Category Archives: Geek

Full Circle

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Ken

We went to our first birthing class last night to, you know, figure out how to have a baby. It was hosted over at “realbirth”:http://realbirth.com, and taught by a good friend of ours at The Village Church. While I’ve talked … Continue reading →

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Making up for December

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Ken

A dear friend whom we missed very much during the holidays poked me today: is this thing still on? Are we dead? I told her we were just busy, which is stupid: of course we’re busy — who isn’t busy? … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Family, Geek, Newark, On the Radar, Our Story, Personal | 1 Comment

One Thing: Rethinking ‘On the Radar’

Posted on July 30, 2006 by Ken

After blogging dozens of On the Radar type posts “like Thursday’s”:http://kennsarah.net/2006/07/27/on-the-radar-10/ for the past four years, I have to admit it: it’s a lot of work. Slavishly cutting and pasting select quotes, formatting, and writing the copy is something I’ve … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Giving the blog some love again

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Ken

* ??Mark Glaser?? for ??PBS??: “Should Community-Edited News Sites Pay Top Editors?”:http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/07/digging_deepershould_community.html (via “Digg”:http://digg.com/tech_news/Kevin_Rose_Responds_to_Jason_Calacanis_Rant_from_Netscape → “Kevin”:http://krose.typepad.com/kevinrose/2006/07/calacanis.html → “Jason”:http://www.calacanis.com/2006/07/25/kevin-rose-cracks-or-how-to-know-when-youve-won-the-debate/). Aside from the Digg vs. Netscape drama that’s been erupting over the past couple of weeks, Calacanis raises some interesting questions about … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Dog Training, Faith, Family, Geek, Money, On the Radar | 1 Comment

Schmoo Header ↑

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Ken

I just have to say it: I love that picture of Schmoo.

Posted in On the Radar, kennsarah.net | 3 Comments

On the Radar: Laziness Edition

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Ken

* Youtube: “Jon Stewart’s Infamous Crossfire Interview”:http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE. This is from the 2004 election, but it’s indictment of corporate media is timeless. * Simile: “Christianity Timeline”:http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/examples/religions/christianity.html. A demonstration of “Timeline”:http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/, which is to time like Google Maps is to place. Very … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Geek, On the Radar, Politics | 2 Comments

On the Radar: Digg Dug Edition

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Ken

* ??Chris Welch??: “Misconception: Renting is for Suckers”:http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/05/23/renting-is-for-suckers (“via Matt”:http://photomatt.net/2006/06/25/renting-is-for-suckers/). Many of my friends are reaching that point in their lives where they’re considering buying a home. However it’s unfortunate that so many choose to buy over rent, especially in … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Slow Week Edition

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Ken

Uninteresting week? Or has Ken been busy? You decide. Continue reading →

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On the Radar: It’s not you, it’s me

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Ken

Angela breaks up with Blogger, Matt stops being lazy, Bill (sort-of) leaves Microsoft Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Linux, Chicago, Space Quest

Posted on June 9, 2006 by Ken

* ??Overheard in New York??: “That Really Gets My Goat”:http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/005665.html (“via Angela”:http://hereisangela.blogspot.com/2006/06/common-knowledge.html). That has got to be one of the funniest Overheard moments I’ve ever read. * Google Maps “Send to Phone”:http://local.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=32461 and the “Firefox Extension”:http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/sendtophone/index.html. Send information (“even from … Continue reading →

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