http://inck.net/ Mid-to-Late Afternoon Edition en-us Copyright 2010 Nicholas Hall Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b10 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b10 Since Steve Jobs died certain tech journalists haven't stopped asking what will become of Apple. Events like the iPhone 5 release predictably bring the questions to a robotic whine of rote, dim soothsaying. The fabled few years of ‘pipeline’ Jobs gave unto them shall sustain them short-term, sure, but what happens after that? How will they keep innovating, disrupting, innorupting? Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b5 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b5 Facebook has taken on the role that Microsoft occupied for so many years. They are a dominant product that we have little choice in using if we want to take advantage of a new capacity, in this case the ambient social interactions offered by the concept of social networking. It's both a cause and symptom of this dominance that their product is inferior. Tue, 29 May 2012 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b8 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b8 When I say ‘apps’ I mean two different things, both of them bullshit, but in two different ways. Mon, 28 May 2012 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b9 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b9 Inck is an ongoing experiment in grid-based frontend development, databaseless content management, HTML5 and CSS3 techniques, whimsical layout, and the recombination of design, content and code. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b7 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b7 Your iPhone’s been tracking your location for a year, and that’s okay. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b6 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b6 The children play, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b4 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b4 Obama’s car-in-a-ditch metaphor for our country was a good one, perfectly selected to reference the kind of conflict we have in life every day that is constructive, ultimately towards some end, and rooted in the fact that we have a lot more in common than we don’t, specifically that we want and need to move forward, fast, and can only do so together. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b2 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b2 I studied writing for seven years, during which time I considered myself a writer. I dressed like a writer, baggy organic fabrics in earth tones, floppy hair and wireframe glasses, elbow patches. I wrote poems about sex and loss, and stories about existential constraint. I stared longingly and with terrified absorption at things, seeking what I could call essential in them. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b3 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b3 This Article -- The voice in which this article is written, and in which all other news stories are written, is lame, according to an expert who once used it disingenuously for approximately one month. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b1 http://inck.net/page.php?number=b1 The Internet -- This blog was avoided today, and every day prior, beginning on February 12th, totaling over eight months that nothing was written on it, according to the date on the previous entry to this one. Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=c7 http://inck.net/page.php?number=c7 Mérida -- A bullfight was attended Saturday, and analyzed for specific cultural, aesthetic and moral features, according to a new report issued by Nick. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=r16 http://inck.net/page.php?number=r16 Mérida -- In this installment in The Hunt, we look at the Deal of the Week, and learn some lessons from the Money Man to record in our Traveler’s Journal. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=c5 http://inck.net/page.php?number=c5 Mérida -- Nick had an authentic experience Saturday, according to the hangover he had Sunday morning and the generalized sense of joy. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=h7 http://inck.net/page.php?number=h7 Mérida -- A conversation about whorehouses was barely understood on Saturday, in the kitchen of the house where Nick resides, between Ramon, a man who occasionally stays in the house, and two other men, a local friend named Nicolás, and another who is apparently a lawyer. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=r5 http://inck.net/page.php?number=r5 Mérida -- Searching for an apartment is always a hunt, but especially here in hip and edgy Mérida, especially when your prime location is on the other side of a student riot. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=n1 http://inck.net/page.php?number=n1 Mérida -- Real things happened yesterday and Monday in Mérida, as students took to the streets to protest the shutdown of RCTV, one the last remaining broadcast networks in Venezuela which had been openly critical of the Chávez government. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=g1 http://inck.net/page.php?number=g1 Mérida -- With a wonderful palette of rosy, pale, and red faces seared ever-so-slightly, this weekend retreat to an expensive hotel restaurant with a large group of American students proved a panorama of colors, like white, and a must-attend escape from the doldrums of cultural expansion and learning a new language. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=t4 http://inck.net/page.php?number=t4 Mérida -- Venezuelan nerds were found today, in La Facultad de Ingeniería, a building of the Universidad de Los Andes in La Hechizera, a neighborhood set into the mountains above Mérida. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=c2 http://inck.net/page.php?number=c2 Mérida -- Nick survived his first week of travel today, as one week passed without his metaphorical or literal demise. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=x31 http://inck.net/page.php?number=x31 The cellphone previously owned by Nick is no longer owned by Nick, instead being owned by Mo. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=p5 http://inck.net/page.php?number=p5 West Village -- In a stunning turn of events today, Nick has decided against being anxious about the trip on which he is departing. The reaction around the world was overwhelming, as people, objects, and places displayed a remarkably less anxiety-provoking character to him. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000 http://inck.net/page.php?number=j12 http://inck.net/page.php?number=j12 Brooklyn -- Nick is avoiding his departure today, packing sluggishly and pausing often to undertake distractions such as this first log entry of his trip written in the voice of a news article. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000