UtterlyBoring.com is produced by Jake Ortman (e-mail, resume), a 33-year-old dad, percussionist, sysadmin, Web developer, IT consultant and jack-of-all-trades geek, living in Bend, Oregon. He created this so that his expensive journalism and technology degree isn't getting totally wasted. In addition to editing this site in his free time, he is the IT Director and graphic designer at both Sunray and Discover Sunriver. He has LinkedIn and Facebook profiles if you're trying to stalk him. He will not be posting on Twitter.
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If you're reading this, you have too much time on your hands.
That's why I love this video of a Super Mario Bros. speed run visualized as one long projection, superimposed on a street-scene:
If you're an old-school Mario fan, this site is pretty sweet and includes some whole-world maps that are pretty interesting in their scale.
Note: This will probably be the last thing I post for about at least a week or so. I'm going on a much needed vacation. Would-be crooks: I have folks staying at my house, so don't bother -- there's nothing worth taking anyway. My plan: Avoiding technology as much as possible and enjoying sleep, sun, and sand as much as I can. Mostly sleep.
What Did I Miss? from UtterlyBoring.com on 07/18/10 @ 08:59 AM: I'm back online after avoiding my computer for a bit. I'm going through my hundreds of e-mail messages, trying to get it all sorted out, working from home this morning... (Read More)
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Charlie said on 07/09/10 @ 04:45 PM: When you say you have people at your house, I think of the scene from "Home Alone" where the cardboard cutouts are being controlled with strings and pulleys while music plays. Haha, have a good vacation, escape the heat!