Category: Life

  • Standards Aware Cutting Edge

    Molly recently proffered a set of web design and development personality indicators. I think I’m a mix of SACE and SASS, which makes me as cool as a Trekkie. SASS. Standards Aware Structural Semanticist. These personalities are very code-centric, with little interest (or more often, skill) in presentation but lots of interest in the proper…

  • Broadband, Half the Price, 16 Times Faster, Not Here

    It’s hard to imagine the United States being behind in Internet technology, but apparently, we’re slacking. An article I read today in the NY Times suggests Bush is to blame. From the 1960’s until the day President Bush took office, [Thomas Bleha]* writes, “The United States led the world in Internet development.” No longer. The…

  • Six Verizon Tech Geeks Later

    You’re probably wondering why I haven’t been posting pseudo-ubergeek tidbits lately. Well, it’s because about 10 days ago my Verizon DSL Internet connection at home stopped working. And much of my spare time has been devoted to correcting this issue. Tech Geek 1 I placed my first call to tech support on a Saturday. The…

  • Designa n Developa

    A search for “Jamin Hegeman” on Gizoogle produces the following result. Jamin Hegeman – Web Design N Develizzle Pittsburgh, PA Jamin Hegeman is a Web designa n developa, cracka playa, n writa who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania “Cracka playa,” forshizzle! Gizoogle Dis Shiznit

  • Back From Boulder

    To prove I have a life outside of this electric box, I have been absent the past week as I drove from Pittsburgh to Boulder, Colorado with my wife, who is interning with IBM out there over the summer. I then flew back without her. It was a fun trip, and Boulder is about a…

  • Kasabian Album Released

    Kasabian’s album was released today. I may have to wait until my next paycheck to buy it, but I’ve heard most of the songs on KEXP and they’re all very good. I’ve heard them compared to The Stone Roses. They rock a little harder, I think. More energizing. More attitude. All I know is every…

  • Club Foot on iTunes

    The free download on iTunes is Kasabian’s Club Foot. I think it started last week, so you better hurry. Damn good song.