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Spring Cleaned

Extrafuture.com got “a new paint of coat,” today and I am using one of the (very easy-reading) default WordPress templates until I get the gumption to create my own again.

I keep wanting to post things here but it feels like the world has changed around this slice of the internet. The silos just keep getting bigger and more closed off. I am going to try to “go back” which of course always works out well for everybody.

Even discussing this makes me feel incredibly old. Maybe the indie web still exists. I guess there is only one way to find out…

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State of The Extra Future: July 2010

I am Phil Nelson. I make websites. Lately I’ve made the fun Twitter toy [liblr][liblr], which lets your manipulate the public Twitter stream by replacing one word or phrase with another. My personal favorite is [replacing “my iphone” with “this big dildo I found”][replace]. I’ve also been producing [Eliza Gauger’s live art show, Sweatshop][swtshp]. That means I hit things with a hammer until they work how she wants.

[liblr]: http://liblr.com “Liblr”
[replace]: http://liblr.com/w?replace=my%20iphone&replacement=this%20big%20dildo%20i%20found “this big dildo i found is the new my iphone | Liblr”
[swtshp]: http://sweatshop.tv “Sweatshop”

Last month my tech demo of implementing the famous (and beautiful) [Mega Man II intro sequence in HTML5, CSS and jQuery][mm2] got [linked on Engadget][link] and I’m pretty happy about that.

[mm2]: http://extrafuture.com/code/mm2/ “Mega Man II Intro”
[link]: http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/html5-seriously-its-not-just-for-video/ “HTML5: seriously, it’s not just for video”

I have active profiles on [Twitter][twit], [Last.fm][last], [Steam][steam], and my (somewhat outdated) portfolio is on [philnelson.net][port].

[twit]: http://twitter.com/philnelson “Phil on Twitter”
[last]: http://www.last.fm/user/philnelson “Phil on Last.fm”
[port]: http://philnelson.net “Phil Nelson’s portfolio”
[steam]: http://steamcommunity.com/id/philnelson “Phil’s Steam profile”

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The Extra Future No-Prize

I am hereby instituting the Extra Future No-Prize, a non-prize awarded to readers and users of my software who spot bugs, omissions, or misspellings. Include a mailing address with your bug report or correction, and you’ll get sent one of [these handsome fellows][link].

You can find more information about [No-Prizes at your local library][prize].

[link]: http://extrafuture.s3.amazonaws.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/no-prize.png “The Extra Future NO-PRIZE”
[prize]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-Prize “No-Prize”

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Comments Are Enabled

For the first time in a long time, the comments are turned on here at Extra Future HQ. You can comment on any post, I imagine I’ll turn comments off on older posts, but we shall see.

Don’t make me regret this.

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Status Report

Things are going to be slow around here while I try to squeeze in enough time for [Brütal Legend][link] in-between actual paying work. Should still be able to hit the Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday schedule for [Extra Future Comics][efcomics], though.

[link]: http://brutallegend.wikia.com “Brütal Legend”
[efcomics]: http://comics.extrafuture.com “Extra Future Comics”

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Introducing “descendo”

Extra Future’s new WordPress theme, descendo, went live today. I’m inserting this into the post archives as a personal reminder. Carry on.

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We Now Return To Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

Namely: smut, code, lies, and art in the 21st century. My computer has been in the shop for the past week, so I’ve been doing other things. Non-internet things. I am back, now. In the interim I didn’t enjoy [Fiasco: A History of Hollywood’s Iconic Flops][flops], and did enjoy [Adventures in the Screen Trade][screen].

[flops]: http://www.amazon.com/Fiasco-History-Hollywoods-Iconic-Flops/dp/0471691593 “Buy Fiasco on Amazon”
[screen]: http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Screen-Trade-William-Goldman/dp/0446391174/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248289363&sr=1-1 “Buy Adventures in the Screen Trade on Amazon”