Apr 06, 2004

The Clever Little Secret of Blogging

Something just occured to me while I was in the bathroom, much in the way that the flux capacitor came to Doc Brown, although I was spared the head injury and was allowed by the fates to substitue a massive bowel movement instead.

Bathroom humor aside, many times, blogs seem counter-intuitive to the the best interests of the blogger. Sure, they're fun to read for friends and family, and can sometimes build communities around them, but in general, employers frown upon the practice (especially if done during work hours), and they can be very personal yet are very much out in the open.

This is especially true when vying for employment. I can't think of any blogger I know that would willingly give out the address of their online journal to their potential boss. There's just too much real life in them - they aren't exactly putting your best foot forward. Imagine a conservative, critical hiring manager reading your recent hotheaded rant about the future of AI or going off on why you can't get any. It seems that anyone who HAS the jobs isn't going to be too keen about learning that type of information about a potential hire.

This is where the twist comes in.

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The Geekout

I've just stumbled upon a little webcomic with a weird rhythm to it. It's not particularly 'funny' at the end of every strip, but it does have a certain something. I don't really know how to describe it - I guess it's kinda like a comic-blog. Anyway, take a look for yourself.

Skipping a Week

Well, it's been a bit light on posts here at Glitchnyc.com and in my general corner of the blogosphere overall. I think quite a few of us have Icon at least partly to blame for this - who would have thought standing and sitting still in costumes could take so much out of you? I have a newfound respect for screen actors. There also seems to be a bit of "dead spring drag" which everyone is just sort of plodding through until it actually warms up and begins to act like pre-summer.

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