Darnell ClatyonDarnell ClatyonA Personal blog about life, liberty and the pursuit of technology. Articles
Stones In His Pocket?
2011-12-17 23:10:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Last week I was able to see Stones In His Pocket at the Warehouse Theatre (note: see disclosure below) which provided a totally different experience than what I had seen in the two previous drama’s (The Elephant Man and Metamorphosis). Instead of seeing it on opening night (or the day after) to an audience of academics, ... More About: Entertainment
My Djembe Friends
2011-11-27 22:34:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } It’s becoming a tradition once a month to meet with the Djembe crew and (re)learn the beats of my ancestors. I still need to order a djembe for myself (I’ve put it off this holiday season due to presents for everyone else) but the community seems to enjoy “volunteering” me to play (they prefer active ... More About: Music , Friends
Who wants to play 3 man chess?
2011-11-26 23:25:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } I saw this upon Google+ (which I sadly spend more time upon than every other social hub–combined!) and after 30 seconds (more like 10) I’m going to add this to my Christmas list. It’s made by 3 Man Chess (obviously) and unlike a few other ugly prototypes, this one is elegant and functional. I’m wagering ... More About: Gaming , Play
Happy ?Feast on the Flesh of Turkey? Day!!
2011-11-24 19:07:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Unless you’re apart of the faith known as PETA, I hope you consume enough food, drink & fellowship today, as well as thank the cook(s) who prepared the food! As for me I just finished digesting some delicious steak, although I need to grab some turkey lest my brother consumes it all!!! ... More About: Holidays , Food , Turkey
The First Cut(s) Are The Deepest
2011-11-21 19:04:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } For the first time in my life I’m about to witness something I thought I’d never see in two hundred years (or rather my life time): The US government (albeit through their own stupidity) is going to implement automatic spending cuts to help curb the deficit (the latter which has now surpassed $15 trillion). I ... More About: Politics
Steve Jobs: Superhero or Sh? Head?
2011-11-06 23:34:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } So I finished reading the biography of Steve Jobs yesterday, and I’m trying to process a book that highlighted the good, bad and awesome of America’s third greatest CEO (note: I’m biased, but I consider Elon Musk of SpaceX and Robert Bigelow of Bigelow Aerospace to better. And yes, I am a space geek! ). ... More About: Steve Jobs , Book Reviews , Superhero
iDownloaded ?Steve Jobs? via iBooks?
2011-10-24 16:29:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } And I do not remember a time previously when I was extremely excited about reading a biography (or even autobiography) of an individual. The last biography (or was it an autobiography?) I read dealt with Ariel Sharon, although I read portions of it in the library. I purchased “Steve Jobs ” from iBooks (how fitting), and ... More About: Steve Jobs
The Elephant Man Will Make You Cry Elephant Tears (Review)
2011-10-15 20:37:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Yesterday I saw The Elephant Man for the first time at The Warehouse Theatre (note: see disclosure at the bottom) which is based on the semi-tragic life of Joseph Merrick (who is incorrectly called John Merrick thanks in part to his doctor). Joseph (who is frequently called John or “Johnny” throughout the play) suffered from ... More About: Entertainment , Review , Make
Killing 5 Finger Foot Funk
2011-10-01 21:29:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Since buying toe socks isn’t my style, I’ve been trying to find an alternative to washing my 5 finger shoes every 2-3 days (as I’m running out of reasons to wash clothes…pun not intended). After googling the interwebs, I came across this tip by Get The Funk Out: Efferdent Tablets This product is normally used ... More About: Health
deFacebooking Myself
2011-09-29 18:58:00 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } After much pondering and thought I’ve decided that the new Facebook (specifically timeline and ticker features) is not for me. I’m tired of fighting Facebook over the privacy issues, and instead of relearning them for the 7th time I’m simply going to defriend everyone but family. I barely use the service outside of messages (which ... More About: Technology
Slangish
2011-01-13 19:03:00 In an attempt to blog once a day upon my personal site, I'm using a site called Plinky to help inspire random thoughts for my personal blog. The Children Of Hamelin by Norman Spinrad. Most (if not all) of the slang words that I use are from scifi shows and flicks, which is probably not ...
A Festivus Miracle! (Facebook)
2010-12-24 05:10:00 Well to my surprise it looks like my Facebook overlords have blessed me with the social inbox which means I have yet another email account to manage. While it’s far from a Gmail killer, it definitely has killed off other email clients (like Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc.) due to the fact it actually can defend ... More About: Miracle
Why I Chose Page.ly For WordPress (A Belated Entry)
2010-12-18 06:25:00 I’ve been receiving emails via the contact form (which unfortunately is being used by spammers as of late) asking why I chose Page .ly for hosting, despite the fact that it costs 8 times more than my previous host, HostMonster. While the answer why I left HostMonster is easy (the price was cheap but so was the ... More About: Wordpress , Word , Press
Dear @Wikileaks, You Just Lost A ?Fan?
2010-12-06 21:40:00 Being a libertarian I have been supportive of @Wikileaks right to leak information, as (truth be told) there is no major distinction between the @NYTimes and Wikileaks (despite my government’s insistence that Wikileaks is nothing more than a bunch of punks behind laptops). However it looks like once again Wikileaks is crossing the line, which ... More About: Internet , Lost , Government , Annoying
Guns, Aliens And Freaky Funky Music
2010-11-25 04:43:00 After the dismal failings of Skyline (thanks to everyone who warned me about it!), I think I’ve found the movie that I’ll pay big bucks to see. As far as I can tell from the preview, it has everything I want in a movie: action, adventure, suspense, drama, aliens, war, and most importantly a good ... More About: Movies , Music , Guns , Aliens
I Cut The Roap (And You Should Too)
2010-10-16 03:52:00 After swearing off iGames (because they were too addictive, boring, mindless or all 3) I found a game that is as challenging as chess, as fun as Snail Mail and as addicting as Twitter. I came across this game via Mashable and after paying 99 pennies it’s now my favorite app! It’s a great way ...
