The Hamilton Avenue Bridge
The bridge goes up… the bridge comes down. This is a photo of the Hamilton Avenue Bridge on its way down. The photo was taken with my new iPhone 4s with HDR engaged. It looked really good on the small screen… but on the big screen I’m less impressed.
Why I Deserted The Droid Army For The iCult
Last week my girlfriend, Stef (who I often refer to as Poppy), and I celebrated being together for 4 years. Besides congratulating her on a will of steel and a heart of gold, one of the things we decided during such occasions is to chose something we both want and then get it. Whether it [...]
The Oldest Professions Crashes Onto The Newest Social Scene For Only $5
It was really only a matter of time until prostitution came to Facebook, and it finally has for the low low price of only $5. The Washington Post has an article about how you can get a Facebook girlfriend for just $5. The article focuses on fiverr.com user Cathy01 who has offered up these services [...]
Two Words I Hate: Site Down
Last night, after wrapping up a long day at work, I was greeted by 4 e-mails that in some context included the two words I hate the most: Site Down The site they were referring to was the EMS Blogs network. Not to get into too many finite details, but one of the posts on [...]
What’s Old Is New Again
So, you may have noticed this site has a new look. You may also notice it has no content. The truth is that I was a bit lackadaisical in keep this site both updated with content AND with security updates. So I was hacked. Now this wasn’t just any sort of hack job where they [...]
Hello world!
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How Podcasting Differs From Blogging
I recently had the opportunity to be on a live recording of the EMS Garage at EMS Today 2010. It’s quite a different experience, both being on a podcast and being live on a podcast in front of an audience. There’s not necessarily a lot of time to formulate a response to the topic, the [...]
On HIPAA And Photography
Earlier this week I mentioned a video on STATter 911 that showed an EMT swipe a camera from a local activist in the name of the all powerful 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Acountability Act (HIPAA). Now I’ll be honest, while the video is slightly disturbing I can understand why it happened. The activist was [...]
On Blog Networks: Pros And Cons
Recently I’ve been involved in a few different discussions about Blog Networks, and both their benefits and the disadvantages. To be honest, I find it a little surprising that people are doing things now that are so… 2006… but whateva. In the interest of full disclosure I have been offered spots in quite a few [...]
NYPD OPS Order On Photography
There have been a number of reports from photographers and tourists about NYPD forbidding them to take photos of such things as The Empire State Building, The Times Square Police Station, and photos on the New York City Subway. This is an NYPD OPS Order On Photography that was re-issued 4/03/09 (click to enlarge). It [...]
