I don’t mind when people aren’t perfect; I don’t expect them to be. In fact, I LIKE people who are wrong sometimes (and will admit it)…it indicates a modicum of reflection, self-awareness, and willingness to consider new things. And when you frequently stand out on a limb and make bold assertions; well, you sometimes make […]
Interesting: Zopa appears to be mediated, peer-to-peer lending. Also on:
“Podcasts I’m digging” Wednesday!! Here’s another one I really enjoy (and even sometimes sneaks into the queue during DDOP); Cordkillers! This podcast is (surprise!) about cord cutting, but it has evolved into a general discussion about media, streaming services, and stuff people are watching. I find out about a lot of interesting content on this […]
Today I discuss Android: Netrunner. This is a fun 2 player Living Card Game (ie, no random boosters) pitting a wily Netrunning Hacker against the ICE defenses of a mega-powerful Corporation. The game can involve quite a bit of deception and bluffing…and who doesn’t love messing with other people’s heads??? 🙂 Links: Android: Netrunner Android: […]
So this morning, I was lying in bed relaxing, and reading RSS feeds on my phone. I got to Wil Wheaton’s excellent blog, and thought as I was lying there “I really enjoy his stories; it’s like a little window into his head and his life”. And that’s what a blog is for, really, at […]
Oops! So…it doesn’t take much to miss a day, does it? Dang it. Well, let’s just move forward; hopefully I can make yesterday my only miss during this Dog Days. Today, I give my impressions (I wouldn’t really call it a review) of the Nexus 5. tl;dl — it’s the bomb. First smartphone I’ve ever […]
I am having difficulty wrapping my head around the tragedy in Norway. My heart goes out to the people there. Horrible doesn’t begin to describe what happened. So far, the response by the citizens, government, and police in Norway seems to be calm, professional, and solemnly appropriate. I hope that they provide an example here, […]
Well, I didn’t start out with a Google+ invite, but I managed to sneak in on Friday during the Invite Circle period (thanks, Jaymz!). Short version: I like it. A lot. I think the spirit of FriendFeed lives on here, and that’s a good thing. There’s plenty of analysis and comparison floating around (including an […]
I recently listened to an interesting episode of the CBC Spark podcast with a talk on online community and the impact of real-life death. It got me to thinking about the online communities and relationships that I find important. The reasoning is that when one dies, your IRL friends and family may not be aware […]
You know…the smartphone gets a bit of a bad rap. It’s not all bad. It’s certainly true that it has changed how people interact today; oftentimes, if  I look about when I’m on the train or in a restaurant, it seems like just a sea of people looking at tiny screens. Sometimes that’s bad. Other […]
