http://wiki.thepete.com/ 2012-05-17T18:35:56-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/ http://wiki.thepete.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-04-16T11:07:11-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/12secondstv 12seconds.tv is a micro-vlogging site that allows 12-second video clips to be recorded and posted on the web. NUTSHELL: 12seconds.tv is a micro-vlogging site that I used to use but stopped once I started shooting most of my stuff in HD. Unlike other sites, 12seconds.tv has yet to update their site to accept HD. They've also become much less communicative than they used to be, so between that and the extra effort required to convert my videos from HD into SD (especially considering how slow my… text/html 2010-06-28T16:02:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/atheistrantingpolicy ThePete's Atheist Ranting Policy I am an atheist. Lowercase “A” since I don't believe in organized religion. I don't even like the term “atheism” because it seems to have so many different definitions. I define it by translating the word literally from it's original Latin: text/html 2010-06-01T23:29:43-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/callingdouchery Calling Douchery When one party determines another is calling names, picking nits or is otherwise not taking the argument/post/comment seriously, said offending party can be accused of being a douche. Thus, the first party can “call douchery”. A good example of when someone can have douchery called against them is when during an argument on the Internet when one party compares Hitler to a person involved with or related to the argument. It can also occur when one party drags all other p… text/html 2010-05-27T12:06:18-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/corruptionism Noun corruptionism * A political-economic system in which power is exercised through the exchange of funds from private or public corporations for legislation and or rulings from either individuals in government or bodies within the government. This is a term coined by ThePete, though it's likely been used before. Still, it hasn't been used enough. text/html 2010-05-19T13:25:53-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/dropbox.com DropBox.com a back-up service I use DropBox.com is a great file back-up and file sharing service that syncs a local directory on your computer to a server account and then to any other computers you have linked to your account. It also has an iPhone app that allows you to access your files on the go. Also, DropBox allows you to share files with other people. It's really quite brilliant--of course, it's not a unique service and my experience with them hasn't been 100% positive. That said, th… text/html 2010-06-08T13:51:50-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/dropboxsupportismadeofidiots My Very Lame Experience with Dropbox.com Support Using DropBox.com a back-up service I use's online feedback form, I asked for help regarding a problem I'm having with their product (this all happened in 2010): " Pete The, May 17 10:15 am (PDT): I am using OSX 10.6.3 and everything was fine until I recently moved my dropbox directory. Now the icon refuses to show up in the menubar, even after a system restart, even after I force quit Dropbox via Activity Monitor and then open the app agai… text/html 2010-07-09T12:42:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/embracethegray This phrase was inspired by a post on the Bad Astronomy blog now located at DiscoveryMagazine.com and reblogged by UnknownSkywalker. The general gist of it is that the universe is much less “black and white” than most people are making it these days. Phil Plait, the blogger behind the BadAstronomy blog says: text/html 2010-06-28T16:02:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/followpolicy OK, so, here's how it works. If you add me on one of the many social networks you might find me on, please *don't* expect me to follow back. I mean absolutely no offense! I have a helluva time keeping up with everyone I already follow and often fail to do even that. text/html 2010-04-10T02:39:55-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/jaythepal JayThePal is ThePete's puppet/web-pundit/puppet-rights supporter. He's a laid back guy who is hyper about a lot of things--sometimes stuff he probably shouldn't be hyper about. But he means well, and the ladies seem to like him just fine. We're pretty sure he was born on January 16, 1983. We're not sure though, since his life before January 16, 2009 is a mystery. text/html 2009-11-30T19:49:45-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/manhattanstory Manhattan Story is the title of the novel I am writing for National Novel Writing Month 2009. I began posting chapters to this blog sometime before midnight, November 1, 2009. Please subscribe via RSS, email or just stop by each day to follow along. Chapters will be short--roughly 1700 words long (1667 is the minimum per day in order for me to hit 50,000 words by midnight November 30). Please let me know you're following along--it'll make my job that much easier. text/html 2009-10-30T15:49:40-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/start Everything you ever wanted to know about ThePete or ThePete.Com but didn't feel like asking! Curious about his politics or puppetry? Wanna learn about his literary skills or his ability to exaggerate, exacerbate or alliterate? Religion, government, economics, mortgages, movies, TV, technology, toys, art, comics and culture, ThePete has something to say about or something to do with them all! TheWikiPeteia is where you start learning!! text/html 2010-06-28T16:02:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/test another test go back to TheWikiPeteia text/html 2010-09-03T19:40:08-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/the2012movietrilogytweet-a-long It’s the end of the world as Hollywood knows it! ArrayThe 2012 Movie Trilogy Tweet-A-Long is a movie marathon of the three cheesy disaster films that take place in the year 2012 (see the screencap to the right) and that also happen to be available on Netflix Instant Watch AND that I’ll be live-tweeting as I watch all three Sunday, September 12, 2010 starting at 1pm Eastern Time. AND YOU CAN JOIN IN, you know, if you want. text/html 2010-08-16T14:42:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/theabsurddisconnect When a person or group of people says something that openly contradicts with the painfully obvious evidence (or just plain old common sense). For