Are you terrified?
The question is of extreme relevance as the war on terror is all about you.
A war on terror is a war on a word, a concept, an invisible entity that we can never truly kill. It represents...
Changes in social paradigms start small and build until the changes become obvious to nearly all participants and observers. When these changes provoke a shift in society, most individuals understand the new status quo is better, but are often ignorant...
Fellow Terrabloggers, our long sojourn in the blogging desert of MT 2.6x is coming to a close. On the weekend of the 6-8th of June we will be upgrading the Terrablogs domains to Moveable Type Open Source version 4.
MTOS...
Quick post today to let everyone know the super post about Bill Drayton mentioned in Monday’s post will be published tomorrow, Thursday May 8. In the meantime, if you haven’t already, check out Web Quotes and Counterpoints V and for...
It’s been too long since the last edition of Web Quotes and Counterpoints so here’s the latest quality chatter from around the web.
Justin from LifeofJustin writes about a random adventure on the USC campus in Parking Lot Drinking at...
No more looming papers, tests, group projects, classes. No more THESIS on the horizon! And I can't properly express my elation at this prospect of freedom after handing in my last paper EVER! It was poorly written, of course, but...
Is today’s world perfect? If you’re like most people, you’re realistic and can easily say our modern world is imperfect. What’s wrong with it? Is there one part of our global environment that severely impacts our lives in a negative...
Last night I went to see the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College give their annual spring concert. Amid all the gospel music, spirituals, folk songs, dancing, colors, and laughter, it struck me how every single song was about God. Not...
As I mentioned previously in my blog, I have been having some computer problems. Kernel Panics to be specific. So for the 4th time in 5 months I took my computer, with my apple care info in hand, in to...
Have you ever wanted to give your name to something? Like all those rich people what have building named after them. Or perhaps you have a special friend that you would like to memorialize.Well look no further if you have...
Two weeks ago I took a daring move in a close relationship. No I didn't make any deep dark sexual confessions. I talked to a friend about money. This friend of mine had been struggling with debt for most of...
After a misinformed trip to see Status Quo turned into a trip to get ice cream at JP Licks, I can now add Mission Hill to my list of Boston neighborhoods to which I've sojourned. I've driven through before, but...
There was an interesting article in the Boston Globe today about how people are starting to reconsider college debt. (Click) With the rising cost of College and the recent credit problems in the US this is putting many middle income...
Yesterday was the best day weather-wise in Boston in over a half year, with temperatures reaching up into the 80’s and sunny blue skies all around. I spent the day nearly biking around the whole city (about 40 miles in...
Just had the loveliest long Patriots Day weekend. Ben, Kim, Eliot, Jonathan, Joe and new girlfriend Kara, and the Parker family all came up to watch Ben run the marathon. The weather, food, and company could not be matched. This is...
Today is the 111th day of the year, and as such marks the year being 1/3 over in my calendar. As the day of the birth of myself occurs in the last 32/33 days of the year, I write off...
So the new Nick Cave album, Dig Lazarus Dig, has be getting a fair amount of radio play on the stations I listen to, and one thing I've noticed is that the DJs keep saying "Lazareth" instead of "Lazarus", and...
In a follow up to yesterday’s post showing my biking path here’s another Google map showing the route I took to get to an apartment on Winter Hill to watch the Sox-Yankees and Bruins-Canadians game last night (both of the...
Quick post to show ya’ll the trip I took today. Google says it was a bit over 15 miles, but the path drawn out is not exactly the path I biked but a relatively close approximation.
Destination B on the...
After my previous hiatus, I wanted to let everyone know what I’ve been up to the past few days before I stayed out of touch for too long. This past Tuesday, I purchased a used bicycle from Bikes not Bombs...
I recently finished the book A Peoples History of the United States 1492 to Present by Howard Zinn. You may have seen a couple of posts with quotes from the book.This is a book that every American should read. It...
I'm back....more specifically my computer is back up and working. I took it into the Apple store twice to get a repair for a Kernel Panic. A new logic board, new Airport card, a new hard drive, and two weeks...
Something happened overnight to my site and it was not accessible this morning. If you tried visiting here this morning and were denied, sorry.
The issue seems to be fixed at the moment (knock on wood). I’m not sure if the...
All over the internet we’re seeing the rise and enduring popularity of social network sites. Digg, myspace, facebook and other social networks are among the most trafficked sites on the web today. Yet, with most social networks you contribute content...
It’s times like this when you start wondering if Google Adsense is worth it:
[Edit: Image removed but it was an ad for this guy.]
Is it the worst ad ever? All I know is I feel dirty now. Damn you contextual...
Apparently this shadow occurs every afternoon at 2:00PM in San Francisco at the St. Mary’s Cathedral:
Courtesy of Art Siegel a.k.a. artolog.
Tip o the ol’ hit to Four20 via Pownce.
Enjoy the weekend everyone!...
Did you know holding the control, alt/option, or command/apple keys while hovering over links in Apple’s Safari browser on Mac OS X brings up new options?
For instance, holding control will bring up a menu (the ‘right click menu’) when you...
Here’s my first video post, it’s about a very, very cool and awesome UPS package I got today.
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Welcome to my new subscribers, I see quite a few of you made your way here from my recent Battlestar Galactica Top Ten list. Welcome and feel free to contact me with suggestions, complaints or advice. If you haven’t signed...
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Awesome.
no-www FAQ
Don’t Offend Others With Second-Hand Chemicals
Great article about eco and human friendly natural cleaning products and alternatives to mainstream toxic products.
VisiBone Browser Book
Moneybookers - Send and receive money...
Yes!
A long time ago (in this galaxy, not one far away), after reading Daniel’s WWW or no-WWW? post I implemented an Apache redirect in my .htaccess file to redirect my non-www address to www.adampieniazek.com/. It worked, but all non-www addresses...
I don't know if this is information available on every major internet news site, but I just found out that the UK is changing the design of their coins. See the new ones here. Aw, I get all nostalgic about UK coins,...
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