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Picture from here Today while I was driving home for work and I noticed a new church sign put up on the road side in front of a country church. The sign was one of those, change it weekly, amaze your worshippers, and make drivers think type of signs. This week it only said “Remember, Thou Shalt Not Covet”. Now to preface this I consider myself a liberal christian who doesn’t believe in organized religion. I’d go more into that, but that’s a discussion for another day. You may consider me a heathen, but I don’t consider myself one. Thinking about the sign though just shows my how hipocritical we are when it comes to religion. We consider ourselves a christian nation but don’t follow it. I think the religion needs to be seperated from the government down to removing in god we trust from the money. More fitting for the American economy is “In Money We Trust”. If we didn’t covet things we wouldn’t be in the housing crisis we are now. Gas prices would not be rising. You wouldn’t worry about sending your kid to a better private school then your neighbors do. Coveting advances civilization. I said it. Coveting does advance civilization. If we didn’t see things and want something better we would still be living in caves and eating random plants that hopefully grew outside. We wouldn’t see an animal and try to kill it. We wouldn’t build a house. We wouldn’t drive cars. We want these things, we covet them. You can deny you covet things all you want, but with very small percentage of people you covet something. I do. Which brings out the fact of a church having this on the sign. A church really really wishes to grow (part of the reason I think religion is personal and shoudn’t be a group effort). They want to grow so much they now advertise for members. If this isn’t coveting I don’t know what is. Because of this a church having a sign that as advertisement designed to entice people into the church stating - though shalt not covet - it’s in the extreme of hypocriticalness. Maybe churches aren’t the sin free places some people think they are. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/nzo, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

Picture from here Though previously I wrote (a bit tongue and cheek) that I was writing reviews because I had nothing else to write, that’s not the complete truth. Granted it is part of it, but here I am writing about writing reviews and not actually writing a review, I’m just writing (I wanted to see how many times I could use the word writing and make the sentence coherent). The other side reason I have for writing reviews is there are some other communities I’ve wanted to contribute to that I haven’t. Most of these are review sites. The main two are All Consuming and Amazon. Though there are some other sites I’ve wanted to contribute thought and effort into such as Netflix and Google Books. Reviews are a mainstay of communities, especially online ones. The old psychological study on mirroring proves we relate better with people like ourselves. When someone shares the same thoughts and ideas we have an attraction to them, a kinship. Writing reviews and contributing to these other communities give me a bound and a vested interest in these communities. I think moving into movie, book, and game reviews were a natural progression for me after signing up for Yelp. I joined Yelp to check it out and I find it intriguing. Review the restaurants you go to, sharing the experience with the world. In the new era of personal publishing and media, we’ve all become food reviewers, movie critics, book analysts, and game raters. The power is to the people. Our voices may not be strong, but they exist. When we find people with similar tastes in the areas that we love, we trust their reviews. I’m not saying I’m an expert, I would never pretend to know what you like or you enjoy in your heart. I can show you what I enjoy and maybe we’ll have a mirroring relationship. One that spurs on conversation and gives us a two way street in which we can share and trust reviews from one another. Not everything will be a perfect match, but I’m sure it will lead to some interesting discoveries. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/nuf, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

