Ensight – Jeremy Wright » 2007

Jun 30 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-30

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

Sicko goes over well with canadian audiences #
Section of Sicko in Cuba makes me want to yell/cry/scream.. And I’m not even american… #
Standing ovation for Sicko. Wow. #
Bday. #
Ratatouille was pretty darned good. Opening short comedy was FAntASTiC! #

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Jun 29 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-29

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

75 tweets waiting for me today. *sigh* bday tomorrow. *sigh* no skydiving thanks to ceo insurance *sigh* #
Hanging with jay and pate earlier was chill. Great guys with great abs. #

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Jun 29 2007

iPhone Must Die

Category: IT Thoughts — Jeremy Wright @ 8:15 pm

Ugh… Evidence:

27 of 45 Techmeme are about, or in response to the iPhone (yeah, I know I’m not helping)
All kinds of really important features for a huge number of phone users simply aren’t in the iPhone: Engadget article
Call quality, and the network, are horrible: Valleywag article
And, above all, the HYPE is insane… Especially when compared to the huge number of issues with this device at 200$, nevermind 600$

Ask yourself this would you buy the best designed car in the world, at a premium, if it wouldn’t go faster than 40mph?

This is effectively the most expensive phone ever created for the mass market (including AT&T’s plans), and it’s not even a very good phone! You have people trading in phones with better connectivity, better network, better audio, better cameras, more storage, better MP3 players… Just to grab this piece of history.

And make no mistake, for all my hating, it is a piece of history. The web browser alone will revolutionize the mobile device industry. I don’t believe the touchscreen will, but I believe future versions of the iPhone will make up for this. Long, long, long-time readers of this blog will know that I’ve been pushing for a true mobile convergence device for a long time, and the truth is that that iPhone is a huge new step in that direction from a UI and input perspective.

But, for all the things Apple did right, there’s a lot more they could have done. And the fact that they didn’t is what pisses me off. They’ve become complacent and started taking their customer base for granted (again).

Sure, they’ll sell out of this shipment. And the next. And the next. But I won’t be happy with the iPhone until it actually does its 3 primary tasks right: phone, multimedia device and mobile computer.

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Jun 28 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-28

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

Walking. First day back was busy, but good. #
IPhoe sucks. What other company would get a raving review iin the WSJ for a great interface but piss-poor network and sound? #
Oh, and no MMS, no mp3’s as ringtones, no flash oin the browser, etc, etc, etc. Engadget’s “what’s missing” post is golden. #

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Jun 27 2007

Developer Jobs (non-b5media)

Category: General — Jeremy Wright @ 2:41 pm

Just a note that a local company is looking for some developers. Great company, great team, very well funded. Love these guys

Here’s the info, email me (jeremy@b5media.com) if you’re interested and I’ll forward on your resume and such!

Senior Back-end Web Developer:

Summary
Back-end development of highly-interactive, content-rich and DB driven websites and applications.
Candidate Requirements:·         5 years experience in back-end web development with solid background in database design, object-oriented design and development, SOA, and SEO best-practices coding.·         Fluency in PHP and MySQL, hands-on knowledge in Ruby is a plus·         Experience in PHP frameworks, hands-on knowledge in RoR is a plus·         Good background in HTML, DHTML,
AJAX and JavaScript programming·         Familiarity or working experience with PostgresSQL, MS SQL, Oracle, Sybase or DB2·         Strong knowledge in Linux, Tomcat/Apache, and related server-level/middleware Open Source packages·         Experience in one or several of the following: website traffic tracking and analysis, performance analysis and reporting, and web stress analysis ·         Hands-on experience in CMS, CRM, and Web Services development is a plusSenior Front-end Web Developer:
Summary
The Senior Front-end Web Developer will be responsible for front-end development of highly-interactive, customer-focused, and design-oriented websites and web applications.
Candidate Requirements:·         Detail–oriented with keen eye on design, usability and user experience elements·         3-5 years experience in front-end web development with solid background in UI development, object-oriented development, cross-browsers compatibility and W3C compliance. Knowledge of SEO best-practices is a plus.·         Ability to work and interact with a remote design team·         Fluency in HTML, DHTML,
AJAX, JavaScript and CSS 2.0·         Strong knowledge in PHP and familiarity with MySQL·         Working knowledge of Linux and Windows or Mac OSX·         Experience in developing CMS and user-drive content applications is a plus·         Hands-on knowledge in graphics programs like PhotoShop and Illustrator is a plus

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Jun 26 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-26

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

Another day another flight. Back home this time… #
Home. #

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Jun 25 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-25

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

In a middle seat for 3 hours. NOT looking forward to this… #
Yeah, they could seat 15 standy passengers, but couldn’t get me out the middle? Grr… #
Thanks united “oh, you only wanted to change seats? It’s too late for that now, but if you’d let us know earlier…” I DID!!! #
Lol, they just asked if I’d like to standby for a later flight. No voucher, just “maybe an aisle seat, but we can’t guarantee”… #
Wow, they just refused to let a woman with 2 babies preboard because “you aren’t first class or a 1K member”… #
PlaneTwitter: service, space and co-row-folk are all good. Pre-boarding sucked, on board has been good! #
PlaneTwitter: latest bourne book is possibly the best yet. Very slow start, but fantastic last 200 pages! #
MovieTweet: TMNT: 3.5/5: good for old schoolers, new schoolers will find it sloooowww. #
MovieTweet: 1408: 4.5/5: fantastically good, if you’re into true suspense (so suspenseful it’s almost like old school horror). #
MovieTweet: the messengers: 2/5: totally trite, nothing new, great sound is the only highlight. #
PlaneTweet: boulder doesn’t have an airport, so I’ll be doing the mountain drive from denver’s new airport. Solitude, baby! #
Post-plane-tweetage… Interesting way to jot down thoughts that’re swimming around in your head! #
Landed! #
DEN is a nice airport. It’s no detroit, but wayyyy better than phoenix #
Lol @ little blues guitar riff when the train arrives (it’s jazz piano when it leaves, heh)! #
45 in boulder today? Geeeeeeeze!!! #
20 customers in line at thrifty. 2 attendants… I could be here awhile. Took me almost 90 minutes just to get this far. #
Was hoping to get to bed “today”… Wonder if that’ll happen? Thanks United, DEN and Thrifty! #
2 more attendants! Fingers crossed for “today” sleepage! #
Not quite “today”. Ah well. To bed with me! #

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Jun 24 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-24

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

Heading back to the hotel for yet more chillaxing. #
Heading out to sbucks for a few hours of casual work before my flight to boulder #
Cruisin’ in the shelby. #
1. Bloggers being held to account because they’re pros. 2. Being told they’re different than pros cause they’re bloggers… #
At el airport yo. #

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Jun 23 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-23

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

@davidcrow – you’re coming to sfo?!!! Let’s grab a drink mate! #
Actually taking a day off… Feels really, really weird. Tomorrow will make 2 in a row (not counting travel). Good times! #
Ahhh… Evan almighty chillaxation. #

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Jun 22 2007

DailyTweets: 2007-06-22

Category: Useless Old Stuff — @ 11:59 pm

Eating din @ bacar with chad. Shelby parked out front… And, yeah, it’s the one we’re driving #
Just woke up. Now to turn myself into a Real Boy! #
Chick when giving directions: “what’s the google?” #

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