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John

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…swirls a curse or blessing. Righties and Romans (and cynics) might call me sinister, but i'm a nice guy—that's common. I score beyond scale on the Wechsler—that's uncommon, but i doubt it's gotten me very far.

I work on ideas i think have promise in changing the world, such as collaborative filtering and social computing. I rarely watch sports except to learn something in a sport i play. When i cycled and raced, i trained and rode 10000km yearly for years, until i burned myself out, but still i prefer doing to watching. My compatriots and i now find ourselves the center of organized inline skating in Rochester.

I read anything and everything, from food labels and dictionaries to newsapers and blogs to documentation and manuals. If “we read to know we are not alone,” i must be awfully lonely —help, help. (;-)
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Affordable and Free WiFi Internet • Meraki Wireless

“Meraki's mesh networks cover dramatically more geographic area and users than previous generations of wireless networks by relying on sophisticated mesh routing technology to increase range and network capacity. Instead of relying on a single large antenna to cover every user, each radio in a Meraki network cooperates to find the best path to carry a user's traffic to the Internet. As they operate, every network re-evaluates thousands of routing paths every minute, resulting in amazing reliability and network capacity. Meraki's intelligent mesh routing means every repeater you add extends the reach of the network and makes the mesh more reliable by adding additional links.”

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Fri, March 21, 2008 - 1:07 AM permalink
Plaxo began as online address book and then calendar exchange, a way to maintain updates by letting users maintain their own profile and chose with whom they share it. This year Plaxo began offering lifestreaming, Pulse, aggregating comments from friends and affinity groups. It also maintains detailed profiles with distinct views for personal and professional lives, and shares them only within categories of contacts.
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 10:14 PM permalink
Designed for installation on blogs, Disqus becomes the comment system. It organizes comments around not only the blog, but also the comment and commentary, almost akin to lifestreaming services such as Jaiku and FriendFeed. Unlike lifestreams with comments, Disqus doesn't fracture the commentary; it is the commentary—the one designated by the author.
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 10:14 PM permalink
Unlike most lifestreaming services, LinkRiver not only aggregates my feeds for resyndication, but also aggregates all those i follow here. This yields a link view of items i find or might find of import.
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 4:21 PM permalink
John Lam adopted this goal
Mon, March 17, 2008 - 11:32 AM permalink
John Lam adopted this goal
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Wed, March 5, 2008 - 1:58 AM permalink
originally published at 43 People: John Lam
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Lifestreaming Gone Wild

Monthly meeting for folks interested in Rochester area Tech Startups, Entrepreneurship, and good coffee!



Spin Cafe - High Falls area

229 Mill Street (Button Factory Bldg)

Rochester, NY 14614

Location: Spin Cafe - High Falls Rochester, NY, 229 Mill Street (Button Factory Building), Rochester, New York 14614, United States (map)

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Mon, April 28, 2008 - 6:07 PM permalink

Executive Assistant needed: Brighton/Pittsford

A friend of mine, Executive Director for one of the most prominent and wealthy foundations here in Rochester, needs an executive assistant immediately. It sounds like a high-energy high-performance on-duty go-getter job. Who thinks they're up to it?





• well-appointed Brighton/Pittsford location


• 25 hours/week, Monday through Thursday, some flexibility, paid vacation, additional benefits included


• reports to Executive Director





    Overall Expectations





  • Possesses a high level of administrative and office skills including word processing, typing, and data processing; proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel a necessity; some experience with Access preferred.



  • Anticipate and complete work assignments in a reasonable time frame in keeping with established deadlines.



  • Exhibit professionalism and a positive attitude in all contacts and communications.



  • Demonstrate consistent work habits, low absenteeism and flexibility during peak workloads.



  • Present a professional appearance and well-organized work area that reflects favorably on the image of the Foundation.



  • Recognize the private and sensitive nature of the information at your disposal and insure its confidentiality.



  • Demonstrate self-reliance and the ability to initiate action appropriate without supervision.



  • Demonstrate a willingness to improve office processes, increase professional skills, and seek relevant training opportunities.



    Specific Duties





  • Preparation of draft memos and letters.



  • Maintain electronic and hard copy files and appropriate records in an organized manner for easy access.



  • Regular updates/postings to the Foundation’s web site.



  • Responsible for outgoing and incoming letters, emails, US Post, bulk mail, inspection of postage meter, updates on postage rates.



  • Responsible for the timely payment of accounts payable, reconciling the checkbook and distribution account, posting of portfolio activity, and the creation of monthly/quarterly income/expense reports using Quicken.



  • Prepare and call in payroll and maintain employee records.



  • Responsible for the timely payment of payroll taxes (FICA/Federal W/H tax, NYS and Federal Unemployment taxes, NYS W/H taxes.)



  • Maintain the Foundation’s grants database. Maintain a current listing of pledges, proposals received, and progress reports using Microsoft Word; willingness to learn new database systems for grants management.



  • Attend Board of Managers meetings, committee meetings, and record/ prepare minutes of those meetings.



  • Interface regularly with family/board members, support team, and members of the nonprofit community.



  • Responsible for equipment maintenance, supply, and inventory.



  • Maintain an accurate, up to date calendar for the Executive Director.



  • Gather and prepare tax package for accountant. Prepare the IRS 1099 forms.



  • Assist in developing the annual budget for the Foundation.



  • Other duties as may be assigned.
Thu, April 24, 2008 - 3:33 PM permalink
Darn it! For all i read, why do i learn about http://code.google.com/android/adc.html after the deadline?

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Thu, April 24, 2008 - 12:06 AM permalink
Sarah Perez, http://ReadWriteWeb.com and one of my favorite writers of the new generation, follows me and gave my tumblelog a top mention!

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Mon, April 21, 2008 - 3:04 PM permalink

Re: Welcome, Unknowns

Gee, 'tis nice to have one of my favorite writers about Web 2.0 tip her hat to me for a tumblelog still trying to find its voice and yet still get first mention in the list! Might i attribute this to the power of the enigmatic?



Imagine my surprise to see you follow me at Linkriver and to see the notification arrive in my mail. As a stream of less personal posts, i hope it doesn't disappoint.



Thank you for the mention, Sarah, and keep up the awesome reporting and writing!
Mon, April 21, 2008 - 2:25 PM permalink
organization and governance guidelines for boards of directors:

organization and governance guidelines for boards of directors

Laws require corporations, as legal entities owning property, entering contracts, and assuming debt, have a governing board of…

Thu, April 17, 2008 - 10:57 PM permalink

This documentary details the amazing history and proliferation of the most ubiquitous typeface in the world: Helvetica. Wonderfully informative and unexpectedly funny, Helvetica features lively commentary from influential designers including Hermann Zapf, Massimo Vignelli, Tobias Frere-Jones, and Michael Beirut.



Preceded by a 7:00pm discussion by RIT Professor Charles Bigelow on the history of typography.

Location: The Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House, 900 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607, United States (map)

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Thu, April 17, 2008 - 8:20 PM permalink
Gah, i hate getting my dates mixed up. Helvetica is on Saturday! http://pownce.com/jlam/notes/1876152/

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Thu, April 17, 2008 - 3:59 PM permalink
I so wish Pownce would let us edit posts. It...

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Thu, April 17, 2008 - 3:36 PM permalink
“This documentary details the amazing history and proliferation of the...

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Thu, April 17, 2008 - 3:19 PM permalink
originally published at Plaxo Pulse Stream: me
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eudaemonic odyssey

Open Profile met a wanting lack,
Open Profile befell a curious hack;
All Tribe's reps and all Tribe's men
Couldn't initialize Profile again.
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