June 2010
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the daily ruzz has moved!
as the ipad takes over my daily web life, using email as a posting tool makes the most sense. and since the best service for that is posterous, i’ve moved this blog to there. update your links!
the new site
to make life simple, i imported all the old blogs from here to there, and now you can use facebook connect to like, comment, etc.
it’s quite possible i may move all my tumblr...
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breaking the chain
or how i learned to love no desktop
as some of you already know i’m not the most adaptable guy in the world. I carry with me a collection of psychological idiosyncrasies and a variety of physical ailments and sensitivities that to some extent have molded my computer experience.
in an effort to kill the desktop i’ve tried:
moving my computer to the couch. monitor on coffee table
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safe by closure
var my = function () { var real_heart = "xxxx"; var fake_heart = "is_a_mirror"; return { heart: function () { return fake_heart;} }; }(); >>> console.log( "my_heart " + my.heart() ); >my_heart_is_a_mirror
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We Predict a Riot →
a speed chess implementation using nodejs, express, websockets, etc. snazzy.
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WatchSWDC 2010 NodeJS Talk by Tim Caswell featuring Connect (by Patrick Liess)
points to consider:
wow. real time collaboration via a web page. exciting.
these node kids think a lot differently than i do.
where does real time fit in in our current web life?
pubsub stuff is seriously cool. but beyond chat, games, etc, where does it fit. how could i use it today to improve my clients lives?
these...
reworking ruzz.org
it’s kinda wizzy, but, i’ve temporarily redesigned ruzz.org using some CSS3 magics and a bit of jquery. i wanted to explore some of the new CSS stuff and i’m planning to reorg all my sites so this was a good morning spent.
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long time running
(c) 2004-2010 ruzz
“People know you for what you’ve done, not for what you plan to do.” ~Author Unknown
it’s been 15 months and 3 days since my last confession, er, unemployment. two and a half years ago i had a little dance with my own frailty, learnt some stuff about the consequences of living life in single-serving installments of cash. found the hard side of...
May 2010
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amat-ooo-eeer
thinking about the cult of the amateur lately. again. i think amateur generated content is only a legitimate threat to workers in an industry that meets these two criteria:
the act of generating is fun, interesting or automatically rewards ego and vanity (film making, photography, et al)
the initial curve to “reasonably okay” artifacts is either shallow or readily accessible...
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rosa parks was no kierkegaard
it’s a quaint idea from a quaint little historical figure. however, it misses the real point. fear is GOOD. fear is a positive force in life. every other animal on the planet lives in a state of fear from alertness to full terror and it keeps them alive. we obviously don’t have physical risk like most animals anymore, but we have as many or more complex emotional deaths to avoid daily...
Parting is such sweet sorrow – or why I quit...
This is it folks. The photo you see above is most likely the last photo I will post to flickr. I say most likely because I hate declarative statements. I hate feeling bound by things I used to think. I used to think flickr was a fun way to share pictures and meet some interesting folks. Now I think it’s just a crutch for me to lean on in absence of any real endpoint for my efforts.
When I...
April 2010
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ah life..
Wictor says: I'm still fixing some small issues with xxx right now
ruzz says: there are no small issues, only small developers
March 2010
13 posts
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imagine
a repost from a private blog i read. I think its worth sharing so i’ve obscured where it came from so you can read it.
Dear Imagination,
I tire of hearing the conversations you think might happen. It bothers me that you think I am so angry and vindictive. The false self you’ve created is reflects nothing of the characteristics I hold dear about this being. Your addiction to catastrophe...
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the mad ones.
tasha: So you like em crazy then hey?
ruzz: yes, but only a particular type of crazy. crazy with wonder about life, not crazy with wonder about their own mind or heart.
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“and be nice to your sister she was having a bad day,”
– incoming facebook message from my moms. i spit coke all over myself i liked that so much. haha.
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uhm
carla: I will let you pick. Something new though!
ruzz: lets eat caviar off nude models.
carla: done
ruzz: You bringing the models or am I?
carla: You have a model built in. I vote M.
ruzz: Yeah but I eat off her everyday!
carla: I only get to eat her in leons dreams.
carla: Oh snap! Only took me 10 minutes.
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dear body,
I have things i enjoy doing with you in the dark, like sleep.
ruzz.
ps. please note how the fucking sun isn’t up yet?
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email: odds are favorable
not_ruzz: For once, I listened to my instincts and they were right on.
ruzz: yeah, funny thing about life, if you wait long enough your bound to be right about something eventually :) haha
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the tyranny of conscious thought.
what a great expression.
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“and she said
why are you partial to that
playboy cunt
when you can see me...”
– The Luxury - Tragically Hip from Road Apples
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Book Review: Bright Sided.
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich My rating: 4 of 5 stars this book is worth it’s hardcover price purely on the weight of a scathing full out attack on “positive” thinking in lieu of “critical” thinking which comes as closing argument for the book. A powerful, erudite and biting argument...
February 2010
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“and i’m not sayin the girls
are worth the fines i’m paying.”
– hooting and howling - wild beasts
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“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you...”
– Maureen Dowd (via fringesofmind)
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gambler
i’m willing to gamble. i will put everything on the line for one shot at something amazing. i’ll bet my eyes. my heart. the back of my knee, or elbow. i will bet you my next breath and the one after that even if the odds are ridiculous, if the reward promises to teach me anything about myself or my life.
sometimes this means i gamble things i shouldn’t. sometimes it means i lose...
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tower of song
leonard is my emotional father. ive never found in any other poet, or songwriter, or anyone who speaks a language i thought was my own. his understanding that loss is one of the most vital parts of life, even when you hate loss, keeps me sane. and when i feel near giving up for all the struggling he reminds me all of this is art, so long as you take the ash of whatever burns and use it.
in my...
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and
for your bare hips i would trade all the air i breathe all the words i’ve used and i don’t believe
Phosphorescent (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
if you don’t know phosphorescent, you don’t know life.
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wherever there is light
dishsink (c) 2010 i.m. ruzz
wherever there is light there is a chance at beauty. being present and aware, ready to open up to something other than your own thoughts, having good timing (like doing dishes at sunset) can often be enough to convert our boring world into something magical.
i was doing some dishes and the sun was coming horizontal into my kitchen. I washed a glass frying pan top...
fuck.
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1vs100 = tumblr
played 1vs100 tonight, microsoft’s new virtual game show for the xbox. fun stuff if you dig trivia.
one of tonight’s questions was about which one of these three is a blogging platform..
correct answer: tumblr.
sweet.
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asked and answered: my thoughts on... →
it’s a bit long. be warned.
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Calgary Seedy Saturday →
I’m not sure why this excites me at all but it does. Something about monoculture in agriculture that freaks me out and people who dig seeds aren’t likely the sort of ppl who talk in the abstract about things.
i’m going to invite my mom to come down and go with me, i can take lots of pictures and buy some seed for the garden i’m dreaming of having this summer (after i get...
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intrusion
the torrent rage of your desire, masks the weariness of my intrusion. the dark is never simple.
(2001-10-31) - i.m. ruzz
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