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Let me preface this by again declaring my advocacy for the advancement of social networking...

This is Vivaty. Vivaty is not alone in endeavors to bring virtual depictions to large-scale social networking, but I'll use it to make a case because it's being taken much more seriously than its seemingly adolescent target might suggest. (remember how MySpace, Facebook started...)

Vivaty makes me worry for two reasons. On the one hand, it's trying to create a… Continue

At the end of last week, I received a nice follow-up paper mail from the folks at Blue Sky Factory -- an ESP out of Baltimore that was at Sherpa's Email Summit in Miami. I reluctantly opened it and skimmed the letter inside, having received a dozen or so similar letters in the past few weeks. I'm at least content with our current ESP, so I was looking for something to really jump out at me if I was to humor active consideration. The letter sounded nice… Continue

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In my youth of yore, a friend and I coined (to our knowledge) the term "non-thority." It was our easy way to identify deceptive, uninformed entities posturing as subject matter experts. You may prefer a different (often less polite) term for these people or organizations, but this one has stuck with me for its somewhat esoteric roots and warm reminiscence of its use.

Non-thority is derived from the term "non-factor," a derogatory title used in some Internet circles (read:… Continue

I've only recently discovered that I enjoy mushrooms. No, not the hallucinogenic kind, so stop calling me. I can't, "hook you up." Anyways, I'd long ago cast out the entirety of the Fungi kingdom as being "inedible rubbage" -- a step down from the "inedible ruffiage" tag I associate with other healthy foods -- and I have scallops to blame for it.

Hibachi, or more accurately, teppanyaki is a wonderful thing, and I'm definitely an addict. Goin… Continue