Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Starting a new position
It’s hard to believe, but after over 6 years as web developer at Summersault I’ve accepted a new position. I appreciate so much the skills and abilities that I’ve gained during my time at Summersault and I will truly miss the day-to-day interaction with my co-workers and friends. My new position is based in Indianapolis…
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Moving away from table-based web design
Back in 1997 typographer David Siegel changed the way web designers made websites; some would say he even changed the web itself. He wrote about an emerging technique for pixel-perfect designs. The technique involved combining the <table> tag with sliced images and spacer gif images to achieve a design that was all but impossible back…
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Macworld 2007 Predictions
The 2007 Macworld conference and expo is happening next week and as any Apple user will tell you this is a big deal. Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple gives the keynote presentation in which he almost always introduces or announces new products. There’s no shortage of Macworld predictions out there. From the iPhone to…
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Flooring, new guitar in the works
Kristen and I finally bit the bullet and Sunday we went to the Richmond Carpet store and looked at laminate flooring for the living room, hallway and office. We found a color/grain that we really liked and scheduled a time the following day for the installers to come and measure the rooms so we could…
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The Value of "Stuff"
Once again I’ve been reminded that getting “stuff” won’t make you any happier. It won’t fill a void in your life and it won’t have the life-altering effect that you think it will. I find it amazing that no matter how many times I’m reminded of this I still find myself wanting, or even obsessing…
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The uselessness of the USPS package tracking system
This is just a rant so feel free to ignore… I’ve been doing some holiday purchasing on eBay over the last couple of months and I’ve been very unhappy with the quality of service the postal service has been providing. Sure, they get the packages to me in a timely manner, so they’re fulfilling that…
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Audion: The Rise and Retirement of a Mac Application
Although this is a computer-related posting I believe that, given a chance, just about anyone would find this a very interesting read. The True Story of Audion For those of you who aren’t familiar Mac software Audion was one of the first CD/MP3 player applications available for the Mac. It had a lot of firsts…
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Inappropriate
A couple of weekends ago Kristen and I decided to go down to Brookville Lake. It’s only 25 or so minutes from our house and we were looking for something out of the ordinary to do so that’s what we did. As we drove through the country on our way to the lake I noticed…
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Life as it is now
Never do I remember having such a peaceful period in my life. There are very few stresses right now and things seem to generally be going very well. As Kristen and I settle into our house (it’s taking a little longer than we expected) a vision of the future becomes a little clearer; a vision…
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fade-IN Film Screening Series!
For those of you in the Richmond/Wayne County that happen to enjoy films I wanted to bring Richmond Art Museums new film series “fade-IN Film Screening Series” to your attention. From their website: “RAM’s new film screening series, fade-IN (Focusing on Art, Diversity, and Education – Indiana) will showcase a variety of films that fall…
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