Category Archives: Introspection

Vimeo: who’s right? whose right?

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Glen Campbell

Vimeo is the latest service to become embroiled in a brouhaha over its Terms of Service (ToS). The specific language that upsets people is here: By submitting your Submission to VIMEO, you hereby grant VIMEO and its affiliates, successors and … Continue reading →

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The geekiest thing I’ve done all week

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Glen Campbell

Watching the clock tick up to the UNIX timestamp 1234567890: [catullus:~] while true; do date “+%s”; sleep 1; done 1234567882 1234567883 1234567885 1234567886 1234567887 1234567888 1234567889 1234567890 1234567891 1234567892 ^C It’s true. I was there.

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Glen Campbell

I am not a normal person. I am what the technology demographers refer to as "an early adopter." I like to try things out, to play with them, especially if they're new and shiny. In the past couple of years, … Continue reading →

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The story so far

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Glen Campbell

(In the last few weeks, I’ve happily become reacquainted, via Facebook, with a number of old buddies from college and elsewhere. Since the first question is usually, “What have you been up to?”, I’ve decided to answer it here to … Continue reading →

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The value of IRL relationships

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Glen Campbell

I've had a love/hate relationship with Facebook for quite some time now. To its credit, it has allowed me to keep up with my extended family in ways that I've never been able to do before. Twenty years ago, my … Continue reading →

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My predictions for 2009

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Glen Campbell

Since everyone else is doing it (yes, if they all jumped off a cliff, I'd do that, too), here are my fearless predictions for the coming year: Apple will release a new or upgraded device and everyone with an Apple … Continue reading →

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