Alan, aggregated.

This is Alan Hogan’s digital lifestream.

These are my comments on music, movies, books, web development and programming, Arizona State, Mac tips, and life in general, originally from AlanHogan.com, Amazon, Last.fm, and Twitter. Enjoy!

Mon Nov 16
Sun Nov 15
Sat Nov 14
Sun Nov 8
If you’ve gone 24 hours without sleep, you might notice that you drift away into dreams straight from being awake. This because your body goes instantly into REM sleep as a protection mechanism. How to Hack Your Brain, Part One: Sleep by Dustin Curtis

Um, New York Times? If you guys are still wondering why people are dropping their subscriptions and getting their news from blogs instead of you — this is why.

And to all those people who go around wringing their hands and saying what are we going to do when the “real newspapers” all die and we have to get our news from Gawker and HuffPo and TechCrunch? Friends, I think we’re going to be just fine.

Dan Lyons, a/k/a FSJ
Sat Nov 7
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Ready?
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Ready?

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About to get in the plane
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About to get in the plane

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Kelley tandem jumping
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Kelley tandem jumping

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Kelley about to land
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Kelley about to land

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Kelley landing the tandem jump
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Kelley landing the tandem jump

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Yeah, I’m waving.
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Yeah, I’m waving.

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About to land (hence the legs up)
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About to land (hence the legs up)

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Alan landing after tandem jump
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Alan landing after tandem jump