Things have been very busy here at Immuexa, as you can likely tell from my recent lack of postings. We're in the eleventh hour, preparing for our impending public release. Personally, life has been full. I could write for hours about everything going on, but with all that's going on, I have no time to write! In fact, I'm so busy that I neglected to announce our third Tidepool preview release, last Saturday. We release a new version (either private, preview, or public) once a month. This month includes a few new features, but mostly addresses snags we found in...

There's three reasons I write: 1) because it's fun, 2) because I want to impress people, 3) because I need to. The last one's the kicker. I don't mean "need" in the normal logistical requirement sense ... I mean it in the way Rilke described: There is only one single way. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you to write; find out whether it is spreading its roots in the deepest places of your heart, acknowledge to yourself whether you would have to die if it were denied you to write. This above all - ask yourself...

A year ago this morning, I watched my first Florida sunrise as I left behind Florida and (and ISWC) to start a new chapter in my life: This morning, this sunrise, was a beginning not an ending. From here forward, I realize the dream. On the plane home, I worked out the details of my decision. Immuexa, our six year old software & website service business would need to close to new clients to focus on internal product development (which we did). I'd have to learn more about the semantic web, writing down what I found in a blog (which...

A few nights ago, we saw two co-hosts of CNN's Crossfire, Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson, speak at my wife's college, just a few miles from here. They seemed very well-informed, respectful, and geniunely funny. I was surprised by the two men, whom I'd heard of, but never really paid attention to until the recent Jon Stewart flap. Paula and I watched the video before their talk, and were expecting some well-worn partisan bickering. Instead, the two men were truly thoughtful, delivering analysis and insight rich with surrounding context, something all but lacking on American political shows. Watching them on...