April 2009
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"13p.me" -- Another Way to Get Here
I like URL shortening services, especially when using them with Twitter. Bit.ly is my current favorite, but I also like the style and functionality provided by Ow.ly as well. But there are a few times when I just want to feature the front page of my personal site or have a shortened link that refers to me directly.
I’ve been using 13p as shorthand for this site since I moved away from my...
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43 More Things
Hey! My 43 More Things t-shirt arrived today!
Inspired by the website 43things.com, I’ve been doing some list making (with the help of the iPhone apps ShoveBox & TapForms) like I did last year. I just turned 43, and like last year when my lists were 42 items long, I’ve moved on to 43, like the site.
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Reflections on eDemocracyCamp
From their website…
eDemocracyCamp is an unconference (what’s this?) about e-democracy (using the internet to support democratic processes) with a particular focus on e-participation (using the internet to support public participation). The goal is to connect government officials, researchers, developers, practitioners, and regular citizens for a day of intense collaboration and...
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Did I Really Run a Session @ eDemocracyCamp?
Apparently, I did…
Democracy & Online Games: a Discussion
eDemocracyCamp, April 19th, 2009
On the drive down to eDemocracyCamp in Washington DC, I innocently tweeted that I would love to have a conversation about the role democracy has in online games and how some online games have been designed to focus on democracy. This sorta led to me running a session, something I wasn’t...
Photos from eDemocracy Camp
Even though I brought my camera, I didn’t end up taking as many photos as I’m used to. I guess I was just having too much fun not being responsible for anything for a change. But it didn’t really matter. Flickr is full of fantastic shots from the event…
WatchGood people / Interesting conversation.
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20 Great Widgets to Enhance Your Tumblr Blog →
I need to experiment with some of these.
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Adding Posts from My DSi
Exploring the feasibility of posting to my Tumblr blog from my DSi.
It’s not really feasible. You can’t edit with the WYSIWYG UI. Instead, I have to use the HTML edit window.
On the upside, I really like the typewriter sounds the keyboard makes and I was surprised to discover handwriting recognition.
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Three Noteworthy Fortunes
Ordered Chinese food a few days ago and received three fortune cookies.
The first I opened and ate while walking around our backyard, fretting over how fast the grass is growing. I was surprised to find my fortune was…
Spring has sprung. Life is blooming.
The second I opened the next morning when I was feeling a little blue…
Our life is the creation of our mind.
And the arrival of...
NYTimes Slideshow about MagCloud →
MagCloud is a print-on-demand (and mail) magazine service. Well worth checking out.