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Dec20

Sharpened Serifs (a stop-motion love poem)

I animated this original love poem with shaving cream, water and a digital camera. Enjoy!

Sharpened Serifs
By Nathan T. Baker

I watched her lips say
I love you
Into her phone
To her Russell Terrier
But it will never be for me
Until I whittle the words from my lips
And sharpen the serifs like arrowheads

“Floating Shells” music by The Suit, Inc. and “Sharpened Serifs” by Nathan T. Baker licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Can I have my emo badge now?

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Dec18

Why Winston Reads

“As I see the world from other people’s eyes I am continually reminded how limited my vision is, how little I know.” -Winston’s post on reading

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Dec7

Adventure Tour of Nashville’s Centennial Park

Here’s an insider’s tour of Nashville’s Centennial Park and the secret adventures that will be yours if you take a closer look. (View Full Google Map)

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Nov23

Nate’s Best Former Roommate Contest

I realized I’ve been blessed with great roommates in my life. This Thanksgiving I’m giving back. But I need your help.

Please vote for Nate’s Best Former Roommate. I’ll buy the winner dinner and allow them to write a guest blog post roasting my sacred name*.

Below are some notable things each former roommate did to qualifiy as finalists.

VOTING CLOSED Congrats to Wesley Rainer for winning best former roommate by community vote!

Voting Details

Voting ends Sunday night. One vote per person. Social media campaigns fair game.

*Nate’s Best Former Roommate Award Details

Location of free dinner subject to veto.

Opportunity to write a guest blog post at NateNe.ws roasting my sacred name expires two weeks after voting closes.

Luke

Has his kroger plus card number memorized

Agreed a pirate-themed living room was a good idea

Started tradition of moving bookcases in front of doors

Works out using 3 minute abs videos

Wes

Held loaves of bread ransom before I paid my half of the grocery bill

Attracted females to our apartment with chili

Has a Jeff Gordon koozie

Is always down for cigars and hymns

Johannes Gerstengarbe

Brought my mother wine

Watched David Letterman for the Jazz rather than the jokes

His name is fun to say

Has amazing stories about crazy shoppers

Don’t feel thankful for your roommates? Check out badroomie.com (via Travis Robertson) to see how good you have it. Then hug it out.

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Nashville Technology Networking Guide

Here’s an overview of the networking opportunities I’ve stumbled upon in my less than two years as a full-time IT professional in Nashville.

Some friends have asked where to get started. It’s a small town, but it still can be overwhelming. Here’s where I’ll now send them.

If you’re just getting started in a technology, interactive, web, or internet marketing field; are just now focusing on networking; or are wanting to simply meet some folks with like interests, here’s an immersion strategy and links for the following in Nashville:

Tech-Infused Events
Mixers
Groups and Clubs
Nashville Technology Beat Blogs
Twitter Recommendations
Creative Ways to Network in Nashville

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Nov16

Localizing Google Wave to Nashville

We’re having Nashville’s first Wave-Up this Saturday. Come on out if you want to go ice skating or meet some Nashville Google Wave users!

I’ve had fun exploring uses for Google Wave. For instance, you’ll be able to play the next city crossword in Wave. Follow City Crossword on twitter to get updates.

Part of the fun is meeting early adopters and their innovation. Waves tagged with Nashville are starting to pop up, including a wave from the Nashville Scooter Enthusiasts—trendsetters in more. than. one. way.

Read on for strategies on getting an invite, search techniques, and why Wave is different.

Epic Artwork made in a Google Wave wavelet by Christy Frink

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Nov10

Nashville’s Media Outlets Will Now Design Your Website

We’re entering a new chapter of journalistic innovation in Nashville—as I’ll argue below—since our media outlets doesn’t just engage in social media, but will now design your website.

That’s a scary thing, but a good thing.

Nashville’s traditional news outlets have adapted to the Internet like everyone else, and I’m proud of our progress, especially in light of this new trend.

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Nov4

adidas Men's ZX 750 Leather White/Silver | FinishLine.com

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Oct26

Tech Fasting: Don’t Let Technolgoy Use You

I shared the concept of tech fasting at Ignite, which was during the after-party for BarCamp Nashville 2009. The idea is if we take breaks from technologies that are hurting us, we’ll learn how to best use them, and not allow them to use us. Here are the slides. What do you think? Do I have a career in telling jokes in bars?

