Daniel Reum (I forgot to ask about the middle name) was born today around 4:45ish in the pm. He weighed in at a very healthy (healthy for a Reum anyway) 7 pounds 11 ounces. Everything is good with Val and Dirk other than they are both very tired. Picture Here I have now fullfilled my [...]
BigCat’s Blog of DOOM
My name is Ben Catlin, and this is where I rock out on topics like my life, technology and faith.
Browsing Posts published in April, 2006
http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/05/2046210&from=rss This is a good article reporting on a conference that was about getting open standards into the government. This is directly related to the legislation I was talking about the other day, that would force MN state government to use open standards-based documents for everything. It’s a short read, not too bad for the [...]
Well, I think lawmakers in Washington are just starting to really grasp some of the true potential of the internet, as are big telco’s finally getting it to. By that I mean that tel-cos are starting to think of stupid Ameri-centric business models from the Cretaceous period to apply to the internet. And today lawmakers [...]
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060405064612853 Call your representative and support this bill. It is similar to what is happening in MA only instead of the state CIO mandating a change like this and then having to back it up, our CIO would be forced to carry out this law if it becomes a law. If you want reasons why [...]
http://counterpunch.org/jensen03072006.html Thought this was really odd. Made me feel sad and angry at first then just interested in what could happen next to this person. What strikes me most, is that I believe the persons goals cannot be accomplished without the aid of Jesus Chist and a belief in his divinity is essential to recieving [...]
