Wednesday, July 31, 2002

One last thought before it's time to wake up the rest of the family. Broadband is a drug. I find myself spending more and more time reading/exploring the net because there's no latency. Jumping from site-site-site has no cost, so you can lose hours just...absorbing. While that's nice, it seems I have no off-switch for this behavior. I may have to add broadband to the Four Basic Food Groups list (caffeine, alcohol, sugar, fat). Worst part is that while I'm exploring, I'm not writing. Gotta get this under control. comment []7:55:11 AM

On my way today to beautiful Thousand Oaks CA to meet with a guy about helping his startup. I'm pretty pessimistic about the trip - 5+ hours of LA traffic to spend 2 hours talking about a business concept I don't quite get yet, with the obligatory demo. But you never know - the founder has a good track record, so I'll put in the time to listen to the pitch and see if I "get it". But the drive is what's got me down. I *hate* long drives, particularly in Socal. It's more like Road Warrior all the time - periods of high speed, manic "the best defense is a good offense" driving, punctuated by screeching halts in all seven lanes for no apparent reason. I can't wait. Look for me on this site www.traffic.com/LosAngeles/index.html . comment []7:41:25 AM

Mesh Networks www.meshnetworks.com , one of my favorite startup companies, finally announced an 802.11 compatible product. They've taken the logic used in their proprietary RF WWAN/WLAN product and made it an add-on for any WLAN cards. Turns your WLAN card into a wireless router/repeater. Could be very cool - I need to get the software and install it on the home WLAN. comment []6:50:35 AM

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