12 May 2009, 22:09 p.m.

He Meant To Post To Causal Encounters

For those who don't know: Craiglist has a category of personals called Casual Encounters (not to be confused with Missed Connections, even though Missed Connections often result from accidental encounters that are fairly casual). Folks …

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10 May 2009, 0:56 a.m.

Star Trek, Dilbert, Drunk History, And Self-Help Mysticism In One Inconvenient Package

"This will enhance shareholder value while ensuring continued GAAP strategic focus on a going-forward basis," I quipped in IRC, scaring colleagues. Yes, I can talk like the Pointy-Haired Boss when I want to. Brendan mentioned …

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09 May 2009, 12:19 p.m.

Fisher-Price's My First Keysigning

Last night, at Biella's suggestion, I visited the Pacific Standard. Oh the homesickness! They have a UC Berkeley alumnus decal on the door, and a Moe's sticker on the rear wall, above a pedestal holding …

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05 May 2009, 15:10 p.m.

Adjusting

The last day of April, I decided I didn't want to continue renting an office. Then I stepped outside and saw a perfectly good desk discarded on the sidewalk. So that's what I'm using now. …

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03 May 2009, 16:52 p.m.

DSM-V Candidate

The pop-psych explanation goes: It's a disorder if it gets in the way of your life or if it's stopping you from doing things you want to do. Example: "I have a problem: I hate …

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01 May 2009, 10:58 a.m.

Bad Fanfic Everywhere

I think the only dreams I remember these days are the ones that just shout their subtexts so loud I can't ignore them. Like the one last night where my mom handed me my newborn …

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29 Apr 2009, 8:28 a.m.

Our Woodstock

Over the past four weeks I've separately met two people who will probably become friends and who were also at the Jonathan Coulton concert I attended in March at Symphony Space. By the way, yes …

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27 Apr 2009, 22:29 p.m.

Fan Dances And Leafblowers

The other day, Leonard and I were brunching with Adi. We got to talking about the little superstitions you make up when you're a kid, like "if the digital clock shows a time that repeats …

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27 Apr 2009, 6:40 a.m.

Thoughtcrime Experiments Anthology Is Up

Nine new original stories, five new original artworks, and an essay on how and why we did it. Read it online, download the PDF, or (soon) buy the print-on-demand book. Link, download, read, and remix …

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25 Apr 2009, 23:27 p.m.

Hiro-ics Don't Scale, They Say

Now I'm rereading Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash bit by bit. Spoiler ahead: The important thing is, Hiro, that you have to understand the Mafia way. And the Mafia way is that we pursue larger goals …

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