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Three more days!

Only three more days until Geoff and I get married! I’m starting to get super nervous and excited. We are planning on having an awesome outdoor wedding. The weather is slated to be absolutely perfect and we are so grateful for all the help that we’ve received from our dear friends and family—it’s going to [...]

Twitter Favorites V

Here’s yet another rendition of Twitter favorites, featuring unique use of #hashtags. These tweets just never get old. Enjoy!

Google Voice transcriptions: butcherer of voicemail

If I had to guess, I’d say the voicemail transcriptions has about a 50% accuracy rate. But out of 12 voicemails from a colleague of mine, voicemail transcriptions has never got his name right. Never. Not even once.

“Dammit who’s leg do I have to molest on here to get listed on one of these things?”

Poor, poor Michael Banti. After four installments of Twitter Favorites he has become increasingly distraught about not being featured in any of the posts.

Twitter Favorites IV: Frebby Awards Best Tweet Ever

Another edition of Twitter Favorites.

Twitter Favorites III: Conversation Edition

Many humorous tweets when taken out of context lose their punch. For this edition of Twitter Favorites I’ve decided to feature brief Twitter exchanges that, for one reason or another, delight me.

Vast color shifts across multiple applications

Today I uploaded an image to the web to show a colleague. When I previewed the photo online I was shocked by the huge shift in color. The entire image was over saturated and had a green tint to it.

I need a graphic designer!!! (Central Valley, Ca)

On December 30th a post appeared in the art/media/design jobs section of fresno.craigslist.org requesting a graphic designer. The poster wanted to hold a contest to design an ad for a “high end clothing store” and the winner would receive a $40 reward. What ensued were impassioned responses by several readers.

Twitter Favorites II

It’s been a few months since I posted my list of Twitter favorites. Although I haven’t been as disciplined about favoriting as I’d like, I have generated a small group since my last post.

Welcome to Fresno

In a recent discussion on LinkedIn, Felix, a nervous potential boomeranger, writes: Why is the Silicon Valley/Bay Area/Sacto prosperous but our San Joaquin Valley not as economically prosperous? Unemployment rates, environmental issues, high school graduation rates, etc.