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Whimsical

The magic of Trololo

March 6, 2010

I went from hating this, to not being able to get it out of my head, to loving this.
And because I continue to run into people who’ve not experience the awesomeness that is Trololo…

There’s also version for people on ludes, ecstasy, and LSD. Yes, each one is a different experience.
I love the internets.

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More video silliness: Twitter Uncovered: History and Monetization Revealed!

February 14, 2010

It’s been one of those months. Sorry. But though I’ve been neglecting the blog, I’ve not been neglecting fun.
Here’s a bit of stupidity that Jeff and I came up with some time ago that has finally been green-lit. Green-lighted? Green-lanterened? Anyhow, it’s all about the little-known monitization angle and history of Twitter.

Or maybe we [...]

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My inner math geek mucks up business metaphors

December 11, 2009

Image by Beni Ishaque Luthor via Flickr

My inner math geek squirms a bit each time I pass along this equation:
CwF + RtB = $$
That’s inspired by Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails and simplified to the above by Mike Masnick of TechDirt. It describes the approach Nine Inch Nails is taking to marketing and business [...]

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The incredible edible whuffie

August 14, 2009

It took me a month to finish Tara Hunt’s book, The Whuffie Factor. That’s a very long time for me to spend on a book. And I’m glad I did. Also, you’ll not be surprised that I’m recommending you buy it.
But some of you will be skeptical. What if you really aren’t all that concerned [...]

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Trying not to get punched in the face

June 3, 2009

Hugh MacLeod is very smart. I don’t know the man in any way other than reading his blog or looking at his back-of-business-card art, but the smarts shine through.
Today, in this photo, he’s accurately represented how I’ve been feeling for some time now:

And in a strange twist of fate, I’m once again getting more involved [...]

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Maybe you shouldn’t vote.

October 2, 2008

I am quite possibly the worlds most apathetic voter.
But did you see the key word in that phrase? Voter.

But hey, maybe you shouldn’t vote.
Passing on from Matt Selznick.

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Something to be proud of

September 22, 2008

Damn skippy.

From xkcd.

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Suicide Girls on Comic Con

July 26, 2008

I so badly wanted to tweet this sentence from a Suicide Girls report on the first impressions of Comic Con , but it was well over the 140 character limit.
On the train to SD, I saw a gentleman reading a novel with a dragon on the front and immediately understood that he was probably [...]

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The struggle of hope over experience

July 25, 2008

There’s a new movie in the theaters this week: THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE.
Interesting title. I WANT TO BELIEVE that this movie won’t suck, but prior experience leads me to believe otherwise. The final three seasons were a huge let down over the brilliance that was the first few seasons, and the prior movie [...]

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Five O’Clock Shadow 100

June 13, 2008

Five O’Clock Shadow 100

Originally uploaded by evo_terra

Hey, it’s been a while. Maybe we’ll do this again for a time.
I turned 40 a few days ago, and it seems the universe has decided it’s time for me to deal with some grown up stuff. Thanks, universe.
Negative: [...]

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Unintentional consequences of social media

May 8, 2008

Yesterday I tweeted about an incident involving one of my favorite food establishment and an unfortunate outbreak of Hep A. It wasn’t a store in my local area. I had no immediate connection to the happenings and I’m honestly not at all concerned it can/will happen to me, though it certainly could. No, I tweeted [...]

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Things I Don’t Care About #1

April 29, 2008

Upon examining my role in the community, I’ve noticed that some seek out my opinion on purported “Big Deals” in the space. But what I’m really finding is that most of the Big Deals don’t mean a hill of beans to me. So I’ll begin an ad-hoc new category of posts: Things I Don’t Care [...]

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On zombies, praise and the Easter Chicken.

March 23, 2008

First, happy Zombie Day. Don’t get offended. It’s not like I’m walking around town with a clapboard. And you chose to come here, so you should be used to it by now.
Major props go out to JC Hutchins, the man, the myth, the fucker that owes me a beer for his unsolicited praise of me [...]

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Markteing is for assholes

March 15, 2008

Seriously. Why bother posting anything to this website when Hugh MacLeod has all the insights?

So says a person guilty of being an asshole. But I’m trying to change. Not from being an asshole. Just from doing asshole marketing.

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Reflection on the future

February 26, 2008

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. Today I leave you with this small exception:

A Softer World is my most favoritest web-comic. It speaks to me. Some days more than others.

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99 Seems like a good stopping point

December 29, 2007

Five O’Clock Shadow 99

Originally uploaded by evo_terra

Well kids, here you have it. The final “Five O’Clock Shadow” post. It was fun doing this, and I got a lot more familiar with Flickr. Sort of resurrected the account, you might say.
I’ve got a new idea, partly [...]

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Cleaning out

December 28, 2007

Five O’Clock Shadow 98

Originally uploaded by evo_terra

As the year winds down, I find it once again time to re-examine and restate my assumptions. For the remaining days of my vacation, I’ll be doing the following:

Paying close attention to anything that comes in over RSS. Pictures, [...]

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We’re painting this Xmas

December 24, 2007

Five O’Clock Shadow 97

Originally uploaded by evo_terra

It’s a tradition: the Lovely Wife gets the itch to paint this time every year. Started with NJ’s bathroom and has spilled over into my office. Which is a good thing, as I was starting to not enjoy working [...]

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Seriously considering ROFLCon

December 21, 2007

I’ve decided to approach my 2008 convention schedule with significantly more thought and care than previously. On the top of my list of I CAN HAZ is ROFLCon. Teh funny, to be sure!
I reached out to the organizers today to see if the whole podiobook movement is worthy of inclusion or not. As I told [...]

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Good parts of Xmas

December 20, 2007

Five O’Clock Shadow 96

Originally uploaded by evo_terra

Anyone know who knows me knows that I’m not one for the Holiday spirit. Part of it is a general aversion to anything that is too popular, a significant amount comes from my internal conflicts with over-commercialization of society [...]

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