http://mblank.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Life by the lake of salt. en Vox Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:17:42 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/moving-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/moving-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/moving-day.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:17:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d011015ea3b63860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d011015ea3b63860b-50si" alt="Boxes" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm moving my blog! To better integrate my website with my blog, I'll be posting from now on at www.mattblank.org/blog. It's a Wordpress blog that hopefully will alow me a bit more flexibility. I look forward to seeing y'all over there! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/moving-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d01101669e797860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/security-hole.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/security-hole.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/security-hole.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:48:45 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d011016695462860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d011016695462860d-50si" alt="Parking-ticket" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So this valentine's day I got a parking ticket, which came in a wonderful pink envelope. I got on to the SLC government's website to pay my fine. When you pull up the page, you go to https://apps1.slcgov.com/ManagementServices/ALE/ale.asp. On thi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/security-hole.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d011015e9a71d860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government salt lake city security parking ticket http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/plastic-life.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/plastic-life.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/plastic-life.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:58:13 -0700 Plastic Life is a flickr set of photos by Vincent Bousserez showing tiny little plastic people who explore someone's house. It's sort of whimsical to think of all these little people showing up and exploring while you're gone. It's available here.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/plastic-life.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d0110162be561860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/horray-for-you.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/horray-for-you.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/horray-for-you.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:15:55 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22527345d8e1d01101804ffb9860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d01101804ffb9860f-50si" alt="Life Fail" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It's a good thing someone is getting this DVD since I'm pretty sure that after spending money for such a worthless piece of crap they'll need some reassuring. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/horray-for-you.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d011015e5b13b860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance-09.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance-09.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance-09.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:36:26 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22527345d8e1d011015e43e28860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; 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margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d011018038d43860f-50si" alt="P1030123" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d011017a48bd5860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d011017a48bd5860e-50si" alt="P1030121" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d011016290c4f860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d011016290c4f860c-50si" alt="P1030138" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Every year a bunch of friends from Las Vegas come up for Sundance. This year they were wise and rented a hotel room in Prospector Square right around the corner from Eccles Theatre, which is where all the movies we saw were at. This year wasn't as... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance-09.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d01101663ec34860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends fun winter utah film movies park city festival sundance http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/official.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/official.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/official.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:57:07 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109816005ba000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109816005ba000d-50si" alt="Smalldiploma" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm official!! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/official.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109d0ffe350000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:12:01 -0700 Posted via Pixelpipe. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/sundance.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d010980caa07b000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/leaving-for-sundance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/leaving-for-sundance.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/leaving-for-sundance.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:54:04 -0700 Leaving for Sundance, originally uploaded by mateoutah. I'm off for the next 3 days to Sundance in Park City. Should be fun!! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/leaving-for-sundance.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109d07d2a2b000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:03:04 -0700 A happy 2009 to everyone. Here's a cool video to start of the year: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109d0fa5b75000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2008-in-review.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Matt Blank) http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2008-in-review.html?_c=feed-rss http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2008-in-review.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:51:06 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109815aa501000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109815aa501000d-50si" alt="sundance 08" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d00e398eb2b5f0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d00e398eb2b5f0005-50si" alt="sundance 7" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d00f48d08430d0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d00f48d08430d0001-50si" alt="sundance 3" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d010980c5c11a000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d010980c5c11a000b-50si" alt="sundance" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d00e398eb2b7f0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d00e398eb2b7f0005-50si" alt="sundance 10" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d00f48d08433d0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d00f48d08433d0001-50si" alt="sundance 2" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d00f48d0843090001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d00f48d0843090001-50si" alt="sundance 5" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d00e398eb1fe30004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; 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margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d010980bbf3b1000b-50si" alt="jell-o" /></a> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527345d8e1d01098155ef21000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527345d8e1d01098155ef21000d-50si" alt="P1030073" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 2008 was a pretty normal year for me. Nothing terribly bad or good happened, which I guess is a good thing. January In January of 2008 it was my first time going to Sundance in a serious way. I've lived in Utah my whole life and it took a bunch of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mblank.vox.com/library/post/2008-in-review.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527345d8e1d0109811ae9c2000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> pictures review new new year 2008 year