you can read all about it here

or just watch it here:

Inside Jaws, A Filmumentary by @jamieswb (2013) from Jamie Benning on Vimeo.

Pay special attention during the credits, please, ;)

So, about a year ago I canceled my audible account and in the process I learned that they go through several steps of offers to try to get you to stay. The first time, I continued with the cancellation and then re-started it again once I finished the books already on my account, but this time... I kind of want to see how much I can game the system... so I'm gonna use this post to keep track of how it goes.

I wanted a place to log what I've been learning, and of course this is the best place to do that... Since about March, I've been doing more and more front end development, and delved into Backbone and Marionette (a UI expansion of Backbone) - both are very cool libraries that work very well for a Single Page type of web application. Handling convoluted relationships is still difficult, but I'm looking into Backbone Relational to solve that.

If you're using/testing/researching/playing with it - let me know and we can collaborate!

Pics (and a video or two) to ensue... but for now: that is a great town. I highly recommend a visit!

I just deleted 10 more spam posts. Unfortunately this uncovered a bug that caused me to delete at least two (if not more) legit posts as well :(

If you delete a post while a previous delete operation is still in progress, it deletes the wrong post, because it appears to be using the visual index of the post (5th from the top) rather than the database index (id 5432).

Ben, time to implement one of our proposed spam-prevention measures? Maybe temporarily disable registration?

Alright, I'm on the prowl. I'm looking for a portable Windows 8 device (laptop/ultrabook/whatever). Must be actual Windows 8, not RT. Must have a touch screen AND a real keyboard. Must be a decent (not necessarily spectacular) gaming machine (Guild Wars 2 to be precise). Any suggestions? No urgency on this potential purchase. Just window shopping for now.

So I'm (at laaaaaast) upgrading my DJ system to an all in one (CDs + mixer + serato) soon, and I'm looking to sell my existing - Pioneer CDJ 100, CDJ 200, and Vestax Pro 4 channel mixer. All three are in perfect condition, great for beginners who want to dip their toes in DJing but don't want to lay out $1000+ to get started. Anyone in San Diego interested? $450 for the whole set, individual prices negotiable.

but since I'm awesomer...

I know I've been on a bit of a bluegrass kick lately, and anyone that's known me for more than a few years knows that Dub Side of the Moon is one of my favorite cover albums, so it's not with any sort of flippancy that I recommend Dark Side of the Moonshine... the videos may in fact be greater than the album version, simply because of the fact that they're all dressed up like the characters from The Wizard of Oz.

If you don't get why that's funny then you really should spend some time in a freshman dormitory in any college in the country...