"creating jobs for blacksmiths" wow – so poignant on why MI needs a new direction. cullect/53: http://culld.us/566093 # fixed a bunch of bugs in @cullect. now, time for bed. # problem w/ a month of paternity leave: I have no idea where my note cards or pens are. # rsync-ing w/ the tags -aE was …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Minneapolis Muni Wireless Coming Soon to St. Anthony Village?
Considering I’m a couple blocks in either direction from the Minneapolis city boundaries, I’m amused to see this ‘Coming Soon’ network in my available network listing – while sitting on my sofa. I’m guessing this means the Phase 5 Build out is on schedule for Feb 2008 completion.
Cullect.com – A Shareable Reading List for Each of Your Interests
We all have different facets of our personality – if only work and family. The things that are relevant and interesting for work are off-topic for family. It’s an national election year, so I bet a you’re tracking politics more closely than other years. Again, a separate facet or mindset. Sometimes distinct from the other …
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Twitter Updates for 2008-01-21
ok. this proves it – football needs snow to be interesting. bitter cold just don’t do it for me. # @swirlspice – we’re Tivo-ing Amazing Race and catch it after the football game. # wishes http://fawnt.com/fonts/ had an RSS feed w/ enclosures. # thinks he’s a ‘foul weather fan’ of the Packers. Maybe even a …
First Crack 105. Coffee Review – Grand Cru Kenya: Mamuto, Kirinyaga
This podcast kicks off a new monthly coffee review series at the First Crack Podcast. This month, I’m reviewing: George Howell’s Terroir Coffee: Kenya Mamuto Kirinyaga First, it took me a while to tweak the grinder back for a good press pot. In that time, the time was ticking on the coffee itself. Lesson learned …
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Twitter Updates for 2008-01-20
just looked at flickrfan.org. Decided it’s not what I’m looking for. I want the same thing….just an arbitrary RSS feed, not tied to flickr # wait, I was thinking too hard. iPhoto -> ‘Subscribe to Photocast’ . Then flip over to Front Row and let it ride. Now to change the music. # all these …
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-19
http://cullect.com/65 proves that LOLcats is funnier when it’s in someone else’s reading list. 🙂 # reading the FeedBurner API finding it more inspiring than the FaceBook API. # -13F, first day of swimming lessons for the boy. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-18
@geniodiabolico – from articles I already have, and anything that comes in on going. @cullect gets new feeds from new subscriptions. # Did you know @cullect has a built-in url shortener (a la tinyurl)? – http://culld.us, an example: http://culld.us/540074 # @DeRushaJ, I agree. It’d be great if the response was more approachable, but, we all …
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-17
@geniodiabolico, great post. # @geniodiabolico, I’ve amused myself by saying, "advertisers, audience, publication, remove 1 an you’ve got something interesting." # @brownorama – and in exactly the same way. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Eight Stupid Things
Bex asked me for 8 things; I took the left-brain/right-brain dominance test Bex referenced and it said I, “you focus on details until they manifest themselves in a unique pattern and only then work with the ‘larger whole’” and recommended I be a design consultant. 🙂 Climatically, I’m the most comfortable between 42°N and 52°N. …