Archive for December, 2007

Facebook ennui

Facebook ennui

Friends are great. Invites to events from friends are fine. Notifications that friends have updated photos or blogs are wonderful. But, with apologies, since I turned 15 some time ago, I really don’t need invites to a million “likeness” quizzes based on movies I like or don’t like, personality tests based on chocolate flavors...
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Shelfari

I like to keep track of what I’ve read. What I’ve done till now is just post titles and authors to this blog. I noticed and checked out Shelfari years and years ago, but never really got the hang of it, and never really posted any books to it. However, I just tried it...
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25 most innovative of 2007

25 most innovative of 2007

PC World has released its list of the 25 most innovative products of 2007 … Gears makes some sense because it has the potential to totally redefine what a web app can do, but it’s a little more forward-looking than most other products in the list. Kindle is a bit of a shock …...
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Un-tying

Un-tying

I am finally getting rid of the multitudes of ties that I’ve collected over the past 15 or so years … and never, ever wear: Some are going to my father-in-law; the rest to a local church-run community services clothing store. And I’m getting more space in my closet …
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One day left

Tomorrow is my last day of work before the holidays – we’ve got a two-week company shut-down period, which is VERY welcome. It’s been an intense last third of the year … two courses for my master’s program, a promotion (and subsequently doing both my new job and old job for some time), and...
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What iPhoto’s Events new functionality should look like

What iPhoto’s Events new functionality should look like

What iPhoto’s Events new functionality should look like Originally uploaded by o!ivier This is an excellent execution of what iPhoto 8′s events should do. Nice!
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Text Link Ads: please do what’s right

Text Link Ads: please do what’s right

I make a lot of money off Text Link Ads. Correction: I make a lot more money off Text Link Ads than I ever did off Google AdWords. Every month, I get a check for $50, $60, $70 from TLA. That’s more than I’ve ever made off AdWords (in fact, Google still owes me...
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Shout-out: delicious for WordPress

I just installed delicious for WordPress, a beautifully widget-ized plugin that displays your most recently saved links. The least I can do it send Rick, the creator, a couple of visitors …
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Scrap NCLB; offer 1-year paid maternity leave

I happen to work in the education industry, which (in the US) is massively affected by NCLB – No Child Left Behind. It’s a law/program/initiative intended to ensure every K-12 student in America gets on grade level in key curriculum areas such as reading and math by 2014. It also happens to be one...
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Recently on my bookshelf …

Going back to the library today … Bloom, by Wil McCarthyGreat book – read it first years ago, but always a pleasure. Shooter, by Jack CoughlinDisturbing book by a ex-Marine sniper. Homegoing, by Frederik PohlGreat, as Pohl usually is, with a twist. Love Thy Neighbor, by Peter MaasAn excruciatingly honest and painful biography of...
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My best me

About a month ago I took the three blogs I was maintaining and combined them into one: this one. That included my business/technology blog, my family/personal blog, and my Christianity/faith blog … and that was quite a combination. One response I got about that was fairly typical, I think, of how many of my...
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Semester finished!

I almost can’t believe it’s over. One of the most busy/crazy 3 months of my life is over. I started a new job, was still doing most of my old job, and trying to do two courses for my master’s degree. A little insane. In any case … that’s over as of last week...
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Recently on my bookshelf …

I just finished my recent semester and can get into some serious reading. Here’s what’s been on my bookshelf lately: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by Jared DiamondGreat book, really excellent … exploring the various factors in how societies fail. Talked about Anasazi, Norse in Greenland, Easter Island, Rwanda, and many...
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