May 2012
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Now you're really not seeing something!
For some, describing a moment in which they saw nothing is difficult.  After all, it’s easy to describe a person, but to describe the absence of a person? A place that no longer exists? That is not only awkward, it is downright borderline crazy, which is why it is what I do primarily. An eclipse is for some reason different.  The nothing then is illogically turned into a spectacle—a thing...
May 21st
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April 2012
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Apr 16th
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Apr 15th
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March 2012
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Mar 19th
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February 2012
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Jesse Thorn's 12 Point Program for Absolutely,... →
I confess that I do not often enjoy these types of lists, as they are often really annoying and talk a lot about brands and SEO and after reading them I am forced to put my hand in a hot cup of tea just to feel something again.  This is not one of those because: It encourages people to be more like Andrew W.K. and the Insane Clown Posse for actual good reasons. I found out from reading it that...
Feb 28th
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A Dictionary in the Vulgar Tongue, by Francis... →
Project Gutenberg just released 1811’s Urban Dictionary.  I am immensely pleased.  Chronologically-disparate connotative lexicographers unite!
Feb 22nd
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WatchWatch
Julian Oliver: Föhnseher rises from the scrap heap of analog TV. Unlike other televisions, Föhnseher captures and displays images downloaded by people on surrounding local wireless networks. Phones, laptops and tablet computers all become broadcast stations for this device, replacing the forgotten television towers of old. (quite indirectly via Metafilter)
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A full report
In December, my brother obtained for me tickets to see the Batman movie sequel, which is to say, my brother obtained these tickets for himself and could not go to see it because it would have required him to fly 700 miles here to see an inscrutable five minutes of IMAX film.  My commute was slightly shorter, but the nature of taking a bus ride and walk in the cold to a place to see what is...
Feb 5th
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“The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not...”
– Aron Swartz’ Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto.
Feb 4th
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January 2012
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Jan 30th
“If you see strict DRM and copy protection that threatens the preservation of...”
– Benj Edwards for Technologizer on the importance of piracy as a tool of preservation.
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December 2011
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“November 23: Ran into some opposition at the restaurant. Some of the patrons...”
– Earlier this term, I posted a strangely written, misery-fueled diary-style piece about the process of installing my sand outlined house to that other blog I keep.  While my attempt at existentialism is both flimsy and heavy-handed, today I can present by means of apology to those who had to read...
Dec 3rd
November 2011
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October 2011
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Oct 25th
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10 years ago today →
Desert Inn Road ceased to be a description and became instead a memorial. (I guess most of the property was demolished in 2004, but still.)
Oct 24th
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Oct 20th
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