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March 2007

More on using Twitter for quick mini reviews

March 31, 2007

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I see Twitter as about 75% micro-blog and 25% IM, all of it with an obvious social aspect. To that end, I think (as I’ve said before) that it seems an excellent place to create and share reviews of newly released books, movies… anything that isn’t “instant” yet has a significant “first day” draw.
The trouble [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 11

March 30, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 11

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

No time for a long post and yes, this is coming early. NJ and I are off to grab the wife and head to his hockey banquet in Flagstaff.
While I’m gone, check out Snip URL. I know that many [...]

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Five 0′Clock Shadow 10

March 29, 2007

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Five 0′Clock Shadow 10

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

So it’s 7:50 PM. Work with me here, people…
Time for me to express my undying love for another man. Yep, I’m comfy enough in my own sexuality to do that. The object of my love is Chris Miller. Why? [...]

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Belize photos on Flickr

March 27, 2007

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Just posted a few pics from our trip last winter to Belize on Flickr.
My wife is a major shutter bug, and we came back with about a gig of images just of howler monkeys. From about 125 yards off. Up in the sky. Did I mention they were black? Yeah. Great images.
So I spared you [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 9

March 27, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 9

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

Holy CRAP what a day. Sorry folks, but this 5O’CS comes about 3.5 hours late. And this is one you can skip. Seriously.
It started at 6:05 this morning, just as I was about to get in the shower with [...]

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Joe gets a call from a personal hero

March 25, 2007

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Let’s talk about the amazing power of new media to do some truly, in a personal sense, earth shattering work. Allow me to explain.
If you know me then you probably know that a very close friend of mine and many, Joe Murphy, was recently diagnosed with a particularly nasty form of cancer — leiomyosarcoma. His [...]

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Jamaica photos up on Flickr

March 24, 2007

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Part of my responsibilities while I’m here in OK is to share photos from the wedding in Jamaica with my sister. We transfered a bunch to her and received her shots as well. Since she took a lot less than my Lovely Wife, I went ahead and posted those on Flickr. More will be posted [...]

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Twitter wants

March 24, 2007

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I’m starting to see some pretty cool applications for Twitter. Days ago I posted my first “twittereview” of a movie, but that meme doesn’t seem to be catching. I’ll keep trying it.
Today, I discovered that Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader both have quite active Twitter accounts and routinely show up on the big Twitterholic list. [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 8

March 22, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 8

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

I love my grandparents. 61 years of marriage, each pushing 80. Grandma is about as much a teetotaler as you can get, and grandpa’s crazy as a loon. But I love ‘em.
I don’t get to see them very often, [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 7

March 21, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 7

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

From a beer/burger place in Moore OK, awaiting some old (and I mean old) friends (of my wife, but close enough) to arrive.
I’m constantly amazed at our need, as a species, to reminisce about the past. And I mean [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 6

March 19, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 6

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

Today’s is a whimsical post for a few reasons:

I’m off to see Joe in the hospital. Must have a good sense of humor. Plus he likes this shirt.
Podiobooks.com was nailed by a DDoS on Friday. We struggled through [...]

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Not all tech support calls are created equal

March 19, 2007

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Background: I’ve been having serious connectivity issues for the past two weeks. No less than six technicians have been to the house — none of them could find a problem. Part of the challenge is that the outage is sporadic, with the highest concentration of outages happening around 8:00 and 5:00. Yes, I too see [...]

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Post instant flash reviews on Twitter

March 18, 2007

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It strikes me that Twitter would be a wonderful way to instantly get out your thoughts and opinions on timely yet recurring events — particularly movie reviews.
I’m always curious what other people think about a new release, as I rarely get to them on opening night. Such is the life when you live in the [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 5

March 17, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 5

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

Oh, and outside shot. Yep. Beautiful day in Sedona as I prep for the wedding. Was 97 in Phoenix. Hello Arizona. Hope you enjoyed spring — last week.
I’ve had a great day so far and look forward to an [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 4

March 16, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 4

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

Yep. Smiling. Why? Work week is over. Hooray. My internet connection has been spotty as hell. And while that may sound like no big deal, consider that I work from home and rely on internet connectivity to stay in [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 3

March 15, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 3

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

Today consisted of (not including work) making arrangements for Joe’s stuff, kicking some leeches off my wifi and much pondering on the concept of “friends”.
I don’t think there is any denying that there is a difference between meat-space and [...]

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Can one add friends too fast?

March 15, 2007

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Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

This isn’t the first time I’ve received this message from Digg. I dropped the error message in to Google and can’t seem to find where anyone else is complaining about this.
Uh… why the hell not? Digg, wonderful tool that it is, often [...]

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Gorb = Wuffie

March 14, 2007

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As of this morning I’ve become enamored with a new “reputation currency” site, Gorb. In a nutshell, it’s a place where you can go and leave ratings and comments for people — anonymously.
For those of you suffering from a bit of virtual whiplash, allow me to explain.

Yes, I’ve gone on record saying that begging for [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 2

March 14, 2007

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Five O’Clock Shadow 2

Originally uploaded by evo_terra.

Twice in two days? Not to shabby for me. Today was… OK. Felt like I accomplished more yesterday. Happens. Kickboxing tonight!

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See you at the Arizona Book Festival

March 14, 2007

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Once again I’ll be making an appearance at the Arizona Book Festival on April 14th.
I’m not exactly sure what I’ll be doing, as the organizers have asked me to again host some author panels (easy enough) and perhaps do a signing (groan). I’ll skip the last part.
But they’ve also asked my Lovely Wife Sheila to [...]

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