This is a thought provoking TEDTalk from Virginia Postrel on the topic of “Glamour”. It’s interesting to see how “glamour” has taken a toll on our everyday lives. From that sleek and sexy new Macbook Pro (i know i want one, too) to getting dressed up for church.
I particularly liked the picture of beneath the computer desk. Since mine has about 500 cords, a box fan, and a paperbag trashcan… but on top is my sleek mac setup. All very interesting.
October 16th, 2008 | davatron5000 | No Comments
I've done the unthinkable. The unbelievable. I started a blog in the year 2009. I might as well have started a dinosaur. If it's any consolation, I've been making websites since I was 14 (15 years now! wow!) and I had blog at the now defunct wimpkiller.com that I posted on for over 5 years!
I'm 29. I live in Austin, TX with my beautiful and hilarious wife. I have cat that she named "Moogs", he looks like a cow. I'm training him to be a dog. I'm the Lead Web Developer for Paravel, who sole purpose is to make radical waves on the internet.
I play guitar and a wide array of other instruments. I speak japanese. I can't run very far. I contribute to the Earth scorching music blog Austin Town Hall from time to time and I drive a Scion XB - I know it says a lot about me, but I'll bear every criticism because it's a good square car. I spend most of my days on the computer soaking in the beta radiation, and then my evenings on the couch watching Law & Order with my wife on my Roku.
Yup. That about sums me up.
This blog is built on Wordpress and this is a custom theme I wrote to replicate the functionality of the popular desktop Twitter app by AteBits, Tweetie for Mac. The icons are mostly from Glyphish.
