Steve Bargelt

Cool Web 2.0 Video by Michael Wesch

I saw this on Scott Hanselman's blog Computer Zen in the post titled Web 2.0 Explained in Video by Michael Wesch I've watched the video three times now. Very cool. It really started me thinking about the future of technology, the future of the web, the future of information and the future that our kids will enjoy (or despise).

Convergence of meat space and the virtual world. I already connect many real-word activities to the Internet - like bicycling. I love to upload my GPS tracks to MotionBased and analyze them online. I upload digital pictures to Flickr or my Picasa Web Albums. I have not yet - but plan to upload family videos to YouTube. I track my food intake on TheDailyPlate. I rent movies through NetFlix. I chronicle my life (sort of haphazardly) and spew my opinions in this here blog.

Wikipedia is one of my main sources for information. IMDB is indispensable in my life. I would suffer a stroke if someone took away my google (especially GMail and Google Reader)!

It boggles my mind to think how much content we will have at our fingertips now. What about in in 5 years? 10 years? 50 years?

Seems like all of this linked, searchable, accessible information will spark a unprecedented age of invention and innovation.

Or SkyNet (created using Numenta technology) will take over and destroy all humankind.

Yeah. Could go either way.

posted @ Wednesday, February 28, 2007 11:45 AM | Feedback (2) |

Feedburner-ized

I have finally decided to use Feedburner.

Here are a few reasons. Mostly self-serving.

1. Subscription statistics - FeedBurner provides a ton of of free statistics, including number of subscribers, number of requests.
2. If I ever want to leave GeeksWithBlogs and host my own blog FeedBurner will make it easier - I will be able to change the feed link with FeedBurner and boom - we are done.
3. If #2 becomes reality than much of the bandwidth (yeah - from all 5 of you that read my blog!) will be offloaded to FeedBurner.
4. FeedBurner has a few neat tools like adding "Digg This" links to the bottom of my posts automatically.

Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a way to automatically redirect this feed to the new FeedBurner link... So I guess I just have to ask nicely.

Please subscribe to my new feed at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SteveBargelt

Unfortunately I don't plan on upgrading my brain so you'll still get the same crappy content as before.

posted @ Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:55 AM | Feedback (2) |

Chilly Hilly 2007

Brandon and I completed the 2007 Chilly Hilly. It hurt. It was cold. The ferry rides sucked. Here is the pertinent information

Moving Time (h:m:s)
2:49:27
Distance (mi )
32.72

Moving Speed (mph)
11.6 avg.
58.0 max.
BTW - I don't think the 58MPH max is correct but I'm too tired to figure out the problem

Elevation Gain (ft)
+2,571 / -2,618

Temperature (°F)
44.2°F avg. (& RAINING)
46.4°F high

Wind Speed ( mph)
SE   4.3 avg.
SE   8.1 max.

posted @ Sunday, February 25, 2007 2:08 PM | Feedback (0) |

Breakin' The Law

So I guess I break copyright law every damned day (I have a 65" TV) --

TITLE 17 > CHAPTER 1 > § 110 § 110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays

The copyright/trademark/patent bullshit in the US has GOT to stop. Support the EFF when you get a chance!

via this post http://techdirt.com/articles/20070201/140812.shtml at TechDirt.

posted @ Monday, February 05, 2007 11:49 AM | Feedback (4) |

I hate Macs

Why has this rubbish aspirational ornament only got one mouse button?" Losing that second mouse button feels like losing a limb. If the ads were really honest, Webb would be standing there with one arm, struggling to open a packet of peanuts while Mitchell effortlessly tore his apart with both hands.

posted @ Monday, February 05, 2007 10:54 AM | Feedback (2) |