Nathaniel Talbott is really rocking my world with his recent essay comparing the transcontinental railroad with the ruby-on-rails phenomenon. As he points out, there are some surprising similarities in enabling markets and disintermediation– the physical railroad opened up new territories and new markets, and the rapid development cycle of ROR is enabling software customization [...]
Posts Tagged ‘trains’
That TransCon Rails Ta(il|le)
Posted in history, philosophy, recommended, ror, ruby on rails, sustainability, trains, web 2.0, tagged history, philosophy, ruby on rails, sustainability, trains, web 2.0 on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
pace differential mismatch
Posted in oregon country fair, real life, trains, travel, tagged oregon country fair, real life, trains, travel on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I took the train to Seattle. I arrived 5 hours late. I didn’t care– it let me nap, as I had a roomette. I thought I’d stay at a hostel, as we were arriving after 1am, but my friend had decided to take the next day off, and was there at the [...]
Seattle, Portland, Eugene, ho!
Posted in portland, seattle, trains, travel, tagged portland, seattle, trains, travel on July 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m cashing in some Amtrak miles and taking the Coast Starlight up to Seattle to visit friends there, arriving sometime Friday night late. Scheduled arrival is about 9pm, but this is the Coast Starlight we’re talking, and on-time is not it’s middle name.
I’ll be in Seattle most of the following week, heading down to [...]
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