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The Aggregated Lifestream of That Darrin Guy You See Everywhere

The real-time, inane ramblings of a socially inept, 40-something, IT equivalent of a swiss army knife, blogger, podcaster, gamer, musician, wannabe novelist, movie nut, scifi fanboy, comic book afficionado, fledgling day trader, new media champion, and general cranky geek. Now updated hourly -- or better -- for your convenience and not intended to be interesting to anyone who doesn't know me personally (so don't bother pointing that out).

Last Seen: 5/16/2012 2:47:33 PM @ Traffic - 30 minutes and U haven''t even gotten to the sign warning me of a traffic jam. DON''T YOU PEOPLE HAVE HOMES!?

Contact / Network

If you're a long lost (or brand new) friend, feel free to link up and network with me at the following hangouts. If we've never met, you can try, but some (not all) of these I keep for R/L friends only.





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Current Task List

View My Full Kanban Here
(Because the way my schedule works these days, I'll never get anything done unless I publicly put myself on the hook for it.)

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #026 (Blue Moon Revue)
638 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #029 (Henderson)
637 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #070 (Battle Wrapup #1)
629 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

BOA Development Platform:
Site Analytics Engine 3.0
629 days overdue.
Tags: Corporate/Internal

BOA Development Platform:
Integrated Profile Platform
618 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
Message Board 2.0
611 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
BOA-Driven Indypodcasters.com Site
604 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
Web-Powered Remote Jukebox
595 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

Indyjobseekers.com:
Indyjobseekers.com Knockout Site
595 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Profit)

Indymoonlighters.com:
Indymoonlighters.com 2.0
581 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Profit)

Goliathon:
Contact MAF about Interview
571 days overdue.
Tags: Side Gig (Gratis)

Featured

25 Random Things (And One Random Illustration)

Batman 30 -- A Fanboy's Review

Darrin's Picks for Ten More Android Apps You Need to Have (Part 1)

Darrin's Picks for Ten More Android Apps You Need to Have (Part 2)

Maybe Radio Isn't Dead After All?

New Indianapolis Barbie Line

Some Days, I Just Wish I'd Stayed Embed(ed)

What Percent Am I Then?

Where My Ears Wander - Part 1: Underground/Community Radio

Where My Ears Wander - Part 2: Internet Radio

Because I know you guys just can't get enough of me ... here's a list of other places you can network with me around the Net. Some of them are much more complete that what you'll find here these days. They're listed in order from most frequently used to least frequently used, if that helps.

