Barack Obama will be holding a rally in Seattle at Key Arena on Friday February 8. I’ve been behind Obama since it was first rumored he would run. I’m hoping to sneak away from work to hear him on Friday and I’ll be there with my wife and my daughter on Saturday to caucus for him.
I’ve been a supporter of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project since I first heard of it. When they announced the Buy 1 Give 1 program in November, I signed up on the first day. I did it both to support the program and to satisfy my own curiosity. I think the laptop is an extraordinary accomplishment. It may help redefine what computers need to be.I also have a 3-year old daughter. She is already adapting nicely to technology. We regularly use an iMac for a few learning games, music, photos, and some videos. I’m amazed at how fast she has picked up using the mouse and generally interfacing with the computer. I’m very interested in putting the XO laptop in her hands and seeing what she can do. I hope that it can be a tool for her to be introduced to technology in a positive way.Today I got an email with my tracking number for the XO. It’s in Portland and set for delivery tomorrow.
Seattle is finally getting an MLS franchise! It’s been painful to see places like Kansas City or Salt Lake get teams while Seattle was hung out to dry. I think MLS will do very well here. It only makes sense for the A-League champion Sounders to move up to the MLS. And if we have to trade the Sonics to get MLS here, I say it is a good trade. The NBA is a ghost of the Michael Jordan league of old.Â
It only took like 4 years but finally, Gmail has IMAP support. Way to go guys! Nothing wrong with being last I suppose.
All kidding aside, this is a very long overdue change and in my opinion makes Gmail legitimately useful. I’m glad there is a web interface but it is not as good as Mail.app or Thunderbird. And IMAP makes Gmail much more useful on the iPhone. Cool.
I watched 24 Hour Party People this weekend. It’s the story of the post-punk Manchester music scene led by Factory Records, Joy Division/New Order and the Happy Mondays. The movie was pretty good. The best thing about it was reminding me how incredible Joy Division was. Go listen to Unknown Pleasures and tell me it isn’t still incredibly ahead of it’s time.As a side note, there appears to be an independent film on the life of Ian Curtis called Control. The trailer looks very good.