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Old people asks about the difference between an email and a pager.
TweetI think the sentiment “Holy Fucking Shit” aptly describes the horror I felt when I read this article. During oral arguments today in the case City of Ontario v. Quon, which considers whether police officers had an expectation of privacy in personal (and sexually explicit) text messages sent on pagers issued to them by the [...]
Full StoryYour mail.
TweetToday I got an awesome email from Kim talking about the power of the internet and what it means to those who could access it. So….I’m sitting at PF Chang’s, ordering steamed vegetables and tofu (because I know you want me to stay healthy), writing and answering email, ruining the ambiance at the bar with [...]
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Tweet I turned 26 today. Beyond that, lots of things are going on. I’m back in school for my 2nd of three sessions of certifications, this time for my MCTS 70-647 and 70-649. I finally got a job doing IT for Burger King Corporation ending my 9 month unemployment streak. I moved out of my [...]
Full StoryMoving on from the cult of iPhone.
TweetI snapped. Weeks of stress combined with frustrations caused by the iPhone made me take drastic measures. I sold the damned thing and won’t be looking back. I’ve had it with all the crap I had to put up with. Phones shouldn’t be this aggravating! I also tend to outgrow things fairly quickly. When someone [...]
Full StoryThe Pep talk
TweetLast June I was laid off from my IT position at a small home automation company. I’m only 25 years old and I’ve always taken pride in my work and taken my career seriously. This is the first time someone has ever told me that I wasn’t needed anymore. I’m not a particularly emotional detached [...]
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So long and thanks for all the fish.
Tweet I haven’t read a newspaper since I was a kid, and by the looks of things I am not alone in this. Over the past month or so, quite a few people close to me who worked at the Herald lost their jobs in an effort to save a sinking ship. It’s always a [...]
Full StoryInterpretation
TweetThis post is a continuation of In Arrested Development, a series of posts in which I reflect and analyze myself to make myself a better human being. If you aren’t interested in such things, here is your warning to move along. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both [...]
Full StoryIn Arrested Development.
TweetOn the 20th, I was fortunate enough to attend a show at the Improv in the Grove. One of the comedians was an obese local from the South Central hood of Kendall, and it was one joke he delivered that night that really stung me. If you’re under 30, or have less than 5 kids, [...]
Full StoryMulti-tasking fail: Too many hobbies.
Tweet Image by natala007 via Flickr I think I have too many hobbies. If you gloss over the archives of this fine blog, you will see things that normally do not co-exist in either a person or a blog. Where else do you find talk about power distribution one day, bike lane design the next [...]
Full StoryU.S. consumers pay more money for less.
Tweet Image by rq? via Flickr Honestly, that title can be used for almost anything. Health care, broadband, transit, you name it. So it really isn’t surprising when you see Fortune magazine‘s Jeffrey O’Brien feeling ripped off at the sight of American broadband. In South Florida, AT&T offers the following speeds and prices for DSL [...]
Full StoryTough love or just divisive politics?
TweetFolks, it’s no secret that opposing sides like to poke fun at each other over their stances on political issues. But I saw something the other day that has left me wondering what exactly my reaction was. Here is the image in question. This was posted on the Advanced Armament Corp.’s blog on Tuesday either [...]
Full StoryWhy are you not showing perspective?
Tweet Image by kevindooley via Flickr I have a bone to pick with other writers. Why do you write $3.4 billion or $200 million instead of $3,4000,000,000 or $200,000,000? To me it feels like I am failing to properly convey the size and scope of whatever it is I am writing about. I could understand [...]
Full StoryScrew the Marlins parking garage.
TweetMarlins stadium parking garage cost soars Miami commissioners are being asked to vote Thursday to issue bonds for much more than the original $94 million cost of a parking garage at the new Marlins ballpark. When Miami commissioners agreed to bankroll the parking structure for the new Marlins stadium — the city’s key investment in [...]
Full StorySome ideas for improving life and cycling in South Florida.
TweetWithout a doubt I am a tree hugger. Sometimes I pinch them just to mix it up. You wouldn’t believe the mixed signals Google Reader gets with my RSS feeds. Anyways, over the years I’ve seen a lot of cool ideas come out and I would like to show a few that I think would [...]
Full StoryA Miami-English Public Service Announcement.
TweetDear folks in Miami, Hello. I know for a lot of you that English isn’t your first language. It isn’t mine either. It’s actually my third after Spanish and HTML. Sorry I couldn’t resist the joke. Anyways, when I am out running around our fair suburban sprawl of a wasteland, I usually wear one of [...]
Full StoryJackson Memorial Hospital Forces Lesbian to Die Alone
Tweet Image by Jeffrey Guterman via Flickr Go read this article before reading my post. Hospital Forces Lesbian to Die Alone; Judge Gives Stamp of Approval | Asterisk. I will say this upfront. I am delirious on cold meds and am currently feverish, so if there are grammatical errors or I just ramble like a [...]
Full StoryWhat I have learned after 102 blog posts.
Tweet Image by Somewhat Frank via Flickr I started blogging back in February for the first time. It was rocky at first because I had no idea what the hell I was doing. You could very easily say I still don’t know what the hell I am doing and I would not argue with you. [...]
Full StoryWhere are the restaurants in Hialeah?
Tweet Image via CrunchBase I was asked to accompany my brother and two of his friends in shopping for a carry pistol at Lou’s Police Supply in Hialeah, and after shopping around for a few hours, we tried to find a place to eat. This is where things turned interesting. Driving in all we could [...]
Full StoryThe Best And Worst Cities To Look For A Job
TweetGuess where Miami is at? Ranked 49 out of 50 cities, Miami is the second worst city to look for work. The only place in the US worse than us, is Detroit! Thank means for every job posting you see, ten people will apply for it. I notice it myself. My father was laid off [...]
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