Category Archives: Just Rambling

I Have a Chip on my Shoulder

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Blake Patterson

It just occurred to me that six months have passed and I’ve not posted about the new tattoo I had inked. Geek tattoo, that is — the best kind. And this, after reaching out for help from readers to choose … Continue reading →

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A Pixellated End of the World I Don’t Want to Miss

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Today I ran across an amazing video by Patrick Jean of onemoreproduction that depicts the end of the world in oh, such pixellated goodness. I have to say, this would be a pretty awesome way to go. If this is … Continue reading →

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Damn, It Feels Good To Be a Gangsta!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Friends, at long last, I have left my 10 year day job as a web developer at the AFL-CIO in Washington DC and joined the lucky ranks of the self-employed. (No details now on the reasons for my leaving — … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Retro Computing Friends

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Blake Patterson

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everybody! Yes, I’m still pretty much alive, folks (as anyone who follows me on Twitter might realize). Things have been slow here because of, well, Twitter and its role as an outlet as regards my … Continue reading →

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My Awesome ’80s Retro Swatch Watch

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Blake Patterson

So, I got a new watch, and it’s pretty awesome. The Swatch ‘A Thousand Crossings’ (SUIB 100) is the first Swatch I’ve worn in over 15 years. I saw it online and instantly fell in love with its powerful, glowing … Continue reading →

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The Woz on Dancing with the Stars

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Blake Patterson

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, was on “Dancing with the Stars” last night. And he danced. And he wore a pink boa. Enough said. [ Full HD version | Low Bandwidth version ] Entertainment News provides a little background. This … Continue reading →

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My Flickr Favs

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Blake Patterson

Images I dig. Highly retro. Pretty. ( click ) Like? I encourage everyone to use PicLens for the proper in-browser viewing experience, by the by.

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I Think I’m Going to Get an Apple Tattoo…

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Blake Patterson

I think I am going to finally go ahead and get an Apple tattoo. A plain, black-on-flesh Apple logo. This will be my third tattoo. I didn’t want it to be as prominent as my Space Invader tattoo, and so … Continue reading →

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Geek Classic “WarGames” Comes Back to the Big Screen!

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Blake Patterson

That’s right! It’s been 25 years since we sat in that theater and saw John Badham’s “geek’s wet dream” masterpiece WarGames on the big screen. A quarter of a century. I was 11 years old. And even though I’d had … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0? It’s “Brain 2.0” I say.

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Blake Patterson

For the past week or so I have had basically no connectivity via my normally blazing fast Comcast internet connection. It’s up for brief moments, but that’s it. It’s rather unfortunate as Arnold Kim and I are trying hard to … Continue reading →

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