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Intensity
So got an email in my inbox the other day announcing some new NIN live shows. Always a surprise to get an email from NIN. I joined the newsletter years ago and they only send out a note when there’s shows or new music. No spam. No 5 posts a week. That’s newslettering done right…
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The Long, Lingering Death of the CD
Best Buy to Pull CDs from Retail Stores It’s been at least a year, maybe two since I bought a physical CD. As someone who’s library was at one point pushing the 1,000 unit mark, I find that fascinating. I held on to my CDs for a long time, even after subscribing to Apple Music.…
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Cross is Coming, Have No Doubt
Posted in: BikesReally, if you think about it, that’s kind of a dumb saying. I mean, I get it and all, particularly in a motivational sense but really, in one way or another, cross is always coming. I was listening to a talk the other day on the Buddhist concept of the ‘5 Hindrances’. The talk is…
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Facebook D Day
Posted in: The Internet & MediaI think today may be the day that my Facebook account dies. I say I think, because I’m not really sure. I think Facebook wants it that way. When you go to delete your account, they say it will take effect within 14 days, but it may be sooner – or maybe later? My past…
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Fack’s Facebook Facts 3
Posted in: The Internet & Media“Facebook is not thriving for me.” Dave Winer, considered the father of blogging, podcasting and RSS, thinks Facebook may be dying. At least for him anyway. I don’t know that I would disagree. It certainly lost it’s lustre for me. Ages 25 to 34, at 29.7% of users, is the most common age demographic. (Source:Emarketer 2012)…
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Amor Fati
Posted in: Philosophy & ThoughtShared my Camus/Sisyphus observation with my buddy and personal sage, A. Titus Esq., the other day and he of course responded as only he could: “A position I have long held to be so…One must imagine Sisyphus happy. Nietzsche called this ‘Amor fati’. Or as I like to call it, ‘be quiet and go’.” I’ve…