My complete and daily online activity for you to go all voyeuristic on. August 29th 8:24pm Creeva updated their status on Facebook.Brent @sheagunther works for me. 11:05pm Creeva posted 3 items on Multiply. (Show Details) - [Creeva's World 2.0] My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - Daily digest for 30 Aug, 2008 - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday August 30th 4:13am Creeva published a blog post on MySpace.Traffic Does Not Equal Money 8:13am Creeva posted 10 items on Iminta. (Show Details) - Creeva.com Week In Review 8/22/08-8/29/08 :: creeva :: blog - Old School Gamer :: creeva :: blog - Traffic Does Not Equal Money :: creeva :: blog - 50k-80k :: creeva :: jaiku - Brent @sheagunther works for me. :: creeva :: facebook - Traffic Does Not Equal Money: ….. Read MoreNo tags for this post. Related posts No related posts. http://ping.fm/y5y9W :: creeva :: twitter - @sheagunther works for me :: creeva :: twitter - @evilpacket congrats - hopefully your new venture works out. :: creeva :: twitter - @sheagunther I’d vote for you - but I don’t think it will help since I don’t live there :: creeva :: twitter - MySpace’s Tom Anderson Was A Real Life “WarGames” Hacker :: creeva :: digg 1:40pm Creeva updated their status on Facebook.Brent Debating taco bell menu items. 4:00pm Creeva shared 2 links on Google Reader. (Show Details) - 10 Geeky Flicks to Raise Your Kids On - Spying Court Stays Secret, Rejects ACLU Plea Again 4:40pm Creeva posted 30 items on Friend Feed. (Show Details) - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday (via Blog) - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday (via Tumblr) - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday (via Tumblr) - Traffic Does Not Equal Money (via Jaiku) - 10 Geeky Flicks to Raise Your Kids On (via Google Reader) - Spying Court Stays Secret, Rejects ACLU Plea Again (via Google Reader) - posted 10 more messages on Twitter - Politics on Digg. Ok we get your point already… (via Digg) - Incorrect (via Digg) - cleaned the cat boxes and got to terroize the cats with the vacuum cleaner (via Twitter) - @groovymarlin (via Twitter) - @xielanthia and @ghoulishcharm are back from teh store (via Twitter) - Debating taco bell menu items (via Twitter) - @babyfro97 with @xielanthia being pregnant I’m on cat box duty (via Twitter) - Just watched Chaplin again and marveled at Robert Downey Jr.’s genius (via Twitter) - @babyfro97 after Feb. I’m off it for good (via Twitter) - Listening to the adam savage talk from HOPE (via Twitter) - Why isn’t there a way to archive off your myspace messages….. (via Twitter) - @wajii they added elmer’s glue? That must be part of the redesign. Myspace making Web 2.0 look like Web ‘97 one profile at a time. (via Twitter) - It’s boring when the RSS feed is empty (via Twitter) - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday: ….. Read MoreNo tags for this post. Related posts No rela.. http://ping.fm/2mpv6 (via Twitter) - been working on paying with allconsuming - www.allconsuming.net (via Twitter) - chocolate chip cookies are good. (via Twitter) - Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia Page Scrubbed (via Digg) - Likewise talks about LDAP for Linux (video) (via Digg) - 4 Open Source ‘Collection Manager’ Apps (via Digg) - MySpace’s Tom Anderson Was A Real Life “WarGames” Hacker (via Digg) - Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stat (via Digg) - A Day in the Life of Link (via Digg) - Diet Coke & Mentos in Zero G at 300 fps (via Digg) 5:02pm Creeva dugg 17 links on Digg. (Show Details) - Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia Page Scrubbed - Tech Geeks Gone Wild… With Dorm Lights - IMAFUKU - Car creativity [funny pics] - Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stat - Diet Coke & Mentos in Zero G at 300 fps - Likewise talks about LDAP for Linux (video) - A Day in the Life of Link - 1 Hour Only: The Biggest Food Fight in the World [PICS] - Proof that Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned (PICS) - ‘ It’s the Least Painful Way to Die’ — Reiser’s Confession - The Most Easy to Miss Deadliest Creatures [PICS] - Politics on Digg. Ok we get your point already… - A Beginner’s Guide To Building Your Own Wordpress Theme - 4 Open Source ‘Collection Manager’ Apps - Incorrect - MySpace’s Tom Anderson Was A Real Life “WarGames” Hacker 5:10pm Creeva posted 25 items on Soup.io. (Show Details) - MySpace’s Tom Anderson Was A Real Life “WarGames” Hacker - Just watched Chaplin again and marveled at Robert Downey Jr.’s genius - Debating taco bell menu items - cleaned the cat boxes and got to terroize the cats with the vacuum cleaner - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - Politics on Digg. Ok we get your point already… - Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stat - Likewise talks about LDAP for Linux (video) - 4 Open Source ‘Collection Manager’ Apps - Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia Page Scrubbed - Diet Coke & Mentos in Zero G at 300 fps - A Day in the Life of Link - A Beginner’s Guide To Building Your Own Wordpress Theme - Proof that Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned (PICS) - IMAFUKU - Car creativity [funny pics] - The Most Easy to Miss Deadliest Creatures [PICS] - 1 Hour Only: The Biggest Food Fight in the World [PICS] - ‘ It’s the Least Painful Way to Die’ — Reiser’s Confession - Tech Geeks Gone Wild… With Dorm Lights - Incorrect - chocolate chip cookies are good. - been working on paying with allconsuming - www.allconsuming.net - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday: ….. Read MoreNo tags for this post. - It’s boring when the RSS feed is empty 5:24pm Creeva posted an item on Xanga.My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 5:25pm Creeva posted an item on Blogspot.My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 5:25pm My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 5:25pm Creeva posted 26 items on Mybloglog. 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(Show Details) - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - Online Activity for 2008-08-29 5:25pm Creeva posted an item on Friendster.[Creeva's World 2.0] My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 5:26pm Creeva posted an item on Blogr.[Creeva's World 2.0] My Copy of Little B… 5:26pm Creeva posted an item on Yahoo 360.My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 5:30pm Creeva posted an item on Each Day.[Creeva.Com] My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 5:31pm Creeva posted an item on Wordpress.com.My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 5:34pm Creeva posted an item on All Consuming.Consumed “Chaplin” 5:36pm Creeva posted 2 notes on Tumblr. (Show Details) - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday 6:33pm Creeva posted 47 items on Profilactic. (Show Details) - Creeva’s World: My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - My blog: My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - tumblr: My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - tumblr: My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - Posts: My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday - Posts: Online Activity for 2008-08-29 - Diggs: Despite Rumors, Republican VP Candidate is No Hacker - Diggs: MySpace’s Tom Anderson Was A Real Life “WarGames” Hacker - Jaiku: Traffic Does Not Equal Money - Google Shared Items: 10 Geeky Flicks to Raise Your Kids On - twitter: cleaned the cat boxes and got to terroize the cats with the vacuum cleaner - twitter: @groovymarlin - twitter: @xielanthia and @ghoulishcharm are back from teh store - twitter: Debating taco bell menu items - twitter: @babyfro97 with @xielanthia being pregnant I’m on cat box duty - twitter: Just watched Chaplin again and marveled at Robert Downey Jr.’s genius - twitter: @babyfro97 after Feb. I’m off it for good - twitter: Listening to the adam savage talk from HOPE - twitter: Why isn’t there a way to archive off your myspace messages….. - twitter: @wajii they added elmer’s glue? That must be part of the redesign. 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(Show Details) - creeva: cleaned the cat boxes and got to terroize the cats with the vacuum cleaner - creeva@groovymarlin - creeva@xielanthia and@ghoulishcharm are back from teh store - creeva: Debating taco bell menu items - creeva@babyfro97 with@xielanthia being pregnant I’m on cat box duty - creeva: Just watched Chaplin again and marveled at Robert Downey Jr.’s genius - creeva@babyfro97 after Feb. I’m off it for good - creeva: Listening to the adam savage talk from HOPE - creeva: Why isn’t there a way to archive off your myspace messages….. - creeva@wajii they added elmer’s glue? That must be part of the redesign. Myspace making Web 2.0 look like Web ‘97 one profile at a time. - creeva: It’s boring when the RSS feed is empty - creeva: My Copy of Little Brother Arrived Yesterday: ….. Read MoreNo tags for this post. Related posts No rela.. http://ping.fm/aP0VR - creeva: been working on paying with allconsuming - www.allconsuming.net - creeva: chocolate chip cookies are good. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/ns2, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

