About This Blog
Webomatica centers on movie reviews, iPhone / iPad app reviews, and tech opinion (mostly Apple) — plus whatever else I find interesting / amusing. Mostly the latter.
This blog is a hobby — not a business. Subject matter is chosen out of personal interest.
Disclosures
- This Privacy Policy relates to the Google Adsense ads.
- I own Apple, Netflix, GE, and Whole Foods stock.
- Any app reviews requested by the developer are indicated with a footnote at the bottom of the review.
- I don’t write about my present employer.
Comments and Email Policy
I reserve the right to delete: comments that are blatantly obscene, abusive, racist, sexist, or homophobic, comments that other readers might find extremely offensive or threatening, or comments with no relevance to the post, contain self-promotion (spam), or links to splog websites or sites I wouldn’t visit myself.
Comments close thirty days after an article’s post date.
Any email addresses collected through comments will be used solely for Webomatica-related purposes. I promise not to sell you stuff, bug you with irrelevant information, share your email with others, or spam you.
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Do you have Hawai‘i connections? I only ask because your cat’s name is Lilikoi.
Yeah, I grew up in Hawaii. Lilikoi usually ends up being called “Lili” but you’re right, it’s a yellow passion fruit on a vine. My parents still have a ton of ‘em growing in their back yard.
Oh cool. I live in HI. Well, when I’m not in college.
Cool! I must say I haevn’t lived in Hawaii since highschool which was like — way too long ago. So my “local” status is fading away.
Cool blog! I really like the way your photos are displayed when you click on the thumbnail. I understand you are using WordPress — what are you using for the photos to display in such a cool manner?
Hi Dean, the photo displays are via a plug in called Lightbox. Here’s the link: Lightbox JS. You have to code stuff a little differenty but it’s easy.
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Jason, I didn’t see any way to contact you through except through comments, so…
Thanks for your comment on Small Failures. Be sure to keep on eye on us re: walkable neighborhoods, as Eric from Walkable Neighborhoods will be providing some great stuff about this topic in the next week or so.
Thanks!
Jessie
Hi Jason!
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Thanks,
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Heh. When I try to comment on your blog, I keep gettiing this error message.
Sorry, but your comment has been flagged by the spam filter running on this blog: this might be an error, in which case all apologies. Your comment will be presented to the blog admin who will be able to restore it immediately.
You may want to contact the blog admin via e-mail to notify him.
Hi Jason
I am looking to contact you by email please. Please email me when you have a moment. Thanks!
Chip
Hi Jason!
I thought you might like to know that you – well, your blog site anyway – have been Blogtipped!
http://www.2dolphins.com/2007/07/july-blogtipping.html
Love your blog!
Would you ever want to join Grand Effect? We would love to have you with us.
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