Harper Reed: Tech, Phones, Yo-yoing and Death Metal
I have a idea on the tip of my tongue
27 May
Posted by Harper in Technology at 11:32 AM
Tags: hacking, ideas, jabber, projects, Technology, thinking
You know when you are speaking and you are have a word stuck in your head and you can’t quite think what it is. it is on the tip of your tongue or whatever. Well for the past couple weeks, whenever someone mentions jabber, gtalk or xmpp or whenever I start thinking about those topics - [...]
Hi. My name is Harper. I am an engineer and software architect involved in social networks and the open source software. I am very happily employed as the CTO to the awesome skinnyCorp in Chicago, IL. We make some really cool stuff. This is obviously my blog. I write about everything from being a professional yoyoer to hacking the newest Internet appliance. Be sure and check out my homepage at harperreed.org. If you are so interested, my resume is located here. I love getting emails and what not so feel free to contact me through here.
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