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I missed the Atlantis!

I realized tonight that the Research Vessel Atlantis was here in San Francisco earlier this month and I missed her.  I was on the commissioning crew of that wonderful ship and love to go back aboard and visit the folks who still sail her.  I had thought she was coming in October but I forgot [...]

Pictures: The Richard B. Russell – SSN-687

SSN-687 Official Photo

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Who is Your Customer?

I’ve had several conversations with a wide variety of people this week that have surprised me.  The central theme is business.  Yes, I’m an Engineering Director, and a fairly geeky one at that.  I actually like to stay close to the technology.  It matters to me what protocols are being used, what design pattern, what [...]

Why is the Android Telephony API so limited (closed)?

I’ve been looking at the work I did a decade ago.  Yep, the Linux Telephony API that Ed Okerson and I designed while at Quicknet.  Recently Ed and I have met some folks who are interested in porting that work to a new gateway device (a nifty one too).   Seperately I’ve been looking at Android [...]

Linux in Japan?

I’ve just returned from a great trip to see my colleagues at Gass Valley (Canopus) in Kobe Japan.  They make the MediaEdge IPTV system.  My company (PRN) uses their technology as part of our in-store advertising system.  I’ve never worked with a more capable partner.  They are smart, their systems work as promised, they deliver [...]