Digitally Disillusioned

I've been riding the Web 2.0 pony and I'm sick and tired of how uninspiring it really is beneath the hood. I don't want off. I want a better god damned pony. Let me know if you want to help me find one.

Apr
15th

Sun

Migration

I really liked the gestalt behind tumblr, however its simplicity masks a problem: its communication is unilateral and the blogger is isolated from the reader. However, given the minimal input I’ve made and the astonishing results Google Analytics has provided, I’m moving on to a bigger pasture.

If you see the Pretentious Panda image still it means it’s not quite ready, but it shouldn’t be long now.

Apr
3rd

Tue

Helvetica Inspired Haiku Winners …and I got an honorable mention!

Mar
23rd

Fri

But perhaps the most alarming ingredient in a Chicken McNugget is tertiary butylhydroquinone, or TBHQ, an antioxidant derived from petroleum that is either sprayed directly on the nugget or the inside of the box it comes in to “help preserve freshness.” According to A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives, TBHQ is a form of butane (i.e. lighter fluid)

— Michael Pollan, The Omivore’s Dilemma, via So What Really Is In A McDonald’s Chicken McNugget?

The Secret of Monkey Island (via Twitter)

Apotheos: GIVE stylish confetti to HEAVILY ARMED CLOWN
Akolade: How appropriate, you fight like a cow.

Mar
21st

Wed

Does anyone have Wil Wheaton’s email address?

— Aldie, Admin of Boardgamegeek.com, who apparently fails to think of the obvious.