http://jrusso.uniblogs.org My experience as a student at Uni and in life. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:39:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I first become obsessed with the internet I was very hesitant to try social bookmarking.  At the time, the only one that I had access to was del.icio.us.  I would sometimes end up on their website and get pretty flustered.  This initial learning curve is what turned me on ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2008/04/02/organizing-a-social-bookmarking-tagging-system-and-how-folksonomies-have-a-limited-potential/ For a lot of people it is quite difficult to stay focused long enough to finish products.  I know for me, I tend to start something and then fall apart or lose focus.  When I am cleaning my house I tend to start in one room and then when ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2008/03/14/great-tip-for-constant-focus-reminders/ Social networks have been at the top of the totem pole in terms of what's cool in the world of web technology. Most websites and webapps have begun to add elements of social networking through comments, discussions, messaging, and content categorization and rating. There are sites now like ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2008/02/26/social-content-platform-emerges/ I am joining the Blog 365 movement (if it can be called a movement).  I am going to blog 365 days a year and will hopefully gain some kind of award for following the rules of this competition.  But I don't really know if I will get anything out of ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2008/01/02/8-days-a-week/ A nice piece on laziness over at lifehack.org. Some helpful tips for controlling laziness. I personally would say skip the stress-related tips. In my case, I don't have the time to be thinking about whether or not I'm stressed. Certainly there is an element of recognizing ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2007/12/11/laziness-lifehacks-at-lifehackorg/ There is an amazing article written by Mark Pilgrim about the problems with DRM and books.  It revolves around issues with the current Amazon Kindle and specifically some of the marketing that the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was doing.  This is a really good juxtaposition of some thoughts that have ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2007/12/04/copy-rights/ There's a nice little article on concentration at lifehack.org.  It has a lot of tips as usually from the Lifehack.org crew.  Here is one way that the article says will help us improve our concentration: Physical Alertness The powers of our concentration depends a lot upon our physical well-being. If we are tired, unhealthy and afflicted by numerous minor ailments, concentration will be more difficult. ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2007/11/27/concentration-tips/ I have this idea for a webapp that I have been working on for the past few days here.  It involves an RSS reading interface that would be more useful for people that are on the move or traveling in any way.  The reader actually has a robut audio interface ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2007/11/27/travelr-webapp-idea/ This is the emptiness that is existence. We are trapped here trying to unravel a mystery with no texts and no phenomena. Escape is the route towards falling inward. http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2007/10/22/hello-world/ I wish that the New Left Network would grow. I have created a beautiful website for people to interact in a socially propogating way, just like Facebook or Myspace. Yet it seems that no one wants to join and become active. I understand that it is an entirely new ... http://jrusso.uniblogs.org/2007/05/17/i-wish/