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I don’t work for the man, I AM the man
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I used to keep a status update on my Google Talk settings that said - “Busy: Working for the man. Oh, wait. I AM the man.” It’s a mildly humorous nod to my self-employment. I’ve been self-employed for a long time now, and I’ve learned a lot, about business and about myself. ( Read more... ) -
Of Snow and Such
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This week brought the season’s first snow to the area. It’s funny, when we first moved to the PNW from Colorado when I was a kid, I insisted that I hated the snow. As everyone around me was swooning over the thought of the constant precipitation turning white and flaky, I ( Read more... ) -
Mobs and Mobility
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Anyone who knows me knows that I kinda make a big deal about a open source stuff… I run linux on my laptop, android on my hone, and generally prefer to stick to the free, open source model as much as possible.
Well, between having a few clients starting to ask about iPad and ( Read more... ) -
State Select List for WordPress Custom Post Type
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I don’t usually blog about this stuff, but during the day I spend my time picking around WordPress trying to come up with new and cool ways to use it, both for myself and for my clients. Today, I was working on a custom plugin that required me to build a select list for all 50 ( Read more... ) -
How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
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Ok, so I’ve been listening to this record for a while, and I’m sure it feels a little late in the game to be discovering, but holy crap. Mumford and Sons is completely blowing my mind right now. Such a deep emotional sound, like alt-pop that completely shunned any rock roots ( Read more... ) -
baby you can drive my car
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Cars. I hate them. I really do. I was hoping that by 2010, we’d be riding People Movers like the old Disneyland attraction, or self-driving cars (C’mon Google, you’re almost there), or maybe even just science-fiction style matter-stream transporters. That would be awesome. ( Read more... ) -
jasonackerman.com re:loaded
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My blog has sat unused for quite a while now, having fallen victim to Facebook. While I totally understand why this has happened, I don’t really like it. Hulu has taken over my reading time, and now Facebook has taken over my writing. It’s probably only a matter of time before ( Read more... ) -
Where we've been, where we're going
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