Kent Fackenthall

  • The Long, Lingering Death of the CD

    The Long, Lingering Death of the CD

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    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.…

  • Cross is Coming, Have No Doubt

    Cross is Coming, Have No Doubt

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    Really, 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…

  • Facebook D Day

    Facebook D Day

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    I 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…

  • Fack’s Facebook Facts 3

    Fack’s Facebook Facts 3

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    “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)…

  • Amor Fati

    Amor Fati

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    Shared 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…

  • Fack’s Facebook Facts 2

    Fack’s Facebook Facts 2

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    Mashable: Facebook Admits to as Many as 270 Million Fake/Clone Accounts “The social network upped its estimate of the portion of fake accounts from 2 to 3 percent and the number of duplicates from 6 to 10 percent, Business Insider first reported. That means that as many as 270 million of the platform’s 2.1-billion-strong user…