The Archives / Personal
There are 67 posts in the Personal archive.
April 08
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Greedy
Now that I've gone and left my job, one of my mandates to myself was that I was going to take all of these random projects of mine seriously.… Read More
March 08
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South by South West 08
Almost forgot to mention -- I'm heading out to SXSWi this year for the first time. I'm totally stoked, regardless of how "uncool" it's become to go. I'll be the short kid with… Read More
January 08
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Understanding javascript effects
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’re bound to be familiar with AJAX javascript effects. With the immense popularity of packages like… Read More
July 07
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2007 Wordcamp
I almost forgot to mention -- I'll be heading up to San Francisco this weekend to meetup with some folks for WordCamp. I'll also be hitting… Read More
May 07
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Lego my Ego
There's room for more ego than you ever thought around the web. But how much is too much ego? How much do you need to get the gig, and how much puts you in the pompus category?… Read More
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Wordpress community, we gotta talk
For the most part, I love the Wordpress community. I love the passion, the selflessness and the creativity that spurs from it. It's the reason that Hemingway… Read More
April 07
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Happy Birthday, Bryan
This is just a quick Happy B-day to Bryan Veloso of Avalonstar fame. For those of you who haven't heard,… Read More
March 07
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California on the brain
The recent stretch of The Most Beautiful Weather EverTM hit San Luis Obispo this weekend. I woke up today to the sun in my face, already a wonderful 73Ëš outside. … Read More
December 06
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Organix: Finishing off the homepage
Here's a quick check in on my redesign progress. I think I've gotten to a good point now with the home page.
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Live redesign: Organix
It's been a long time coming, but the time for the format of my site is about to change. Unlike last time, this redesign isn't going to… Read More
November 06
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Hemingway styles: Winner!
I'm a bit late on this, but I'm going to declare a winner to my little style competition
October 06
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Driving is fun again
So, on Friday I finally picked up an upgrade to my aging '73 VW Superbeetle. Meet my new toy, my 2003 20th Anniversary… Read More
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Turn off your computer
Amidst the start of school, a poem from William Wordsworth: The Tables Turned
September 06
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September Randoms
Oh yes, it's time again for that wonderful time of the year when I decide to spew out a stream of consciousness because I just can't get it out of my head.
August 06
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Hemingway styles for geek fashion
So, it's come about that time of year again when I'm feeling a bit guilty for not paying enough attention to Hemingway. So, it's come time to fix that.… Read More
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A few lists
A few lists for you to enjoy.
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Opinion
Opinion-less people suck. It’s true: you know who you are, and you all suck. What’s the fun in life if you don’t express your opinion? I’m sure as hell not… Read More
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How much does Rails cost?
Today, I ran across something interesting in my Bloglines: Recent Rails job… Read More
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Why do you read Warpspire?
I'm not going to lie, this little old rag of a site has gotten more popular than I ever expected. As a result, I've had a bit of a hard time pinning down exactly what Warpspire… Read More
June 06
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The joys of working at an agency
Much ado is made of going freelance, but very little of working full-time at an agency. Many people view working at an agency as simply throwing their life away for slave wages.… Read More
May 06
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Server Seed is a bad host
If you've noticed, Warpspire suddenly dissapeared off the map sometime last night and was replaced with a "this account is suspended" message. Before today, Warpspire had been living… Read More
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My initiation into the Apple club
Over one year ago, I wrote about switching. Well, the time finally came and I could finally afford to get my very own Apple. So, May 1st I took the plunge and pushed the buy button.… Read More
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Status Update (Reboots, ideas, and world domination follow)
So it's May 1st. Normally, I'd point you over to the reboot site, but it seems Adam's had the server take an extended vacation in Honolulu today.
April 06
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Of higher education, lower education, and everything in between
Right now there are thousands of young men and women across the country approaching the conclusion of a very important chapter in their life: the end of their high school career.… Read More
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Can you tell
Along with Matt Brett I've been in somewhat of seclusion lately. Of course, it's all due to working… Read More
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Blame Bryan Veloso
Seriously, it's all his fault.
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April Randoms
I've had about a billion things running through my mind lately, so I just kind of felt like spilling it all out there.
