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40° 44′ 54.36″ N, 73° 59′ 8.5″ W

By Conlan | Published: August 19, 2010
With the announcement of Facebook’s new “places” location services, we’re likely to see a spike in the use of these services in general. I want to offer some suggestions1 for effective locationality. Let’s say, you’re at an event and want people nearby to join you. Cool, do it. You want to impress your friends by [...]
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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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400, starring @brightcaroline

By Conlan | Published: April 16, 2010
I made a promise many days ago, and now I will do the part of the promise that involves doing something. It was a sunny day in ATLANTA, GEORGIA [pause for applause] when Tommy’s 1972 Mercury Bullet High-Life pulled into the parking lot of the Busty Blonde Diner in Pro-bowl, Utah. Tommy, who was the [...]
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