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Yearly Meme #9
Still doing this thing! Last year’s answers. 1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Went to a Catholic funeral, moved in with my girlfriend. 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Last year I resolved to lose weight and move out… Continue reading Yearly Meme #9
Fandom: for those who don't know the answer to "where do you get your ideas from"
The concept of fandom actually bothers me a bit — it seems like describing yourself as a member of a “fandom” means you’re more invested in the community that has grown around a given thing than you are in the thing itself. And while I can appreciate the sense of community and enrichment that being… Continue reading Fandom: for those who don't know the answer to "where do you get your ideas from"
Twetiquette
Oh, hello. Welcome to Jeffrey’s Internet Etiquette Soapbox, where I passive-aggressively explain to you how obnoxious you are based on the trivial actions you take on a trivial social network! Retweeting when someone replies to you with a compliment The cardinal sin. There is no reason anyone would be at all interested in what some… Continue reading Twetiquette
Song Rating Spergatory
I still live in the dinosaur era of digital music management, in that I download and store full albums on my computer. None of this “cloud” silliness. Not yet, at least. All these downloads start to add up, so for the past 5 or so years, I’ve “actively” listened to my music; that is, I… Continue reading Song Rating Spergatory
My take on the iPhone location services hubbub
Tech sites and developer blogs have been reacting to the recent release of iPhoneTracker, a Mac OS X app that can easily plot where you’ve been, and when, since you started using your iPhone. While it might sound “scary” or “creepy” from the get-go, it’s not horrible – it carries roughly the same privacy concerns… Continue reading My take on the iPhone location services hubbub
Yearly Meme #8
First year that I’m doing this meme thing on WordPress! Last year’s answers. 1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? Got hit by a car, broke a bone, got fired, had metal put into my body, hired an attorney! 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make… Continue reading Yearly Meme #8
WordPress ahoy
I have moved my blog to WordPress! It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been holding out on leaving LiveJournal, mostly because I didn’t see TOO many shortfalls over other blogging software. It still allowed me to do whatever a blogger needed to do. But upon realizing that the future of LiveJournal is a bit… Continue reading WordPress ahoy
Social media
A few nights ago, I went to Ümloud, a charity event at DNA Lounge. They had a raffle, and I bought a few tickets. The lady selling the tickets happened to have a Square device on the phone she was using to accept payment, and I thought it was so cool that I decided to… Continue reading Social media
Cool quote bro
“Neither the full-body scanners or the enhanced pat-downs are making anyone safer. They’re more a result of politicians and government appointees capitulating to a public that demands that “something must be done,” even when nothing should be done; and a government bureaucracy that is more concerned about the security of their careers if they fail… Continue reading Cool quote bro