Before we get to the rest of the links, I have to call my own number. I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times that looks back at some old projections I did here at Ducksnorts many moons ago. Good fun… Lots to cover this morning: Padres experienced relative success in Moores Era (San ...

I completed a presentation about Web 2.0 at work, I would say overall it was about 60% successful. First, here is a version I did at home, slides plus audio (SlideShare calls this SlideCasting). Web 2.0 timeline and future View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: web2.0 ib2) You can c...

I completed a presentation about Web 2.0 at work, I would say overall it was about 60% successful. First, here is a version I did at home, slides plus audio (SlideShare calls this SlideCasting). Web 2.0 timeline and future View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: web2.0 ib2) You can c...

I’m a little behind in my links, so some of these might be oldish. Hey, better late than never… Organization free of bad contracts and long-term financial obligations (San Diego Union-Tribune). Good stuff from Tom Krasovic: The Padres certainly are familiar with toxic player contracts...

Hooray, it’s links: Giles and Hoffman (It Might Be Dangerous…). Paul DePodesta offers his thoughts on the re-signing of Brian Giles as well as the latest in the Trevor Hoffman negotiations (or lack thereof). [h/t LynchMob] John Moores to give $2.1 million to Scripps Research Institute (G...

I have decided, for the first time in 20 years, to participate in a general election. Ordinarily in life I try to stay as far away from politics as possible, but one measure on the California ballot and two political parties have convinced that it’s time for me to get off my butt and vote. My ...

Reader Didi and I had an excellent time in Section 214 (prime foul ball territory) on Thursday afternoon… well, except for the whole losing thing. It was good to be reminded that hanging out at the ballpark and enjoying a big-league game with friends is way more fun than just whining about the...

I’m kinda winging it today. We’ll see what happens… This has been floating around for a few days now, but Paul DePodesta has a blog. I’ve added it to the ol’ blogroll as well as to PadreBlogs.com. One of DePo’s first posts concerns the effects of Petco Park. The e...

Don’t know how we ended up with so many of these, but here they are: Padres can’t pin hitting woes on Petco (ESPN, h/t parlo). Quoth Khalil Greene: I’m not going to consistently say it, but the ballpark plays a major factor in it — more than anybody lets on at times. ThatR...

Morning from Nagoya. Overcast. Back to class today. http://www.zooomr.com/pacificit/statuses/e5c16965a2/ # Funny tech cartoon: One is the loneliest number http://tinyurl.com/4gxuxe # I just posted: Chat Publisher Unites Skype Chats With The Web http://tinyurl.com/65oup6 # Whoa! Major problems with W...