Macrocosmic Technologies

According to this article, a Massachusetts IHOP has recently found itself in hot water for requiring diners to leave a drivers license with the restaurant while eating. According to one patron, the security guard at the restaurant had “at least forty” licenses in his hand. Needless to say, this didn’t go over well with corporate, who issued a statement saying it was done without management’s approval.

Ever have too many ideas and too little time? I’ve been making some money selling discount MSDN information on eBay and through my site, and while it makes money, and even enough to make it worthwhile, I know there’s so much more out there.

I’ve been rattling a few ideas around. I’ve had a subscription-based site that I’ve wanted to build for over four years now. Well, since my “free time” hasn’t allowed me to get further than the data model and a few pieces of application server logic, I’ve bit the bullet and gone out and picked up a script that will do what I need.

Another idea is a USB key that includes versions of applications, such as Firefox, gaim, and others, that won’t require an installation. There’s an outfit out there that does this, but they charge $100 for the 128M version. Clearly, it can be done better and cheaper.