I Cut The Roap (And You Should Too)
2010-10-16 03:52:00 After swearing off iGames (because they were too addictive, boring, mindless or all 3) I found a game that is as challenging as chess, as fun as Snail Mail and as addicting as Twitter. I came across this game via Mashable and after paying 99 pennies it’s now my favorite app! It’s a great way ...
Server Migrations?
2010-10-09 19:59:00 I’m in the process of migrating my sites off of HostMonster and upon ________ (will reveal all later). While Hostmonster has been an excellent host, I’ve worn out my welcome (more or less) and I need a host who loves WordPress more than I do. Since I’m tired of my sites going down, creating errors ... More About: Server
Server Migrations?
2010-10-09 19:59:00 I’m in the process of migrating my sites off of HostMonster and upon ________ (will reveal all later). While Hostmonster has been an excellent host, I’ve worn out my welcome (more or less) and I need a host who loves WordPress more than I do. Since I’m tired of my sites going down, creating errors ... More About: Server
Gmail For The Win!! (Plus A Free T-Shirt)
2010-10-05 04:27:00 It looks like Gmail is sending me one of their spiffy T-shirts! Yeah, it’s just a T-shirt, but truth be told I’m crazy about Gmail. Of all the dozens of email clients that I’ve tried, Gmail (or Google Mail for those of you in Germany) is my favorite Google product which rescued me from Microsoft ... More About: Free , Shirt , T-Shirt
Gmail For The Win!! (Plus A Free T-Shirt)
2010-10-05 04:27:00 It looks like Gmail is sending me one of their spiffy T-shirts! Yeah, it’s just a T-shirt, but truth be told I’m crazy about Gmail. Of all the dozens of email clients that I’ve tried, Gmail (or Google Mail for those of you in Germany) is my favorite Google product which rescued me from Microsoft ... More About: Free , Shirt , T-Shirt
FTP Fail: It?s The Router Stupid!
2010-10-04 18:10:00 Right on the heels of encountering problems after attempting to migrate my blog to a WordPress only host (long story short: redirecting the name servers was producing “freaky” results), I’ve now come across another error: My wireless router is once again blocking FTP access. I am not sure why it keeps doing this (yes, I’ve ... More About: Technology , Stupid , Annoying
FTP Fail: It's The Router Stupid!
2010-10-04 18:10:00 Right on the heels of encountering problems after attempting to migrate my blog to a WordPress only host (long story short: redirecting the name servers was producing “freaky” results), I’ve now come across another error: My wireless router is once again blocking FTP access. I am not sure why it keeps doing this (yes, I’ve ... More About: Technology , Stupid , Annoying
iGift
2010-10-01 20:08:00 I think I’ve finally found the perfect birthday gift for _____! Hopefully _____ likes it (if not I’ll be pissed very upset) but even if _____ hated it, at least _____’s friends will be envious. I think I’ll pick it up from the Apple store next week (provided they still have it), but if not ... More About: Random
iGift
2010-10-01 20:08:00 I think I’ve finally found the perfect birthday gift for _____! Hopefully _____ likes it (if not I’ll be pissed very upset) but even if _____ hated it, at least _____’s friends will be envious. I think I’ll pick it up from the Apple store next week (provided they still have it), but if not ... More About: Random
Left Overs For Facebook
2010-09-27 08:25:00 I think I’ve officially “resolved” the data portability drama with Facebook , and this post (more or less) will serve as my catharsis regarding my dispute with what I consider to be my biggest regrets in geek hood. Vanity Of Vanities When I joined Facebook many years ago, I did it for the sole purpose of ... More About: Left
iLove Apple Again (GV Mobile +)
2010-09-19 00:06:00 So if you haven’t heard, it looks like Sean Kovacs Google Voice app has returned to the app store in full glory! For those of you unfamiliar with the story, Apple was upset to see Google third party apps dominate the app store (when it was much smaller) and decided to throw a tantrum by ... More About: Mobile
Farewell Facebook
2010-09-17 06:39:00 It took some time, but I finished removing Facebook from every blogging site, social network, reference page, etc. The site was becoming too spammy for my taste, and was turning into gossip central. I actually thought about deleting my account… …buy my siblings (& their kids) would haunt me to the grave if I did ...
The Hunt For Red Hot Hosting (WordPress)
2010-09-12 02:42:00 So after my sites went down I decided to once again renew the search for a new host. Although I appreciate HostMonster’s customer service (which has been rather awesome), their server(s) seem to be maxing out more often which is making me nervous. If it were only this blog that needed moving I’d would have ... More About: Wordpress , Technology , Hosting , Word , Press
Shaving=Fountain of Youth?!!
More articles from this author:2010-09-04 07:31:00 Hmmm….perhaps I should not have shaved off the mustache/beard off of my face? Oh well, the deed is done I guess. The only thing left is to tame the fro (or shave it off). And get some sleep as it’s past 1AM already. I know my friends (plus the kids at church) will probably freak ... More About: Video , Random , Youth , Shaving , Fountain 1, 2, 3 |
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