There was an article on mashable today questioning if ping.fm and hellotxt were helping the web world or hurting it. I understand the authors point that if you are using these services that you are not taking an interest and active use in the social community that you are using these services to post to. I can say from hits for ping.fm beta code requests on my blog, that lots of people are interested in getting access to ping.fm. Now that it’s out of private beta I’m sure I’ll lose my number one spot in google for the term “ping.fm beta code”. If people want this what does this say? It really means that we have diverse friendships. We have communities that we want to share information with. We don’t have time to manually copy or paste, nor do we have the time to try convince everyone we know to use a single service. Since we can’t bring our friends to the service (much to the dismay of the social network providers), we take our information to them. We want to share our information, we don’t want to hoard. I for example do all my writing on my main blog, twitter, and handful of other services. Yet I have friends on almost every little social network out there. Why should I be forced to chose between friends and the information I share with them. Yes I’m sure some actual readers that are not into crossposting get annoyed over the repeated information on multiple services. What about my friends though? Where does the line of a healthy blogging business end and friendship cross? My friends are the ones that inspire, the will always have the information directed towards them. I am more then willing to take my information to them. At what cost, a minor annoyance to literally a handful?No one is forced to read my messages. No one is forced to follow me. No one is forced to my site. If the author doesn’t follow ping.fm links, so be it. I’m not losing what I truly care about. Maybe when the a single network has all the features I want and 99.9% market dominance - then I’ll stop cross posting. Until that time I’m proud to be a crossposter. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/nox, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

