Finally, aboard my flight home dafter an hour an a half delay.. I won’t get home until after 1.. A long but fruitful couple of days. Today woke to the gentle rocking of the boat.. Showered and got on the road.. A little late which exposed me to what NYC traffic can really be like I had left an hour an a half for the 40 minute drive and took an hour .. Not too bad. I spent the entire day at our Watson lab which is always fun and humbling . So many smart people walking the halls. I spent every second of today either meeting with folks or in phone meetings.. Didn’t even get time to eat.. But I out knowing more than I went in with, so I was happy.
One of the high pouts of the day was an odd but fun webcasted panel session with 3 of my friends.. My friends weren’t the (only) odd part of it.. It was that the 4 of us were sitting in Chris at the front of a large but entirely empty auditorium. The topic was a fun one.. We were talking about what it takes for a company to be ‘essential’. Its an interesting topic .. And a hard one to pin down.. Afterall, It’s not something you can say about yourself.. essential is in the minds of the beholders Still, it was fun to toss some ideas back and forth with some old friends..
So….What do you all think makes a company essential ? What companies do you think are essential ? What problems would a company have to solve to be considered essential ?
Id Like to hear what you think..
Oh.. We’re landing.. More tomorrow.
Nite all, nite Sam
-me
Now, my company is not saying that we are essential .. We recognize that Thats something other folks have to say about you.. But.. We were discussing what it would it
Hello from the deck of maxs boat.. it’s a warm and muggy night down here in Brooklyn.. Max and his freinds and I are just hanging out on the bow of the boat.. all working.. We’re right under the flight path for jfk which keeps covering us with a numbing wall of sound . I got here around 7 after a full day of travel and work.. I slept well on the plane(s) .. and ended up pretty well rested at LGA around 10.. I had a full day of interesting meetings at Research punctuated with ultra brief chance meetings in the hall.The fact that I didn’t have time to talk to folks i saw makes me feel like a really bad friend.. I need to get down here for a longer and slower visit..
Tonight has been a welcome slow point in an otherwise hectic week.. Max, Jac and Dave and I went to a cool middle eastern sandwich place for dinner. They had a sauce they called red harissa that was unlike anything I ha ever tasted. it was hot and spicey.. but not sharp.. more of a warming heat.. really yumm.. I want to go back there and get some..
Not much more to report today.. hmm.. rocket went up (wasn’t THAT COOOOOOL !) .. Facebook went down.. and more or less, all is right with the world
Blogging tonight one handed from a long baggage line waiting to board an oversold plane. I have the middle seat on the back non reclining row. It’s going to be a longgggg might
Good day hear, though. Good , productive meetings. A great 4 mile run in the palo alto hills around the radio telescope.. Then dinner with Rafe and his lovely family…
Ahhh just got ‘upgraded’ to a different middle seat. A bit better. More tomorrow
Greetings from Milpitas.. I’m on abotu 3 hours sleep.. so I can’t write much.. but I’m out here for an early work meeting tomorrow morning. My meeting happened to allow me to catch the last 6 hours of the Bay area makerfaire..
I can’t even begin to start describing it.. Well over 100 thousand folks.. most of them makers of things.. wandered through the perfect weather looking at made device.. eating made food, trading stuff.. and just soaking it all in as I did.. highlights for me were the people.. a few things that come to my foggy mind right now was
Arc attacks musical tesla coil
cool neons wall size rainbow wall
slaparoos slap bass made of banding strap
fresh hibiscus water to drink
electric imps 802.11 direct to cloud solution
the panel on kick starter
seeing my freind dale
grow your own mushroom kits
flameing pipe organ
cupcake cars
steampunk mega bike
the solar powerd stage with (I think) kurt cobains daughter
seeign adam savage in the makerfaire office
flaming lotus girls
watching the solar eclipse !!!!!!!!!
watching the people watch the solar eclipse !!!!!!!!!!
using my cousin bills eclipse sun dial !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
having my head 3d scanned
the hot sauce on the spinach kinesh (not the kniish.. just the hot sauce)
the list could go on.. but I need to sleep.. It was so great seeign so many.. and such a diverse group of folks come together to celibrate the maker spirit. THis is such great thing for me to see as we plan our own Champlain Makerfaire in Sept of 2012.. It’s going to be great !!!
I finished the evening by visiting Rafe and Laurence and their beautiful oh-so kids.. that was so sweet. Great dinner, great hanging out.. even got to read the kids some bed time books.. including some of my old favs..
ok.. that’s it for now. more tomorrow..
nite all, nite sam
-me
