Author Archives: prich
The Hurting
So, as I had mentioned in a previous post, I quit my gig at Caustic (ironic, the name of the company given its also a characteristic of my disposition) back in September. Since then I have had the honour (or … Continue reading
Wither the Arts
So, about 2 weeks ago, dutiful parent (along with my wife) that I am, took our 5 year old daughter and a girlfriend to the Lawrence Hall of Science in the Berkeley hills. Now it is important to me, being … Continue reading
Moving on
Well it looks like I need to get serious about pursuing something outside of technology. Try as I might, I am no longer an engineer at heart. I’ll be a free agent in a few weeks, free of steady income … Continue reading
The Mortgage Crisis
I don’t intend on writing much about this beyond that it is a shame. Instead, here are a couple of links to some podcasts, the first, from WHYY’s Fresh Air with Terry gross, the interview is with Michael Greenberger, from Univ … Continue reading
The mortgage crisis
I don’t intend on writing much about this beyond that it is a shame. Instead, here are a couple of links to some podcasts, the first, from WHYY’s Fresh Air with Terry gross, the interview is with Michael Greenberger, from Univ … Continue reading
Shows how far behind I have become
I haven’t posted in ages, new gig at caustic.com, yes we do fast ray tracing. My daughter turned 5 and we spent the day (yesterday) at Disneyland. It wasn’t all that painful given the locale….
I bought Seventh Tree
And I love it, how many people 6’2″ tall, male, straight and black do you know who would do so….
You’ve got to pay to play aka gas, grass, content or ass, no one should ride for free
Ok, so I have been meaning to write this for a while. As I am sure a lot of people are aware, there is tons of “free” content, meaning video, audio, and text available on the internet. My question to … Continue reading
I am starting to feel the love (or was Thursday’s Democratic debate the precursor to the final ticket)
This will be brief, first, I must say, that Thursday nights (January 31, 2008) Democratic debate was by far the most civil, and in fact illuminating on the somewhat minor differences between Obama and Clinton. Actually, given my stance on … Continue reading