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Archive for July 2009

Time to really think about the way the housing system works:

In Uncategorized on 25 July 2009 with Comments Off

"According to the latest data, the number of vacant U.S. homes touched 18.7-million in the second quarter. That is a daunting figure, of course, but it is more fun to put it in context. Assuming four people per household, the U.S. currently has enough surplus housing to put the entire population of the U.K., with [...]

Recommended: The death of Nortel, the Encana bombings, the end of moon travel, and copyright reform

In Uncategorized on 23 July 2009 tagged copyright, Encana, moon, national companies, recommended with Comments Off

There’s a lot of links out there. Twitter, Facebook, blogs– they are all full of links to everything: music, photos, news articles. And they’re fun to follow, but time-consuming, too. I’ve decided that while I’ll probably still share micro-update links, I’d like to give recognition to the things that I ACTUALLY WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO [...]

It's been a while since I got a good junk mail

In Uncategorized on 22 July 2009 tagged junk mail, Morgan Edwards with Comments Off

My favourite is the part I bolded. Clever way of having me think this is someone I’m related to. from: Morgan Edwards reply-to: esqmorganedwards@xxxxx.comdate: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:00 PMsubject: Good Day I am morgan edwards,Reply me I am Morgan Edwards, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to the late Mr. [...]

Why Do You Toy With My Emotions, Google Voice? (A Three-Part Photo Essay)

In Uncategorized on 22 July 2009 tagged Google Voice with 1 comment

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Weezer Done 8-Bit

In Uncategorized on 21 July 2009 tagged 8-bit, music, Weezer with Comments Off

This is what I’m listening to this morning. I like it. by Pterodactyl Squad »

Seth Godin is a Liar

In Uncategorized on 20 July 2009 tagged adoy, Seth Godin with Comments Off

I do have genuine respect for Seth Godin, and think he’s had some really good insights. But I’ve been reading his blog and notice that every single post gets a ton of love from the social media community, be it in the form of “likes” “Diggs” or “shares.” Far more than is warranted. So I [...]

This Scene Is Broken

In Uncategorized on 20 July 2009 tagged Broken Social Scene, music with Comments Off

I was having a conversation with someone the other day who said they had never gotten into Broken Social Scene. Some people would take this as sacrilege, but I can relate, having been underwhelmed by them the first, oh, I dunno, three or four times I tried to give them a listen. But then I [...]

A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

In Uncategorized on 18 July 2009 tagged crowdsourcing, Star Wars with Comments Off

Two bits of Star Wars fandom for you to enjoy today. First up is Stitch Wars, “A group art exhibition featuring amazing handmade goods inspired by the most fabulous space fantasy ever made” being held in South Florida. They have a blog and a Flickr page » (via Popped Culture).   Next is what is, [...]

Charles Krauthammer Wants to Go to the Moon

In Uncategorized on 17 July 2009 tagged moon, thoughts with Comments Off

“Why do it? It’s not for practicality. We didn’t go to the moon to spin off cooling suits and freeze-dried fruit. Any technological return is a bonus, not a reason. We go for the wonder and glory of it. Or, to put it less grandly, for its immense possibilities. We choose to do such things, [...]

Yes.

In Uncategorized on 16 July 2009 with Comments Off

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