http://www.billglover.com/blog/ Bill's wandering musings on RFID, software, fiction, politics and cheeses. en-us 2008-03-21T08:29:51-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000202.html I've been, over the years, a very sporadic blogger. I remember that the original reason I started the blog was to have a less intrusive way of sharing cool links and thoughts with my friends, potential friends, deadly, comic book... Site Stuff bill 2008-03-21T08:29:51-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000201.html I will be reading my short story Empire Time today at the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal in Second Life. Come give a listen and be sure to have your voice chat turned on so you can hear. We'll have... Fiction bill 2008-03-15T12:28:18-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000200.html What an opportunity! New Line Genetics New Line Genetics will pay up to $5000.00 for your DNA! Wow, what a deal (but be sure to read the fine print). ;)... Misc Oddities bill 2008-03-14T12:47:16-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000199.html Come join me in Second Life for a reading at 12:00 SLT on Book Island. I'll be reading my short story A Dangerous Occupation. This is my first time to read this story in public, and my very first time... Fiction bill 2008-03-08T12:04:49-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000198.html 8:45am Thursday, 03/06/2008 The Case for Africa as a Mobile Development Hothouse General Marina Ballroom F Joel Selanikio (DataDyne.org) Dependence on mobile Internet access gives developers in Africa a unique perspective, free of the baggage of the desktop browser. Learn... News bill 2008-03-06T10:24:38-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000197.html 8:45am Wednesday, 03/05/2008 How to Kick Ass Keynote Marina Ballroom D Kathy Sierra (Creating Passionate Users) What does it take to be really, really, really good at something? Are our tech tools making us smarter, dumbing us down, or...? The... News bill 2008-03-05T10:57:58-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000196.html I've been playing with the idea of doing something more with the world from "A Dangerous Occupation" for awhile now. I got a start on the flight down for ETech and did a bit more over the weekend. I've been... Fiction bill 2008-03-04T17:57:10-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000195.html I had a great time yesterday which ended up with great conversation and drinks and meeting fun folks. My session schedule for today: 8:45am Tuesday, 03/04/2008 Energy Literacy Keynote Marina Ballroom D Saul Griffith (Makani Power/Squid Labs) The world has... News bill 2008-03-04T11:30:34-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000194.html After a session on storyboarding for non-fiction that made me just about start a new book (on top of the one I started Friday), the O'Reilly Radar talk, 5 minute app demos (mostly facebook and some Open Social apps), 5... News bill 2008-03-04T00:02:54-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000193.html Here's my ETech schedule for today. 8:30am Monday, 03/03/2008 Storyboarding for Nonfiction Tutorial Marina Ballroom D Kathy Sierra (Creating Passionate Users) Can a PowerPoint business presentation be riveting? Can a tech manual be a page-turner? In this workshop, you'll map... News bill 2008-03-03T09:00:07-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000192.html I'm at the O'Reilly ETech conference this week in San Diego. I came up Friday evening to have a couple of days to enjoy the city and visit friends. I finished checking in about an hour ago and I'm about... News bill 2008-03-02T20:07:32-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000191.html I just read this article about Norway's brand new “doomsday vault” after having a conversation with a friend who just finished reading the Illuminatus Trilogy for the first time. I couldn't help but read this article as if Robert Shea... Misc Oddities bill 2008-02-25T14:59:42-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000190.html Ford has added built-in, RFID tool tracking as an option on the F-150. Working with DEWALT and ThingMagic, Ford has added RFID readers to the bed of the F-150 which will be able to keep a running inventory of tools... RFID bill 2008-02-09T22:16:31-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000189.html Yay! I just made it through the first pass and reworked things to center on the new main plot. Now I just need to work back in some exposition I've had to cut and polish a bit. I'm not sure... Fiction bill 2008-01-29T18:24:10-06:00 http://www.billglover.com/blog/archives/000188.html The new plot structure is working very well. It's a much tighter story now. One of the side-benefits of this approach is it lets me cut a huge amount of distracting exposition and focus on the conflicts and characters. I'm... Fiction bill 2008-01-27T16:42:44-06:00