July 2012
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I've Moved This Blog! →
For those of you that have kept up with my thoughts here, I certainly appreciate it. However, in simplifying my online presence, I’ve chosen to move this tool onto my own site at the link above, rather than maintaining everything on a 3rd party site like Tumblr. I encourage you to bookmark the new site, or point your RSS reader to http://fienen.com/feed. I will no longer be posting content...
Jul 23rd
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June 2012
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Back to the Future Lied to Us
So, I was just thinking about something. Remember in Back to the Future III when Marty went back to 1885 and tore his fuel line? He and Dr. Brown then experimented with other fuel options to replace the gasoline. In the process, they tried whiskey and blew up the intake manifold (or something along those lines). Dr. Brown proceeds to explain that it will take him a month to rebuild it, which is an...
Jun 28th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 15th
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Jun 5th
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Jun 5th
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May 2012
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This is EXACTLY why retail loses to online
JCP, this one is for you, because it illustrates the exact problem with why online marketplaces have the power to not only disrupt, but crush you. I needed shoes. It happens. Specifically, I wanted the all black Chuck Taylor Converse All Stars to wear with my suit this weekend. Yes, I wear Chucks with a suit. I’m one of Those Guys. That’s beside the point. Now, I didn’t need...
May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 21st
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May 10th
April 2012
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Apr 24th
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Apr 22nd
March 2012
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The Tintype Studio @ Dutch Design Week Eindhoven... →
These are awesome. That is all.
Mar 30th
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Mar 29th
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Quinta Da Romaneira Vintage Port →
Excited to try out this port I just ordered. “Christian Seely’s own property. Even more opaque than the Silval, this has a very expressive nose with blackberry, liquorices, a touch of fruitcake and freshly tilled soil. Good definition. The palate has wonderful concentration, with an almost viscous texture, good acidity cutting through those layers of rich black, saturated fruit,...
Mar 25th
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Mar 22nd
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Mar 19th
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Mar 19th
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Thoughts on PPC Advertising Policies
So, I’ve recently gotten a couple bulk emails from HostGator regarding affiliate use of PPC ads. Here’s the latest one: Hello Affiliates, This is a reminder about our Pay Per Click Policy as unfortunately there are many affiliates that are still not abiding by the Terms of Service. Please remember that it is against the affiliate TOS (Here:...
Mar 8th
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Mar 5th
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Mar 4th
February 2012
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How I interpret my beverage options on an airplane... →
This is exactly how I feel, except replace ginger ale with tomato juice, and tears with blood.
Feb 27th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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Bohemian Rage Comic →
Jan 26th
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The Author of SOPA Is a Copyright Violator | VICE →
Jan 19th
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Jan 18th
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WatchWatch
Awesome look at just how important Andy Serkis’s performance was to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Master of a craft that has yet to be truly defined.
Jan 16th
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Jan 13th
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G-Form officials used a weather balloon to carry the iPad up into the Earth’s stratosphere, where the balloon burst and allowed its payload to begin the long fall back to the ground. G-Form wrapped the iPad in one of its 6-ounce protective “Extreme Edge” cases to test how well the covering performed in such a long drop.
Jan 10th
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Jan 4th
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“The idea that people copy because they lack creativity is powerfully harmful…To...”
– William Patry, senior copyright counsel at Google Inc, in an excerpt from his new book, How To Fix Copyright (via austinkleon) I MUST find this book.
Jan 2nd
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What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on... →
Jan 1st
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December 2011
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Dec 31st
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Subtlety in language
richlayers: http://www.stonehengecycletours.co.uk/public_html/images/images/courts-and-crop-circles-1.jpg
mfienen: Okay
mfienen: That's not one of mine.
richlayers: lol
richlayers: oh yeah
richlayers: I saw some neat ones done in fractal patterns too
mfienen: That's because the aliens speak fractals.
mfienen: A Mandelbrot Set is like a giant "Fuck you"
richlayers: hahaha
richlayers: I'll... have to... remember that if I'm ever abducted.
Dec 28th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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YouTube Says Universal Had No ‘Right’ to Take Down... →
Dec 17th
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UMG claims "right to block or remove" YouTube... →
Okay, seriously, what in the blue hell is this? So, since the DMCA isn’t broad enough to let them take down stuff they don’t have the rights to, they just struck up a secret agreement to let them take down what they want? …the takedown was sent “pursuant to the UMG-YouTube agreement,” which gives UMG “the right to block or remove user-posted videos through...
Dec 16th
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Dec 11th
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I just… I don’t know. I just don’t even know.
Dec 8th
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Principal forced to retire amid 9-year-old boy's... →
One mistake in 44 years, and I’m not given the benefit of the doubt. I really don’t believe I was treated fairly. So… how ‘bout them zero tolerance policies, huh?
Dec 8th
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