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Going forward from here ...or... flickr uncertainty and ennui 2012-01-31 10:12PM

The latest round of flickr layoffs, some chats, and some obsessive hacking a few weekends ago has caused a few thoughts to come to the forefront.

A quick note in lieu of blacking out my site 2012-01-18 10:42AM

I'm going to charitably assume that I don't need to actually black out my site and that all of my readers are well aware of the SOPA/PIPA bills going through congress at the moment..

Bare-ly running. 2012-01-14 10:45PM

I'm not one for running. Especially on a treadmill. History has shown that, if given a choice between a treadmill and getting fat and depressed, I will choose to get fat. And I do like that my present state of fitness means that I can casually run a mile and not regret doing it, but I haven't traditionally sought it out.

The 1984 Regan election in a red state 2011-12-01 12:24AM

The first presidential election I remember was when Regan, already the president, won in 1984...

Screw Black Friday and everything about it 2011-11-25 09:55PM

Much of modern Christian ethics are oriented towards convincing that your middle-class life that is a life of privilege to most of the rest of the world and is completely unsustainable long-term is actually a reasonable, rational, responsible, humble lifestyle that God has given you.

A vision for the future 2011-08-10 12:34PM

"Sure," might say, "But what does that really do? Because, without cars, how is the food you eat going to make it to your grocery store."

From the letter I wrote to my former coworkers a few weeks ago... 2011-04-08 12:02AM

Several months ago, I knew that I'd be quitting my job in the near-term future. So, in my usual particular fashion, I wrote my resignation letter and stored it on a file on my computer for when I'd need it. So that I'd have something nice to say...

Death before Monster Cable 2011-03-06 02:05AM

I picked up two new toys of late. I'm not going to go into details of what because it's not important. But I can assure you that, because the consumer electronics industry loves to make things obsolete, I continue to not have a super-impressive home theater setup because I'm just not enough of a movie or TV watcher to pay the early adopter tax.

One silly misapprehension that's keeping you from being active 2011-02-02 12:00PM

A significant number of people I've met have one grievously silly misapprehension that's keeping them from getting enough activity to feel better and be in better shape...

The cost to fun ratio 2010-12-12 12:44AM

I've been analyzing my spending along a single unifying principle recently. It's a good way for me to explain what was formerly a vague unconscious thing. And I've had this discussion with some of my friends and I've found them using my notation in conversation as well...

SpaceX and manned spaceflight 2010-12-09 12:49AM

I'm assuming it started in the late seventies, when corporations started wanting to get involved in the space business on their terms. There's tons of failed dreams starting in the eighties and continuing until today that were trying to do what happened today -- a private-industry spacecraft.

The car accident in front of us 2010-11-29 12:29AM

10 reasons why I don't bother playing video games anymore 2010-08-25 12:20PM

When I started hearing about scary pieces of software that couldn't be un-installed and would cause problems with your machine, I started realizing that purchasing games was just as dangerous as pirating them...

Me and video 2010-08-13 01:37PM

I've tried to find decent video editing software that doesn't cost an arm and a leg and it doesn't seem to exist...

Four annoying things that gnaw at the back of my consciousness 2010-08-05 02:27AM

Apple products, Android, and Bicycling...

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