Phil Butler Unplugged

What exactly is a "blogger code of conduct ", or any code after all? We all talked about it some time back when things got out of line with the "Kathy Sierra incident". Beyond simple humane activities, any code of conduct has to take into account that proper conduct is simply about being civil. Ok, [...]

I have decided to redouble my dedication to being unplugged. In this, my first post of the post “writer’s block”, I shall attempt nothing short of proving that God exists. I know, my readers are saying: “Uh oh – unplugged just got unhinged.” This is not the case however, but rather that I think from [...]

After you have been around the blogosphere for a bit you begin to develop what we might call “the simmering anger syndrome.” Regardless how upbeat, positive and otherwise “cheery” one may enter this domain, eventually requires a good deal of fortitude and depending on the individual and inundation, downright godliness. I have seen everyone [...]

Some time ago a friend or associate, I honestly do not remember which, said something like: “Phil, you are one of the most insightful “A” list bloggers out there.” I can remember thinking; “WTF does that mean?” though I vaguely understood that “A” was obviously better than “B” and the person meant it as a [...]

Unplugged you say? This term is generally reserved for musical performances without electronic accompaniment or connected to a power source. After a little over a year of being absolutely “plugged-in” to a variety of sources of power, I thought it was about time to disconnect. The blog world and what we call Web 2.0 has [...]