The Ravenous Pig

We celebrated at the Ravenous Pig in Winter Park last night. It was definitely a very hip, WP croud. The food was excellent and the service very professional. Good, reasonable wine list, full bar. We had the Gruyere Biscuits before the entre's which are a regular item and were not disappointed. I had the flank steak and Terri had the swordfish -- awesome! Finally, we had to have the chef's dessert specialty -- "Pig Tails" -- think hot, sweet donuts with chocolate for dipping. Go there but make sure you have reservations.

Yikes! Skype does video calls on iPhone!

I haven't tried the app but will give it a try this weekend. Is there enough bandwidth on AT&T's network if this is successful? How does Skype monetize? Do people really want to look at each other via a phone? (I found Facetime awkward). We will find out soon.

Sandy Adams and the 24th Congressional District

Sandy, my Congresswoman, writes a column on her priorities for next year. Good luck to her and everyone in DC. Its going to be a challenging year.

Beth Noveck in Virtual World meeting

https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/workinginworld/blog/2009/07/21/white-house-deputy-cto-held-mixed-reality-event-in-second-life

Yesterday, Beth Noveck, the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House and the person responsible for Open Government, held a mixed-reality event co-sponsored by the Markle Foundation and Global Kids, to discuss her new book “WIKI GOVERNMENT: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful.”

Introduction to Virtual Worlds

This is a 13 min overview of what can be done in OLIVE. It's not an orientation and doesn't get into details about how to use specific features. However it's a good introductory resource to show people who have never seen Virtual Worlds or know what can be done in them. http://www.forterrainc.com/index.php/resources/screens-a-video/149-introduction-to-olive-virtual-worlds-wm

Good Example Of AI on the Web

NextIT built an answerbot, Alex, for Continental Airlines -- http://www.continental.com . Recommend you test it out.

Beth Noveck, the new Deputy US CTO, is a fan of virtual worlds. http://ping.fm/SKgAc