Archive for July, 2008

Jul 30 2008

Now I know why it’s blank!

Published by John under Easy Listening. Popularity: 1%

Washington Department of Ecology, you are my heros!

They have finally described the mystery of the century!

You’ve seen it for years. It’s tormented you, hounded you. You’ve had the nightmares just like the rest of us. Everytime you open a book, or pamphlet or- most appropriately- a government document, you wonder if it will be there. Taunting you. Staring you in the face.

Laughing at you. Continue Reading »

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Jul 30 2008

Angels, angels everywhere…

Published by John under Building a Duck, Software & Media. Popularity: 1%

Real angels aren't this cute

Real angels aren't this cute

…nor any drop to bank.

I learned some interesting things today at my lunchtime meeting with an auditorium full of formerly interested, silly angel investors1. I have to say that, despite the extra expense I now have in providing sufficient bandages to patch the wounds of my shoddy Executive Summary, it went surprisingly well.

As I like to say, it’s always nice to hear people tell you that you are completely full of a blunt excrement. You can take those lessons and move on to the fabulous world of improvement! Here are Mettadore’s lessons for the day: Continue Reading »

  1. Actually, that’s “SILLI,” The Super Intelligent League of Leveraging Investors []

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Jul 26 2008

Like a fire, without the heat

Published by John under Easy Listening. Popularity: 1%

So, having lost about 3 years of posts, data and websites, I find myself rebuilding after the wreckage. What do you do when your digital life is suddenly gone?

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John Metta

Greetings! I’m John Metta, writer, hydrologist, programmer, and a digger of all things tech nestled snugly in the Columbia River Gorge (i.e. Heaven). This blog started as a test bed for programming social media apps, but eventually became something that, for whatever reason, people actually read. In fact, people read it so much that I had to create a whole other blog called Mettaprogramming for the geeky stuff I write. Feel free to email me at or contact me on Twitter @mettadore.

A Glorious Day!

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