I usually don't post so much about Kwaj, but man it's been interesting so far. We went coconut crab hunting tonight. OH WHAT A NIGHT. Will urpdate.
SPDCA: I'm looking for a better way to get a hold of people.
I'm trying to review a couple collaboration and social aggregation softwares, and was curious if anyone had experience or had seen success with these, or something like them:
Thought: I live on the Internet through email, RSS feeds, Gchat, and to a lesser degree Twitter, and even less so Facebook. I normally proclaim "every tool should do one thing and do it well," but the amount of tethers I have and their incongruity with how other people interact with their Internet-capable devices make the act of getting a hold of "everyone" and in a way that everyone prefers a tedious task.
I want to be able to tell people, "Go here," or invite them to a place, and have that be a singular, finely-grained place where they can subscribe to things like "movie nights" or "Dungeons and Dragons." I want that place to allow users to get notifications where and when they want it. I want it to be able to integrate with silly things like Twitter, or simpler things like idkfa. And I want that place to be available for mobile devices.
I've been lurking on Cel.ly for some time. It has an interesting feature where a "cell" (a group chat) can have what they call "receptors" and "transmitters." A receptor can be another cell, or a feed like a public Twitter account or an RSS feed (something that could link the cell with updates from idkfa). This kind of integration appeals to me, as it means that depending on the cell, and the type of message, it is possible to get push notifications on one's phone for services that are not "push-y."
On a related note: It's not a race. (intersectionthereof.com)
Percentage completion to 18 years of age, based on your collective children's first timestamps.
I tend to skip these, but this one was excellent:
Epic Rap Battles of History: Sir Isaac Newton vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy (www.youtube.com)
News to me: Upper One Games (upperonegames.com) getting ready to release Never Alone (neveralonegame.com): http://vimeo.com/92000406 (vimeo.com)
Illustrated puzzle-adventure game depicting a young Iñupiaq protagonist and her arctic fox companion.
Bill Watterson drew some new comics.
http://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/ (stephanpastis.wordpress.com)
It's a very good day.
Did you all notice that at one of the levels of sponsorship for the Reading Rainbow kickstarter (www.kickstarter.com)the reward is a private dinner with LeVar Burton and getting to try on the Geordi viser?
And of course the kickstarter is not without controversy. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/05/28/you-might-want-to-reconsider-that-donation-to-the-reading-rainbow-kickstarter/ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Personally as long as you don't view the show as "teach kids to read" but "teach kids to love reading" then I think it is still a very positive thing. Both goals are good and worthy.
For your Friday enjoyment, good for those in love or not yet in love. Statistically accurate love song (www.youtube.com).
