Posted on November 12, 2008 by PD

Five and Change: Green

 

Today is November 12, 2008, and this is Five and Change. Sorry I couldn’t get a show out on Monday – turns out there was a lot more to do Monday than I thought, and Podcasting simply didn’t end up on the docket. I may prerecord Monday’s show on Sundays if this becomes an issue.

Today I want to talk about Green. The Green movement has been gaining traction over the past few years, for a variety of reasons. One of the largest, in my opinion, was the gradual increase in the price of gasoline. In 2001, gasoline had an average price of $1.25 per gallon. It has been argued that this price was artificially low because of government subsidies, and many other reasons.

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Posted on November 12, 2008 by PD

DisplayPort?

So it’s been a bit of time since Apple introduced it’s new Macbooks, and one of the new connectors is the mini DisplayPort. This replaces the DVI on the MacBook Pro, and the mini-DVI on my trusty MacBook.

This is yet another example in a long string of Apple’s forward-pushing of technology. USB, Firewire, and DVD were all formats or interfaces adopted by Apple slightly before their time. In each case, it was fairly clear that the industry would move in that directions – but Apple was an early adopter.

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Posted on November 7, 2008 by PD

Five and Change: First Press Conference

 

Today is November 7, 2008, and this is Five and Change. Today, Barack Obama had his first press conference as President Elect. It is not my intention to cover solely President Obama with this podcast, however, this is a presidential transition, and so, it worth spending extra time on.

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Posted on November 5, 2008 by PD

Five and Change: Episode 1

 

Today is November 5, 2008, and this is Five and Change.  Yesterday, Barack Obama was elected by the American People to be the President of the United States.  In the light of this, I recognized that we are truly living in a new era, both for the United States, and the World.

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Posted on September 12, 2008 by PD

Trust your instinct.

Today it occurred to me that I am involved in a lot of things that truly interest me. Some of them I make money from, which is a bonus, and some of them I most certainly lose money on, which isn’t great, but at least the activity interests me, and is in some way fulfilling.

I also absolutely know that many people aren’t that lucky. I frequently talk to people who a) don’t like their job, b) don’t like their home, or c) don’t like either. I know I have felt that way from time as well; we all work a shit job once in a while; we all let the house get a little too dirty; we all let our relationships suffer occasionally.

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Posted on August 16, 2008 by PD

A Photographer is Me!

Howdy, all!

Well, my little business has finally gotten to the “invest in equipment” stage. In the last month I’ve added:

  • A MacBook
  • A Nikon D40
  • An HP Photosmart C4280

and a few other bits & pieces that aren’t relevant to this post. (There will be others!)

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Posted on August 6, 2008 by PD

Are all generalizations insults?

I was reading a Slashdot post today about the Olympics changing the gymnastics scoring system, when I came across the following by CmdrTaco (one of Slashdot’s primary editors):

Now I’m sure that no Slashdot reader will intentionally watch any “sport” that has judges determine the winner, but their wives/girlfriends might seize control of the remote because they want to know who is the best at that ribbon-twirling thing.

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Posted on August 3, 2008 by PD

Saugatuck Day Trip

The Scapers invade Saugatuck.

Posted on August 3, 2008 by PD

Fun Stuff.

My schedule is completely thrown off. I spent Saturday in Saugatuck, MI with friends raislak, zarniwhooper and husband, asta77, and my wife. We had wine, burgers, and fun, and then arrived back at home around 5:30ish.

Side note; all those friend links are to livejournal. Can’t just follow the trend, pauld, can you?

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Posted on July 16, 2008 by PD

One Bizzare Feeling…

There was a spectacular moment today, where I felt like I was “in the zone.” I thought it was worth a mention.

Not sure if this is really a productivity thing, but I’m definitely getting used to my gmail labels, and my jott.com. Invoicing still isn’t something I look forward to, but at least the resistance level is now so low, that when I’m doing it I feel like the check is actually around the corner. Instead of struggling to get myself to sit down and get it done.

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