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The John King Conspiracy

gtyree — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:31:13 +0000

“It is good to be King.”

Ted Turner - we still miss him

gtyree — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:57:58 +0000

Not sure why I have this new trend on posting videos but I keep finding them. I was priviledged to work here back in the day when Ted still ran things and it has never quite been the same since he left.

Having him come home (he had an apartment in the building) late at night and walking through the atrium always made you feel like he was a part of this place.

I was lucky to get him to sign his Apple poster before he left and it still hangs in my office.

Use the force, CNN

gtyree — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:41:02 +0000

Breaking records at CNN.com

gtyree — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:48:04 +0000

TechCrunch already has a story this morning on our numbers from yesterday. I have now participated in 4 Election cycles with CNN.com, each time breaking records. Of course today will likely upset the numbers from yesterday but it is still great to see us do so well.

It is wild to think back on how far we have advanced in covering this event. From the 1996 Election where our results system was a Webmaster huddled over his computer and Election terminal to now where a full team of developers has built and supported a system feeding both TV and the web.

I have the benefit of leading an outstanding team that made this look easy. Kudos to all of them for the hard work and preparation for last night.

Record Traffic Day At CNN.com: 27 Million Uniques, 276 Million Page Views

A visit to the first Waffle House

gtyree — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:25:28 +0000

Well I mentioned before that I planned to visit the Waffle House museum nearby and this weekend with the in-laws here it seemed like the perfect chance. It was pretty cool and the staff there was very knowledgeable about the history.

It was fun to hear about the start back in the 50’s, and according to the staff they currently have ~1600 stores across the South. They said the have resisted making the stores any larger due to the long standing processes and efficiencies they have created around the precise setup in the stores. They continually run studies on the use of the space, including counting steps and time to perform routine actions. So in making the stores larger they would through off all their tuned processes. This helps explain why you see two stores on opposite sides of the highway.

Other Decatur bloggers covered it as well and posted lots of pictures (and more). It was also nice to learn that the upper Management team is largely Georgia Tech aumni.

Another great SNL Weekend Upate

gtyree — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:17:58 +0000

Here they make use of their own Election Magic Map.

Marin at 3 - dancing has begun

gtyree — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:46:15 +0000

It has been a while since I posted a picture of Marin, who recently turned 3. She joined her sister this year at the Decatur School of Ballet. You can see her here lining up to get ready for some serious learning.

Sullivan still enjoys taking ballet and dance and after a few years now know many in her class. Even her good friend, Chloe, is taking a class with her.

This year they are both in class on Saturday morning so Mom & Dad get a little time to calmly start the weekend - an extra bonus.

What a busy month

gtyree — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:15:43 +0000

It seems September and now October have turned out to be even busier than I expected - both at work and at home. I realized I hadn’t said much of anything for almost a month so I wanted to get something out. In early Sept. I had something happen that caused me to change course. A visit to Emory for a Heart Scan revealed that I had some risks, both from genetics and from my own doing.

That was enough to get me going - I have started paying close attention to what I eat and have a few goals to get myself on a course that will significantly lower my risks. It has been just over a month and all is well so far. I haven’t felt like it has been a tough sacrifice to give up certain things and since I am still quite active I have quickly dropped some weight.

It feels good to get back into college shape and ideally I will even get into the best shape of my life in the coming months. I am not sure if other major hospitals offer a deal on a similar test, but for anyone with a family history of heart issues I strongly recommend getting yourself screened.

Palin / Hillary open on SNL - a new classic

gtyree — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:22:10 +0000

HTML 5 spec not released until 2022?

gtyree — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:04:37 +0000

So will we really still be waiting for HTML 5 to get ratified in 2022? Of course the browsers will be supporting the new version before then and we are starting to see the advancements creep into browsers already. They likely will fully support the spec ahead of its official launch but this means that interpretations and more critically implementations can be slightly different and those left building the websites are stuck doing what we do now, accommodate all the variations in how browsers handle the code.

Ian Hickson, the editor of the HTML 5 specification, recently outlined the time table for HTML 5 and, even assuming browser manufacturers embrace HTML 5 when it reaches the final draft stage, that puts HTML 5’s widespread adoption at 2012. Worse, the final proposed recommendation won’t be released until 2022.

HTML 5 Won’t Be Ready Until 2022. Yes, 2022. - monkey_bites