tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59645202796787883792008-11-24T14:57:56.464-06:00an internet ludditethe opinions of the world's only web programming internet ludditeTanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964520279678788379.post-48482568251164178042008-11-24T14:11:00.012-06:002008-11-24T14:57:56.481-06:00on wearing mental blindersToday I read something very annoying. I'd read of this "problem" before, but for some reason it's rampant stupidity never really struck a chord with me. I read a blog post/article/something involving a group of people trying to design a system to handle the transfer of your digital data in the event that you unexpectedly get hit by that bus everyone always talks about.
My first thought was Tanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964520279678788379.post-51528539507882856982008-10-16T16:45:00.000-05:002008-10-16T16:48:21.118-05:00it's all about the data, stupid.On an average day I'll touch three different operating systems, and a pile of applications on each one, and I've come to an important realization for me as a programmer: operating systems, and most applications, suck. Tying your business to any one of them undermines your business from the start (but is often a necessary evil). Most applications don't respect your data, and actively work to Tanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964520279678788379.post-17959179740900122662008-10-12T21:03:00.012-05:002008-10-13T10:51:29.632-05:00on shameless self-promotion in a time of social networksI can't go a single day without hearing (or overhearing) a conversation from a friend or acquaintance discussing one social network or another. I usually roll my eyes, or ignore these conversations. As an internet luddite, I try to avoid these time sucking privacy invasive services. But today I did something, something so contrary to my years of preaching that I felt it necessary to explain myTanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964520279678788379.post-60942607505497521032008-09-15T16:13:00.000-05:002008-09-15T16:16:32.735-05:00on blinking lights and wasting timeor how I learned to quit being interrupted and regain my productivityHello, my name is Tanner, and I'm addicted to blinking lights. The addiction costs me hours of my life every week, and it's time to quit. From the minute I wake up to my screeching blinking alarm clock, until I turn off the TV, put down the phone, and go to sleep I'm blasted by little blinking lights. In every part of our lifeTanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964520279678788379.post-10055036325386084492008-07-27T22:16:00.000-05:002008-07-28T11:10:28.698-05:00on fire and forget online servicesI'd intended this post to be a yet another glorious rant against twitter, but as I was gathering my thoughts on how I wanted to put it together I realized the issues I had with twitter are found in plenty of non-twitter sites. The problem really starts with my uncontrollable laziness. If a site requires me to continually visit it, just to stay on top of the goings on of the service, then I'll Tanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964520279678788379.post-40841290594832844352008-07-17T11:07:00.005-05:002008-07-17T11:35:08.835-05:00on subtle failureWhile reading through the top links on proggit, I ran into a project I'd seen a long while ago and promised myself I'd keep track of. I didn't. But this story isn't about me and my need for a simple bookmarking/reminder service, and the ways in which such a thing could change how I keep track of interesting things on the web. That story will come later. No this story is about the clutter Tanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964520279678788379.post-47267098793352289182008-07-07T20:20:00.009-05:002008-07-08T11:04:41.080-05:00on being an internet ludditeWelcome to the blog of the world's only web programming Internet Luddite (as far as I know). Why would any sane individual who makes a living working on and with the Internet describe themselves as a Luddite? It's simple. Despite (or possibly because of) being one of the most technically capable people in my social circle, I'm often the last to adopt the newest online service and in some cases Tanner Bursonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061355692997930959noreply@blogger.com0