Year: 2015

  • Non-Linear Publishing

    Linear thinking and publishing seems to not only persist, but have a strangle hold in the information age. The timeline of information is dominated by the most recent and not necessarily the most pertinent information. I believe that we tend to think linearly as well. It’s amazing to me to think that while humans had…

  • Collaboration vs. Competition

    I think people are too competitive and not collaborative enough. Sometimes, after I’ve repetitively thought about it numerous times, I find that an idea just resonates and I find myself referencing it again and again. I like to reference this idea with this quote: “I think one of the major mistakes of education is teaching…

  • Facebook Weirdness

    It’s been almost three years now since I’ve used Facebook. Oh, I’ve logged in to get developer keys and tune up other folks business accounts, but otherwise I turned off all notifications and left my personal account untouched. I had started out back in 2007 when I received an invite from an old friend and…

  • Anthropomorphizing Machines

    I’m not exactly sure why I do it, but I’ve acquired the peculiar habit of naming things over the years. I think that perhaps it’s a lot like the idea of a fisherman naming his boat for good luck. I’ve had names for not only automobiles, but household appliances like the coffee maker. I remember…

  • Listing Lists

    I am pretty obsessed with lists. Not in an obsessive kinda way, but in a really practical sorta use case scenario. Projects inevitably come down to lists. Every week I work on a shared grocery list with my wife. I make lists of music. I make lists of house chores. The list goes on ……

  • wp_title() deprecated

    I had a bit of free time today to run some upgrades on my computer and see what’s happening with this website. While doing so, I upgraded my localhost to WordPress 4.4 to test the new core-api features and I noticed that the wp_title() function is now throwing deprecated notices to the browser and log.…

  • My Mom

    I found this photo going through some old family slides. It’s a ‘selfie’ my mom took around 1976 or so.

  • Samuel David Minnick

    Samuel David Minnick graduated from Furman University in 1926 and worked as the State Officer for Standard Oil for 33 years.

  • Chrome Devtools Theme

    After a recent Chrome update, I noticed that the elements tab in my development tools theme was no longer functioning and became a bit unreadable with the default styles.

  • Holy City Farms

    Holy City Farms – Hydroponic Tomatoes – website, logo, and banner.