March 06
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Foot in mouth
Sometimes we put our feet in our mouth. It sucks, but it happens every once in a while. I do it myself, but there are things you can do to prevent this. I realized this today while… Read More
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Writing: Blocked
Lately I just haven't been feeling writing. I don't know what's up, but it's the reason for lack of reasonable articles (oh yes Khaled, I'm calling… Read More
February 06
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Hemingway updates & testing
Hemingway seems to have gotten some great attention lately. First Matt and that wonderful Wordpress.com crew got… Read More
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The friends you keep
This is going to be a very rare post from me: a post about drama in the blogsphere. Yep, I said it. Blogsphere. Today, 9rules announced that they're going to start weeding out the… Read More
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My name in print… err, pixels
Just a quick shout out that my article in Treehouse Magazine came out today. If you’re not subscribed already, get to it! -
Hemingway: 0.12
Well, it's official. Hemingway is ready for a new release. I'd like to thank the dozens of people who volunteered to help me out during beta testing: with… Read More
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Hemingway: I need beta testers
Hey guys, this is just a quick update on Hemingway. I spent the better part of the day working on it, and I think I've come on to something. Really. But, because what I'm doing… Read More
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Warpspire: A few landmarks
Well, at the end of January Warpspire hit a few major landmarks, so I thought I'd document it if not for my own sake. January, of course, was a historic site for this site with… Read More
January 06
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Officially Announcing Poetry with meaning
So, I know it took me a while to get to this, but here it is: Poetry with meaning officially launches today, January 30th, 2006. Go ahead,… Read More
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Tagged
It would seem I've been tagged by Koray. Some of the info below is a bit stretched since I'm still only… Read More
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Good Copywriting launches
So, in the wee hours of the morning I snuck yet another site into my lineup: Good Copywriting. Check it out, it's a small experiment of… Read More
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Predictions for the future
I thought it might be fun to say where I think the web, technology, and music are going in the next few years. I really feel 2006 is going to be some kind of renaissance for technology… Read More
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(Re)introducing Hemingway
The time has finally come for me to unvail my first release of a Wordpress port of Hemingway. This is by no means a final… Read More
December 05
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December Randomness
A quick update on various projects, issues, news, and everything else.
November 05
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Introducing Hemingway
I've been a busy little bee lately, but not busy enough to add on a small side-project. Its name is Hemingway and it's a weblog template.
Hemmingway.… Read More
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Something’s different around here
If you've been watching closely, you'll notice a new logo sporting Warpspire's sidebars. The fine folks at 9rules have accepted Warpspire out of their… Read More
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Actually getting things done
I'd like to introduce a new way of living. It's called Kyle's method for actually getting things done (AGTD™ for short). Here's the synopsis: Instead of finding… Read More
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Pink Week
Today marks the start of the twelth annual weeklong celebration of the… Read More
October 05
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Finally.
It's been a long night, but it's done. Version 4½ of warpspire.com is upon you. What's so different around here?
- New Design: Finally something I… Read More
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Hmmm…
I wonder what these could be.
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Step back for a minute
I pull up to my house and park my car outside - that damn tree is spewing some kind of unknown white substance that leaves my car a mess of sticky, dirt and god knows what. I walk… Read More
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The new face of Warpspire
As I've mentioned before the current look is only temporary. But here's a quick sneak peak of what's to come. I've taken something I Read More
September 05
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Are you a poet?
Do you have a passion for poetry? If so, I might have something that interests you. Drop me a line at kneath at gmail dot com or post a… Read More
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College level text books
To have a decision-making situation, there must be at least two alternatives available. If only one course of action is available, there can be no decision making,… Read More
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Dear Bank of America
Dear Bank of America,
I take pride in the fact that I bank at one of the few banks operating that seem to "get it" that people actually use online banking and you… Read More
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Incompetence
On Thursday, the President of the United States of America claimed "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
The Army Corps of Engineers gave… Read More
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New Orleans
There are times when I am so appalled, so disgusted with our government that they can sit idly by and ignore the things that really matter it makes me want to vomit. Listen to the… Read More
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Costa Rica, oh how I miss thee
A bored night on flickr reminded me why I miss Read More
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An old friend
Looks like I finally got off my lazy ass and got Bob back on his feet. Read on, young 'uns.
Wordpress almost makes it too easy to take… Read More
August 05
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Battlestar Galactica
Words cannot express how amazing this show is. I thought the first season kicked my ass... well I just finished watching Season 2 Episode 7 (aired Friday night) and that… Read More
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Dissapointed by Pragmatic Programmers
Some companies take customer loayalty for granted. Pragmatic Programmers is one of them. No disrespect intended, but customer support… Read More
July 05
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How not to handle customer service
Back in April, I cancelled an old hosting account. I cancelled it about 2 weeks before my renewal was up, but the hosting company did not actually cancel it until several days after… Read More
January 05
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A new year, a new definition
2004 was amazing for me. And no, I don't mean it in the cliche way. I mean it in the way that it actually changed the course of my life. 2004 was the year of standards for me,… Read More
December 04
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Convince me to switch
I have always had this crush on Apple. Perhaps it's the fact that I started off with Apple's (before color screens). Perhaps it's the fact that Macs have always worked for me. Perhaps… Read More
November 04
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The Incredibles: Truly Incredible
Okay, I just got back from seeing The Incredibles. Wow.
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The Drum Report is open for business
In the midst of my busy schedule I've managed to group together a few authors and launch something that will (hopefully) change the drumming world.
October 04
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Apology
The site has been down lately, here's an explination
August 04
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A short interruption
For a short moment, this blog will be on hold. I intend to publish a new post at least once a week, but this week has been far to hectic for me to go through with the whole… Read More
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Reason for blogging
I hate the word blog. Whenever I read it I think "yet another 12 year old behind the wheel." But blogging changed. Big time. Before I put this web site live, I took a moment out… Read More
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Opening Reception
I'm going to kick this blog off with a good old fashioned design review. It may be boring to those normal folk out there, but for those design geeks this is as good as it gets.

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