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Re: How To Nap

amberella — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:56:33 -0000

Only slightly more informative than Allure's reminder of How to Take a Shower

Re: Idiosyncratic Routine - The Embarrassment of Crowds

amberella — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:30:58 -0000

I often wonder how you can have such questionable taste in music while having such amazing taste in friends.

Re: t r a c y r u s s o . c o m - Amber Invents Some Words

amberella — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:56 -0000

Later that week I also tried to generate some buzz for either "Twinami" or "Twecho" to refer to the deluge of retweets of the same, national news story - especially awkwardly long after the scoop, where you wonder if the poster actually thinks they are providing some service to the group. It's awkward for everyone, really. I fancy "is there a twecho in here?" but it hasn't really caught on yet. Join the cause!

Re: t r a c y r u s s o . c o m

amberella — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:49:57 -0000

Further fomenting my inability to stop talking about them, I posted an update this morning after walking over to check it out. They're not quiiiiite a hoax, but might as well be. NOW I am officially done talking about them.

Re: t r a c y r u s s o . c o m

amberella — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:39:53 -0000

Me thinks some email automation needs to be fixed! quick... before melissa gets spammed!

Re: Foxmarks, A Super Easy Way To Sync Firefox Bookmarks

amberella — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:30:44 -0000

I used to use Foxmarks, then switched to GMarks and finally onto Weave. I can't say I've been that impressed (yet), especially with how they're still working things out and so every time I close a browser window I get a "Syncing with Weave" popup that won't go away. Still, it's like, v. 0.2 so I'm holding out. The management interface and tagging system beats Foxmarks to a pulp.

Re: Idiosyncratic Routine - Twitterbaiting - n. The act of sending public,...

amberella — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:08:37 -0000

Hmmm ok, I'll take the precedent on twittergasm, but really, they've misappropriated the linguistic structure there. A twittergasm should be CAUSED by twitter, not just reported on it. I mean, what they're talking about should be called tweetgasm or something! I couldn't think of anything with a better ring to it, but I'm sure someone can. Besides - who the hell is tweeting that kind of information? They should be twhacked upside the twead.

Re: Idiosyncratic Routine - c|net Coverage of Johnny Long: EPIC FAIL

amberella — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:00:26 -0000

Agree, esp. the fear-mongering in the Rambam article. That's pretty much expected though, given the mainstream c|net audience.

Re: Idiosyncratic Routine - Hacking the Boy's Club

amberella — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:35:01 -0000

I responded back there too. FYI I think it's very important to state that regulation, censorship, or abandoning the chat concept for the future is completely antithetical to what the conference stands for. Sure, there were a few "iffy" statements that would have been removed from a moderated IRC channel (i.e. public communication forum), but those statements had nothing to do with the "girl" stuff. My only wish was that the girls in the room had picked up a voice and said something; staked their claim. The silence was my only issue. =)

Re: A Celebration Of The Life, Songs And Stories Of U. Utah Phillips

amberella — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:31:09 -0000

Wow - finding those little crossover points between stuff I love - (in this case your blog and Utah Phillips) is always unexpected and makes the world seem a little tinier.

And @Chris Person - I always lump him in with Robert Anton Wilson... prob because of the time I found them both... and the radical thoughts. ;)

Re: Idiosyncratic Routine - [K]now-nothingism — the insistence that there are...

amberella — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:01:31 -0000

That is very cool. Coincidentally, I'm going to see Dylan play in Prospect Park tomorrow evening. I hope he's coherent this time!

Re: Finding Things in Odd Places

amberella — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:11:16 -0000

Yes, quite a while ago - glad you like it.

It's hard to post things without comment as I really hope people don't take it literally. But, well, I guess that's something I have to get used to. Since I've long wanted to get my Masters or PhD in a Poetry related topic (depending on where the MBA falls... not that I'm an overachiever or anything), I registered poetrytrends.org for my inevitable statistical web 2.0 (3.0?) analysis of poetry thesis lol. But, since that's a way off, maybe I'll throw up some more writing up on that domain in the meantime. If there's an audience, that is.

Re: Part II: Geez, When Will Women Stop Getting Themselves Raped Already?

amberella — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:26:06 -0000

Very, very well put. Now I don't have to go and write this whole thing myself, which would have just exacerbated my already enormous sense of outrage.

Re: Laughing Squid NYC Drinkup on September 13th at M1-5

amberella — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:06:12 -0000

Funness! Almost every fun tech event I've been to in Manhattan has been at M1-5. Great venue, great crowd.

Re: Which Cat is the Most Awesome?

amberella — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:34:02 -0000

I totally agree!!!! Then I need the original source because I am dying to post these around the neighborhood. Help!

Re: Mostly Damaged - First Spore Review Up

amberella — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:01:59 -0000

"However, the happiness mechanic is so simple that most players should be able to beat the stage on even the highest difficulty setting without giving it much thought. "

...without much thought... seems to describe my entire Spore experience so far. Sure, it's cute, but as for strategy or robust AI, it's no Sims or Black & White. I have such high hopes for the space stage, we'll see how it goes.

Re: lia!lia! - Since my powerplay here at the apartment for the...

amberella — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:55:31 -0000

I decided yesterday that I desperately want an aardvark for a pet.

Re: Idiosyncratic Routine - This is pretty much every Friday for me. At...

amberella — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:59:28 -0000

I love the pool. Used to play enough it was like a part time job, but now I'm more casual about it. Someday I will be rich and have an awesome pool table in my awesome library, with those awesome rolling ladder things. Yes.

Re: Idiosyncratic Routine - He’s holding Lehman’s market value. WAIT - Strike...

amberella — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:00:04 -0000

I've updated the post to reflect the Australian coinage. My contact with foreign currencies usually has to do with a spreadsheet and ISO codes.

Re: kerbink!

amberella — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:53:27 -0000

That is pure awesome.

Re: Soup

amberella — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:55:25 -0000

I've had conflicting feelings on this text (from the new Dentyne ads I see constantly, plastered all over the NYC subway system). I mean, sure, good idea... but gum? http://www.dentyne.com/html...

Re: Soup

amberella — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:03:36 -0000

How am I supposed to go answer the poor guy's question when he has no commenting system? Email is way too formal for that. BTW the answer is synecdoche. Yeah, my mom's an english teacher. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Video: The Internet in 1969

amberella — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:53:33 -0000

That is GREAT. I like this idea. Can we re-write the internet to work this way? =P

Re: t r a c y r u s s o . c o m

amberella — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:08:55 -0000

Thanks Trace! I really hope the bajillions of other out of work Wall Street people don't completely destroy my chances of finding something feasible. I really don't want to change industries right now. =(

Re: Mostly Damaged - DO. WANT.

amberella — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:22:02 -0000

Insect + Psychic Guru = Psychomantis
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