Mark Jaquith is …

… a husband to a wonderful wife
… a capitalist and a libertarian
… 25 years old
… a fan of Free and Open Source Software
… a Floridian
… a Roman Catholic
… an independent WordPress consultant
… IN UR NOUN, VERBING UR RELATED NOUN
… a Mac user
… six feet, four inches tall
… a WordPress core developer
… an employee of b5media
… this guy right here:

… writing on his personal blog, Tempus Fugit

“A heartbeat away from the presidency” alternatives

I’ve really grown tired of the phrase “a heartbeat away from the presidency,” used describe the office of vice president of the United States of America. And with bloggers and the media trying their hardest to paint Sarah Palin as inexperienced and unprepared for the office, it’s getting absolutely used to death. Plus, [...] Read the rest »

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… talking about technology

Tokbox full screen bookmarklet

The b5media tech team has been using Tokbox and loving it. Free multi-user video chats with no signup rocks. Tokbox just landed a $10 million B-round, so congrats! But what is super-annoying is how small the Tokbox window is. You can have it go full screen from within the Flash applet, but [...]

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… musing about WordPress

Upcoming events I’ll be attending

Here’s a list of upcoming blogging/WordPress/tech events that I’m planning on attending: Blog Orlando - September 27th This event has been a bunch of fun the last two years — wouldn’t miss it. WordCamp Toronto - October 4th and 5th About 90% sure I’ll be going to this. BarCamp Tampa Bay - October 11th and 12th The tech/blogging community in Tampa [...]

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… taking photographs

… Twittering

# No, Sarah Palin didn't ban any books. She just wanted to, but was opposed by a popular librarian. Uh, that's sort of worse. Censorship fail!
# Picked up an Apple wireless keyboard. Holy crap is it FAST. I also am using my desk's keyboard tray, adjusted my chair for better posture
# @ptahdunbar What about GetSatisfaction for public support, or ZenDesk for private?
# Why does everyone in the world think "pundint" is a word? P-U-N-D-I-T.
# @bnpositive can an athiest not have a position on the issue? It may be philosophical, but it isn't religious.

… Linking

Palin's Pastor: Anti-Jewish Terrorism is "God's Judgment"
Will all the people who freaked out about Obama's hate-mongering pastor similarly freak out about Palin's hate-mongering pastor?
Barack Obama - Abbreviated
Obama in two sentences. Part Oprah, part left-wing tool who likes to use "you can do it" catch phrases to mask the stench of socialism.
Photograph, a Nickelback Re-Interpretation
I'm a sucker for anything that mocks Nickelback.
Leno: How many houses do you have? McCain: When I was a POW I had zero houses
In response to Leno asking him how many houses he owned, McCain said:
“Could I just mention to you Jay, that in a moment of seriousness, I spent five and a half years in a prison cell, I didn't have a house [...] ”
Rice: Military power is "not the way to deal in the 21st century"
Condoleezza Rice:
“Russia is a state that is unfortunately using the one tool that it has always used whenever it wishes to deliver a message and that's its military power. That's not the way to deal in the 21st century. ”
Wow.
NASA Epic Fail
It's almost heartbreaking how it keeps shooting parachutes out in vain.
Reason Magazine on the obsession with race
On the NYT making a fuss about the fact that "minorities" (i.e. non-whites) comprise a majority of the American population:
“While some Americans view the arrival of the milestone heralded by the Times with horror, others see it as a sign of progress. I'd say obsessing about it one way or another indicates a lack of progress. ”
Amen to that.