Category: General
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Social Media or Smartphone Battle Game Idea
I am surprised that I haven’t seen this game, revived from my childhood to meet a new era in communication: Barcode Battler. The premise was that you’d take barcodes, scan then into a handheld gaming console and each barcode would give you a new character, weapon, or feature that you…
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Falling Apart
Sometimes, when I feel crummy, my imagination takes over, and I start wondering if there is something larger wrong with me. Today, I have a headache, and I’ve had two or so headaches a week for the last few months now. Some are pretty intense, others aren’t so bad. I…
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modX Admin UI Thoughts
Jay Gilmore just asked me on Twitter what changes I’d make to the modX user interface and my mind exploded with ideas. Usually when I complain about WordPress’ issues, people hum and haw about my comments, but no one ever throws it back in my face and asks me what…
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Scott Pilgrim vs the World
There are few movies that really speak to me at this stage in my life, but Scott Pilgrim really ignited a sense of connection that I haven’t experienced in a very long time. While I wasn’t a huge fan of some of the overall style used to show the story,…
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Night Time Photography
With the Perseid meteor shower coming to an end, I’ve got the itch to take more celestial photography. My camera should be good enough to take some reasonable pictures, but as I learned last night, I need one more accessory if I am ever going to take the high quality,…
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Bat Fighter
Last night, after I arrived home from looking at the meteor shower, I sat down to transfer images from my camera to my computer of the starry night sky. After the transfer was complete, I heard a noise next to me. The sheet over the window started shaking, and what…
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Dentistry Update
So, I am only around $1200 away from having all the funds I need to be able to get my teeth fixed up. I am not sure how I’ll bridge the gap yet. I am still waiting to hear back from my benefits company on what will be covered and…
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Chatting Up Family
I talked to my Dad on Facebook chat last night, Sabine on the phone, and my brother left a quick note on my Facebook wall. All in all, it was a pretty rare set of people contacting me. I don’t hear from my Dad often, not that I have made…
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Meeting Frustration
Lesson for the day: Meetings without agendas are a waste of time. Right now, I am working on projects for half a dozen different departments within the county, and all of them want more time, and none of them have any technical knowledge. This has made my life difficult, and…
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iPhone 4: Should I Really Get One?
I was just thinking about the life of minimalism that I would love to live, and also my hatred of phones. I am definitely a fan of having what basically is a computer in my pocket, especially one that is connected to the Internet, but do I really need to…
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Weekends Without Money
This weekend, I don’t have anything planned. I don’t have any client work set up. I don’t have any money I can spend. I think this is one of those weekends where I charge up my camera, look for local events and take some pictures. Though it can’t be an…
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