The Intended Banality of American Surveillance 16 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am

I wrote this a few days before I read the very revealing article on Laura Poitras in the NYT. Journalist Glenn Greenwald’s partner, David Michael Miranda, being detained for 9 hours at London’s Heathr...

Trasa Bootstrap Responsive Starter Theme, Based on Twitter Bootstrap 3 and WordPress Twenty Ten 31 Jul 2013 | 05:31 am

I’m fond of Twitter Bootstrap. I like where Bootstrap 3 is going. I’ve used Twenty Ten as a starter theme for innumerable WordPress websites. Instead of learning the logic of other starter theme devel...

Repression rebranded 2 Jun 2013 | 06:10 am

There are two op-eds in this weeks New York Times that seem to compliment each other by two authors of complete opposite spectrum and intent. The Romantic Advantage by David Brooks http://nyti.ms/18Ct...

Iceland 24 May 2013 | 02:43 am

Iceland, a set on Flickr.

Flickr Test 21 May 2013 | 05:13 am

I want my slideshows! http://www.flickr.com/photos/trasaterra/sets/72157632287764370/

The best Vine you’ll see this month? 17 May 2013 | 04:49 am

They were shooting Spiderman 2 outside of our window all weekend. We saw them rehearse this shot several times. When we heard “Action!” that was our cue to run to the window to get the money shot.

Cooper Union: 1859 – 2013 25 Apr 2013 | 10:52 am

Cooper Union was a free college. The trustees’ duty was to preserve the school. Mark Epstein defiantly announced on April 23rd that Cooper Union would begin charging tuition in 2014. No remorse. No ap...

My Band, Japan Soul, releases debut Single “Plastic Utopia” 7 Feb 2013 | 11:23 pm

WordPress Hub 24 Dec 2012 | 04:08 am

Testing. Can I use WordPress as social hub?

Let’s Save Music: Local 21 Dec 2012 | 12:08 pm

There is a familiar malaise amongst music makers. Most of us hold very little hope for a career in music. Maybe it was always too much to hope/dream for. Myself, I can’t help but write songs. It’s an ...