I was glad to see those greatly exaggerated reports of Joe Paterno’s death. Not because I had any ill will toward Paterno, but because I like seeing this gilded sparrow we call Twitter sometimes crash into a brick wall. And I like the fleeting embarrassment of the Twitterati while the little feathers fall gently […]
Is it wrong to cheat on “Words With Friends”?
The short answer is yes. Of course it’s wrong. Unless you happen to be stuck with all vowels and a Z and you’re in a really tight game. Just kidding on that last part. It’s never OK to cheat in this stupid game, especially since it has a built-in cheat that lets you try […]
Facebook’s Timeline and the lives of others
O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us.” Good old Robert Burns. He put his finger on it: How beneficial it might be to step outside ourselves for a moment and check out how we’re coming across to others. I think his idea was that most of […]
All your life belong to Facebook
I‘m still learning to use the new and improved Facebook. At first glance it seems a lot like the old, confusing Facebook. Basically, I’m seeing the same stupid stuff; but now I’m seeing it in different places. Still, the price is right. You won’t hear me complain. Like everyone else, I’m a signer of […]
Time to catalog those crotch shots
Like most people, I’ve been reviewing all the crotch shots I’ve taken of myself over the years. The tragic case of Rep. Andrew Weiner (yes, it’s pronounced “weener”) should be a wake-up call for all of us. It’s a sad commentary on today’s wired world, but with all these tattletale women complaining willy-nilly of […]
Some kind of crazy moon
Last night a great orange moon rose up out of the St. John’s River and drifted up the sky. The spectacle was enough to make some us quit checking Facebook on our small screens and behold, for a few minutes, the lovely night. Then it was back to the small screens, where one might […]
Not all is wonderful on the Web
I‘m just finishing up You Are Not a Gadget, Jaron Lanier’s paper-and-ink manifesto on what’s wrong with the Web 2.0, and with the culture it’s in the process of creating — or destroying. It’s a complex book, and a lot has been said about it, so I won’t spend a lot of time paraphrasing. […]