http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ quirky, obscure, miscellaneous stuff from Jon Diercks en Vox Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:02:31 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/multimedia-message-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/multimedia-message-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/multimedia-message-1.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:02:31 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/video/6a00d41444a8363c7f0110183c206b860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d41444a8363c7f0110183c206b860f-50si" alt="06-17-09_1951.3gp" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/multimedia-message-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f0110183c206c860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/first-impressions-google-wave.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/first-impressions-google-wave.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/first-impressions-google-wave.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 May 2009 20:19:56 -0700 OK, so I'm sure hundreds of thousands of other bloggers with more insightful comments than me will be posting about this, but I'll still put in a quick shot. Google Wave http://wave.google.com is creating a major buzz following a recent developer... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/first-impressions-google-wave.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f01101653a668860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mapmotive-facebook-friends-google-maps-mashup-coolness.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mapmotive-facebook-friends-google-maps-mashup-coolness.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mapmotive-facebook-friends-google-maps-mashup-coolness.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 09 May 2009 08:40:08 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41444a8363c7f01101681d5b6860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d41444a8363c7f01101681d5b6860d-50si" alt="moz-screenshot-1.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I just discovered the mapmotive app on facebook ... very cool! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mapmotive-facebook-friends-google-maps-mashup-coolness.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f0110182175a9860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mini-review-star-trek.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mini-review-star-trek.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mini-review-star-trek.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 08 May 2009 11:22:33 -0700 Am I a true trekkie? Probably not, I don't even have the pajamas. :-) But I'll admit to being a long-time fan, from the original TV series through most of the spin-offs and movies. I had a blast at the new Star Trek film last night. It's very wel... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/mini-review-star-trek.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f011018211b04860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/long-overdue-for-an-update.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/long-overdue-for-an-update.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/long-overdue-for-an-update.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:07:52 -0700 OK, this blog has sat dormant for too long. Like many, I've been doing a lot more with facebook and twitter lately, and it's great to be able to do more frequent, shorter posts. Still, I need to be doing more substantial writing sometimes too. It... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/long-overdue-for-an-update.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f0110164356c4860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/upcoming-gig.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/upcoming-gig.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/upcoming-gig.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:59:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41444a8363c7f0100a7e8935a000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d41444a8363c7f0100a7e8935a000e-50si" alt="20080726-gig" /></a> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d41444a8363c7f0100a7f466df000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d41444a8363c7f0100a7f466df000e-50si" alt="20080726-desilvas-band" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Some of my friends have asked me to let you know of any opportunities to see/hear me playing music at local venues. Here's a chance to catch some good live jazz and support a worthy cause. Mark Klein is a friend of mine and a very talented piani... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/upcoming-gig.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f0100a7e89426000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music jazz gig ewi http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/one-year-bible.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/one-year-bible.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/one-year-bible.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:27:39 -0700 Last year I wrote about reading the whole Bible in a year. The BibleInAYear website doesn't seem to exist anymore, but I recently completed a second full read, this time using OneYearBible.net with the paraphrase version "The Message". OneYearBib... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/one-year-bible.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f00fa9684f8c40003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reading bible http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/run-lindy-run.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/run-lindy-run.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/run-lindy-run.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 May 2008 09:16:28 -0700 Last weekend my family and I bicycled about six miles in our cycling for schools event. That seemed like a pretty good accomplishment, but then again, my sister is running a full marathon tomorrow. She has run in one before, but she wasn't allowed... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/run-lindy-run.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f00e398f611af0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> running cycling marathon bicycling lindy http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/40-isnt-that-bad.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/40-isnt-that-bad.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/40-isnt-that-bad.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:54:58 -0700 I turned 40 today. Kinda sobering that I'll never be thirtysomething again, and for the next few months my wife and I will be living in different decades (so to speak) but all in all, it's been a good, enjoyable day. My son scored his first run in... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/40-isnt-that-bad.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f00f48d0823dc0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/tudumo-is-out-of-beta.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jon) http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/tudumo-is-out-of-beta.html?_c=feed-rss http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/tudumo-is-out-of-beta.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:02:09 -0800 Windows shareware to-do list manager Tudumo has officially launched with it's 1.0 release. I've been using alpha and beta versions of Tudumo and have become quite addicted. I have over 400 active action items, but with Tudumo I can slice and dice... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jondiercks.vox.com/library/post/tudumo-is-out-of-beta.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41444a8363c7f00f48cff72510001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gtd to-do list tudumo