JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-30
June 30, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- @sissopolis sorry, but it told the story w/o me showing the hole left by the missing crown & I did wash it off 1st. “Wanna c my scar?” jk! in reply to sissopolis #
- @girlgeek77 hang in there & dig the earbuds in deeper, this 2 will pass. Good luck. in reply to girlgeek77 #
- @chrispirillo CJ sent an email sent a warning 2 me some time ago about shutting dwn because of law chgs re: taxes & associates in CA :-/ in reply to chrispirillo #
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JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-29
June 29, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- @jaymej hope u have a gr8 adventure @ NECC, wish I was there.
in reply to jaymej # - Late last night, beloved chocolate icecream sandwich, damn crown, getting old, ack http://twitpic.com/8r2jk #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-28
June 28, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- waiting 4 launch of GEOS-O in less than 10min. watch at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/spacevidcast/ #
- @sissopolis funny, i think of you too, good ol’ final days of OMAET in reply to sissopolis #
- Listening to: Dirty Vegas – 7 am (4 sissy xoxo) http://bit.ly/t1haK #
- Looks like FSO is down, time 2 step away from the computer & …. what was it that i used 2 do on Saturday evenings…? #
- Laundry day, decided 2 add some shopping 2 the list. Getting almost 2 hot 2 b outside. Target’ time #
- Listening 2 YourMacLife podcast @ 2x while doing laundry. My head hurts from this blip-vert, thank god I didn’t explode #
- At mcdonald’s colonial blvd, Orlando, wanted 2 use wifi w/ laptop but manager is so overworked I thought better of my query. Ack #
- Love listening 2 podcasts @ 2x, but ’cause lots of these folks talk fast anyway the experience feels a bit like ODing on caffeine tummyache #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-27
June 27, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- NASA weather sat launch on hold due 2 storm. ironic. RT @NASA: GOES-O launch is rescheduled for 6:44 p.m. EDT today. Weather concerns. #
- Damn. GEOS-O scrubbed due 2 weather. Damn. Post-scrub debrief following… #
- should I be worried that my time-critical doc, sent via FedEx 2 my former district was signed 4 but hasn’t made it 2 the supervisor’s ofc? #
- New Saturday, new walk, Bloomfield loop, just over 1hr. & all b4 the heat of the day (9am in FL in summer)! #
- Listening to: Dirty Vegas – Home Again http://bit.ly/OjTg6 #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-25
June 25, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- done & done, last student presentation just finished. FS class of june09 is ready 2 graduate! #
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Share this Post[?] How to Write for the Web – JBB on FSO
June 24, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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Hey, guess who showed up in another FSO article about blogging?
How to Write for the Web
by Ashley Belanger for Full Sail Online
Learn how your writing benefits from brevity.
The phrase “the shorter, the better” can be applied to many things. Generally speaking, action movies, acceptance speeches and grace before a really delicious dinner all benefit from brevity, but one of the absolute crucial applications of this phrase has been toward Web writing. Wordiness on the Web is more than just frowned upon; it’s a cardinal sin.
But why? Well, because whatever it is that you’re about to expound upon has already been explained by someone else, and chances are, they did it better and they used cooler images to illustrate their point. That was meant to be a joke, but seriously, one of the keys to Web writing is in understanding the value of a well-placed link (like this one.) that supports your statements for those who don’t already know the subject.
It’s dangerous to concern yourself too much with length without also acknowledging that the reason most writers (and readers) want you to be brief is so that you get to the point fast. Don’t dilute your message with too much language or back-story.
One of the easiest ways to highlight your point is by artfully formatting your writing to best display the message’s main objective. You can do this with a pull quote, but that’s not the only way. In this article, all of the key points have been bolded. You can also use bullets, numbers or sidebars to allow the most casual readers to immediately scroll down to the important stuff. The important thing is that you use formatting effectively to guide the reader.
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63 Years Ago
June 24, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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A student sent the link to the following cartoon to me. It made me pause. With the world continuing to spin just a little out of control it can prompt one to entertain a gloomy disposition and express no surprise that we can’t seem to work out our grievances. Perhaps one of the differences today is that those who would enslave and murder their brothers and sisters can no longer rely on doing things in the dark and away from world’s glare. As a technologist I’m encouraged that brave souls with nothing more than cellphone cameras are making sure that the word gets out. It then falls to the other 99% of us to not passively let the psychopaths with power act so shamelessly. Sixty-three years ago we didn’t do what we could have done to prevent the murder of millions. Will we passively let the least among us do it again?
In Memoriam: Non Sequitur by Wiley
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Thanks Phil A.
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JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-24
June 24, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- @girlgeek77 Burton did some interesting drugs over the past few decades, wow in reply to girlgeek77 #
- rain is off by a few hours, didn’t start until around 6pm, it should have started at 2 or 3 and finished around 6. Crazy weather #
- @pnmartinez when does summer session end @ pepperdine? miss u guys. in reply to pnmartinez #
- Listening to: Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey!!! http://bit.ly/g5Kas #
- FS grad candidate, Jason S promoting next killer app, can’t say more, damn NDA (jk) http://twitpic.com/8a6p9 #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-23
June 23, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- Right in the middle of a student project the network went dwn, including the IP phones. Gr8. Alarm sound from switch/tele rm, anyone there? #
- Listening to: Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody http://bit.ly/11HLk1 #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-06-22
June 22, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- Listening to: The Allman Brothers Band – Jelly Jelly – nothing like the blues on a monday.. http://bit.ly/xYrln #
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