Having lived through a federal election here in Canada last month, and witnessing much of the partisan debate leading up to the presidential election in the US, I hereby declare that the word progressive is devoid of meaning.
If you do insist on using the word, please keep in mind that it is an adjective – not a noun. Pretending, for a moment, that the word had meaning, you cannot “be a progressive”.
Also see: words and phrases due for retirement.
Download a hilarious sci-fi spoof TV series pilot with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson
Usability is inversely related to bathing – a great slide from Nat Friedman’s talk from the Gnome Conference in Norway
Definition: The phenomenon of experiencing a sensation of vibration in the pocket-region, leading one to believe their cell phone is vibrating. The sensation can be triggered by other vibrations, such as the engine in a car, but can also appear when no external stimuli is present.
Also see: Phantom Phone Ringing
Don’t come asking me for technical support, but I’ve got Photoshop running nicely on Linux with CrossOver Office
“Common Sense is temporarily offline.”
Yes, the browser wars are back
I’ve been referred to as Steven “Acts of Volition” Garrity – I like it!
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This session of Acts of Volition Radio is a loose collection of story-songs and miscellany. It is punctuated by my reporting on the amusing musical selection of my sun-bathing and boom-box weilding neighbours.
Session Eleven Playlist:
For more, see the previous Acts of Volition Radio sessions.
