I am a murderer.

I killed my time-sucking and misery provoking internet stuff this weekend.

In one swift and deliberate "delete" I killed Facebook.

In one graceful curve Twitter was removed from my existence

LastFM went down next

I am still considering death to Flickr but I may just set everything to my eyes only instead because it does offer a nifty service I need.

Why? Because while I have no problem expressing myself on the internet, I don't like the subjectiveness of it all. I have had too many people take photos, information and other scattered internet memorabilia taken out of context and I don't want to leave perception open to interpretation.

I wonder if my personal cooling trend towards social networking is just me getting old and tired of it or if it signals an overall trend amongst those of us in the forefront of Social Networking.

And everyday, I like the idea more and more that if someone wants to know about me and what I am doing - they should ask me. Face to face. I don't bite.

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"The population 85 and older is projected to more than triple by 2050, to 19 million." US Census

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become a creator
not a particpant

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Open Source IS subversive..

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I have been doing a lot of this lately.

This makes me happy.

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Another example of true, well crafted experience design

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I have observed that Dolores Park is segmented into several distinct and (sub) culturally consistent sections.

A. Hipster Hill
The Northeast corner of the Park (Dolores and 17th) is the realm of the Hipster. I suspect this is because while they can manage the walk from Valencia to Dolores they are too hung-over to make it up the hill.
Do bring: Bike, Enormous Sunglasses, Skinny jeans that show your butt crack when you sit down, Wear black and more black something army-looking works too, Ipods, beer and small speakers are encouraged.
Tips: Sit directly on grass look bored.

B. Jock Corner
Weekend warriors, dodge ball players, soccer fans, etc…
Do bring: Spandex, knee pads and some sort of ball to chase around.
Tips: be excessively perky and organized.

C. Latin American Club
The locals. Watching the scene and laughing.
Do Bring: Beer, your homies, a dog

D. Scary bathrooms
I have only had the pleasure once, but I heard nothing good happens in this place.
Do bring: protection, toilet paper, a sense of balance and humor

E. Gay cruising + Sunbathing section
Bring: a towel, a conversation starting small dog
leave at home: your boyfriend or life partner

F. Kids and picnickers
bring: diapers

G. Geek Section
This seems to be the spot wear the digirati hangs out
Bring: Food to share and your best portable devices

H. Hipster overflow and family outing section

I. Scary drunks and Hobo section
Bring: Bags full of bottles for recycling, Old English or Night Train.

This is an oldie but a goodie from a now moth-balled blog I used to keep.

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The fruits of my iPhone Dev Camp contribution to the world...

location based
intuitive
ambient
multi directional
subjective
activity wayfinder

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My friend and I are in the midst of making a new tool for iPhone 2.

Its a location based, intuitive, ambient, multi directional, subjective activity wayfinder.

Written in Coca called Heatmap.mobi.

Screenshots and more info on the way... off to code and design now.

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Now it's almost over...
The Lost Ring is getting more mentions in the press.
I was Senior Interaction Designer for this pretty massive project..

Today's find:
Mentioned in a show I found by perusing Twitter.

More of The Lost Ring in The Guardian.uk

Jane , the game creatorhas it on her blog.

And a fan and player has a wiki on the experience.

Info on ARGnet.

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