http://fraying.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ And Other Complete Fabrications By Derek Powazek en Vox Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:40:22 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/things-ive-tried-to-get-my-back-to-stop-hurting.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/things-ive-tried-to-get-my-back-to-stop-hurting.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/things-ive-tried-to-get-my-back-to-stop-hurting.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:40:22 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400d10a7c6f2e8bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400d10a7c6f2e8bfa-50si" alt="Never fun" /></a> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400cdf3adaa32cb8f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400cdf3adaa32cb8f-50si" alt="Every office should have this sign" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Two weeks ago I injured my back. Nothing dramatic - probably just months of too much work, bad posture, and zero exercise. To date, here are the remedies I've tried and their results. Hot Bath: Stay in tub until you start to feel too girly. Am... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/things-ive-tried-to-get-my-back-to-stop-hurting.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400cdf3ada9c0cb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> owmyback http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-kid-always-gets-the-last-word.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-kid-always-gets-the-last-word.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-kid-always-gets-the-last-word.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:27:24 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c22524d2aff219.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c22524d2aff219-50si" alt="Hugh-phones" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My nephew Hugh is two years old. And, as the husband of the sister of his mother, it is my duty to impress him. I am determined to be the Cool Uncle. Heather and I are in Chicago for a family visit. We're all gathered at a nice restaurant for di... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-kid-always-gets-the-last-word.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c22524ce028fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family story hugh http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/love-and-penguins.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/love-and-penguins.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/love-and-penguins.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:11:01 -0700 There's an old story. I don't know if it's true, but it goes like this. Penguins mate for life. And there's a moment when some boy penguin is looking over that infinite expanse of black and white when one female penguin stands out. And he stands ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/love-and-penguins.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2252334e88fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> love penguins skunks http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/new-photo-book-apple-sweat.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/new-photo-book-apple-sweat.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/new-photo-book-apple-sweat.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:15:19 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c22520758a8fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c22520758a8fdb-50si" alt="Apple Sweat: The 2006 Heat Wave from NYC Streets" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The first week of August 2006 was hot in NYC. The hottest it’s been since 1936. Cars overheated. Power went out. People even died. And Heather and I were visiting New York City together for the first time. Wandering the city with my camera bag... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/new-photo-book-apple-sweat.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c225216b8f8e1d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photos photography books nyc lomo http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/qotd-desktop-show-and-tell.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/qotd-desktop-show-and-tell.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/qotd-desktop-show-and-tell.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:13:53 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251f87ea604a.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251f87ea604a-50si" alt="Lattice4" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What is your current computer desktop image? Let's see it! I whipped this up when I got my new Powerbook a few months ago and needed something new. The patterns came from somewhere online - I forget where. Feel free to grab it and use it if yo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/qotd-desktop-show-and-tell.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251f8a31f219?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd desktop image http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-etiquette-of-modern-communication.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-etiquette-of-modern-communication.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-etiquette-of-modern-communication.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:31:33 -0700 The other day I found myself needing to contact a friend. This friend and I, we're both bleeding edge technology nerds, so it got me thinking about how many ways there are for people like us to contact each other, and what the unspoken rules of ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/the-etiquette-of-modern-communication.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251ef2cc549d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> email technology geek http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/jpg-issue-6-is-here.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/jpg-issue-6-is-here.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/jpg-issue-6-is-here.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:07:02 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251d1a81549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251d1a81549d-50si" alt="Issue6big" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Whether it was faulty settings, old film, the random photo on the last frame of film, or the last photo a camera ever took, issue 6 features some of the finest slip-ups, freak-outs, and happy accidents ever captured on film or pixels. We're als... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/jpg-issue-6-is-here.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251d1a56604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> jpgmag http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/best-fireworks-ever.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/best-fireworks-ever.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/best-fireworks-ever.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:42:45 -0700 July 4th, 2002. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/best-fireworks-ever.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251c7e75604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd fireworks best fireworks ever http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/pet-peeve-of-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/pet-peeve-of-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/pet-peeve-of-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:50:06 -0700 In TV shows, when a character grabs a cup of coffee in a to go cup, and pretends to drink it, and you can just tell it's stone cold empty. Look, I know I'm watching actors, on a set, behind cameras, etc. But if I'm gonna suspend my disbelief of a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/pet-peeve-of-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251c7b8a604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv coffee pet peeves http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/should-i-shave.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Derek Powazek) http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/should-i-shave.html?_c=feed-rss http://fraying.vox.com/library/post/should-i-shave.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:41:09 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://fraying.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251d217e8e1d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251d217e8e1d-50si" alt="after" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm spiffing up for my sister's wedding this weekend. Here I am, fresh from Rari's salon chair. He's a miracle worker. Rari says keep the beard. So does Heather. But I'm not sure. What do you guys think? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f64ead3b400c2251c31948fdb?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> question beard