so, at 33, there are things i’ve been doing the same way for most of my life. one of these things, is how i tie my shoes.
i didn’t think much of challenging this convention, until i picked up a pair of skate shoes to kick around in (proverbially speaking… i haven’t actually kicked around [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2007 by mike
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when i started reading science fiction (which was comparatively late in life: my mid-20’s) i tore through William Gibson’s catalog, rapt with the idea of Cyberspace.
there was one part that was baffling for me – who would submerge themselves for hours or days at a time in this other world, neglecting their real space and [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2007 by mike
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Google Calendar is a free, web based calendar that’s generally easy to use and you can sync it to your mac or windows machine with various software. all that is well and good, but lately i’ve grown quite frustrated with bugs and a lack of the most obvious features. the biggest of which….
no love for [...]
Posted on April 11th, 2007 by mike
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MAKE:blog is reporting that Mark Frauenfelder will be on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central tonight.
Since Mark is a contributor to BoingBoing as well, it remains to be seen whether Cory Doctorow will watch the ill-posted YouTube clip that will certainly appear later, or will choke back the bile to download any “official” Comedy Central-provided [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2007 by mike
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let’s all take a trip down memory lane and read about the release of WorldWideWeb, Tim Berners Lee’s first HTML/FTP browser (and editor).
it was introduced on February 26th, 1991.
and to think, in 1991 i was just about to graduate from high school. then a diversion in architecture school, and i hadn’t gotten around to writing [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by mike
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here’s my latest metaphor for work:
when you try to wear more than one hat, usually most (if not all) of them, fall off.
Posted on February 17th, 2007 by mike
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TAKE CARE OF THE FIRE
IN THE IMPORTANT PLACE
Posted on February 16th, 2007 by mike
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if you don’t use meebo, you might consider it. it’s a web-based portal to your instant messaging accounts. useful if you’re stuck within the confines of the corporate galactic megastructure and cannot experience internet freedom.
anyway, a suggestion to the meebo folks. i more or less use meebo as an URL notepad at times (i know [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2007 by mike
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