I exchanged a half-dozen messages with @levgrossman.com on the Netly-L mailing list in 1996 and ever since I react to news about him with "hey I know that guy!"

Awkward juxtaposition alert.

One of my favorite things on Wikipedia is the member timeline for a band that has multiple messy breakups and starts seeing other people.

Here's Live, which was Everybody But Ed Kowalczyk for four years and is now Only Ed Kowalczyk.

The thing I miss most about Sun Microsystems is the purple. This machine could SAP ERP all day long and look good doing it.

The Bose Companion 3 Series II computer sound system I've had for 15 years has always had an uneasy relationship with Windows. There are no drivers to reinstall, nor does plug-and-play recognize it as an audio device. Whatever mojo made it work for so long has run out. #TheDayTheMusicDied

I've been to a Google office and it brought out my inner Don Draper. I don't want a workplace full of toys that looks like a daycare. Work doesn't have to be fun. That's what the money is for.