Credit unions are rad. They are not-for-profit organizations. Their members (i.e. YOU) are their customers, not shareholders, so they are always looking for ways to make you more money and to keep your business. Here’s a Lifehacker article that goes into more detail on why you should switch. These days, many of us have our [...]
Author Archives: Jordyn Bonds
Permafāv steps out
March 16 12
Against all better judgment, I have agreed to play three solo shows in the next few months. My solo musical endeavor is called Permafāv and usually consists of me in my room with a computer, creating songs and sounds, and then releasing recordings of them. But now Permafāv will also include me trying to recreate those songs and [...]
Sun Boxes Mobile App
February 25 12
At long last, I am very excited to announce the launch of the Sun Boxes Mobile App in both the iOS (iTunes) store and the Android store! You may recall from an earlier post that I built the Sun Boxes website last year. Sun Boxes is a sound installation by Craig Colorusso that [...]
The Little Ice Age & the Narrative Web
January 31 12
A recent pleasure-reading jaunt through the Internet impressed me in its fluidity, so I want to document it here as a great example of user narrative. It started when I opened the “Opinion Today” newsletter I receive daily from the New York Times. In it, toward the bottom, was a small item on the Dot [...]
Some Sites
December 16 11
My pal Mark and I launched Some Demands on October 15, 2011, 28 days after the first gathering in Zucotti Park (and three days after having the idea for the site!). While public support of #occupy was rising, so were criticisms that the movement had no clear goals. We started Some Actions on November 4, 2011, as Occupy Oakland [...]