No, J. Lee Grady, it did happen.
In a recent post for Charisma discounting Harold Camping's prediction that May 21st, 2011 would be "the end-times" J. Lee Grady wrote: "Jehovah’s Witnesses taught that Jesus would begin His millennial reign…
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Speirs on eBook pricing
Fraser Speirs dives headlong into describing why he thinks eBooks should be less expensive than hardcover or paperback books. Of course you, dear reader of this fine blog, remember my Why eBooks…
Working from the patio
Helloooo spring!
The first two years of Kickstarter
During Kickstarter's first two years I've watched a few projects and backed only one (which was the largest project to-date I believe). I think I'm going to make a point to visit…
I think I’d be an Urban Sketcher
If money were of no consequence, and I had even the slightest bit of artistic ability, I think I'd be an Urban Sketcher. Until then, I'll keep trying.
BMX FMX at 1000fps
[viddler id-300fcba8 h-213 w-501] An excellent super-slow-motion video by Dylan Pfohl. A pretty good example of what can be done with a Canon T2i too.
Monitoring upgrades from the pub
The upgrades to Viddler Business accounts are pouring in. We are monitoring them on the iPad 2.
How Lehigh Valley Homes TV is making real estate more transparent using video
This is simply an excellent Viddler Spotlight video for anyone with a small business – particular the real estate business. Viddler's very own Billy Disney sat down with the guys at Lehigh…
Cross Bridge
A nice bridge downriver from Hellertown.
The truth is, we don’t know how long it takes.
This can be applied to just about anything; none of us know how long it will take us to get something done. This is especially true with writing software but lets think…
Being able to follow a recipe doesn’t make you a chef
It is easy to fall into the trap of being a copy cat. From infancy we're trained to become copy cats. Write your alphabet like this, wash your clothes like this, get…
Central Park
Board Room with a view.
Midtown
At least it isn't raining.
Pow
Pow is an open source, zero-configuration Rack server for Mac OS X. If you do web development on the Mac you will want to give this a gander.
View from Top of the 80’s
I had a lunch meeting at Top of the 80's in Hazelton. The place has quite the view.
Georgify makes Hacker News readable in Chrome
Fan of Hacker News? Use Chrome? Georgify does a nice job of making Hacker News much more readable.
The lesser known, consistent, keyboard shortcuts for Alfred’s iTunes Miniplayer
I use the iTunes Miniplayer in Alfred (of which I have a Powerpack license and highly recommend that you do too) pretty extensively. One gripe that I had with the Miniplayer was…
Hoping they get Multitouch Multitasking Gestures right in iPad
I recently chirped on Twitter that I would love to see Multitouch Multitasking Gestures on iPad ship by default. As it stands you have to turn Development Mode on using Xcode in…
How I write on iPad
I'm often asked how I write my posts on iPad. What applications do I use? Do I use an external keyboard? How do I get images onto iPad to include in posts?…
Help fund the documentary about RAD
Can you believe it has been 25 years since RAD? I loved that movie as a kid. Now Marc Dewey is trying to make a documentary about RAD. Help him fund it…
How to set post slugs using WordPress for iOS using Slugger
Justin Blanton finds that his Slugger WordPress plugin, which he adapted from my own Slugger plugin back in early 2007, is still useful today when publishing from WordPress for iOS on either…
Keep up with the filming of The Hobbit
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] The Hobbit: Part 1 is coming in 2012 but it is being filmed right now. How can you keep up with the news? Here are a few resources I've…
Wayne Barz on Color’s funding and the new bubble
Wayne Barz, a man I hold in high regard and (full disclaimer) I get to work with on Viddler from time-to-time at Ben Franklin TechVentures, has a brand new blog entitled Techonomic…
When will the Internet finally become commodified?
Just when I thought the Internet was already a commodity I visit Atlantic City where people are nickel and dime'd to death – literally. I suppose it shouldn't be very surprising to…
Caesar’s
From the Boardwalk.
Borgata
From our room in Harrah's Resort. Taken with Instagram.
Explore the side streets
ATLANTIC CITY In any tourist-driven areas the side streets are where the best places are. Where the cabbies, cooks, and old timers hang out. Eliza and I are in Atlantic City for…
Want to get more done? Make things easy on yourself.
"I could never be disciplined enough to do that everyday." There are a million-and-one tips on how to get things done. Books, applications, methods, processes, workflows. Nearly a year ago I postulated…
WordPress for iOS 2.7.1. Two key updates.
Even though there is yet to be an announcement on the Wordpress for iOS blog, 2.7.1 has been released on the App Store and it comes with two key updates (at least…
How the Internet is affecting my attention span and how I’m planning on fixing it
We've all heard it before – and at this point I'm sure we've all experienced it – the Internet is having a profound effect on my attention span. From the first days…