - due to technology. The background on the story was left out... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-08-20T10:42:30-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/08/intel_developer.html Sitting in the darkness of Moscone West, bathed in the blue glow reflected off the sea of developers (are the lights blue or perhaps the hue is cast from the developers themselves as pretty much all are clad in the... Other Than That - news, business & other nonsense othert 2008-08-19T12:49:14-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/08/transparency_so_1.html I'm not precisely sure at what point it happened, but it would seem that at some juncture I opted to live my life as somewhat of a group activity. I don't know that it was particularly planned, orchestrated or otherwise... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-08-04T22:50:14-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/07/blogher_2008_so.html There was only one thing wrong with BlogHer08 - I didn't get to spend more than a handful of hours there on the first day. Sadly, my travel required my heading out of town and so had to miss almost... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-07-20T13:07:02-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/06/an_important_mi.html I suck at math. Okay, so maybe I don't suck, but let's just say that math and I are uneasy bedfellows at best. This is why it's particularly amusing that I seem to have such a penchant for remembering numbers... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-06-26T16:08:11-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/06/testing_testing.html So it's a VERY exciting day here at Seesmic! For the uninitiated, Seesmic is all about empowering people to talk with each other on-line using video as the conduit. And we've created a technology platform that enables you to have... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-06-19T17:32:08-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/05/recycling_or_ho.html Yes, I admit it. I'm a social media junkie. I have a MySpace profile. And Facebook. And LinkedIn. And FriendFeed, SocialThing, MyBlogLog, Seesmic, Flickr, Upcoming, Yelp, Twitter (well, through Twhirl, at least). And that doesn't count the posting that I... It is what it is - opinion column othert 2008-05-26T12:34:11-08:00 http://www.otherthanthat.com/archives/2008/05/cathys_travelin_1.html With the mental maelstrom sorted, I'm clear of mind enough to hammer out some final thoughts from my Kinnernet/Traveling Geeks 2008 adventure in Israel. In the spirit of brevity (and clarity), I'm opting to embrace my not-so-inner-Virgo moon and clear... Israel othert 2008-05-21T00:33:21-08:00