What Do I KnowThe daily dish of Dominey Design.R.L. Burnside dies- September 2, 2005 Sad news today -- R.L. Burnside, one of the more recognizable and popular blues musicians of our time, died yesterday at the age of 78 in a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. When the music business was my day to day bread and butter, I saw R.L. perform live numerous times. I also had the opportunity to sit and talk with him on one occasion, so I thought this would be a good time to voice one of the more memorable portions of our conversation. It was 1996, and the collaborative album with the...http://whatdoiknow.org/archives/002380.shtml Trying on Backpack- September 1, 2005 When 37signals released Backpack a while back, my first impression was...eh. The thought of paying for a web-based service that essentially held all the crap I was already bookmarking and pasting into Stickies simply didn't appeal to me. A smart idea for sure, but not something I saw myself using, let alone paying for (it's what desktop computers and PDAs were for created for, right). That was until I found myself much more involved in software development. Since February of this year I've...http://whatdoiknow.org/archives/002378.shtml My Kind of Town- September 1, 2005 My wife and I recently returned from Chicago, a city that until last week I'd never set foot in. I've always meant to visit, but never had a reason. So I was thrilled when the invitation came from a couple of friends who live 10 minutes outside of downtown to fly up and check it all out. And that we did. Chicago is one of those cities I've rarely heard anyone say a negative thing about. Sure, all big cities have their problems, but with Chicago the positives always seem to outweigh the bad....http://whatdoiknow.org/archives/002373.shtml |