Justin Watt
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I’d really like to know more about what they mean by this:…
--I’d really like to know more about what they mean by this: The system also makes it easy for us to write backfills that automatically paralle...
To read later: Flickr Engineers Do It Offline (from Andre)…
--To read later: Flickr Engineers Do It Offline (from Andre) and Dive into HTML 5
Thomson-Reuters is about to get fucked by the blogosphere:…
--Thomson-Reuters is about to get fucked by the blogosphere: George Mason University is being sued for over 10 million dollars by the owner of EndNo...
Late night Wikipedia find: Albino redwood
--Late night Wikipedia find: Albino redwood
Ok, I guess I can link to this: SFW XXX
--Ok, I guess I can link to this: SFW XXX
Accidental Collection
--Of course I use the word “accidental” loosely. Missing for some reason: Sequoia National Park. Aww shucks, I guess we’ll just ha...
Wow. How WordPress Has Changed My Life
--Wow. How WordPress Has Changed My Life
All the way up Bright Angel
--We woke at 6am on Saturday morning and began taking down the tent and packing our bags. We hit the trail around 7:30, hiking to the river and then ...
Black bridge over the Colorado River
--At the very bottom of the Grand Canyon. I was quite literally holding my camera an inch off of the water. This also shows how we got from one side ...
WOW, Google comes out against Proposition 8: While there…
--WOW, Google comes out against Proposition 8: While there are many objections to this proposition — further government encroachment on persona...
A meal I’ve been waiting months for
--Really. Stephanie and I brought back two backpacking meals from France. Hachis Parmentier for me (ground beef and mashed potatoes), Purée au Jambo...
A surprise dinner guest
--So we put up our tent, moved our food into the protective “ammo” boxes provided for that purpose, and generally prepared for the night....
This looks cool: Miracles at St. Anna
--This looks cool: Miracles at St. Anna
Along the South Kaibab
--We started off around 11:40 at the South Kaibab trailhead. We each had about 30lbs of camping gear, clothes, food, and 4 liters of water strapped t...
To read later: When Michael Lewis and his family move into…
--To read later: When Michael Lewis and his family move into a house they can’t afford, he gets a taste of the new American nightmare.
Must be fun to be on the web teams at either bank: WaMu…
--Must be fun to be on the web teams at either bank: WaMu website before and after SUPER EPIC FAIL
Is it just me, or is animation getting a lot cooler? Waltz…
--Is it just me, or is animation getting a lot cooler? Waltz With Bashir
Grand Canyon for the weekend
--Once again, in less than a month, Stephanie and I showed up to work with our backpacking packs, stuffed to the gills. Whereas Lassen was more of a ...
I’m curious… T-Mobile G1
--I’m curious… T-Mobile G1 This sounds good to me: The G1 will be a great phone for geeks. A more-than-worthy heir to Windows Mobile. The...
Neat read: Is 190 Bowery the Greatest Real-Estate Coup of…
--Neat read: Is 190 Bowery the Greatest Real-Estate Coup of All Time?
With a name like Big Green Egg, what’s not to like? (via…
--With a name like Big Green Egg, what’s not to like? (via Andre)
Just mentally pre-spent my next bonus (and then some):…
--Just mentally pre-spent my next bonus (and then some): Canon 5D Mark II (finally…!)
Joy just posted her pics from our trip to Lassen: Day One…
--Joy just posted her pics from our trip to Lassen: Day One and Day Two (bonus Justin & Stephanie shot at the end of day 2)
This is supergreat: Stabilized bigfoot film
--This is supergreat: Stabilized bigfoot film
To read later: Dettifoss (more container ship travels)
--To read later: Dettifoss (more container ship travels)
Crazy pics, especially #11: The short - but eventful - life…
--Crazy pics, especially #11: The short - but eventful - life of Ike
Dreamhost now allows 50GB for backup
--From their email newsletter: Now, you know how we give out a LOT of disk space with our hosting? Well technically that space is only supposed to be...
I haven’t forgotten about White Noise Lounge, we’ve just…
--I haven’t forgotten about White Noise Lounge, we’ve just been busy. Finally got around to posting a recording I took at Lassen of our m...
Justin Versus the Volcano
--Shortly before our Lassen trip, I was cruising Google Maps in satellite view and stumbled upon the after-effect of a dramatic volcanic eruption. Fl...
Cool (well, hot really): Pictures of the “Door to Hell”…
--Cool (well, hot really): Pictures of the “Door to Hell” in Darvaza, Turkmenistan
A weekend of my life (and several weeks of Jonathan’s): BB…
--A weekend of my life (and several weeks of Jonathan’s): BB Gadgets’ Joel at Outside Lands: Crowdfire deconstructed
Bumpass Hell
--I mean with a name like that… you’d think it was a joke. But it’s actually the Old Faithful of Lassen Volcanic National Park, whi...
