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	<description>Memores Acti Prudentes Futuri</description>
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		<title>Is Technology Really Just A Time Bomb?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/22/is-technology-really-just-a-time-bomb</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/22/is-technology-really-just-a-time-bomb#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(x-posted to Situation Interactive)
Okay, &#8220;time bomb&#8221; is a bit dramatic.  Still, if you look at the span of modern civilization, much of the caliber of a nation is determined by the strength of its working class, which is, in turn, defined by how much work there actually is to do (and how many people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Et Tu, Microsoft?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/21/et-tu-microsoft</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/21/et-tu-microsoft#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I saw something deeply troubling.  It caused a fair amount of confusion at first and, for a brief moment, made me question reality: Microsoft is putting IE8 on a pedestal and discrediting every other major browser.  While not entirely shocking, this came from the same company whose reps, when at web conferences, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domain Squatters: The 2.0 Way To Stifle Creativity</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/17/domain-squatters-the-2-0-way-to-stifle-creativity</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/17/domain-squatters-the-2-0-way-to-stifle-creativity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mway.me/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, I had dealings with BuyDomains.com.  By &#8220;I had dealings&#8221;, I mean that I was interested in a domain and inquired about it once I saw that it was a ubiquitous generic search page, and was then told that it would cost me thousands of dollars.  I had reps trying to negotiate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-Tweeting Is A Double-Edged Sword (aka, STOP ABUSING IT)</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/15/re-tweeting-is-a-double-edged-sword-aka-stop-abusing-it</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/15/re-tweeting-is-a-double-edged-sword-aka-stop-abusing-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to revisit the idea that when you give people who have any number of minor social issues something like Twitter, you&#8217;re asking for trouble.  The hyper person, the boring but overly conversational person, the oh-my-god-I-just-found-the-best-deal-on-plaid-pants-pls-RT person, the I HAVE THE BEST SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING IDEAS EVER LET&#8217;S TALK ABOUT IT&#8230; BUT AFTER [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook, We&#8217;re Already Vain &#8211; But Thank You, We&#8217;ll Take Them</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/13/facebook-were-already-vain-but-thank-you-well-take-them</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/13/facebook-were-already-vain-but-thank-you-well-take-them#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All throughout history, humanity has largely revolved around recognition.  As time passes, we have little left to remind us of past ages, save what monuments (figurative and literal) have been established by our deeds&#8230; or something like that.
Facebook, though, seems to think that a name in itself is quite enough, if only it were repeated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Just Don&#8217;t See The Point</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/09/i-just-dont-see-the-point</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/09/i-just-dont-see-the-point#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s both awesome and sad how I can cite Penny Arcade to express exactly how I feel at almost any point in time.  That said, here is how I currently feel about the internet:

I think this is sufficient enough to avoid captioning.
Maybe it&#8217;s living in New York that makes things seem more dire than they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s No Gold At The End Of This Rainbow</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/01/theres-no-gold-at-the-end-of-this-rainbow</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/06/01/theres-no-gold-at-the-end-of-this-rainbow#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Money is a touchy subject.  It always has been, and it always will be.  This is the part where everyone tends to throw in the obligatory &#8220;especially in these hard economic times&#8221; line.  Before I begin, I would like to offer some advice to everyone harping on about the economy: shut up.
It&#8217;s interesting that, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Developers: Use Your Tutorials Wisely</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/29/web-developers-use-your-tutorials-wisely</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/29/web-developers-use-your-tutorials-wisely#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mattway.com/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a web developer is a lot like being a guitar player &#8211; everyone does it.  With guitar, though, you don&#8217;t see 80 bajillion people giving tutorials on how to do extremely simple chord progressions or riffs (which is nice).  I would ask the same thing of web developers: stop insulting our intelligence.
It goes without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Javier Cardenas: I Will Find You</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/28/dear-javier-cardenas-i-will-find-you</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/28/dear-javier-cardenas-i-will-find-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I AM CURRENTLY OFFERING A $1000 REWARD TO ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE REAL IDENTITY OR WHEREABOUTS OF JAVIER CARDENAS.  CONTACT ME IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING.
A note before I begin: it is currently unclear as to whether Javier Cardenas is this person&#8217;s real name.
