Archive for the ‘Observations’ Category

Inspiring days

This week, I spent some time in New York City. My hubby is there for work, so I tagged along to enjoy the sights, see some friends, and look for new inspiration. It’s that latter part that I’ll speak to today. I have heard a lot of people say things along the lines of “I’m [...]

Posted on April 20, 2012 at 9:50 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Me, Observations

The Abundance of Life(‘s chores)

I have a lot of facets of my life. Some parts are more integrated than others, and some take on more or less importance at various times. The raw, creative force in my has been on the rise for some time, and it is this that I have been unleashing in a much more regular [...]

Posted on March 29, 2012 at 1:28 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Me, Observations

The one where I intro a lot of my upcoming posts

If I have a single subject that I’m super-passionate about, it’s the way marketing and advertising exists within our society. I have many observations and opinions related to this broad subject and I am going to start exploring them here. The only reason I haven’t written a lot more about this subject is the erroneous [...]

Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:30 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: M&A, Observations

How I handle Craigslist spammers

Whenever I post anything online for sale, I usually get quite a few responses like “Is the item still available” or “I’m interesting in buying.”  Well, unfortunately, most real people responding to CL ads aren’t much more (if any) articulate, so I often find myself replying to these initial queries, not that I often expect [...]

Posted on September 23, 2011 at 8:29 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Annoyances, Me, Observations

Some people are just plain silly

I was walking home a little bit ago, in a light drizzle as I am wont to do. I was crossing Mass Ave near Beech street in Cambridge, using the crosswalk in front of the Newtowne Grille. I looked both ways, as always (and, as anyone who walks with me can attest, I’m nearly paranoid [...]

Posted on August 9, 2011 at 9:03 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Annoyances, Me, Observations

Protest the Keystone XL Pipeline

I suspect that many of you already know about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that may be built from Canada all the way through the midwest to Texas – a 36″ diameter behemoth that will be carrying some of the nastiest crude oil we know thousands of miles through fragile ecological areas. Land is being [...]

Posted on July 20, 2011 at 4:31 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Observations, politics

Arduino Dimensions

I’m always looking for the exact dimensions of the official Arduino board. It’s 2.1″ x 2.7″ if you need to know. If you need more, check out this handy image.

Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:41 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Observations, projects · Tagged with: ,

An iPad security observation

The moment I had my iPad out and began setting up an email account, I realized that the iPad presents a challenge that the iPhone and iPod touch largely avoided. It is much easier to see someone typing in their password on the iPad than the smaller devices – not only is the keyboard larger, [...]

Posted on April 6, 2010 at 6:37 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Annoyances, Criticism, Observations · Tagged with: 

Searching for Space (for your hackerspace)

A long list of things to think about when looking for a physical location for your hackerspace or maker community.

Posted on August 17, 2009 at 7:48 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Making money (on twitter, without a record label, with fans)

These days, I am a total fanboy of Amanda Fucking Palmer. (Please check her and her music out if you do not know her and The Dresden Dolls) As with more and more artists, AFP is dissatisfied with her relationship with her music label, Roadrunner Records. While the restrictions on her expression may be the [...]

Posted on June 27, 2009 at 11:49 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Observations, Praise