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Updated My DrupalConSF session description.

Intro Social media is not always socializing on the web. It can also be about the viral spread of information between...

Right Person Right Place Edward Tufte appointed by President Obama

There are lots of things in this world I don’t understand. Even more that I think I know a little somethin about...

Funny world

My boy is still in the hospital, he's strong and he is going to be okay, it's a respiratory infection, and they like to...

HTML5 Keygen Element - What is it for?

I have been reading the recently released HTML5 docs, and I came across the keygen element.

Ping attribute in HTML5; will fix some peoples need for short urls

When I curate content, I like to insert short urls from my own short url service, http://tskr.us/, not to shorten the...

I am using a new font for titles it's called chunk

Sweet new font From the great people at The League Of Moveable Type

Am I missing something, or is Feedly just pretty?

I have been hearing good things about the alternative google reader, reader, feedly. But I am just not seeing how its...

Launching ExplainThis.org - I helped develop the code

ExplainThis.org Almost anywhere today you can hear many knowledgeable people talk about the state of newspapers. For...

Please Help Me Get My Kid's Photo In An Art Gallery

There is an art gallery in San Francisco that is going to put on a show made up of iphone photos. There is a site...

BlakRoc - The Black Keys Make A Rap Album

I am really excited about this. 'The Black Keys' are making albums that mixes there blusey rock with rap/hip hop....

Google’s Chief Economist: “Newspapers Have Never Made Much Money From News”

Submitted by alex on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:48

Polyamory Is Wrong

Very funny T-Shirt that I found via Unreasonablefaith’s awesome blog about religion, science and skepticism – good combo.

Submitted by alex on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:16

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Nice to see that even Media Temple has problems, at least I only pay 10 bucks a month to get marginal service, dreamhost.
http://MagicalTablet.com got a bit of Digg traffic today and MediaTemple s**t the bed. *sigh* So much for "Grid Servers."

Submitted by alex on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:40

Ask E.T.: Edward Tufte Presidential Appointment

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Edward Tufte was appointed by President Obama to help "track and explain $787 billion in recovery stimulus funds"
Edward Tufte Presidential Appointment

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 5, 2010

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

WASHINGTON

President Obama announced his intent to appoint several individuals to serve on the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel. Their
bios are below.

Submitted by alex on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 22:16

Pandora Sees a Big Future: Heir to FM

Submitted by alex on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 20:02

Developer Certification WTF?

Watch the following video. It will convince you that we have to do something about the horrible state of software engineering.

Bad Code from unclebob on Vimeo.

Submitted by alex on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 14:18

#grid

Submitted by alex on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 14:14

Funny world | Alex Kessinger

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The universe is funny, my boy is in the hospital, but I got accepted as a a speaker at drupalconSF 2010 come check out my session http://tskr.us/c4">http://tskr.us/c4
My boy is still in the hospital, he's strong and he is going to be okay, it's a respiratory infection, and they like to monitor babies when they get it.

Submitted by alex on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 10:06

Simon Willison: Announcing django-cachebot

Submitted by alex on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 17:14

RAAAAAAAANDY MIXTAPE PREVIEW

Submitted by alex on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 00:58

Alex Kessinger