Fred Mastropasqua

Read this great article over at TechDirt by Mike Masnick.  “Phone Calls Are So Last Century”.

Was right up my ally.  I don’t like to talk on the phone.  It interrupts me and my train of thought when I’m working.

A snippet from the article that applies.

… And it was at that point that I realized how rare it is that I'll accept or make unexpected or unplanned phone calls, with the exception of my wife and my parents (and potentially some work-related "emergency.") There are a few very close, long-term friends that I'll call every so often, but I really haven't done that in a while, and I feel a bit awkward about doing it these days. I still talk on the phone for meetings, but always at set times.

Apparently, I'm not the only person who feels this way.

Also NY Times has an article on it as well.

So when I don’t answer your call, it’s not personal. Txt me if you want to get anywhere.

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The application that I develop on has been has been recognized as “Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards” by KLAS Research

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My friend sent me this link it’s so funny.  I copied it here just in case the original disappears.

Source: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/working_home

Hat tip to Hyperbole and a Half for the artwork on this one.

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This interesting study, I wanted to post. As when I talk to someone about politics or religion, it’s interesting how when faced with factual information, someone’s views will not change.

"In a series of studies in 2005 and 2006, researchers at the University of Michigan found that misinformed people, particularly political partisans, rarely changed their minds when exposed to corrected facts in news stories. In fact, they often became even more strongly set in their beliefs. Facts, they found, were not curing misinformation. Like an underpowered antibiotic, facts could actually make misinformation even stronger."

“…we base our opinions on beliefs and when presented with contradictory facts, we adhere to our original belief even more strongly. “

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THE ORIGINAL

THE PARODY

Other Parody videos on the same subject

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If you're in a situation where you'd excuse yourself to go to the bathroom, you should also excuse yourself before reaching for your phone.  Otherwise, go ahead without asking.  Either way, don't play with your phone longer then you'd stay in the bathroom. - Farhad Manjoo (www.Tampabay.com)

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Sorry for any site issues you may have experienced over the last couple of days. I moved my site to a new server in a data center and onto a Windows 2008 II7 machine. Seems BlogEngine.Net had some issues, which I have still yet to resolve.  Though I’ve found some solutions they did not work for me, as I test them live on my production site. So bare with me if you get .Net errors.  I think it’s time to upgrade!

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In application that I develop for has been nominated for Finalist in Prestigious Software & Information Industry Association Awards and selected as a finalist in the 25th annual Software & Information Industry Association CODiE Awards.

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So my hosting company couldn't recover the data they lost. How or why they didn't have a backup beats me. I'm thinking of switching hosting companies (yeah I said it Chris :p ) and get myself a dedicated server all for me.

Over the last few months I had a lot of code snippets and stuff I wanted to remember but the sorrow of losing it all has passed and now that I can't remember what I lost I can move on and post again.

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Hosting service lost a drive and data.  All my post since may to end of July are gone.

They are working on recovering the data. Until I hear from them, I'll forego posting anymore, I feel I've lost a part of my soul :p

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