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Austin Recap
We spent just shy of two months in Austin, TX. We split the time between a condo in the new Mueller development and a house in Zilker. The separate rentals actually ended up being pretty cool as between the two of them we were able to get a good sense of the city as a…
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Baton Rouge Recap
Our first major stop was Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We spent a couple months visiting family and some good friends. Other highlights included taking up CrossFit and eating an abundance of Cajun food. (The lovely abstract above is a poor cellphone shot of artwork by Bethany Riggs. It looks chaotically magnificent in person.)
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Bonnaroo 2013
A couple of weeks ago, I went to Bonnaroo with my friend Jeremy. Here are a few shots:
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Switched to Colemak
The "optimizer crowd" I work with has finally ground me down on keyboard layouts. Switching to #colemak for long term ergonomic reasons. — Hew (@hewsut) May 16, 2013 We have over 20 alternative layout keyboardists at Automattic circa this post, including one rather well known one. For three years, I resisted their proselytizing as I…
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Cidade Maravilhosa
Our first team meetup this year was in absolutely stunning city of Rio de Janeiro. Here are a few moments from the trip:
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On Facebook Personhood
Facebook wants us to — and, really, forces us to — conduct our digital lives with singular identities: identities that can be harnessed and streamlined (and sold to and analyzed). We, however…tend to expect that identities will be what they have been since the advent of society itself: prismatic. Varied. Contextual. These tensions will inevitably…