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No more LJ
I've decided, what with the incessant insertion of ad scripts into my ad-free page, the lack of usable features, the rapidly-diminishing community, and the always-hovering notion that people who post on LJ are drama whores stuck in the past, I've decided to move my blog.
The new URL is http://jeffreyatw.com/blog, and for those of you using ( Read more... ) -
Social media
A few nights ago, I went to Ümloud, a charity event at DNA Lounge. They had a raffle, and I bought a few tickets. The lady selling the tickets happened to have a Square device on the phone she was using to accept payment, and I thought it was so cool that I decided to pay by card instead of cash. Shortly afterwards, I received my fancy email ( Read more... ) -
Cool quote bro
"Neither the full-body scanners or the enhanced pat-downs are making anyone safer. They're more a result of politicians and government appointees capitulating to a public that demands that "something must be done," even when nothing should be done; and a government bureaucracy that is more concerned about the security of their careers if they fail ( Read more... ) -
Europe Travelog
Since I still use this as my official journal, I thought I might as well plug a tumblelog that Anna and I have been keeping together:
http://dervoyage.tumblr.com/
We're already back by this point, but read through and look at the photos, if you haven't already! -
Sonic 4 review
Sonic 4 is pretty much what I expected it to be: a rehash of the Genesis Sonic games in 2.5D with one or two new gimmicks, and most of the flaws that come with modern Sonic games: sub-par level design, frustrating bottlenecks, and a misunderstanding of the physics that made the original Sonic games fun ( Read more... ) -
Final Fantasy XIV Impressions
I played Final Fantasy XI for about half a year back in 2004 so I definitely wanted to try FFXIV while it was still in beta ( Read more... ) -
Website Review: Treasure Island Music Festival 2010
soygirl mentioned she liked reading my rants on how websites are built, and since I'm in the website-building business, it makes sense that I'd have some insights on what's what. This is not to say that I'm an authority on how sites should be built, nor am I the only one spending time nitpicking. There are sites that focus on the whole package, like ( Read more... ) -
Good thing I'm okay at puzzles
My roommate locked himself out of our apartment, but noticed it before he left his building. After waiting around for his building manager, he decided to come down to my office building and pick up my building and apartment keys ( Read more... ) -
Old emails
Damn I have used my LJ in the past month more than I have all last year. I guess I'm REALLY BORED ( Read more... )