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Believe it or not, I’ve been around the web for a while and if it’s one thing that I’ve learned, comments make the world go ’round. Not just random generic comment spam, but honest comments with conversations between readers and the author. It’s something, however, that many people have struggled with - especially those who [...]

I have a confession to make. These last few years I’ve been addicted to a pre-teen show called ‘Avatar - The Last Airbender’. And while those of you who know me well enough probably are not that surprised (kid at heart) some others my cringe and think "How could Tadd, someone we respect [...]

Henrik and I where discussing the Internet and trying to decide whether or not it was really a human accomplishment we should be proud of. If I think about it, yes - I’m happy about the Internet. Wonderful things have come from it - such as my profession (graphic & web designer). I know I couldn’t [...]

Movie quote time. This is from the movie Johnny Mnemonic: Johnny Mnemonic: Yeah, the Black Shakes. What causes it? Spider: What causes it? [points to various pieces of equipment throughout the room] Spider: This causes it! This causes it! This causes it! Information overload! All the electronics around you poisoning the airwaves. Technological ******* civilization. But we still have [...]

I always wondered the origin of the ‘geek’ phrase ‘All your base are belong to us’. Well, I did a search, and found this video: From Wikipedia: “All your base are belong to us” (often shortened to “All Your Base”, “AYBABTU”, or simply “AYB”) is a broken English phrase that sparked an Internet phenomenon in 2001 and [...]