Monthly Archives: September 2008

ZOMG!!1 I’m on Valleywag! 0

Well, a picture of my painting is on tech-”press-release regurgitation machine”-crunch.com-alternative valleywag, anyway.  Here’s a screen cap, in case you don’t see it when you go there:

Republican Hats, American Hats 0

I just heard on NPR John McCain say that in this financial crisis we should work together as americans, and not as Republicans and Democrats.  I heard him say something similar in a press conference about the potential disasters from hurricanes Gusta and Hanna where he said:
“I want to thank my fellow Republicans as we [...]

Give some love with your credit card. No purchase necessary. 0

Some folks from my alma matter have a startup non-profit company trying to make extremely low-cost incubators to save newborns in developing countries.  Typical incubators cost thousands of dollars, but theirs costs only $25.  
Their project is one of the top 25 on the American Express member’s project, and with your vote, they could win [...]

The Final Five 0

There are many copies …

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Flows to Ocean 1

Here’s a picture I took from my kitchen window.  Note the model Angelino emptying his bladder into the storm drain right outside my house.

This is in Santa Monica, a year after I’d moved into the place.  That’s his SUV back there.  He just drove around the corner, pulled over on a no-park zone, and unzipped [...]

Naked Computers 2

Think about your current career.  Now, think back to an object that you loved that influenced your decision to follow that path.  For me it was a Commodore 64 that an uncle owned.  Anytime my uncle was away I’d sneak in some programming time, making the machine blink its borders, or animate a smily face [...]