Living in Pittsburgh again has actually been quite enjoyable. Those four years in Cleveland really helped my to appreciate my hometown and all of its eccentricites. Pittsburgh may essentially be a backwoods, redneck town with tall buildings, but at least it has some form of culture. Now, I'm not talking about a high-brow brand of culture like New York or Los Angeles. It's more of an "Um gunna head dahn to thu strip an' grab a Primanni's sanwich, pick up a case of Ahrn City beer at the beer distributor, an' watch the fahrworks from Mount Worshington" kind of culture. Sadly, I didn't see much of that in Cleveland.

The article in question is an entry on the blog of Russell Beattie. I have no idea what kind of person he is. I've never met the guy, never read any of his other articles, and his biography is generic enough that I can't get a sense of his personality. The point is, I do not intend to thrash the author himself, but rather explain exactly why I believe that he is wrong. In a nutshell, he complains about how too many services on the internet are offered for free, and that the whole concept of the Web 2.0 has wavered from its original intent and has instead become a free-for-all that may eventually lead to another bubble burst. And that, my friends, is the proverbial load of bollocks.

I think that RFID is a wonderful technology. Radio frequency communication is incredibly mature, and the idea of tracking things that are out of the line of sight is incredibly desirable. Tags are going to become ridiculously cheap in the near future, and once things become a little more standardized, readers may follow suit. Wal-Mart, Target, and many other huge corporations are pouring tons of money into RFID. It may not be very long until we see tags on everything.

Last night, I went to the Winking Lizard with my friends Dave and Franz. I came prepared with a list of beers that I wanted to try, as I normally do. And I was not disappointed. For your reference, my current favorite beer is Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout, and I positively hate all beers produced by The Great Lakes Brewing Company, especially Burning River. I tend towards either stouts and porters, or if I'm thirsty, a decent pilsener-style lager.

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