I locked down the forums recently on the basic principle that if takes more time to maintain and de-spam something than to actually use it, something is very wrong.

So I’m looking to replace phpbb with something more HTML/CSS friendly, that has less-evil UI for maintenance, and post 1995 spam handling, let me know. I’m happy to pay for it if it does what I need.

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Some good friends at Carnegie Mellon University are researching online privacy policies, and have a clever little survey for you. If you make it all the way through, you have a shot to win $250 in amazon.com credit.

The purpose of this study is to collect data that will improve on-line privacy polices. This research is part of a Carnegie Mellon study and is overseen by Professor Cranor.

If you’re interested all you have to do is head here and survey away.

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1. Was in Ukraine all last week, birthplace of my great-grandfather, to teach at SpiderProject’s PM Week and to see Kiev, where an alternative version of me might have been born had my great grandfather not come to NYC.
2. Got sick on the way home and am still sick now.
3. I leave for Sydney, Australia in 48 hours (health permitting) to speak at Web Directions ‘07, but mostly to get some vacation in one of my favorite places in the world.
4. I’m exhausted from months of book promotion. I’ve lost all motivation to talk to anyone about myself, my books, my opinions, my anything. However big my ego was, it’s the size of a dime today.
5. After four years of being independent, I need some time to recharge and plan out the next four years. I’m about as passionate as a pile of rocks - so it’s time to follow my own advice, chill out, have fun and reflect.
6. I have speaking engagements galore for the next few weeks, which I will kick ass at, but that’s going to take most of the energy left in my tank.

So for the next few weeks things might be quiet here - but they might not. I have piles of ideas and books to come, but I need some time focusing on things other than work to get my A game back together. Please stay tuned :)

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