Category Archives: Internets

Hiding behind my own face

By Conlan | Published: July 8, 2010
One of the oddest aspects of the failfresno situation was the accusation that I was somehow being disingenuous by discussing things on Twitter but “saying nothing in public.” The accusation came at me first via the failfresno account and then via the personal account of one of the guys behind failfresno. I wrote a 2,500 [...]
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This is Twittering: Meta-commentaty Digest, Episode 16

By Conlan | Published: May 10, 2010
I may have gotten mixed up. I apologize if I have posted these before. Actually, no I don’t. STUPID: I never thought I’d say this, but… Snurp flam piguna nyipe nyipe charoooo! But very true. WORDPLAY: If I gave you the option of either a ladder or a stepstool, would you choose the former or [...]
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Tried and failed: a story of two worlds

By Conlan | Published: April 29, 2010
I can understand despair at the irrationality of humanity as a whole. I can get behind the mockery of hypocrites, scoundrels, and reality television fans. I can even laugh at offensive and disagreeable comedy—if it’s well-considered. What troubles me however, is poorly executed social commentary that amounts to little more than a formula along these [...]
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This is Twittering: Meta-Commentary Digest, Episode 15

By Conlan | Published: October 19, 2009
It’s time for another episode of This is Twittering: Meta-Commentary Digest. WORDPLAY: I think my dog is in heat. Luckily, it’s a dry heat. #idontreallyhaveadog Obviously. REACTION: Erectile dysfunction commercials make me long for a time when impotence was so shameful a condition that we dare not speak its euphemisms. Seriously, shut up already. REACTION: [...]
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