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I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world — and I hate it

Jesus — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0700

There’s some truth to poet and disability activist Jillian Weise’s argument in her essay “Common Cyborg” that the nondisabled “like us best with bionic arms and legs…. They want us shiny and metallic and in their image.” Cyborgism often serves as a way to make other people comfortable …

What Will You Wear on the First Day of the Rest of Your Life?

Jesus — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0700

It might sound ridiculous — like I’m acting the same way as I did as a vulnerable, awkward sixth-grader — but in a way, we’re all relearning what it’s like to exist in the world again. I’m even asking myself similar existential questions: Who do I want to …

Site updates: IndieWeb Summit edition

Jesus — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:03:00 -0700

This one time at IndieWebCamp…

I fixed an issue with the Jekyll command plugin that I’ve been using to create my posts, now they should be generated with proper timestamps.
I put together a little about page that I’ll fill in with more info real soon now, I …

IndieWeb Summit 2016

Jesus — Sat, 07 May 2016 07:00:00 -0700

Yes! I’ll be at the IndieWeb Summit in Portland next week.

fnnch × Haring

Jesus — Wed, 04 May 2016 07:00:00 -0700

Local street artist fnnch added some fun to Duboce Park. A great example of how street art can be integrated into public spaces.

The Contours – First I Look at the Purse

Jesus — Wed, 04 May 2016 07:00:00 -0700

Let’s just say I’m definitely #TeamBob. #PurseFirst

Site updates

Jesus — Tue, 03 May 2016 07:00:00 -0700

Spent some time last night setting up this website. I’m excited to be online again.

I’ve got my profile h-card on the front page and rel="author" links on my posts. Webmentions are set up through webmention.io but I’m not sure how I’d like to …

Brand New Congress

Jesus — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:00:00 -0700

America needs an honest, accountable Congress to enact Bernie’s program. But trying to win each Congressional seat one-by-one is impossible. So let’s run one campaign to replace Congress all at once (except those already on board) that whips up the same enthusiasm, volunteerism and money as Bernie’s …

Dumb, Delusional… or Clever

Jesus — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 07:00:00 -0700

Given the recent horrible incidents on our soil and abroad, it’s easy to understand the impetus for the bill. But if it were to pass in a form that’s close to the draft, we’d still have the incidents as well as a series of security accidents that …

Let’s Encrypt

Jesus — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 07:00:00 -0700

SSL certificates for every website as well as scripts that automatically install them to your web server. I’m using it on this website right now.

The EAS Experience

Jesus — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 07:00:00 -0700

For all of your fake emergency broadcast needs.

live on (mt)

Jesus — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Everything looks like it switched over smoothly, and there’s even a fresh coat of paint. Hooray!

moving to (mt)

Jesus — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:55:54 -0800

I just bought some hosting at mediatemple so that I can keep all of my hosting in one place. It looks awesome so far and I’m in the process of moving everything over.

…No wonder it’s number 1!

Jesus — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:16:36 -0800

Saw this great banner ad this morning. Check out the FONT tag, AOL’s new video service must be hosted in a wacky timezone where it’s still 1995.

Change del.icio.us links to ma.gnolia links

Jesus — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:25:25 -0700

Today I wrote this Greasemonkey script that changes “bookmark this on del.icio.us” to post on Ma.gnolia instead. I find that the embedded posting links on a lot of blog posts have better built-in titles and descriptions than what the bookmarklets can extract from the page. I’m …

Introducing 24Zones!

Jesus — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:00:39 -0700

24Zones is one of the secret projects that I’ve somewhat half-mentioned in my last post. Last week, I was looking for another reason to dive into Rails when I noticed my dad using a certain other world time site. He likes it because it was a no-fuss way of …

What I’m up to…

Jesus — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:10:31 -0700

There’s a lot coming up in my life in the next couple of weeks. Here’s a sampling of what I’ve been doing these past weeks and months.

Travel: I’ve been globetrotting quite heavily since I left Olin. I’ve visited family and friends in Lima, as …

Spring Cleaning Redux

Jesus — Thu, 04 May 2006 07:11:41 -0700

There’s been some remodeling going on here over the past few days. IE users are currently getting a borked site right now, just checking right now. I’ll have to see what I can do about that. I switched over my Ma.gnolia links feed from the official javascript …

DeCordova Museum Visit

Jesus — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 16:25:44 -0700

This morning Sean and I visited the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. It is quite the amazing place. Their main attraction is a sizeable sculpture garden located next to a neat pond and a very ecclectic looking main building.

We were there to see the Software Art exhibit to get …

Ma.gnolia Explorer 1.0 Released

Jesus — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:12:04 -0700

Just finished my first Yahoo! Widget. It interfaces with ma.gnolia feeds and lets you search by name and tag. Download it or visit the Ma.gnolia Explorer page.

We found this funbox

Jesus — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:34:04 -0700

This is the funbox we found We found it in the grass

Sean and I worked together on a seemingly innocent flash project that took on a life on its own. I have only one thing to say:

Dear Internet, I’m sorry.

—Love, Jesus Fernandez

Inset Sidebars with Negative Margins

Jesus — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:16:59 -0800

My favorite part of the Open website is using a negative top margin to create the illusion of a sidebar that is set into the header. It really helps break up the grid in the layout and I think it provides a very distinct look to the site. Here’s …

Now Open for Business

Jesus — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

It’s good that I am getting to a lot of things on the “get-done-before-graduating” list, one of which was Open’s website, which has been on the backburner for way too long. This thing has existed for a pretty long time as a Mambo/Joomla skeleton with pictures of …

Tales from the Innermost Cabin

Jesus — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:43:02 -0800

Freshman year, Nicole, Grant, Kori, and I went to a natural reserve in Ipswich and spent the night in a cabin about 30 feet from the parking lot. At some point throughout the night we discovered a guestbook in the cabin, which contained true stories written by real seven-to-ten year …

More or Less Finished

Jesus — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:00:31 -0800

The site is really starting to come together. I’m still trying to get wordpress to do the things that I’d like it to do but it is certainly not challenging at all to put together. I’m very impressed with how generally straightfoward it is to make a …

The Big Screen Experience

Jesus — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:47:27 -0800

The repreated insistence on the “big screen experience” throughout tonight’s Oscar ceremonies was heavy-handed, and ignores the main way that films have meaning for me. I may not be most people, but it has been almost a year since I’ve watched a film in the theatre.

I don …