I’m happy to say that Michael Silence is blogging once again. For some of us who were (and still are) D-list Z-list bloggers, one of the first major milestones of our endeavors online was getting linked to by Michael. I’ve always appreciated the fact that he was out there bringing attention to the stuff us weeds growing among the tall trees of the internet had to offer to the blogosphere, specifically Read More ...
I’m Mike Jones (who?) Mike Jones The one and only, you cain’t clone me Got a lotta haters and a lotta homies Some friends, some phony Let’s break down the example Mike Jones gives us here and how it applies to blogging. We’ll take it line by line. I’m Mike Jones (who?) Mike Jones Unlike other rappers, Mike Jones uses his real name and isn’t afraid to put it out Read More ...
How to get Fat as Fast as Possible (losing weight humor) | 3 Boys And A Dog – How to get Fat as Fast as Possible: Woot! I'm batting 1.000 so far this year! The most reliable (and unreliable) blogging services on the Web – These rank almost exactly as I would have expected. I kinda sorta don't get Tumblr. Is is like the midpoint between a blog and Twitter? Read More ...
8 Tools For Easily Creating a Mobile Version of Your Website – Yet another reason I'm such a huge WordPress fan. With WordPress, you can do it with just a plugin. I've been doing it at www.scottadcox.com for a while now. DSO Nano V2.0 – Pocket Sized Digital Storage Oscilloscope – Back in my day, we had to record the cable signal on a vcr tape and bring it to Read More ...
‘Stranger Danger’ and the Decline of Halloween – "We can kill off Halloween, or we can accept that it isn't dangerous and give it back to the kids. Then maybe we can start giving them back the rest of their childhoods, too." Amazing Beans: Black Lentils/Kidney/Garbanzo – Giving this a shot soon. YOU are Superman – Mamapedia™ Voices – “If eight park moms and one visionary principal could pull our Read More ...
Ok, not really in this instance, but a couple of years ago I wrote a little post on why I give full articles in my feed. I think that, at least for the time it was written, this was a reasonable and logical notion. Things are different now. At the time, RSS was the best thing going. For many of us, it still is. I love RSS and Google Reader Read More ...
Consumer debt will hold back spending, holding back economic growth. – Don't be ridiculous. We just have to "get banks lending again". Right. Booze Camp Nashville – EVERY city needs something like this. You can keep your geek breakfast. Teenagers Are Kind of Over Blogging – I think that headline is a little misleading. It should have read, "Like, Teenagers Are, Like, Kind of Over, Like, Blogging?" The Day the Read More ...
If Big Stupid Tommy ran the Knoxville News-Sentinel – Big Stupid Tommy is a genius. You Drive What? – Proud to be among the first to provide them with some link love. This looks very promising. What Google’s Nexus One means to your organization – I’ve had my Android phone for about two and a half months now. I’d say the model I have isn’t quite on par with the Read More ...
Using Google Apps? 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Hacked – I really need to get around to doing these things. Looks like you could make it happen in less than 15 minutes and save yourself a lot of heartache. WordPress 2.9, oh so fine – Just updated, and this should force a post. The image editor and easy video embed are nice! Common Laptop/Netbook Positions to Avoid – I'm just Read More ...
With U.S. Opportunities Dim, Expats Return Home – That's a relief. Now we don't have to worry about them taking our jobs. Oh…wait a minute… 10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010 – And how do you plan to adjust your strategies? You’ve Got Mail, But the Mailman Hid It – In the near future, postmen caught hiding mail will be transferred to the U.S. Department of Medical Services Read More ...
Union troubled by Eagle Scout project in Allentown – How dare you do something for free that these guys won't do for less than $15/hour! Bernanke reassures markets on dollar – Uh-oh. The dreaded "vote of confidence." That means there's a committee already formed to find a new coach. A phpBB to bbPress database converter « – But first you have to install 0.7, convert, then upgrade to 0.8, then Read More ...
And he didn’t give attribution. And he hated irony! Suggestion for The Tennessean — put as many of your internets as will fit into the trunk of your Prius, drive them over to Al Gore’s house (the lights are on), and leave them on a porch with a note telling him you don’t really know how they work. BTW–Feel free to copy this post in its entirety and post it Read More ...
We Learned Good From The Romans We look back at the Roman epoch with a sense of relief. We’ve learned so much since then. No longer do we consider our leaders to be gods among men. No longer do we hand them unearned and meretricious awards and prizes. We don’t turn on and destroy members of previous administrations. We don’t tolerate incompetent and corrupt sycophants in high office. We’ve learned Read More ...
XKCD Strikes Again – While you’re at it, can I get a drink holder attached to the end of each arm? Rich People Fleeing High Tax States – What? Unbelievable! The gov’ment should do something about this! Rowland Burris Blames Bush For Olympic FAIL – And I thought it was just because the IOC member are all racists. Dell uses social media to gather employee ideas – This is going Read More ...
