Startup School
I’m headed to Silicon Valley this weekend for Startup School featuring Bezos, DHH, Buchheit, Graham, Andreessen, Arrington and many more. If you’re so inclined, you can follow my trip on Twitter.
Goodbye dear friend…uh, I mean…domain name.
How big a geek do you have to be to feel bummed about letting a domain name registration lapse because you haven’t had a need for it in years? Well, that’s how big a geek I am. In 1998 I registered wiseguysonline.com to be used for my software, web development and computer repair company. It was the first domain I ever registered and I believe it cost $35/year from Network Solutions. It served me well for years but that’s now two businesses ago and I haven’t used the domain for anything since 2001 or 2002. The domain expires tomorrow and for the first time, I’m not going to renew it. So long friend, enjoy being parked by some shady squatter.
September 6th, 5:42 PM 
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You just never know.
I’ve worked in IT for over 10 years now and the thing I’ve probably been told more than any other by my supervisors is “Make sure you do X, in case you get hit by a bus.” This whole time I’ve been afraid of buses and I should have been afraid of collapsing bridges.
Here’s the scene tonight. It’s 5:45, I just wrapped up dinner with my wife, cleaned up the kitchen a little bit and was about to leave for the Twins game. Instead, I decided to help my wife finish the dishes. I ended up leaving at 6:00 instead. At 6:15 I hear that the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi had collapsed at 6:05 which is the last bridge I cross before exiting for the Metrodome. I don’t know that the timing was exactly when I would have been there had I decided to leave earlier, but it’s close enough to hit home. Thankfully for me, I ended up watching it play out from a safe distance. Others weren’t so lucky and my thoughts and prayers go out to their families during this difficult time.