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Dial ‘I’ for interactive: New exhibit celebrates 150 years of communication
Northern Virginia Daily: Highlights the Restoring the Signal exhibit at Stone Branch Center for the Arts, which explores vintage communication technology through interactive telephones, storytelling, oral histories, nostalgia, and community participation, centered on 150 years of communication history. Read More
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Solving SSL Before Press
Days before a reporter visited the Restoring the Signal exhibit, I found myself untangling a bizarre SSL certificate problem involving DNS, AutoSSL, browser caching, and cPanel—while also preparing rotary phones, TTY demonstrations, flyers, and interactive storytelling experiences. Read More
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Restoring the Signal Flyers
Preparing for a news interview, I created flyers, updated the exhibit website, and wrestled with CSS, AutoSSL, and responsive layouts deep into the night — all to help bring the phone exhibit and Royal Visit recordings to the community. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Restoring the Signal: an interactive exhibit blending antique telephones, VoIP technology, accessibility tools, voicemail recordings, and community curiosity into a living communications experiment at Stone Branch Center for the Arts. Read More
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ChatGPT Tried to Explain Me
After years of conversations about technology, history, memoirs, civic issues, creativity, and absurd humor, I asked ChatGPT to describe who I am. The result was a detailed portrait of an archivist, community-minded technologist, storyteller, and observer of systems, people, & preservation. Read More
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Rack Shelf
I got this free rack from my company today and started setting things up. Read More
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Free Rio Forge
This is the free Rio Forge that I got in the mail today. It holds 256 MB and also came with a free FM transmitter. It is a reward for being a tester of Newsworthy Audio. Read More
