Mr. Scoble - Are you meaning is there a geek from Sprint at the conference or in your blog audience? "here" means so much more these days.... If you need a top level official Sprint tech I can hook you up with the same guy I tried introducing to Mr. Winer... We're fortunate to have one of their tech call centers right here in Tulsa.
Dave Fourputt
· 3 years ago
Homemade Banana pudding! I had that years ago down south.
My regret is I did not get the recipe at the time. Hope you get it (and post it). ;-)
jackdillon
· 3 years ago
It's funny how you find the fellow geeks in the most unlikely places.
I'm always surprised when some people show their geeky side.
You should frame it... With a picture. In a shadowbox or something.
That would be cool.
forsalebylocals
· 3 years ago
I'm a bit confused by the tie-in of North Carolina and what Shel describes. My take has been that Shel wants to break free of the US-centric ideas that tend to skew the internet in certain directions and include otherwise underserved areas when thinking about the web. Feel free to correct my preconception.
Here is an example of the skew: Google Maps has the capacity to show maps anywhere in the world..but a geocoder that only generates lats/longs in a few countries and areas outside of the US. We ended up having to build our own Geocoder to be able to use Google Maps in the rest of the world. MSN Windows Live Earth Virtual Mapping (or whatever the branding is) doesnt even support any sort of usable resolution outside of the US ...very disappointing.
Anyway, I'll wait for Shel's book to understand his thoughts and definitions. Being in South America at the moment, my personal definition would include locations with underserved ideas and tech needs. There are really smart people everywhere so this would include opportunities for increased participation and contribution in the mainstream web technologies.
Even if I'm not in line with Shel's thinking (I havent seen any of the book), I'm quite certain that North Carolina wouldn't qualify as a place with an underserved tech community. They can even geocode their locations in Google Maps!
Robert Scoble
· 3 years ago
forsalebylocals: because there were people in that little neighborhood meeting that I read and trust (like Ed Cone, who writes for several tech publications). Also, we can bring a little lawn conversation to a global audience.
Brett Nordquist
· 3 years ago
It's all fun and games till a kid runs up to the street plane and gets his nose (or worse) chopped off by the propeller.
Tom Lassiter
· 3 years ago
In defense of the Streetplane Aviator: The "propellor" on the street plane is made of the wooden paddles of an old ceiling fan, driven only by the wind. They only cut through the breeze, nothing else.
Hugh MacLeod
· 3 years ago
I just got back from dinner with Shel Israel, Rick Segal and some others less than an hour ago [in London]. They were in good form.
Buzz Bruggeman
· 3 years ago
Did they feed you any Brunswick Stew and Hush Puppies...if not, have some before you leave!
Go Duke!
Ben Hwang
· 3 years ago
Haha. I'm actually with Motorola, but I know the guys at Sprint. Sprint's top guys actually aren't in Tulsa. They're in Kansas City. ;) Overland Park to be exact.
sean coon
· 3 years ago
@forsalebylocals: watch it buddy, we have more bloggers per capita than anywhere else in the US and understand technology more than you could ever imagine. ;)
and robert: don't forget to post that hip-hop video!
joeduck
· 3 years ago
Southern BBQ + hospitality sounds just great!
mwilliford
· 3 years ago
You should see Greensboro during the ACC basketball tournament. North Carolina is a great place. you should visit Chapel Hill, Boone, or Fayetteville
forsalebylocals
· 3 years ago
@12 Sean:
I couldn't agree more after having lived in NC and interacted with tech companies there. That's why I wrote, "I’m quite certain that North Carolina wouldn’t qualify as a place with an underserved tech community."
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My regret is I did not get the recipe at the time. Hope you get it (and post it). ;-)
I'm always surprised when some people show their geeky side.
You should frame it... With a picture. In a shadowbox or something.
That would be cool.
Here is an example of the skew: Google Maps has the capacity to show maps anywhere in the world..but a geocoder that only generates lats/longs in a few countries and areas outside of the US. We ended up having to build our own Geocoder to be able to use Google Maps in the rest of the world. MSN Windows Live Earth Virtual Mapping (or whatever the branding is) doesnt even support any sort of usable resolution outside of the US ...very disappointing.
We discuss the mapping issue at length at http://forsalebylocals.wordpress.com/2006/10/09...
Anyway, I'll wait for Shel's book to understand his thoughts and definitions. Being in South America at the moment, my personal definition would include locations with underserved ideas and tech needs. There are really smart people everywhere so this would include opportunities for increased participation and contribution in the mainstream web technologies.
Even if I'm not in line with Shel's thinking (I havent seen any of the book), I'm quite certain that North Carolina wouldn't qualify as a place with an underserved tech community. They can even geocode their locations in Google Maps!
Go Duke!
and robert: don't forget to post that hip-hop video!
I couldn't agree more after having lived in NC and interacted with tech companies there. That's why I wrote, "I’m quite certain that North Carolina wouldn’t qualify as a place with an underserved tech community."
Cheers.
Montreat
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1855125...
Asheville
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2527079...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bassanity/209758716/
NC Coast
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fubuki/27929471/
Road to My Wedding Chapel
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1688327...
Thanks for the links, the great weekend, and the pleasure of getting to know you and Maryam. I hope we see you next year if not before.