Question for the masses: What is relevance?
What I’m trying to get at is, what provides relevance to you? Is it your friends, Page Rank, a recommendation, or something else? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately in relation to the blogosphere/news. Why do you read what you read? What if there was something that could recommend things to you that you might enjoy based off of what you define as your relevance? Would that help or hinder you in your online information endeavours?
If you are a smoker, tonight is the last night of your free reign on smoking in public places. At 12:01 Thursday morning the Smoking Ban, which was passed by a 2:1 margin on November’s ballot will go into effect. This means, that you can no longer smoke in public places or 25 feet around an entrance to them. The Seattle Times has a nice Q&A up that covers the basic details of the ban. Here’s an excerpt:
Q: But I’ll still have my smoking sections and patios in restaurants and bars, right?
A: Nope. Those are considered workplaces and public places. What’s more, the few cigar rooms and hookah bars in the state must follow the law, too.
Q: Holy smokes! When does this ban go into effect?
A: 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Yes, that means if you are sitting in a bar late tonight, you can light up at midnight, but you’ll only have a minute to smoke it.
If you think all panhandlers are out for a donation to their living expenses, read this article in the Seattle Times about some sneaky ways they are catching drivers who do not wear their seat belts. I think that it’s a really good idea. I mean, yes, it is only a seat belt, but they save lives and you should have it on regardless. But, my favorite part of the article is near the end:
One passenger rolled down his window, hollered obscenities at Linn and hurled a half-full can of soda before he realized Linn was a trooper. The man was given a $1,050 littering ticket. A 15-year-old who was driving the car was cited for not having a valid license and for allegedly stealing his father’s rental car, Kesler said.
Yea, classic. Way to be, champ.
This is Jamie and myself taking self portraits of ourselves before we headed out for the night to the Atlas Holiday Party. There are many more shots on Flickr, so ya check ‘em out.
But, now that the party is over, it was a good time. Got to meet her co-workers and their SO‘s. A good time was had by all. We played craps, roulette, blackjack, and poker. We also drank a bit and had some dinner in there as well. Needless to say it was a jam packed four hours.
Next event: A wedding next Saturday.
