It's no secret that I'm a contrarian in many ways.

I love me some infographics!

No, seriously, infographics are fun.
Now, I'm not a guy who has to track and record and quantify every aspect of his life.  I know people like that, but I'm not really one of them.  On the other hand, I am one of those guys who likes to look at log files and statistics and trends.  It's kind of a contradiction, I'll admit, but, well, there it is.    And, I'll tell you what else, I'm very aware...
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I love design from the 60's.

Yes, that grammatical travesty was written on purpose.

Time to get out into the server room with the big, blue ceiling!

Spring is springing in my part of the world.  Flowers are in bloom and the weather is quite mellow and pleasant.  And, of course, I spend most of my week trapped in a server room. But, I don't want to take a lot of time off to go do things, so that means I'm stuck doing things on the weekend.  That doesn't give me a ton of options,...
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How much time do you suppose Henry Darger spent world-building before he started writing?

Soon, you'll need a passport to enter Facebook.

Appreciate your DSLR's built-in light meter!

No, I'm not talking about me.

I'm talking about pop culture.  Or, at least, Hollywood.  I go on, sometimes at length, about how the geek never seems to get the girl.  Mostly, because I happen to be that geek who never seems to get the girl!  But, more and more, the geeks are getting the girl, at least in the movies, if not in life.  So, my personal dating woes aside, I have hope that, someday, I might get the girl,...Read More

Do you dream of becoming a professional photographer?