August 2010
5 posts
Oracle sues Google over Java: http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNN1217848120100812?rpc=44
Home office whiteboard gets some use http://twitpic.com/2driio
Built my first Arduino shield. Sometimes it pays to be late to the game- the tools/docs/add-ons for Arduinos are fairly mature.
might have botched the soldering of this component. will have to check with DMM tomorrow when my eyes work again. http://twitpic.com/2cbu3w
Don’t think I can work somewhere this would be frowned on: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/how-to-drink-at-work-072010?src=rss
Headed home soon so I’ll not pick up dinner
July 2010
5 posts
Tiny tomato harvest when highs are low 70s http://twitpic.com/2a6l75
Rossi’s lean angle at MotoGP Laguna Seca http://twitpic.com/2a88fu
Only 3 of 5 newly purchased books have Kindle editions. I’d have saved $30. The new wifi only Kindle would pay for itself in <5 such orders.
Is there a name for the finger dragging sound between chords on guitar? Ex 0:15s and 0:20 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J-WpgOzW9A
February 2010
31 posts
I love that the first Google auto-complete suggestion if you type “jive” is “jive turkey”.
Those with *real* weather will get a kick out of this. There was a severe weather alert this morning in the bay area. For fog.
http://twitpic.com/13lgbz - Coffee drug lord
Eating last piece of Slovak chocolate from @igorminar. I like that the word for calories is “energetická”. Clearly not an overweight nation.
BMW/Oracle looks to have won the America’s Cup 2-0, making this the first time a challenger has won a ‘Deed of Gift’ match. #ac33
http://twitpic.com/131431 - Something to do with all that lawn moss.
http://twitpic.com/130guj - Hammer drill makes me think of @willsnow
Nothing beats making holes in concrete first thing in the morning.
First date night sans kid in 2010. Omakase with sake pairing. Felt like we were in Tokyo again. http://www.geocities.jp/yuzusushi2000/
BMW ORACLE Racing Team won Race 1 of America’s Cup by 15+ minutes, biggest margin in 22 years. #trounce #ac33
The USA-17 yacht traveled at 2.7 times wind speed while going downwind. Insane! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Oracle_Racing_90 #ac33
http://twitpic.com/12ixy9 - #tweetoast a night early
Scanned 500 of ~700 old family photos so far. Wishing their was a scripting language for tedious physical labor.
heh, forgot to switch off Firefox User Agent Switcher. Faking that you’re IE when you’re really not borks pretty much every Google service.
kid tried to hand me a booger. when I didn’t take it from her, she wiped it on my laptop.
http://twitpic.com/11y697 - That’s a lot of football fans
the superbowl is tomorrow? sweet! even fewer people on the road when I go for a ride!
Firefox on OSX fonts were all italics for some reason. fix: atsutil databases -removeUser; atsutil server -shutdown; atsutil server -ping
the kid’s kicked up her feet while savoring some bacon. yes, she’s definitely my offspring.
The robot on Team Umizoomi looks like a Big Green Egg. I’m waiting for the show where he dispenses delicious smoked products from his maw.
woah, the sky is purple. and I’m not knowingly on any hallucinogens. cool.
Dave slipped to page 2 of google images when searching for “nippletop”. must boost pagerank. http://bit.ly/cpYg0k
Successfully purged Kid Cudi’s “Day n Nite” from my head with Mos Def’s White Drapes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob0Cy6BQv-s. I think.
trying to enjoy an Avery duganA IPA. not succeeding. no idea what all the buzz is about…
“1500 live ladybugs, accidently bought while drunk, feels bad.” http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/1496543734.html
Moto tires with “chicken strip” indicators: http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/metzeler-sportec-m5-interact/
For the record, Smith Barney sends a check snail mail. ETrade shows it as a cash balance. re: http://twitter.com/ramarob/status/8508542666
http://twitpic.com/10xrxh - The weather will be… uh… consistent.
Sun shareholders: what happens with ex-JAVA in our portfolios? Does ETrade, SmithBarney, etc write a check- or should it be cash in account?
last night’s full moon. curious that the lens flare is detailed while the moon is washed out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rama/4317096196/
October 2009
44 posts
http://twitpic.com/n2j4o - Via Brian in Ireland: The Beer of High Official Manifestations.
successful Bean Probe placement in coffee roaster. Accurately recording first crack to +/-1F. Time to start profiling.
More bike porn. Gorgeous 2-smoke cafe racer: http://bit.ly/Ic7iH
My neighbor’s 2 cars always remind me of a couple of my coworkers. One has a WESLEYan college sticker, the other has a lic place “Xo HICKS”.
phone works, but screen doesn’t. if you need to reach me, use other methods.
Glad I went with Ubuntu for the parents replacement computer. Both their printer and super ancient camera just worked.
http://twitpic.com/mlze2 - @creechy happy now?
bicycle porn. today’s rides have nothing on these: http://myoldbicycle.com/
The kid’s first two dances learned: The Pengiun Polka and The Wubbzy Wiggle.