Picture from here I’m out of writing ideas. Well that’s not completely true, I have lots of writing ideas. My problem is that I just don’t know how to write them yet. When I sit down and start to write them they are not coherent, too short, and don’t make sense. More or less these ideas still need to fester away in my brain some more before I can spew them out in some sort of legible thought. My dilemna is that I want to regulary update my blog, and I want to write. Maintaining a writing regiment keeps the mind sharp, keeps your readership up, and gives you practice in writing - which does make you a better writer then actually thinking about it.To this end I plan to start writing movie, book, and video game reviews. Originally I was going to use spoilershorts.com for that - but the original concept had reviews in a very short form. I may repurpose it and post the reviews from creeva.com over there also, but for now I look at the writing and not positioning. I’ve always wanted to do reviews, but never really got around to it. With the exception of movies that are new and in the theaters - I’m going to hold off on movies I see at random and focus (for now) on what I actually own. Sometimes I’ll even be offering my own copies for sale (I really need to clean out and trim down some of my collections).I’m not going to turn my blog into a review blog, I’m still going to write my random unfocused style - the reviews will just allow me to write ahead and make sure that you have something new and interesting to read every single day. It will also allow me to copy and paste and get some of the reviews done that I’ve wanted to do for All Consuming and Amazon.Write once - use everywhere - the crossposters motto. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/nn9, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

It’s been a long time since I’ve beeen excited about a new browser. Theoretically I’ve never been excited about a new browser that was announced. I remember being excited when AOL resurrected Netscape - but that turned into a flaming pile of poo and Netscape lost dominance being THE browser to use. Like many users at that time frame I used Internet Explorer 5 and at the time it was best of breed, then a new challenger arose.The Mozilla foundation announced they were taking the open source bits of the Netscape browser and making a new slimmer browser called Firebird. Because of issues of legal and copyright, Firebird was renamed to Firefox. I’ve been using this browser since Firebird and I have had no reason to move to a different primary browser. I’ve tried Flock and Safari, there hasn’t been a sticky reason to keep using those over Firefox. I was excited, kind of, of the release of Firefox version 3. But that wasn’t a new and different browser, it was more of the same.With last nights announcement of Google’s New Chrome Browser, but they put up a nice little web comic that explains the features it offers. The security, privacy, performance enhancements alone make this a must watch for browser. WHen it is actually released later today, we’ll see how I feel then. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/nnc, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

Picture from here One of the most interesting things I’ve learned over watching web statistics of my visitors is how many unpatched computers there are out there. I see a ton of firefox 1.x browsers, Internet Explorer 4, 5, and. Windows 98, Windows 95, and even Windows ME. Now some of those I can understand, but Windows Millenium? Seriously? I ran windows ME for a whole 48 hours before converting back to WIndows 98SE.I can only imagine how many of those are completely spyware infested. Part of the reason I do my best to keep my blog patched, occasionally a virus comes along that will infect web pages. I will always do my best to keep that from happening by visiting any of my sites. Graned some of the sites I crosspost to I can’t control the patching on, I can only hope their administrators are on the ball with all those obsolete and vulnerable OS’s around. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/ney, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

I finally managed to slip a hard cover copy of Cory Docotorow’s Little Brother in my Amazon check out cart. I read it last when Xie was going through her surgery. So I had an art print for it, but I didn’t own the hard cover. I’m still thinking about picking up a couple more copies to hand out. I needed it for myself first.When I went out on a food run earlier I put in Xie’s hands and had her start it. So far she hasn’t made it through chapter one, she did say it struck a chord with her and I was right that it was the type of book she would enjoy reading. We’ll see what she thinks when she is done with it. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/nbs, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

Picture from here I wrote the other day about how much traffic I’ll be generating over the 2008 fiscal year. These numbers however do not translate into a a pay day for myself. So far the Journey to Get Paid is long, lonely, and empty. This doesn’t discourage me though, I don’t write to get paid. I write because it calms and I enjoy it. Just thought I would give you all an update on the fundage so far. Curently I’m sitting at under 20.00 for the year. So at least I’ll get a dinner out of all of this writing. (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/m8c, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)

Here is what has been published this week.Articles:1991-1997 Sailor Marching Band - Summoning AlumniI Hate Traditional MarchesIs There a Strong Future For Community Bands?Mac Users are More Smug Then SmartKing of the CircusDrafts I Don’t Need No Stinking DraftsI Made It To Level 22 in WoWMy Parents and the Sex TalkI’ve Been Sucked Into Myspace More - Curse You MyspaceNew Lifestreaming Plugin I’m Using. 50k-80kMy First Kiss (Kind of)Old School GamerDaily Activity Summaries:Online Activity for 2008-08-22Online Activity for 2008-08-23Online Activity for 2008-08-24Online Activity for 2008-08-25Online Activity for 2008-08-26Online Activity for 2008-08-27Online Activity for 2008-08-28 (continue reading at http://s3nt.com/m6w, to read all my posts past, present and future go to http://creeva.com)