In the past two days, pretty much out of sheer boredom (although maybe there are some more noble intentions), I have managed to sign myself up to the following sites:
– Flickr
– Upcoming
– 43Things
I’ve subscribed to the following new feeds:
And the following podcast:
Added 9 new entries to my del.icio.us account:
And fallen in love with a new television network:
My will is weak to the power of the internet.
In lieu of a lengthy post this week, I think it would quite beneficial to hand out my del.icio.us account. If you’re not using del.icio.us, well, you should be. del.icio.us is one of those things, like telephone or email, where the more people on the network, the greater the worth of the device/service.
And, speaking of telephones, many of you may or may not know that I am developing a phone. Specifically, a cell phone. Well, not exactly a cell phone, since it’s not on the cellular network. I’m a big fan of Jabber/XMPP, and when Google released their IM app (based on Jabber), I thought “wouldn’t it be brilliant to develop a mobile device, something that used Wi-Fi, and used the VoIP technologies behind their service to talk to your friends, rather than having to pay monthly fees?” So, I’m building the thing. I still have to order the parts, but I’ve been watching what Surj and Deva and others have been up to. I’ve got a name for it (to remain secret for now), and have been working on some software and infrastructure stuff, but it’s happening. You can check out some of the progress on my wiki.
43 Folders, because it gives me ideas for organizing my online and offline worlds, and Merlin is fricken hilarious
Mashup.Podcast, for being a voice behind a music style I adore
Odeo, for giving me fun new podcasts to listen to (one of which you’ll find above)
Ernie Cline, for being the voice of geeks everywhere
Violet and Dodgeball, for helping bridge that gap between the real and the virtual by thinking of different ways to experience online notifications
Well, I just woke up. It was nice to be able to sleep in on a weekend. It doesn’t happen often, so when it does I really cherish it. But I have a lot of catch up to do here, so here we go:
First, yesterday was the day. Another birthday come and gone. I’m officially at 25 now. There are only a couple of really significant things behind being 25: I can now rent cars without crazy additional fees, my car insurance rates will drop considerably, and I will never be able to join Fabrica or be on The Real World (I don’t need the drama of The Real World anyway). The party went well. It wasn’t tons and tons of people, but it was enough, and the people who were there made for a great time. I laughed a lot, I played some great video games, I ate some awesome cake and ice cream, and I got a lot of much-needed human contact and conversation.
Second, I’ve been meaning to write about the whirlwind trip to New York. Jamey and I flew out last Saturday morning, shot tons of photos for a freelance project we’re doing, and flew back that evening. We spent something like 6 1/2 hours in the city, and about 13 hours in planes or at an airport. It was quite fun though, and even more fun since I got to hook up with Aline to hang out during that time. It was great to see her: she looks awesome and seems really happy and at ease there (most of the time!). Thank you for the birthday presents, Aliney!
Third, I finally got an iPod. It makes me happy. My FM adapter just died though, so I need to kick some ass about that one: the damn thing didn’t even survive a month, and at $40 a pop, that’s not a “subscription model” I want to be a part of.
Fourth, I’m really digging on Ruby on Rails (and Ruby in general). Plus, the awesome friend that is Jen hooked me up with some space on her server that already has Rails installed, so I’ll be crushing on that for a while, I’m sure. Even though Flash 8 has some fricken sweet features, I think there may be fewer and fewer reasons for me to build SWFs when Rails has some beautiful Ajax support.
Fifth, another of my recent crushes is del.icio.us. I’ve known about it for a while, and always thought it sounded neat, but only recently have I witnessed the true power of that which is del.icio.us. If you have not checked it out, do yourself a favor.
Sixth and last, I’m building… something. It’s not art, it’s not software. But it’s cool, and I hope you’re going to want it. Stay tuned to our irregularly scheduled program…