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I started blogging the summer before I went to college after reading an article in Time magazine that included, among other things, a bit about the rise in popularity of the proto-blogging platform Open Diary. A lot about my early history with computers is sort of fuzzy these days, but my progression through a cross-section [...]
I was digging through old documents looking for tax related stuff when I (re)-discovered this gem: In retrospect, I should have requested a hearing.
If I had the budget for one, I’d definitely buy one, so I can certainly understand why people with lots of disposable income are flocking to Apple stores today. That said, there is something sort of unseemly about reveling in the act of consumption. I guess this particular tweet captures what I’m trying to say [...]
I’ve been aware of the problems with unpaid internships for awhile, but this article in the Times really crystallized the issue for me. While many colleges are accepting more moderate- and low-income students to increase economic mobility, many students and administrators complain that the growth in unpaid internships undercuts that effort by favoring well-to-do and [...]
Today seems like a good day to complain about something random, so here it is. I’ve been thinking of buying a new digital point-and-shoot camera. Our current camera (a Canon Powershot with 3MP) is getting a bit long in the tooth. I didn’t want to spend too much (under $100) and I didn’t have a [...]
I downloaded duo505′s Another Illusion and Hot Chip’s latest One Life Stand. Both are solid albums that I suspect will grow on me, but neither provided quite the cleansing inspiration I was looking for today. I can’t complain too loudly. My state of mind lately oscillates between total despair and grim resignation. I know from [...]
My recent project to get back into shape is ramping up quite a bit. I was looking at old photographs the other day and reminiscing about the heady days of during and just after high school. I don’t have a particularly good memory, though I seem to understand the rough outline of how I felt at the [...]
I first heard about the church bombings in Malaysia on NPR a few days ago. The story, which is still not at all clear, involves Muslim and Malay opposition to the use of the the Malay word for God in newsletters for Christian churches. As I understand it, this particular term has been in common [...]
As you can probably tell, I haven’t been doing much more than micro-blogging. Two weeks in Thailand followed by all the catchup here at school has stood between me and putting together new posts. Besides some Google-China conspiracy theories, I don’t really have much lined up in the future. I’m hoping to continue to blog [...]