http://www.northernwastes.org finding life outside Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:33:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So one of the things I enjoy about the Internet is keeping in touch.  The Internet is very good at the whole "wide and shallow" communication thing.  Services like Facebook and Twitter are great for getting a superficial view of what is going on the in lives of your ... http://www.northernwastes.org/2009/10/10/first-tweet-fall-arrives/ So the way I spend time online falls into one of two broad categories.  First is the class of activities that are just irredeemable wastes of time.  But I also do some things online that are ostensibly productive. Without a doubt, most of my online time is spent in the first category.  This is ... http://www.northernwastes.org/2009/08/26/unredeemable-wastes-of-time/ I've been a steady / obsessive Internet user since 1991. Back then it was all email, Usenet and Gopher. And really, that was just an outgrowth of my even earlier BBS interests. For a years I've been in love with the Information Revolution. But I'm in one ... http://www.northernwastes.org/2009/08/25/farewell-interwebs/ Well, as usual I’m up too late and I’m on my computer. But since this is the beginning of a grand little experiment I wanted to post something before I went to bed. More explanation tomorrow. http://www.northernwastes.org/2009/08/23/more-to-come/