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    RSS Cleaning started by KaiDavis
    I haven’t read the ‘firehose’ in my RSS reader in months. I’m taking a few minutes today to go through and clear out the deadwood.

    I’m quick slicing through them. If I’m not interested in the content in the smallest time I delete the feed. I don’t want to sit and ponder if I’m interested in [...]
    Viral Experimentation started by KaiDavis
    That title begs for a groan inducing pun about viruses, but I don’t have one.

    Sorry Internet, I let you down.

    So I decided to try an experiment at deducing growth rate for a viral ‘idea’ on facebook to see what the average rate of growth would be with no advertising. I started fan page, joined, and [...]
    House Hunting started by KaiDavis
    Is best done at midday when they’re napping. Wild houses are easy to startle and can quickly disappear.

    They are attracted to signs of status, good credit reports, and sizable checking accounts. Loud noises or garish colors can repell them.

    Hunting as a group can help, but be warned a sizable hunting party can frighten the prospective [...]
    Wet Oregon Days started by KaiDavis
    It rained last night and we’ve had an honest to god wet oregon day with an overcast sky and a near perpetual drizzle.

    My socks are wet and smell disgusting.

    I love you, Oregon.
    @Tokucgo and Gencon on Twitter started by KaiDavis
    My friend Toku qualified for Stargate Collectible Card Game Worlds at Gen Con this year and will be playing this weekend. He’s microblogging / twittering his experience in tournament and at gencon at twitter.com/tokucgo. Give him a follow and some luck!
    Dynamic Street Art #5: Zines started by KaiDavis
    Since zines are underground almost by definition, how do you assess the effectiveness of marketing tactics or advertising? Is there a steady way to assess readership for a zine or is it guess work for the most part? Do traditional communication methods between reader and publisher fail as far as gauging the effectiveness of articles [...]
    The Twitter Dilemma - How many people to follow? started by KaiDavis
    David Eckoff raised the question of the maximum number of Twitter followers that a person can have. Dunbar’s number would effectively limit this to 150, while numerous people follow less or more.

    I think there is a misconception of what twitter is when compared to real social networking sites like Myspace or Facebook. Twitter isn’t a [...]
    Dynamic Street Art #4 started by KaiDavis
    The degree to which a message is acknowledge by a community depends in part upon the availability of the message and the degree of customization that the medium and message lend to the artist. We can see in standard street art such as tags, throw ups, and stencils is the appropriation of stylistic elements within [...]
    Dynamic Street Art #4 started by KaiDavis
    The degree to which a message is acknowledge by a community depends in part upon the availability of the message and the degree of customization that the medium and message lend to the artist. We can see in standard street art such as tags, throw ups, and stencils is the appropriation of stylistic elements within [...]
    Geohashing started by KaiDavis
    Randall Munroe of XKCD just posted a new strip and blog post about a summer adventure concept.

    Geohashing.

    I won’t bother to reiterate the process of geohashing, he explains it in today’s comic. Suffice it to say, this seems to provoke awesome roadtrips and adventures. Better than Vegas! It also is self contained, meaning that you’ll never [...]
    Simple solution for a simple problem started by KaiDavis
    Why can’t we ever have hideously complicated solutions to simple problems? Everything has to be ‘oh, just rotate the widget 30 degrees and it’ll work.’ I want the instruction manual to tell me to go assassinate the prince of Poland to get my sound card to work under Linux.
    2008 - Year of the Superhero Franchises started by KaiDavis
    The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Wanted, Batman: The Dark Knight, Dr. Horrible, Hellboy: TGA.

    I’m missing some, I know, but that’s a load of Superhero franchises. Hellboy has at least 1 more movie. Dr. Horrible is a web-release by Joss Whedon, but fits the bill. Batman has a 3rd, Iron Man has 2 more, Hulk has [...]
    hi started by KaiDavis
    The degree to which a message is acknowledge by a community depends in part upon the availability of the message and the degree of customization that the medium and message lend to the artist. We can see in standard street art such as tags, throw ups, and stencils is the appropriation of stylistic elements within [...]
    Journal Entry #2 - Fieldwork Project Writeup started by KaiDavis
    There is a discernable effect that a sticker, placed in an urban environment can have. The appropriation of the space presents a new world to the viewer assuming they are receptive to the message. The prior surface now serving as the canvas or instrument of delivery provides a surface for the hijacking message to build [...]
    Worth a thought started by KaiDavis
    It is far too easy to continue in what is not needed than to accomplish what is necessary.
    How to be Creative, a journey. started by KaiDavis
    Lately I’ve been repeatedly reading the Hugh Train and How To Be Creative. Check them out, Hugh is able to put into words a lot of good ideas about creativity and, really, how to be brave.
    When I get down to it, the act of creation is an act of conquering fear. I’m neck deep in [...]
    Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers started by KaiDavis
    Starbucks closures in Oregon started by KaiDavis
    OREGON

    460 TANASBOURNE - HAGGENS 18000 NW EVERGREEN PKWY BEAVERTON OR

    13769 CORNELL & 188TH 1887 NW 188TH AVE HILLSBORO OR

    426 HAWTHORNE II 1864 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD PORTLAND OR

    3441 20TH & DIVISION 2045 SE DIVISION ST PORTLAND OR

    14303 CLACKAMAS TOWN CENTER II 11860 SE 82ND AVE PORTLAND OR

    10520
    Urban Street Golf started by KaiDavis
    Today I invented a new sport. Urban Street Golf.

    Okay, I didn’t invent it. I saw a few articles on street golf and after wasting most of my day sleeping* I figured that the best way to salvage the hours of 2pm until close would be some friends, a disc golf course, and components for Urban [...]
    Disney’s Club 33 started by KaiDavis
    Wow.

    I had always known that Disney maintained a special top secret club on Disneyland, but I had never heard the cost to get in or the location.

    Reading over 50 Things you didn’t know about Disneyland, they give out the location and the cost of getting in. Sure, this information was already out there, but I [...]
    Dynamic Street Art Journal (#1) started by KaiDavis
    Is it street art if it isn’t art?

    If I slap a sticker with an illustration on a sign at a street corner, am I fulfilling some of the key concepts of street art?

    Appropriation, Agency, Autonomy, and Authorship.

    Appropriation: I am appropriating the space. One function (sign) has been replaced by another function (carrier or medium of [...]
    Piercings for Kai started by KaiDavis
    Entertaining the thought of getting some piercings done, I started looking around the high priestess website for a price sheet. I can’t find it, but I spent some time reading the piercers bios and laughed when I saw that they listed CPR certification. I get the reason why, you want someone prepared for all circumstances. [...]
    Getting Things Done Like A Pro started by KaiDavis
    The problem with GTD philosophy is that after reading techniques for 6 hours I’m even more behind schedule and - hey! - its bed time.
    Journal Entry #4 - Dynamic (non-street!) Art started by KaiDavis
    The more folklore classes I take, the more I want to talk about the folklore of 4chan, the internet, /b/, memes. Are there folkloric / cultural anthpological studies centered on rick rolling? Duck rolling? Lolcatz? Lingo?

    I know that roflcon just happened and that helps center the study of the comunity, but are people talking about [...]
    Like a sound you hear that lingers in your ear and you can’t forget started by KaiDavis
    Pretty accurate.

    Marlena Shaw - California Soul
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