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Setup a Community Photo Email Address with Twitter & Flickr

Here are 4 steps on how to set up an email address a group can use to email and text photos to a community pool.

Photos can automagicly be sent to a Twitter account, Flickr, and your website.

This is free as long as you don’t need a custom email address like pic@yoursite.com or you won’t be collecting more than around 500 photos a month.

Here are some good uses for this crowdsourcing method:

Weddings: Put an email address at tables and capture moments not caught by the photographer.
Twitter Groups: Enhance groups using retweetbots such as the PredsFans and give your photos a central location.
Promote Events: Plan an epic Halloween party and ask users to submit how their costume is coming, or award a Twitter follower a prize for a specific photo during a social media campaign.
Tech Events and Mixers: Make it easy for people to upload to your photo pool by giving them an email address at events like BarCamp, CS Mixer, and Geek Breakfast. Configure Flickr to add your hashtag to uploads.
Concert: Engage concert goers by allowing them to upload photos of the show and give them a reason to visit your website.

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Oct24

Two Kids Who’ll Change the Nashville Music Scene, or Leave it

Prediction. These two kids will be innovators in the Nashville music scene if they stay, or they’ll thrive in a larger space.

Within Nashville’s musician-saturated limits lies Belmont University, the band camp of Music City.

Band campers include Josh Turner, Brad Paisley and Vince Gill.

This year’s winners haven’t graduated camp yet, but are already changing the Nashville music scene.

About half of Belmont students are music or music business majors, so when I was earning my journalism badge from Belmont, I watched this scene closely.

My Freshman roommate came from Germany to record as much Jazz as he could. He watched David Letterman at night not for the jokes, but for the Jazz.

I’ve watched and I’ve spent time actively discovering music in Nashville, but I’ve only skimmed the surface. I’m also not familiar with other strong music programs such as MTSU’s music program, so here’s one view of the city.

I don’t have a view from the Batman Building, but I can see a few hills from here.

And the winners are…

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Oct21

Nashville writer and editor Tracy Lucas on telling truth to our kids

Click the link above to check out Tracy’s blog and add it to your Google Reader. She’s touching on some great stuff, including how much truth we should be including in our children literature.

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Oct14

Hear Nate speak Saturday at BarCamp and Ignite

Nate Baker at barcamp nashville 2009 Come stalk me Saturday at BarCamp Nashville, a free “un”-conference for the digital and technical community.

It’ll feel like I’m stalking you with my new, creepy presentation beard—I like to ease tensions.

You can catch me speaking at two times…

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Sep22

Someday/Maybe List

This is the list I keep of things I want to remember to work on eventually. I noticed some are already done.

go to a concert in a cave — I’ve got the venue lined up.
dye hair blonde √ (High school wrestling team group-stunt)
create secret rooms
tree house
wall library with ladder
work at a camp
learn how to shoot a gun √
learn lindy hop — I’ve tried a few times and keep forgetting
podcast
write sheet music for a novel
improv class √
karate
symphony √
visit grandparents √
write snail mail √
learn how to cook from mom √ (Dutch Baby Pancakes recipe PDF)
learn ice hockey
document friends in DVD — Just need to put it all together.
analyze myself by the changes in my personal websites
tattoo
learn how to street fight
made 3D video
commission artwork √
make a video arcade out of an old beige mac
look over short stories and submit one to publisher √
floor to ceiling dry-erase wall
read other world religion literature √
carve wooden sitting chair
learn short hand — I’ve got the vowels down.
write life document

Do you have a list?

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Aug31

Fabry and the Goldfish

Fabry raises his wine towards the happy couple with his right hand. With his left he drops a piece of roll to the goldfish in the flower vase.

Through the vase, he watches the warped shapes of the best man talking.

Love is patient, the best man is saying.

Can I have what I want now? Fabry whispers to the fish.

The fish turns to listen and lets the carrot and roll bits fall around him like snow.

Fabry lowers his wine and finishes it in an Adam’s apple gulp.

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