Vin cent

free dynamic dns github repo by yours truly

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:30 -0700

https://github.com/vjcharles/dynamic_dns_homespun

http://code-vc.heroku.com/articles/2012/05/22/finally-someone-new-homespun-dynamic-dns-open-source-project-2-files/

The kid, barely 21 with the Hair, The pants, the walk. the...

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:53:14 -0700

The kid, barely 21 with the Hair, The pants, the walk. the shoes. Then your their friends in front slow down and their gate stutters, there voice vibrates as the traffic jam of cool in front of them ….. [i can’t change the pronoun]

Then your friends in front slow down and your gate stutters, your voice vibratos As the traffic jam of cool in front of you reminds you, You are behind your friends.

Oh, to explain the IDGF (but I do)… I like this...

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:31:42 -0700

Oh, to explain the IDGF (but I do)… I like this indifferent way of life; If I lose (and I’m not successful/cool/famous/covetted/etc) I win (I’m doing what I love, most moments are worth it).

Back to this place…

…I wonder, wouldn’t you rather be naked, making out, rolling around, writhing with your ideal—probably your mirror—than doing this?

Now back to the questions I’d like to answer for my...

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:24:40 -0700

Now back to the questions I’d like to answer for my day-to-day to feel like these evening (steam releasing) institutions thrive; What if a typical ‘day at the office’ could feel like this bar atmosphere evokes for some?

But first, This noisy place evokes feelings of (meta-)social...

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:19:52 -0700

But first, This noisy place evokes feelings of (meta-)social analysis…

Ok so this is what I hope to brain storm on… And next is...

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:16:45 -0700

Ok so this is what I hope to brain storm on… And next is what ensued

When I was a kid people would say, “Whoa, that’s...

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:02:05 -0700

When I was a kid people would say, “Whoa, that’s deep, man.” With a tone of disdain, or that being deep is ‘bad’.

Now there’s a different term, Meta. And it’s good.

I’ve had these thought mulling through my mind for a while...

Mon, 07 May 2012 01:17:35 -0700

I’ve had these thought mulling through my mind for a while and wasn’t in the mood to type it out, so I recorded myself talking. I thought maybe I’d transcribe it but it’s kind of nice the way it is. The subject matter is very taboo to some and pointless to others. I hope you enjoy my little mellow rant.

Groupthink, Conformity and Social Groups

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:45:45 -0700

Here’s a collection of some social psychology concepts I find interesting. I’ll let these clinical definitions speak for me.

A social group is a collection of people who interact with each other and share similar characteristics and a sense of unity. A social category is a collection of people who do not interact but who share similar characteristics. For example, women, men, the elderly, and high school students all constitute social categories. A social category can become a social group when the members in the category interact with each other and identify themselves as members of the group. In contrast, a social aggregate is a collection of people who are in the same place, but who do not interact or share characteristics. from here

Groupthink in action: video

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints. Antecedent factors such as group cohesiveness, structural faults, and situational context play into the likelihood of whether or not groupthink will impact the decision-making process.

The primary socially negative cost of groupthink is the loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking. from wiki

If you are interested in more, I think social psychology is the field that digs into this kind of thought. Social Psychology wiki

I haven’t found the term for the concept I’ve noticed. Maybe you can help: Having a label or term applied to a new phenomenon or unusual something, legitimizes its acceptability. For example, “What’s that slop you are eating?” someone says after looking at a medley of vegetables, cheese and grains. You respond, “Quiche.” The amend, “Looks tasty!”

This applies to new inventions, foods, clothing, whatever. If you do it on your own, you’re eccentric. If someone markets the idea puts a few bucks in an ad campaign, gets it sold in stores, then all of a sudden another social phenomenon occurs like ostracization for not knowing about the name for this same thing.

Example: blended up fruit before jamba juice existed, I yes I’ll get personal now, I was ridiculed or poked fun at for drinking such funky looking barf, then a few years later all those same douchebags are spending $5+ a pop for store-made smoothies.

Back to the first paragraph, I like having a distinction between of social group vs social category. now to let my computer read me the entire social psychology article while I doze off to sleep.

In conclusion, who cares.

Thanks for listening.

Restarting sshd on OS X

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:16:24 -0700

launchctl list launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd launchctl start com.openssh.sshd

wow. after editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config

I had an epiphany after years of idealizing a perfect HCI (human computer interaction) experience....

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:31:27 -0700

I had an epiphany after years of idealizing a perfect HCI (human computer interaction) experience. Whether it be sitting back with a wireless keyboard in an ez chair with a huge flat screen, or laying down with the screen facing down from the ceiling and key on my lap. Perfect ergonomics, with an extremely smooth path from mind to input.

Then I realized this ideal of mine if effortless interaction is quite similar to paralysis.

Cut to a quadriplegic using a computer. Typing away one eye twitch at a time, writing epic profound thoughts of moving through the physical world

Video

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:20:55 -0700

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

feedify

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:04:16 -0800

feedify:

My newest finished project. Turn any directory into an iTunes compatible podcast/rss feed.

squash a repo

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:46:00 -0800

git log > original.log

# edit original.log as desired

rm -rf .git

git init

git add .

git commit -F original.log

Photo

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:48 -0800

Humans, sometimes you disgust me Yes I am a human too and like...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:29:22 -0800

Humans, sometimes you disgust me Yes I am a human too and like you I contribute to what was here before I was born But I don’t have to contribute unconsciously With my hands and mind tied to Perceived comforts of survival

This reminds me of…me. PS sorry about the ad

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:02:00 -0800

This reminds me of…me. PS sorry about the ad

Nothing is something

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:52:00 -0800

In my quest for a ideal existence I sometimes need to be reminded of this simple thought: Doing nothing is ok.

You don’t have to go anywhere, or do anything

You don’t need to enroll in a workshop to go do nothing You don’t need to buy tickets to a festival, and wait all year, to go do nothing You don’t have to fly to India, find a guru to do nothing You don’t have to go to a bar and get wasted to do nothing with your night You don’t have to go to a movie to sit in one place for 2 hours

You can do it now. Doing nothing is easy, free, and for the productivity minded, a bonus side-effect is you are left replenished and able to be MORE productive after doing nothing.

So really doing nothing is something. Something special. Something worth doing.

First version phone case. Softer leather. 2 openings.

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:00:05 -0800

First version phone case. Softer leather. 2 openings.

Leather pouch pendant

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:05:05 -0800

Leather pouch pendant