http://charleshartman.org/ some assembly required en-us charleshartman@mac.com 2004-04-15T23:53:43-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2004/04/15/gmail_and_privacy.html When the news of Google's new Gmail service broke the evening of March 31st, I pasted a link to the press release in a IRC channel I frequent. I got a bit of grief for pasting a link to what... 197@http://charleshartman.org/ technology 2004-04-15T23:53:43-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2004/04/11/pair_networks.html I recently decided to change my hosting provider to pair Networks. They come highly recommended and should be a solid provider. Thus far their service has been excellent. They have a great web interface and very good online as well... 156@http://charleshartman.org/ technology 2004-04-11T22:26:58-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2004/04/09/eternal_sunshine_most_definitely.html I've got a new title to add to my list of ravagingly beautiful romantic films: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is so stunningly good that like all great art, it humbles the viewer. I know I sound over the... 155@http://charleshartman.org/ culture 2004-04-09T23:33:08-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2004/04/09/yes_yes_i_know.html truly pathetic… I come back and say I'm going to be posting again and then two months go by… like the kids say: I am a l8m3r… actually, I'm not even sure if the kids do say that… nevertheless, instead... 154@http://charleshartman.org/ blogging 2004-04-09T22:54:54-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2004/02/04/ahem.html Consider this entry a clearing of my throat. It seems I have been rather quiet over the last few months… rather silly of me to build a nice little home like this and then never use it. I am reformed,... 153@http://charleshartman.org/ blogging 2004-02-04T10:43:03-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/10/28/electability.html A friend of mine recently asked me if any of the current Democrats running for President has a chance of beating George W. Bush. My reply: I would agree that the Democratic fight for the White House is an uphill... 152@http://charleshartman.org/ politics 2003-10-28T18:57:16-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/10/06/burrito_realization.html Me: You know, eating a burrito is a bit different than eating other things that are more spread out over the plate. H: (looks up) Me: I mean, you get to see it all packaged up as this sort of... 151@http://charleshartman.org/ food 2003-10-06T10:32:01-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/09/30/notes_from_the_road.html Though I am not technically on the road at the moment, I have spent way too much travelling this month… it's fun, but tiring. Because I fly a good deal, I sometimes get free upgrades to Business/First class. A few... 150@http://charleshartman.org/ books! 2003-09-30T18:58:40-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/09/19/heat_and_vice.html Yeah, I know… people in the bay area are wimps when it comes to heat… but it's been hot for far too many days. I actually went out to buy a fan today, that's how hot it is… I'm just... 149@http://charleshartman.org/ culture 2003-09-19T08:16:45-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/09/12/review_lost_in_translation.html This afternoon I went to a early showing of Lost in Translation, the new film by Sofia Coppola starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. This film is easily one of the best films I have seen in the past couple... 148@http://charleshartman.org/ culture 2003-09-12T22:42:16-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/09/12/a_traveling_man.html I have been traveling for work this past week and I am constantly reminded that internet access in general and wi-fi in particular are not as widespread in some places as they are in San Francisco. I can't believe more... 147@http://charleshartman.org/ culture 2003-09-12T12:44:45-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/09/03/moneyball_notes_before_i_sleep.html I should be asleep right now… I do this thing where I keep myself up just a bit extra every night as an insurance policy for a good night's sleep. My problem is I have a 12am-8am internal clock on... 146@http://charleshartman.org/ books! 2003-09-03T23:09:36-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/08/29/direct_democracy.html I've been wanting to comment on the California recall election for some time, but frankly, I haven't known where to start. By now it's a cliche to call it an embarrassment, and all the jokes about Arnie, Gary Coleman, Gallagher... 68@http://charleshartman.org/ politics 2003-08-29T21:35:36-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/08/28/state_of_the_weblog.html Your attention is directed to this little article by Tom Coates, which does an excellent job of delivering a short “state of the weblog world” sort of address. I found this bit particularly interesting: A future weblogging culture should be... 67@http://charleshartman.org/ blogging 2003-08-28T21:55:38-08:00 http://charleshartman.org/mt/archives/2003/08/27/mit_opencourseware.html A recent article in Wired Magazine about the MIT OpenCourseWare program got me very excited. I vaguely remember hearing about this when it was announced about a year ago, but then it slipped somehow to the bottom of my brain's... 66@http://charleshartman.org/ technology 2003-08-27T17:22:00-08:00