Javier Cardenas has been committing fraud using my personal information for at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things I Will Never Understand #3</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/18/things-i-will-never-understand-3</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/18/things-i-will-never-understand-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In most professional circles (mind you, I use the term lightly), a person&#8217;s resume is their life blood when it comes to being considered for a position.  As is true with many things, it&#8217;s all about first impressions; ideally, if you look good on paper, there&#8217;s a good chance you may turn out to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things I Will Never Understand #2</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/17/things-i-will-never-understand-2</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/17/things-i-will-never-understand-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 22:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone likes hearing that the many hours they spend developing the UI and overall functionality of their sites is appreciated by visitors, and if it&#8217;s not, we all like hearing what we can do to improve the experience in general.  It&#8217;s the proverbial pat on the back &#8211; that small reassurance that keeps management insecurities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Darth Vader, Twitter, and Sailing the Eastern Seas</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/14/darth-vader-twitter-and-sailing-the-eastern-seas</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/14/darth-vader-twitter-and-sailing-the-eastern-seas#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 01:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mattway.com/?p=174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life is one long, continuous shuffle of frantic events.  For those of us who work for a living (which is a shockingly low number relative to NYC citizens, evidently), myself in particular, this typically involves coding at insane speeds, cursing at IE6, mentoring colleagues, (fail) whale spotting, and occasionally sleeping (when there aren&#8217;t zombies to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress, Killer Biscuits, and Regrettable Text Messages</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/05/stress-killer-biscuits-and-regrettable-text-messages</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/05/stress-killer-biscuits-and-regrettable-text-messages#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 01:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I start, I&#8217;d just like to say that recently, one of the better ideas I&#8217;ve had has been getting off of LiveJournal.  That isn&#8217;t to say that LJ isn&#8217;t a great platform in itself, because it is &#8211; I&#8217;ve used it extensively for the past 5+ years &#8211; but I&#8217;d assume that everyone gets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now announcing YouDate, a division of YouTube</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/05/now-announcing-youdate-a-division-of-youtube</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/05/now-announcing-youdate-a-division-of-youtube#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, not really.
There are weird people everywhere.  Renaissance fairs, Comic-Con, my block in Astoria.  It&#8217;s a fact of life, right alongside e-dating.  Somehow, the two usually go hand-in-hand.  That&#8217;s not to say I haven&#8217;t tried it (sometimes I&#8217;m an idiot), but I think there are some circumstances when it seriously becomes a detriment to your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Typical Day At Work</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/04/a-typical-day-at-work</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/05/04/a-typical-day-at-work#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After pulling an all-nighter and then passing out from 8-11am, I finally got to work around noon.  Fortunately, sleep deprivation has not affected my undeniable ability to have the weirdest conversations ever:
Me: You know, it&#8217;s crazy how Facebook pages like &#8220;Sarcasm&#8221; and &#8220;Not Being On Fire&#8221; have hundreds of thousands of fans.
Matt: Yeah.  And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things I Will Never Understand #1</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/04/18/things-i-will-never-understand-1</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/04/18/things-i-will-never-understand-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are tens of thousands of professional programmers in the world.  Maybe more &#8211; it&#8217;s hard to say.  Development of any kind, though, is a lot like playing guitar &#8211; just because you can, doesn&#8217;t mean you should.  Just like there are tons of awkwardly-handed kids that learn to play (poorly) every Dave Matthews song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the little things that get me through</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/04/18/its-the-little-things-that-get-me-through</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/04/18/its-the-little-things-that-get-me-through#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
And yes, these are the real people.
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		<title>&#8220;This is New York, Is It Really Worth it?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/04/18/this-is-new-york-is-it-really-worth-it</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/04/18/this-is-new-york-is-it-really-worth-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you happen to be the douchebag that repeated that phrase to me about 10 times at Brass Monkey, let me just start by saying that you are a bitch.  A huge, glasses-wearing, smug toolbag.  I&#8217;m pretty sure I mentioned that to your face.  If I didn&#8217;t, please let me know and I will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WWW (Wow, We&#8217;re Whores) 2.0</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/03/25/www-wow-were-whores-20</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/03/25/www-wow-were-whores-20#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I can get through a whole day without seeing something on the internet that makes me want to taxidermy myself.  Other times, I have massive (read: depressing) epiphanies that usually result in me performing a random combination of shaking my head, looking for the nearest sharp object, looking for the nearest window to jump [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.mway.me/2009/03/18/quote-of-the-day</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mway.me/2009/03/18/quote-of-the-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna keel you, bitch!  I&#8217;ll even wait for the cops to get here.&#8221;
I was on my way home after a long day at work, minding my business like any New Yorker would.  I would even go so far as to say that I was in another world entirely, listening to my iPod, perhaps daydreaming; [...]]]></description>
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