http://bigdark.com flailing in high-definition. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:12:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm a day over one week into my sabbatical and have a few observations on how it's gone so far: Relaxation can be incredibly difficult for type-A personalities, but not entirely unattainable. There is never an end to odd jobs one can find to do around, within and upon one's home (assuming, ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1566 It's a bit sad that I'm headed into a sabbatical this summer but haven't really planned what I'll exactly be doing. I do have at least a general idea, so all is not lost. It's clear that I'll be working on some personal music but I have consciously avoided ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1565 Short answer - Snow Leopard is proving to be the best OS X update in years. For the first time in longer than I can recall an Apple OS upgrade completed in less than an hour, did not break my existing applications and primary workflows, and actually nets positive in ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1560 I've been offline in many ways for a while, and the Facebook post earlier in this blog explains part of the reason why. Things have been really busy at work the last few months, and social media has somewhat expanded to consume that part of my life that usually was ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1554 You've got to feel at least a bit sorry for Tucker Carlson.  He gets his ass handed to him by Jon Stewart a few years back, and subsequently gets his show - Crossfire - cancelled.  Generally, in this situation (at least in my opinion), the high road would be to ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1538 I'm torn. I generally avoid spending too much time on social media sites cause they're a huge time-suck, but Facebook has become a bit too addicting lately. It wasn't as big a deal a year or so ago, but it seems that a global New Year's resolution was for all ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1534 To listen to the Republican mantras this election season, one would get the idea that Obama is all about raising taxes across the board for the working man (and woman). The 'tax-and-spend Democrat' has become a pseudo-mythical right-wing citizen's new world bogeyman- stealing their hard-earned money and spending it ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1529 I normally don't pass along political 'chain email', but just recieved the following and found it as sadly ironic as I did funny.  If you know who's responsible for the original please leave a comment so I can credit 'em appropriately, of course. it depends on who's calling the shots If you're ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1525 I feel I would belittle the brilliance of Jon Stewart by even attempting to intro this clip. Hypocrisy does speak louder than words. http://bigdark.com/archives/1522 I'm typing this in via the new iPhone-native WordPress app- and it's damn impressive so far. No dashboard, minimal features, but it does exactly what I need it to right now- add and edit posts. And that helps me use the iPhone for exactly what I'd hoped I could- untethering ... http://bigdark.com/archives/1517