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Techcrunch Party in NYC

I’ll be at the Techcrunch party in NYC on Thursday. Polaris is a sponsor (MikeA doesn’t make it out East that often, so let’s celebrate ;-). The party is so over-booked (450 person waiting list) that they will have to … Continue reading

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ColdFusion: What’s in a Name?

ColdFusion customers have often asked what does ColdFusion mean. Explaining cold fusion was confusing and sharing the bizarre story of how the name actually came about would expose too much of Allaire’s early history–we were a bunch of kids just … Continue reading

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Bad Patents and Patent Trolls

I was on a panel on that topic at the MIT Emerging Technologies Conference today. The panel was nicely balanced with multiple perspectives from large and small companies, the EFF, investors, lawyers and the press. The audience asked great questions. … Continue reading

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The Web at 15, the PC at 25

From Peter O’Kelly’s Reality Check, pointers to intresting BBC and Economist articles about the history of the Web and the PC. One key date is 6 August 1991 – the day on which links to the fledgling computer code for … Continue reading

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