Tim Samoff // Weblog http://tim.samoff.com Bus riding, culture jamming, ALDI shopping, theology popping hack philosopher wannabe. en tim@samoff.com Copyright 2011 Pivot Pivot - 1.40.6: 'Dreadwind' Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:10:45 -0600 60 The old "sketchy" blog... http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2011/07/18/the_old_sketchy_blog http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2011/07/18/the_old_sketchy_blog#comm This is it: what I refer to on the main samoff.com landing page. This blog made it about nine years before Twitter came along and obliterated my notions about the social web. So, if you’re here just to look at what I was able to accomplish back in 2006 using Prototype.js and a few other Javascript goodies (see the “Support Them” section in the sidebar), then welcome... Have a look around — I’ve also got some good writing tucked away in this fair blog.

Blogging is dead, long live the blog… Right?

]]> 1085@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Milestones Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:03:00 -0600 Forgotten anniversaries... http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/07/14/forgotten_anniversaries http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/07/14/forgotten_anniversaries#comm Somehow, I forgot about this fair blog’s 9th blogiversary (which was June 15th). But, now that I look back in the Archives, it appears that I missed the 8th one as well. Something’s got to change… And soon.

I’m working on it.

]]> 1084@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Blogging, Life Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:46:00 -0600 Patent #2 (finally)... http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/06/22/patent_2_finally http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/06/22/patent_2_finally#comm Just got an email that began like this:

Dear Inventor(s):


Re: System and Method for Generating Flash-Based Educational Training (Docket 11259)

It is my pleasure to announce that Embarq recently filed a patent application with the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) for the above referenced invention on which you are named as the (an) inventor.

This has been a long-time coming and I’m so glad it has finally gone through!

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]]> 1082@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Life, Flickr Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The votes are in... http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/03/20/the_votes_are_in http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/03/20/the_votes_are_in#comm Thanks to everyone in the community for voting me into another term of the . I’m honored to have had ‘s nomination and I’m honored to be serving the community once again.

There is a lot happening for Maemo during the next six months. If you’d like to participate, please join the conversation on the mailing list!

]]> 1081@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Fun, Life, Linkage, Computing, Maemo Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:01:00 -0600 Flickr Clock... http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/03/04/flickr_clock http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/03/04/flickr_clock#comm Nice work, !

]]> 1080@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Design, Linkage, Flickr Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:27:00 -0600 Maemo Community Council: In the mix... http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/03/02/maemo_community_council_in_the http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2009/03/02/maemo_community_council_in_the#comm After the nominations were opened for the next , I wasn’t completely sure that I’d jump back into the mix. While I’ve had an extremely rewarding time being a part of the Council, these things — as you may know — have a tendency of becoming more than originally expected. To explain further, I must divulge a little personal information.

As an long-time open source advocate, I am very passionate about the state of open and free software (er…culture?) development and being a part of making open source more of a reality in mainstream computing…and life. This being said, I tend to obsess over the few communities that I’m still a part of (admittedly, this list is much shorter than it has been in years past). So, while being a member of the Council has been an amazing experience, it has also eaten up a lot of time and energy.

But, wouldn’t you know it? In the midst of my pondering and soul searching over the possibilities of the next Council election, one of the staff and friend, , asked me if I’d allow him to nominate me… I was more than flattered; needless to say, I felt honored.

Likewise, while I began to see others’ nominations roll in on the , I felt myself getting very excited — not excited over the aspect of actually being a Council member, but excited about just being a community member. It is amazing that so many people will offer their time and energy (the same time and energy that I give) free of charge, just from a sense of improving something that we believe in.

So, because of my love for the Maemo community — a little about what it is for, but mostly for those who fill its ranks — I accepted Dave’s nomination and here I am… Back in the mix.

]]> 1079@http://sense-datum.org/tim/pivot/ Introspection, Life, Linkage, Culture, Maemo Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:15:00 -0600 About http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2000/06/04/about http://sense-datum.org/tim/archive/2000/06/04/about#comm It's me! Born: June 9, 1972
Location: Kansas City, MO USA

Follower of Jesus. Husband of Julianna. Father of Josiah. Musician, artist, filmmaker, reader, writer, thinker.

Other places you can find me: Friend of Emergent Village

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