How you handle a telemarketer

"But wouldn't you consider this offer a good deal?"
"What I consider you is annoying. Do not call back." [hangup]

-fellow ESAer gets the job done.

You've Been Communicated!

Derek Jamison,

You have been communicated!

It's interesting how people choose to communicate to each other digitally today. Like when you would use a facebook message as opposed to a wall post or an email or an IM or a call. That got me thinking that there is a ridiculous amount of ways to communicate to someone instantly.

So, I decided to instantly communicate to Derek Jamison through 20 different relatively simultaneous (arguably) distinct digital actions. Admittedly, a bunch can obviously be grouped together, but at least they are each distinct in that they are separate actions that will each to communicate to Derek in some form or fashion. Maybe it's an interesting take on digital communication today (or completely stupid), but I also thought it would be pretty funny to bomb him with messages from every angle.

I call it to "communicate someone."

The List:

- my blog post (technically didn't notify him but probably showed up on his RSS feed)
- comment on his blog
- email to his 1st email address
- email to his 2nd email address
- email to his school email address
- email from a different email of mine to his 1st email address
- email from a different email of mine to his 2nd email address
- email from a different email of mine to his school email address (stopped with this line after this one)
- IM
- facebook note with him tagged
- facebook message
- facebook poke
- facebook wall
- facebook photo tag
- facebook event invite (to the You've Been Communicated! Party)
- facebook group invite (to the I Like to Communicate! group)
- google calendar event invite
- cell phone call
- text message
- yahoo! group invite to the "I Like To Communicate" group (kinda represents any online "invitation" you could make)

(so they might not all be able to communicate the same types of messages, but I think the idea still makes sense, right?)

and as a bonus - I told Joni to tell Derek he's been "communicated"

Russert was the Man :0(

Very simply - I always got the impression he was a good, honest, hard-nosed journalist.  Cared about the average Joe.  Talked about his humble roots without the snobbish wink-wink of "but really I'm a sophisticated elitist."  Seemed like a good family man.  And of course, no Washingtonian talked or cared more about Buffalo than Russert.  He was the real deal.  Unbelievable news.

Imagine That

"Imagine all the people
Sharing all [at least some of] the world[s]."

ID Evolution and Copyright, can it get any better?

Great Addon

Just added this puppy...I like it...now a more convenient way to waste time!