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NTC 08 Audio Sessions

Here are audio tracks from four of the sessions I took while at the NTC 08 conference in New Orleans – Technology Programs That Engage and Support At-Risk Youth Designed by Karen L. Michaelson | Tincan Audio from session The … Continue reading

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Creative Solutions for Collective Gains

Richard Florida processes John Gapper’s labor musings – Collective bargaining has a role in this world – to set standard contract terms or percentages for royalties and residuals – but individual negotiation is where the big money lies. Many technicians … Continue reading

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Sentimental Sunday

Happy Anniversary, Robert – I can’t believe it’s been seven years already. It’s fun to be linkblogging with you. F.T. Rea was one of the earliest freelance artists that I worked with who was actively making money off Kinko’s art … Continue reading

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After a Long Silence…

Last Thursday, in a fit of energy and local inspiration I signed up for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month)*, which neatly coincides with the allies launch of Active Gray Matter (AGM). For those of you scratching your head going huh, … Continue reading

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Fear, Intimidation and Free Speech

One of my favorite writing inspiration sites is Creating Passionate Users, Kathy Sierra’s marvelous technology blog. Today, Kathy has an appalling post on why she was forced to cancel her appearance at ETech – her life has been threatened by … Continue reading

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eBay Phishing Expedition

While I’ve been silent a lot lately, I haven’t been idle. My most recent project has been helping a former client sell some equipment on eBay. Yes, eBay – I haven’t used them in a few years, but their audience … Continue reading

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Kinko’s Pioneer Dies

Colorful Surf Boards on Waikiki Beach Hawaii Originally uploaded by Pink Sherbet Photography. I just got news from the Kinko’s grapevine that Brad Krause passed away in late January from cancer.

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Raises all Around

This year’s ballot measures to raise the minimum wage passed in six states: Montana, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and Nevada. That means that ~1,561,000 million Americans are getting a raise, which is not only good for them, but also good … Continue reading

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Discrimination by a Landslide

In the ballot issues up for decisions today, it looks like an overwhelming win for discrimination and minimum wage increases. In an unrelated matter, I caught this article over at the NYT site while waiting for results: Do the Rights … Continue reading

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Virginia Voting

I just got back from fulfilling my civic duty at our local polling spot. Things went smoothly and despite some known issues with touch screen voting machines, my final choices appear to have been recorded accurately. With six hours yet … Continue reading

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