Archive for July 2006

The Etiquette of Modern Communication

In Geek, Life, Technology on 29 July 2006 with Comments Off

The other day I found myself needing to contact a friend. This friend and I, we’re both bleeding edge technology nerds, so it got me thinking about how many ways there are for people like us to contact each other, and what the unspoken rules of etiquette are for each one.
Here were the options, in [...]

Two Conferences, Two Weeks

In Conferences, Geek, Life, Powazek on 25 July 2006 with Comments Off

A small collection of thoughts after attending two conferences in two weeks.

The US government is full of people who are really passionate about what they’re doing. In other jobs, you “work.” But when you work for the government, you “serve.”
Those of us who have been making webstuff since before the word “weblog” came around, myself [...]

JPG Issue 6 is here!

In JPG Magazine on 17 July 2006 with Comments Off

Whether it was faulty settings, old film, the random photo on the last frame of film, or the last photo a camera ever took, issue 6 features some of the finest slip-ups, freak-outs, and happy accidents ever captured on film or pixels. We’re also joined by featured photographer Rion Nakaya, who shares some of her [...]

The Powazek World Tour

In Blogging, Event, Geek, Powazek, Travel on 12 July 2006 with Comments Off

Today I embark on the very exciting 2006 Powazek World Tour. (Well, if you consider Portland and DC the world and two stops to be a tour, anyway.)
This Thursday and Friday I’ll be participating in a private conference sponsored by – I swear I’m not making this up – the State Department. It’s called the [...]

Colbert Jumps the Shark

In TV on 10 July 2006 with Comments Off

I just wanted to be the first to make a post with these phrases:
Colbert Report.
Amy Sedaris.
Tumble.
Jump the shark.
That is all.