Tag Archives: Internet

Farewell, Packet 8; You Rocked

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Josh

Well, we finally bit the bullet and dropped our landline. A little over a month ago, we all got cell phones; instead of immediately dropping our landline, we wanted to try the cell phone thing for a while to see … Continue reading →

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Used Books: One Internet to Find Them All

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Josh

I seem to go in cycles; I’ll go for a long period of time not really thinking about the internet and how it’s changed things, and then out of nowhere, I’ll get a slap of reality. My cheek is still … Continue reading →

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MetaFilter is not 911 or Poison Control.

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Josh

I was just digging through some old post drafts, and found this at MetaFilter: I just mixed bleach / vinegar / salt / and liquid dish detergent in hopes of creating a super weed killer. I mixed the stuff in … Continue reading →

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Delayed Unsubscribing from Promotional Emails

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Josh

I recently unsubscribed from Barnes and Noble promotional emails, which I was getting, I think, because I signed up for a Barnes and Noble membership card the last time I was in Columbus. That’s the best guess I can make, … Continue reading →

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I broke the internet.

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Josh

Or at least my little corner of it. I just upgraded to WordPress 2.3.1, and am getting some really cool errors up at the top of my page (just look up above, and you can see them for yourself). I … Continue reading →

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Researching – then and now

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Josh

Last week I met with the preacher of my mom’s church again, for a bit of lunch and some talk. We ended up not talking about religion hardly at all, which I found surprising but not unwelcome. Our discussion veered … Continue reading →

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The internet is not the solution for everything.

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Josh

I like the internet – a lot. I use it all the time, to do all sorts of things: keep in touch with friends, learn new things, keep up with the news, play games. But I do try to maintain … Continue reading →

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Social networking sites – what’s the big deal?

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Josh

I’ve been watching the hype over social networking sites this year (and before, in fact), and I must say: I don’t get it. The social networking sites don’t do anything for me. For a while I had a MySpace page, … Continue reading →

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Google April Fools pranks for 2007

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Josh

As always, Google has some pretty nifty April Fools pranks this year. Previous pranks included the Google Gulp, Google hiring folks to go to the moon, the Google Mentalplex, and the hilarious PigeonRank. For this year, I’ve seen two so … Continue reading →

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One free Joost invitation available

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Josh

Hey everyone. I’ve got one more invitation left for Joost. Here’s a snippet about the project: Joostâ„¢ is a new way of watching TV on the internet, which uses new and established technologies to provide the best of both the … Continue reading →

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