example: When Obama tells us it's safe to go swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. or: When the EPA's Christine Todd Whitman told 911 relief workers it was safe to breathe the air around Ground Zero. text/html 2010-05-15T19:55:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thecomments TheComments policy for ThePete.Com and related sites First off, I appreciate any kind of comments on my content. If you agree or disagree, great. Secondly: please use your real email address. If you don't or if I suspect you haven't I reserve the right to ban you. I understand about anonymity but gimme a break. Hit-and-run commenters are NOT welcome at thepete.com. I'm not going to sell your email or use it to sign you up for spam. Thirdly, I have a few rules for moderating comments on m… text/html 2010-08-04T03:54:22-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thefiction ThePete, first and foremost is a writer. It's true! He's written five screenplays, nine ten novels, several short stories and a novella. He's won NaNoWriMo two three out of the four times he's done it. Oh and he also draws a bit and has gotten paid to write for kids animation (he even had his own show in development--woooo!). On this page are links to some of the fictional things he's written. text/html 2010-08-26T16:26:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thepal “ThePal” is the brand given to all of the projects connected with the characters of Jay ThePal and Kay ThePal. Whether they be video, audio, or other artistic/commercial projects. Most of the video projects are released under a Creative Commons license, but not all. text/html 2011-08-25T22:00:25-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thepete.com ThePete.Com is a blog site by ThePete (me). On it I write about everything that matters to me. I like to hear from other people, too, so please feel free to comment. However, make sure you check out the official commenting policy before you do. You can find that here: TheComments policy for ThePete.Com and related sites. text/html 2011-12-26T17:56:26-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thepete.compress Thepete.com/press is the publishing arm of thepete.com. It currently produces books and magazines in multiple formats, including print, digital and web. All currently available book titles from thepete.com/press can be found at <http://thepete.com/press>. All currently available magazine titles can be found at <http://mag.thepete.com>. text/html 2011-09-10T13:04:12-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thepete The Nutshell I'm a storyteller, first and foremost and I choose a variety of media to tell those stories. One day I hope to tell a story completely in Japanese. To be specific, I'm a Writer, Blogger, Vlogger, Puppeteer, Cartoonist, Hacker, Custom Toy Designer, Cultural Revolutionary, political/current-events critic, independent voter, reformed scifi/fanboy (still partake, but am critical), part-time documentarian (always have a camera), gadget freak, Japan-o-phile (こんにちは　みなさん！), science-lovin… text/html 2010-08-26T16:19:57-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thepeteempire ThePeteEmpire describes the network of sites run by ThePete. Check out a list below: * <http://thepete.com> the main site * <http://life.thepete.com> ThePete's Lifestream * <http://thepete.com/ics> Comics drawn by ThePete (who said he could draw?) * TheWikiPeteia Everything about ThePete you'd ever want to know and some things you wouldn't! * <http://toys.thepete.com> ThePete's custom toys in blog-form. * <http://hacks.thepete.com> ThePete's hacks in blog-form (hacks = making thin… text/html 2010-12-02T18:42:44-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thepetes3rulesofinternetarguing The first rule of arguing on the Internet: don't argue on the Internet. The second rule of arguing on the Internet: don't argue on the Internet--ESPECIALLY NOT ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK. The third rule of arguing on the Internet: if you absolutely can't resist saying something to someone you completely disagree with, make your point (don't just hit-and-run) and if they don't agree with you, MOVE ON. If you don't, you're most likely just going to repeat yourself which will get you nowhere. An… text/html 2011-11-21T13:32:05-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thesocnets OK, here are all the social networks, socnets, microblogging, miniblogging, media sites and other places you can find me (reasonably active) on the web: Commerce: * My Novel for Kindle * <http://zazzle.com/thepetecom> * <http://astore.amazon.com/thepetecom-20> * <http://cafepress.com/thepetestuff> (great old ThePete.Com stuff) text/html 2010-07-30T19:53:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thewikipeteia Everything you ever wanted to know about ThePete or ThePete.Com but didn't feel like asking! Curious about his politics or puppetry? Wanna learn about his literary skills or his ability to exaggerate, exacerbate or alliterate? Religion, government, economics, mortgages, movies, TV, technology, toys, art, comics and culture, ThePete has something to say about or something to do with them all! TheWikiPeteia is where you start learning!! text/html 2010-01-07T01:57:41-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thewishlists TheWishLists of ThePete! This is a great way to let ThePete know you appreciate his efforts on the Internet. Pick something up for him from one of his wishlists and make his day brighter! * Fun Stuff: check out this Amazon wishlist for books, DVDs, toys and other fun stuff ThePete is hoping to pick up at some point. text/html 2010-05-09T18:50:16-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/thomasjefferson While not perfect, Jefferson is the founding father I most identify with. Or should I say “mostly identify” with? :) I will have to type up something more formal about him, but in the meantime, I'll include a portion of a conversation I had with a 'net friend on Facebook. My reply comes with excerpts of his reply to the below post on my lifestream that crossposted to Facebook, where he left his reply--Facebook's comments are fleeting so I wanted to repost mine somewhere more permanent. text/html 2010-06-28T16:02:00-04:00 http://wiki.thepete.com/wiseweek1 This is where you can find PDFs for chapters and pages from ThePete's novella-in-progress, Wise: Week 1. It's about a time traveler who is trying to catch up to the love of his life as she and the... well, you'd better just read it. Here are the links to the PDFs: