This is my other blog. This is the place I go to share some stuff on the go. Its not the only place. My long-standing longer form blog is here. I have a crush on this blog and use it when I can. I also tend to spent a lot of time on Twitter and Google+. You can also find more ways to connect to me on my profile page. Tumblr (3.0; @pauljacobson)http://pljcbsn.net/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4r88koabP1ruweweo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I could do with a lot more of this in my life …</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23998229576http://pljcbsn.net/post/23998229576Tue, 29 May 2012 18:03:21 +0300meditationzenquietcontemplation<a href="http://kerryanne.tumblr.com/post/23921775265/im-a-naughty-naughty-melatonin-user">Anecdotal evidence: I'm a naughty, naughty melatonin user</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kerryanne.tumblr.com/post/23921775265/im-a-naughty-naughty-melatonin-user" target="_blank">kerryanne</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Melatonin is now a scheduled substance. I’m allowed to buy only one container a month, and I have to write my name, address and phone number in the book every time. Yes. IN THE BOOK. A paper book that sits on the pharmacy counter.</p> <p>Because what? Because they’re worried I might overdose on the…</p> </blockquote>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23924572520http://pljcbsn.net/post/23924572520Mon, 28 May 2012 14:50:00 +0300melatoninnanny staterant<a href="http://epeus.blogspot.com/2012/05/keep-all-versions.html">Keep ALL the versions</a>: <blockquote><p><a href="http://epeus.blogspot.com/2012/05/keep-all-versions.html" target="_blank">blogspot.com</a></p> <p>Back in the 1980s, stor­age was expen­sive and slow. You had a copy of your doc­u­ment in mem­o­ry and you would be asked every time you want­ed to save it out to disk, because you didn’t want to fill the disk up. That par­a­digm is so out of date…</p> </blockquote> <p>Keeping all your document versions</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23913526804http://pljcbsn.net/post/23913526804Mon, 28 May 2012 08:13:21 +0300<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42828824" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/42828824" title="Isaac's Live Lip-Dub Proposal" target="_blank">This is an awesome proposal </a>and a lot of fun to watch. Thanks to Isaac for sharing this.</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23864001724http://pljcbsn.net/post/23864001724Sun, 27 May 2012 18:11:27 +0300isaac lambproposallivelip-dub<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/etGjtkF6j60?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/zefrank" title="Ze Frank on Twitter" target="_blank">Ze Frank</a> is a gift. This episode is perfect for perfectionists and late stage procrastinators.</span></p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23856399563http://pljcbsn.net/post/23856399563Sun, 27 May 2012 14:30:51 +0300ze frankfinishing<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9677733?color=ff0179" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/9677733" title="The Heart Won't Be Denied" target="_blank">The Heart Won’t Be Denied</a> by Sebastian Lopez</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23854443733http://pljcbsn.net/post/23854443733Sun, 27 May 2012 13:07:12 +0300videomusicthe heart won't be denied<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/40253847" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Vessel – <span>Pretty impressive short sci-fi film with a twist!</span></p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23854024514http://pljcbsn.net/post/23854024514Sun, 27 May 2012 12:49:13 +0300vesselshort filmsci-fi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4obk19ZDH1qz4m08o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This is one of the many reasons why a Secrecy Bill that hides corruption and prevents the media from revealing it to the public is such a bad thing for all South Africans.</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23852838887http://pljcbsn.net/post/23852838887Sun, 27 May 2012 11:57:37 +0300secrecy billtransparencycorruption<span id="video_player_23812518030">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_23812518030",'http://pljcbsn.net/video_file/23812518030/tumblr_m4n9xsl7Nh1qz4m08',400,711,'orientation=portrait\x26amp;portrait=true\x26amp;w={400}\x26amp;poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m4n9xsl7Nh1qz4m08_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m4n9xsl7Nh1qz4m08_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m4n9xsl7Nh1qz4m08_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m4n9xsl7Nh1qz4m08_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m4n9xsl7Nh1qz4m08_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>Fire!</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23812518030http://pljcbsn.net/post/23812518030Sat, 26 May 2012 22:25:04 +0300fireFire & Ice HotelMelrose Arch<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n38hZ1ku1qz4m08o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Our little contribution to the Twitter Blanket Drive collection this evening. Impressive turnout at the Fire and Ice Hotel.</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23804349966http://pljcbsn.net/post/23804349966Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:17 +0300tbdzatwitter blanket drivefollowsa<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4m6iw2lhM1qz4m08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/24/3039939/coda-2-0-and-diet-coda-for-ipad-preview" target="_blank">Coda 2.0 and Diet Coda for iPad preview</a><br/> By Thomas Houston, <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/24/3039939/coda-2-0-and-diet-coda-for-ipad-preview" target="_blank">theverge.com</a></p> <p>Panic, a long-time Mac app devel­op­er that you may know from the Trans­mit FTP client or Uni­son Usenet brows­er, is final­ly upgrad­ing its Coda web edi­tor to 2.0 today with a com­plete­ly revamped inter­face and hun­dreds of new fea­tures. Not…</p> </blockquote> <p>I love “Diet Coda”! If I was a Web developer, I’d be a Coda user!</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23780907332http://pljcbsn.net/post/23780907332Sat, 26 May 2012 08:13:44 +0300<p>I just received my monthly account from MTN and my mobile data usage increased dramatically since I got my iPad. I haven&#8217;t been careful with my iPad 3G data usage apart from connecting to wifi hotspots when I can mostly be because I wanted to see what the impact would be. </p> <p>It&#8217;s pretty dramatic! These bundled 3G data options are starting to make a lot of sense for my iPad. I think I am going to take a look at the Cell C option given the recent price cut.</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23778349817http://pljcbsn.net/post/23778349817Sat, 26 May 2012 07:21:19 +0300mobile data usage3G dataiPad<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4j0tzIEIN1qa7gx5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Perfect getaway!</p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lori-rocks.tumblr.com/post/23669458372" target="_blank">lori-rocks</a>: Dreamy Night Glory by AtomicZen)</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23730225680http://pljcbsn.net/post/23730225680Fri, 25 May 2012 15:33:39 +0300getawayhouse<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/23719565332/tumblr_m4kbjeRUWw1qz4m08&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23719565332http://pljcbsn.net/post/23719565332Fri, 25 May 2012 08:06:50 +0300<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pYYNWODcCvY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Storm Trooper shuffle to end off a busy week! Well, sort of.</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23690985456http://pljcbsn.net/post/23690985456Fri, 25 May 2012 00:25:05 +0300storm troopershuffleparody<a href="http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-the-president-who-became-a-joke">The president who became a joke</a>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23690072934http://pljcbsn.net/post/23690072934Fri, 25 May 2012 00:10:55 +0300zumazuma spearthe spearjoke<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4j8u35GTh1qc3nt1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4j8u35GTh1qc3nt1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://samaralex.tumblr.com/post/23684894766/cases-of-electrical-storms-breaking-out-directly" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">samaralex</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="bpMore"><em>“Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008</em>.” (<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/06/chaiten_volcano_still_active.html" target="_blank">Carlos Gutierrez</a>)</span></p></blockquote>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23688594929http://pljcbsn.net/post/23688594929Thu, 24 May 2012 23:47:43 +0300“I can’t remember how old I was when it happened. I was at least young enough that I couldn’t see out the car window without taking off my seatbelt. So I didn’t see what set it off. But when my dad, forced to the shoulder of the road by a bakkie, opened his driver’s side door, the word rang out like cannon fire.“Kaffir!””<br/><br/> - <em>Osiame Molefe in his must-read article on Daily Maverick titled “<a href="http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2012-05-24-the-spear-black-anger-and-white-obliviousness" title="Black anger and white obliviousness" target="_blank">Black anger and white obliviousness</a>”.</em>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23667668260http://pljcbsn.net/post/23667668260Thu, 24 May 2012 14:59:54 +0300The SpearZuma Spearraceart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4itiiH7Ct1qz4m08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Font Periodic Table, for the designers!</p>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23664638315http://pljcbsn.net/post/23664638315Thu, 24 May 2012 12:39:54 +0300fontsperiodic table<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/pauljacobson/media">My media list on Twitter has terrific updates from the Zuma Spear court case happening now</a>http://pljcbsn.net/post/23664213382http://pljcbsn.net/post/23664213382Thu, 24 May 2012 12:16:51 +0300zuma spearthe spearcourt caseargumentsmediacommentary