Elliance Pittsburgh2050 Party webcast
January 31, 2008
The Elliance Pittsburgh2050 party – broadcasting live now on ustream. If you’re in the area, come on down. 
Pownce Pro & SXSW2008
November 13, 2007
Well, there are two bits of news, actually. The first one is that I signed up for Pownce Pro tonight. 20 bucks, bombs away. The value? I think I’ve already gotten that much value from Leah and company’s creation, and my 20 bucks is a thank-you.
Second news, SXSW2008 registration to be completed by noon tomorrow. I’ll post my anticipated location, arrival, and departure times, and look forward to seeing any of you there who can make it. Please, come on. Make it.
Oh yeah… Make it.
Don’t look now, you’re being redirected.
September 13, 2007
How much Amazon.com stock does Southwest Airlines or CNN hold, anyway?
Though I’m loathe to admit it, I found myself looking up the term, “halter-style dress” today while reading a CNN.com story on Southwest Airlines recent altercations with two different women who were admonished to cover up before boarding flights run by the carrier. Apparently, Southwest’s “The Love Airline” image is shifting from its hippie 1970’s incarnation to a version updated to fit the times. Huh?
At first blush, I thought less of Southwest. What business is it of theirs who wears what for a plane ride to wherever? I tried to imagine Greyhound imposing a dress code – de facto or written – and laughed. (Before you get upset with me, think for a minute about your last bus ride across country.) A plane is just public transportation, after all, even if the ticket to ride can run you some big bucks.
Or maybe, I thought, there’s a deep thought here regarding public appearance, social respect, and etiquette in a civil society. A cursory reading of the yahoo! message boards and CNN’s “sound off” module cleared up that misconception in a flash. It seems pretty self-evident that there’s always a push-and-pull between individual freedom and collective accommodation. Nothing new here. Just a couple of emblematic incidents whipping up the tiniest bit of public discussion.
No, I don’t think it’s about the debate, and I don’t think there’s anything insidious going on at Southwest (or at least if there is, it’s not being reported on CNN). But you can bet there’s something going on somewhere. Someone I respected once said, “Every time someone tells you to look up at the sky, he’s got his hand in your pocket.” Don’t look now, there’s a Southwest plane flying overhead.
