I'm Leaving (InstantSpot)
PersonalSeems like an easy decision, right? I mean, it's just web application, right? It's not. I mean, it is just a web app, but it wasn't an easy decision. The evil geniuses behind InstantSpot have been really good to me and, frankly, it's just so damn easy to get started and to be productive. It took me a while to decide that I wanted to take on that burden myself. But I do. More on my reasons for leaving can be found at robwilkerson.org, but the reason for this post is to talk about what's next.
First, I'm not really leaving InstantSpot (just wanted a little drama in the title, I guess). I'll still maintain a presence here in order to maintain the archive of a year's worth of posts. Also, since Google loves InstantSpot, I'll probably aggregate my new feed here as well. Over the next few days and into next week, you'll probably notice:
- Existing posts moved from the "blog" page to a new "archives" page
- The migration of existing page content moved over to robwilkerson.org
- A newly redefined "thinking" page that simply aggregates my new feed
For those of you that are currently subscribed to my feed (yes, both of you), please change your subscription to http://feeds.feedburner.com/robwilkerson. That URI will access the latest content.
Again, many thanks to Aaron and Dave for putting up with me for as long as they did.
Don't Eat Leftover Sushi. Just Don't
PersonalYeah, I'm pretty sure you don't want the details. Just consider this my little gift to you. I'm only trying to help.
xkcd Kills Me. Absolutely Kills Me.
PersonalI'm not kidding.
I've said as much in previous entries, but sometimes it's like they're literally in my head. Frightening. If you're not a subscriber, you're missing out.
Grey's Law
PersonalToday, in the course of doing twelve other things, I happened onto a reference to Grey's Law which states that:
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.
I wish I'd said that.
Suddenly, every mind-bendingly frustrating conversation I've ever had with the tech support reps of any cable company that I've ever dealt with coalesced into an epiphany. This is probably the title of their training manual.
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First Time Reader, Last Time Reader
PersonalI try to avoid reference posts, but the ex-paratrooper (peacetime) in me was struck by this. Articulating your own death must be an incredibly difficult thing to do on many levels. MAJ Andrew Olmsted did a hell of a job. I wish I'd known about his writing sooner.
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Geaux Tigers
PersonalSay what you will about the need for a playoff and I'll agree with almost all of it. Nonetheless, today is a happy day for me on two levels:
- As an LSU alumus
- As a kid who grew up in Ohio, but just 45 minutes south of Ann Arbor
Growing up in Toledo, you had to pick. You had to. Michigan or OSU; there was no fence-straddling; once you picked, a hatred for the other somehow wove itself into your very core. I picked Michigan. OSU was over 2 hours away, Michigan had cooler helmets and Michigan also had Anthony Carter at the time. Electric.
As an LSU alum, I'm an LSU fan (of course). There's nothing cooler than showing up to class on a Thursday morning during football season, parking in the shadow of Death Valley and right next to an RV (one of many) that's already started tailgating for the game on Saturday. Great atmosphere, great school and great people. I wish I could've been there last night.
As a Michigan fan, I am an ardent, and sometimes vocal, OSU anti-fan. The last four years have been rough. Really rough. I mean really rough. If both of my teams had lost to OSU this year I might've needed (more) therapy.
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