Random Acts of Mind by Dones

Quote from Ars Technica:
‘Almost two dozen public interest groups have asked the Federal Communications Commission to start a proceeding on what they call “advertainment”—TV programming saturated with product placement. “We must not allow television programs to become Trojan® horses,” the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) wrote to the FCC on Thursday.’
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I’ve been ‘that guy’ who’s been collecting Pepsi points off of bottle caps for the last several months. It started because we have vending machines at work and I got burnt out on Diet Dr. Pepper, so I switched to buying Diet Pepsi in the 20 oz bottles. Well, they’re like a buck apiece, so […]

5 new baby videos (son & nephew) & my first Spore creature creation on my Youtube channel. It’s a lot for me to embed here. Check ‘em out!

Note to Readers: This is my final research paper for my Interactive Communication Form class. I thought I’d share it with you. -D
Electronic book (e-book) readers have long been a technological goal for hardware manufacturers and publishing companies. The benefits would seem obvious: convenience, reduced waste, and easy distribution. Using an e-book reader, a […]

Wow! My ‘Last 10 Seconds’ video of me watching the KU-North Carolina game in Allen Fieldhouse made it to #9 on the highly respected Jayhawk fansite PhogBlog.com run by one of my former college roommates. Check out the rest of the top ten: #2 happens to be another friend’s video of the championship victory in […]

I’ve done many things to try to monetize this blog over the years. I’ve tried sponsorships, ads, and PayPal donations. The only thing that’s ever gotten anywhere close to a check is Amazon ads. Everyone shops at Amazon.com eventually, and once in a blue moon, they have gotten to Amazon via a link on my […]

I heard this song on the radio the other day, and I liked it so much I searched for it on YouTube. I found this acoustic version where SCC talks a bit about adoption, as well!

Invites completed. Enjoy!

To this girl’s parents: can we please set up an arranged marriage between your daughter and my son, whenever I get one?

Okay, there’s a lot wrong with Martin Sargent: he’s foul, he makes fun of people who play along without realizing they’re the butt of the joke, and he’s irreverent to the extreme. There isn’t much he has ever done, be it on the old TechTV or his current Infected podcast, that I would ever recommend […]