http://www.mudstone.com like my garage, only cleaner Wed, 14 May 2008 05:44:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My teenage nephew and his friend came down from Seattle for the Maker Faire. I probably embarrassed him good by going in costume, Steampunk, Scottish style - kilt, gaiters, pith helmet (hey, I wasn't the only one). Whether it was the costume or just being at the fair I saw ... http://www.mudstone.com/2008/05/07/maker-faire-2008/ The buzz word on every one's lips this year was Cloud computing. Go on look it up, it will mess with your brain. One of my favorite talks was by Clay Shirky, about Cognitive Surplus. You gotta follow the link to the short video of his talk. The after ... http://www.mudstone.com/2008/04/27/web-20-expo/ The Crucible did it again, another great Fire Ballet! This year it was appropriately "Firebird." But much more than a ballet. I'll just summarize the highlights, think of it as Cliff Notes for a fire ballet The Firebird in a flaming tutu (with real fire) The Firebird dancing on stage ... http://www.mudstone.com/2008/04/22/the-crucibles-firebird/ This was a one really fun event. It was this cool, weird mix of burning man, sci fi, space-geek, ravers, raw foodies, and NASA brainiacs. Oh, and Fire! What more could you want? View Photos. This was the first time I got to go and see the hangers on Moffet field ... http://www.mudstone.com/2008/04/13/yuris-night-2008/ It had to go, that old static site has been tossed in the fire, it is no more. I’m starting fresh with this site. I've become much more interested in the fluid open web, CMS's, CSS and Java script tool kits and less interested in Flash driven static, skip intro ... http://www.mudstone.com/2008/04/13/hello-world/