Out of It, the new album from Brad Sucks is out. Brad’s going to be at our Zap Your PRAM conference in October.
Author: Steven Garrity
Abstaining from Attendance
During a report on the local TV news program about sex education in schools, one high-school student was asked what they had been taught about sex. “Mostly absenteeism,” she replied.
I guess you can’t get pregnant if you don’t even show up.
My friend Stephen has published the best photo-essay of a Weird Al concert ever. Sometimes I think it really is All About the Pentiums.
Is it just me, or did John McCain pick Laura Roslin as his running mate?
The Pants Index
A suggested addition to the daily weather report. It is a scale that goes from 1 to 2, with 2 being “pants”.
| 1 (low) | Don’t Wear Pants |
|---|---|
| 2 (pants) | Wear Pants |
OpenStomp – The Open-Source Guitar Effects Pedal. Finally, my inner-geek and inner-rock-star can enjoy something together. How long until I can play Quake on a Stratocaster?
On Turning Thirty
The graph below illustrates a change in my enjoyment of the MuchMusic TV channel and CBC Radio over the past 15 years.
Note that there was a brief period around the age of 21 where I enjoyed both media outlets equally. Also, I think this chart would still hold true if the Y-axis indicated the frequency of Jian Ghomeshi appearances.
Things I Did Today Before I Noticed I Had Baby Poop All Over My Shirt
- Rocked baby to sleep
- Took a nap
- Had breakfast (boiled egg, whole wheat toast, and coffee)
- Watched the closing ceremonies of the Olympics
- Bathed baby
Helicopter Carries Moose
A shot from episode 16 from season 5 of Northern Exposure. Just because.
Is that a Website in your Pocket?
My good friend Peter Rukavina is always experimenting with web and mobile technologies. Often his experiments are best kept at the experimental stage, like the Open Bread project.
Other times, his experiments can prove quite powerful. He’s been a canary-in-the-coal-mine of geo-location. For example, he’s been documenting his physical location/status with the Plazes service. Today he has taken another step in that direction by setting up his own mobile website.
The phrase “mobile website” usually implies a special version of a website that is tailored to small screens and low-bandwidth. In this case, it’s not the visitor that’s mobile – it’s the website itself.
His mobile site, ruk.mymobilesite.net gives you a way to see his status, know if he’s on the phone, leave him a text-message, etc.
Back in 2003, I wrote (in a post cleverly titled Is that a web-server in your pocket?) about this very idea. I wondered if it was possible, and if it would be useful. Seeing Peter’s version of the idea in action made a light go on in my head. I think we’ll all have something like this in a few years.