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• Health & Fitness

  First run in my Vibram FiveFingers: Bikilas

  06.28.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I just got back from a nice little, albeit sweltering, two mile jaunt while wearing my new Vibram FiveFingers: Bikilas. A little over a month ago, an article over at WBUR caught my attention. It was about the health benefits of barefoot running and Vibram’s lineup of minimalist running shoes. I was instantly intrigued. For [...]

• Fun & Entertainment

  2012: Hollywood at its Finest

  04.12.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Meg and I watched the movie 2012 last night because we were in the mood for something deep and meaningful.</sarcasm> We knew going into it that it might be a little painful, sort of like that feeling you get right before you yank a band-aid from your arm. But seriously, how bad could it be, [...]

• Books & Literature

  Possibilians and the Afterlives

  04.14.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  I just finished an interesting book called, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. I bought it almost immediately after listening to an interview with the book’s author [and neuroscience] David Eagleman on a segment of NPR’s On Point called Envisioning the Afterlife. The book is a blast; it’s a fun and thought-provoking exploration of the [...]

• Science

  The Large Hadron Collider explained.

  09.12.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  First read Brian Greene’s article in the New York Times called “The Origins of the Universe: A Crash Course” Then watch this video on how the LHC actually works. Pretty cool stuff. If you want to brush up on your Quantum Mechanics and dive into the world of Superstring Theory, check out Brian Greene’s book [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Goodreads.com

  05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m having a lot of fun over at goodreads.com. I’ve always been a fan of the concept of social networks, but I have yet to find one that I really enjoy. Until now. I think one problem is the fact that other social networking sites are too broad in their social networking scope. I tend [...]

• Books & Literature

  Some good reads…

  04.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I thought these three books were good enough to earn the Robert Sinclaire uber-elite seal of approval. The Victorian Internet — This book was fantastic. My daughter bought it for me at a library book sale for 50 cents. The Victorian Internet chronicles the rise of the telegraph, as well as the astounding effects it [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  A GOOD customer service experience

  09.06.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Too often do we read about customer service nightmares, and too rarely do we read about the pleasures of dealing with certain companies. I’ve always thought this was a bit backwards. Well, I just had a great customer service experience and I want to give credit where credit is due. Last week I ordered a [...]

• Self Improvement

  Zen Habits: Inspiration on the Net

  07.14.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I read quite a few blogs. The vast majority of these blogs are technology based. See for yourself. But if you asked me what my absolute favorite blog was, the one that I look forward to reading the most week after week, it wouldn’t be technology based at all. My answer would be Zen Habits. [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  bubbleguru.com

  05.16.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is the best. Bubbleguru.com allows you to create a video right from their website and embed it into your website as a little video pop-up bubble. And you know how much we all like pop-ups, right? It’s completely free and it takes only a few minutes to get a new video on your site. [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Twitter-mania

  04.04.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  While we’re on the subject of Internet phenomena, be sure to check out twitter.com. I’ve been twittering (tweeting?) for a little over two weeks now, but I was a little reluctant at first. Twitter is sort of a cross between a blog and an away message. Unlike a blog, you can only post 140 characters [...]