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social writing networks

2006-08-31T05:03:10Z

Listening to an IT Conversations podcast of the Prosumer Media session at Web 2.0. Among other things, I hear Mena Trott talking about Vox (nee Comet). One thing she's talking about are the benefits of small and intimate audiences for one's com...

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QotD: The Best Way To Reach Me

2006-08-30T18:09:30Z

What's your favorite way to keep in touch? Phone, snail mail, email, text message, Vox, _____ ? I'm best with IM and email, with some lurking in IRC. I've been picking up text messaging over the last few years, but otherwise I'm no good on the ...

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California, the anti-goth state?

2006-08-30T18:04:31Z

How can anyone be goth in California? There's dry air, cloudless skies, and a decided lack of gloom. With the exception of some pretty gigantic spiders spinning night webs near our apartment, certainly none of these things evoke visions of moul...

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She Wants Revenge sounds a

2006-08-28T16:37:39Z

She Wants Revenge sounds a lot like the son of Bauhaus and Sisters of Mercy. Cloudy day reminds me of michigan.

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QotD: Here Comes The Bride

2006-08-20T03:15:29Z

What was the last wedding you went to? Were you in the wedding? The last wedding to which I went was my own, this past June 9th. And, of course, I was in it and deliriously happy to be there. At this point, though, my lovely bride and I are w...

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QotD: Howdy Neighbor!

2006-08-18T00:38:38Z

How well do you know your next-door neighbors? I don't know them at all, having just moved a month ago. But then again, I've never known my neighbors very well, anywhere I've lived since college. I knew our neighbors about a block away at the ...

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Writing a networked book

2006-08-17T03:10:14Z

Listening to The Writing Show podcast. They're talking about The Networked Book. This excites me. Now I just have to get back to more writing that can be networked.

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QotD: The Best Part of Waking Up...

2006-08-16T17:51:24Z

What's your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought? Coffee, of course. That's the boring answer for a guy who's got a blog at decafbad.com. I make a pot at home most mornings, drink at least 2 cups. Then, i...

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Would it be a scandal

2006-08-16T16:02:18Z

Would it be a scandal if it turned out that duran duran was lip synching in second life?

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Always look a gift horse

2006-08-16T15:55:44Z

Always look a gift horse in the mouth. You will need to know how much it eats before you get it home.

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