Indy In-Tune Podcast
FacebookTypical social network site. I like it a bit better than MySpace since it has an open API and for the most part spam and pr0nbot free.
TwitterArt in 140 characters or less, submitted via mobile phone, updated in real-time, and completely obscure and unintelligble -- since for the most part you're only reading my half of a conversation.
Linked InProfessional social networking. Essentially everybody I know that may be helpful to me on a professional level.
FourSquarePlease don't stalk me … unless you're a hot amazonian redhead or something.
TumblrSnippet blogging ... mostly links, videos, and short quips I can't fit into a tweet
FlickrMy on-line photo album, again mostly updated in real time via cell phone. Not terribly interesting, since I don't actually GO anywhere these days, but gobs of adorable photos of the baby, if I do say so myself. By the way, I'm not actualy a photographer, which will become plainly obvious right away.
Google+I still don't get Google Plus, but the stuff I post there usually doesn't get re-posted to any of my other social networks
DeliciousMy link collection ... currently being updated from my old bookmark file at the rate of about five new entries (out of 3000 total) per day. You never know what you're going to find here.
Indianapolis Divorce SupportAnother site (also ning-powered) that I inherited. It was either that or see a sizable chunk of my peer group sort of disband.
GetGlueSocial network based on product consumption … oooh, and it has gamification … Every time a site features obligatory, superfluous gamification, I die a little inside.
IU TekesAlumni site for the fraters of Indiana University's TKE chapter. Mostly where we go to reminisce about our glory days and plan pub crawling reunion tours.
Friendfeed
Indy.comSocial network site for the elite of Indy's night-life
Last.fmMy twisted mix of jazz, prog, blues, and metal, all available for streaming in one convenient location.
AmazonYou know, just in case you had the urge to buy me something off my wish list…
Pandora
43 PlacesA list of places I've been and plan to go. Worth it just to get the inside scoop on what's cool and what's not, as well as where the best kept secrets are at your vacation spot.
DiggA collection of articles I found interesting enough to tag. Mostly dealing with gadgetry, tech industry news, science and space updates, and occasionally genre movie gossip.
Lists of BestsThings I plan to read, movies I plan to watch, CD's I plan to buy, etc. Essentially a massive list of what I'm consuming -- and some people pay for that information.
43 ThingsLong-term planning and personal milestones. So far I've found my wife, finished my basement, improved my handwriting, and re-established my net presence from goals placed here.
Plaxo CalendarThe almost-complete calendar of where I am going to be and what I'm going to do. The only thing it lacks is my music schedule claendar.
MyspaceEverybody and their brother has a MySpace account, so I feel I have to keep a presence here, though I rarely ever check it these days except to get band schedules and such.
PlaxoUseful tool for keeping your myraid contacts and calendars centralized and synchronized between work, home, smartphone, and various and sundry web sites.
Linking IndianaI'm not actually an open networker, but I am a huge supporter of local communities and local content on the Internet (I mean, obviously, I own ten domains that start with 'Indy-').
Indianapolis PodcastersA social networking site and resource exchange for central Indiana podcasters. I tried to start this about two years ago and just recently came back to it.
StickamVideocasting service I mostly use to watch and participate in Twit Live, though I'm looking into the possibility of hosting Indy In-Tune this way.
LaunchcastRemember when launch used to be cool? Before Yahoo bought it, changed it, and obscured all support for it?
43 PeopleA list of 43 people I'd like to meet, but probably never will.
Fanboy RadioYes, I live and die by the words of Scott and Oliver
Ask a NinjaI look forward to killing you soon
Downtown ComicsSome people collect companies and hang out in country clubs. I collect comic books and hang out here. It's like porn for geeks.
Comic NetworkYet another obligatory comic book social network
Garage BandA great place to discover new music from artists that are super-talented but will probably never be recognized.
Meetup.comDecent site for hooking up with people who have similar interest and hobbies. If they didn't charge way to much to use it, it would be huge.
Reverb NationBand presskits and music samples. Great site that doesn't get used nearly enough by upcoming artists.
iLikeSocial networking based on musical tastes. Send and receives recommendations. Listen to cool new stuff. If it had decent search capabilities, I'd never leave.
Smaller IndianaSocial networking site for creative-types in Indiana
JaikuStrangely, though it is superior to Twitter in many ways, since nobody else uses it, what's the point?
Bitterst PillspaceAll hail Dan Klass, our podcasting hero!
Podcast PickleGary Leland's podcast directory and social networking service. Great site, except that the data gets wiped periodically to alleviate scamming attempts.
Spaces LiveAs usual, Microsoft's foray into what's hip was unremarkable, and a few years too late.
GoogleTalk
ProfilacticFrom the department of redundancy department.
Yahoo 360So, has Yahoo! ever created anything that they didn't eventually lose interest in and stop maintaining shortly before it got completely overrun by spammers.
Zoom InfoCompletely worthless site that scans the internet at attempts to build a social networking profile for you without your permission. I only reluctantly signed on because they got my information terribly wrong. These days they charge your credit card to correct their errors. Nice.

Offended? Exhilarated? Physically ill? Bored? Seek answers to deep-rooted psychoses?  Need to discuss the post-Crisis ramifications of Hawkman's ret-conned origins? Fortunately the advanced technology of the information age, coupled with the fact that I'm a total geek and can always be found on-line doing something or other, allows you to get in touch with me almost instantly.

Professionally

Due to my current backlog of "side jobs" I am only available for security consulting, custom application development, web development, hardware/network maintenance, and other computer services if you have me on a paid retainer or existing contract. Sorry, but it's just not fair to my existing client base for me to take on any more work.

Socially

Feel free to network me at one of the following locations, just make sure you send a note along that you're a Lungbarrow/Indy In-Tune reader and not a low-life spambot.





Or try one of the following, more conventional methods...

Email:Use this form to send me an email. *
Skype:djaysnider (Preferred method)
Yahoo! Messenger:djaysnider (Also effective)
ICQ:4225114
AOL Messenger:djsnider3
MSN Messenter:djaysnider


* Due to the nature of owning a dozen different domains (and thus having a dozen different email addresses), the amount of spam I get in an hour pretty much makes email a completely worthless tool for contacting me. Therefore, if you insist on using this primitive, archaic communications method you will get best results if you use either the direct email form, or encrypt your message with my PGP Public Key.