http://www.soitscometothis.com "So It's Come To This:" is a scrapbook for my philisophical essays on the world, casual observations, and personal rants. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:03:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mobs, crowds, groups, and all sizes of the "people in numbers" concept are an amazing thing. They can be the most efficient at making decisions and achieving goals. Conversely, they can do the most random, illogical, and destructive acts imaginable. The positive good that they can bring ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2008/04/11/the-mob-has-spoken-we-need-donuts/ I voted in this years Webware 100 awards - just like last year - and looking at all those websites and their offerings got me thinking a bit about Google and their ability to innovate. As you can see from the list, there are 300 finalists (Webware's words) out ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2008/03/16/is-googles-innovation-stagnant/ As part of my new year's resolution to be healthier, I went to the gym this evening after work. I'm working hard - feeling the burn - and I'm on my last exercise feeling good. All of a sudden, I drop my iPod. I wasn't too worried ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2008/01/15/shaking-it-up-a-bit/ Ever since I started dating my wife, I've been creating a Christmas list for the holiday season for her and her immediate family. The idea, simply enough, is to take the guess work out of finding a "perfect" gift for someone and get something you are sure they want ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2007/11/20/my-wish-a-list-that-works/ So Flock 1.0 came out recently and, now that I've joined the rest of the social web 2.0, I thought it would be nice to give it an honest try again.  Despite how tightly this application is coupled with famous sites like Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, del.icio.us, Twitter, and others, I ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2007/11/03/flocking-again-2/ So I'm getting used to this Facebook thing. Its actually really neat. i've added a feature to my WordPress blog that should stream new posts from it and include it in my Facebook news feed. I wonder if it will work. If you see this, it ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2007/11/01/testing-out-my-facebook-feed/ Despite having a blog or two, I've been inactive in the Web 2.0 world - but fantastically curious about it. I mean, I have profiles at Blogger (the blog system I no longer use), Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, YouTube, Newsvine, Digg, and so many others. But I'm not really ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2007/10/08/time-to-face-facebook/ Wow! My first post using Wordpress 2.3! Anyway... Besides doing the automated install of Wordpress 2.3, my computing life has been pretty boring. I have no new gadgets to keep me busy and no cool programs to toy with. All I've been doing with my computer is the normal ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2007/10/05/so-bored-with-computing-i-built-my-own-web-server/ I just started using Shiira as a web brower for my Mac and I LOVE it! It is fast, it looks clean, it passes the Acid2 Test, and it handles tabs much better than Safari does. If anyone has a Mac and wants the best of Safari and Firefox, I say give ... http://www.soitscometothis.com/2007/08/02/shiira/ I just came out of the 12:01 showing of The Simpsons Movie. Best movie ever!!!Share This http://www.soitscometothis.com/2007/07/27/best-movie-ever/