Category: Ideas
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I am employed
Wow. It’s not the job I’ve been talking about for a month, for those of you that have been subject to my ramblings, but it’s the same sort of work, much closer to home. I’ll say more after I get settled in, but I’m pretty excited about it so far. Note to J-School students: Knowing…
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Ten reasons I’m buying a MacBook as soon as I can afford one
I’ve been using Microsoft OS-based PCs since Mom and Dad upgraded from an electronic typewriter. The first program I remember using way back in the DOS days was The Print Shop. I made banners. It was the ’80s. Times have changed. Here’s ten reasons I’m switching to Apple when I buy my next machine: Spotlight:…
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So I don’t get it wrong again
Here’s the physics joke I’m always trying to retell: Professor Heisenberg is cruising along the highway when he suddenly gets pulled over. The motorcycle cop sidles up to Heisenberg’s window. Heisenberg rolls it down. “Do you have any idea how fast you were going?” asks the cop. “I have no idea,” Heisenberg replies. “But I…
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The Internet is for democracy
The Center for Citizen Media has lifted the curtain on what it’s planning to do with a Sunlight Foundation grant. It’s a political transparency project, with the goal of gathering everything there is to know about this year’s race for the 11th congressional district here in California, featuring incumbent Richard Pombo (R-Tracy). All nonpartisan caveats…
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So what the heck is an Inkling, and why should it be Invisible?
So I’ve made some changes around here. If you only read via RSS, now might be a nice time to click through and check it out. First, a caveat, which is that the redesign is ongoing, and little things like colors and spacing and styles for some of the little features here and there are…
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Katie, Katie, Katie
For the record, I just saw Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News for the first time, and she said the words “roadside bombing” like no one else ever has. I feel better about roadside bombings already.
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Incoming search phrase of the week
This one came from Google. Drumroll please… “ideas for baseball handshakes” Actually, that’s not a bad idea. I was never much of a forearm-smash kind of guy myself.
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Work in progress, nothing to see here
The redesign I’ve been working on for this blog is coming along. I’m going to screw around with it a little live on the site, so don’t be alarmed if things start breaking or falling from the sky header.