Stephanie and I were sitting right across from Adam Savage…
--Stephanie and I were sitting right across from Adam Savage at dinner on Friday
Laugh-out-loud: What’s the Best Adult Diaper?
--Laugh-out-loud: What’s the Best Adult Diaper?
I think I’m a fan of the American Craftsman architectural…
--I think I’m realizing that I’m a fan of the American Craftsman architectural style (more here: The House that Sausage Built)
New hallway carpet
--Shortly after Stephanie and I moved into our apartment in San Francisco we bumped into our landlords measuring the hallways. “Yay,” we ...
John coins a new backronym for OS: operate shit
--John coins a new backronym for OS: operate shit
Stephanie beat me to posting about our trip to Lassen…
--Stephanie beat me to posting about our trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park last weekend: Volcanoes, steam and rotten eggs
Setting up a nice LAMP environment on Ubuntu
--This is more to aid my memory the next time I have to set up a LAMP development environment on a fresh install of Ubuntu (can you tell what I’...
Setting up Ubuntu from scratch
--This is mostly to help me remember what I like to do when setting up Ubuntu on a new computer, but maybe other folks will find it useful too. IR...
Getting wireless to work in Ubuntu on a Lenovo ThinkPad X200
--I ordered my X200 with the default wireless ethernet adapter, the ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter III. I’m not even sure...
Scooter shorts
--Best boxer shorts ever! Just ordered 4. (the boxer boxers come in a close second)
I can only imagine what it’s been like at Mozilla HQ this…
--I can only imagine what it’s been like at Mozilla HQ this week: Google Chrome (still catching up on my blogs from 3 rare computerless days ov...
I love reading stuff like this: Kastner, I believe a…
--I love reading stuff like this: Kastner, I believe a sculptor by trade, had never designed a book. His wife had never photographed a book, food or...
We were strapped into chairs in uncomfortable positions, we…
--We were strapped into chairs in uncomfortable positions, we were put into cages with blood on the floor and told we would never live, we were sleep...
Best (I mean worst) title ever: Homosexuality: Legitimate…
--Best (I mean worst) title ever: Homosexuality: Legitimate Alternate Deathstyle
Wow, what a loss: Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers,…
--Wow, what a loss: Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies
What is that sucking sound I hear? Comcast Corp said on…
--What is that sucking sound I hear? Comcast Corp said on Thursday it will cap customers’ Internet usage starting October 1, setting a monthly ...
Boing Boing makes me laugh: Shooting Nazis and looking at…
--Boing Boing makes me laugh: Shooting Nazis and looking at snapshots: two great tastes that taste great together.
Sign of the times: Miliband noted that Russia’s foreign…
--Sign of the times: Miliband noted that Russia’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen by $16 billion and risk premiums for investing in Russi...
To read later: Not so middle management
--To read later: Not so middle management
A little bit about the new laptop
--I’m typing this on my new laptop. The totally hot Lenovo ThinkPad X200. It’s like 4 generations of improvement over my X23. The best pa...
The “other” thing I am doing this weekend: CrowdFIYAH!
--The “other” thing I am doing this weekend: CrowdFIYAH!
Cherry tomato picking
--I’ve been looking forward to Capay Organic’s summer farm tour (and heirloom cherry tomato picking) since I went to their spring farm to...
I’ll have to go check this out: Abraham Obama (at Larkin…
--I’ll have to go check this out: Abraham Obama (at Larkin between Geary and O’Farrell)
Very cool project: Dear Lulu
--Very cool project: Dear Lulu
I can relate: There are few forces more powerful than geeks…
--I can relate: There are few forces more powerful than geeks desperately trying to get internet in a new apartment
Two Gallants, a sound check
--Yesterday I found myself sitting on the floor of a small room backstage at The Independent, recording an interview with one of my favorite bands. ...
Wow, the ultimate insult: Mozilla “patches” Internet…
--Wow, the ultimate insult: Mozilla “patches” Internet Explorer with a plugin adding Canvas support
With a new office comes a new view!
--Third in a series of stellar views (exhibit A and B). This is the view due west from the Hills Bros Coffee building, with the green glass Infinity ...
Best quote about education I’ve ever read on the geekiest…
--Best quote about education I’ve ever read on the geekiest blog I actually subscribe to: students should learn to love their own possibilities...
Photo of the day: Land’s End (given the description, I was…
--Photo of the day: Land’s End (given the description, I was wondering whether I could find it on Google Maps. Easy.)
I work in an office. In the city. OMG.
--This is a view I’m guessing very few people ever experience. I call it “The Reverse Hills Bros.” This is not exactly the new view...
After a two week hiatus, White Noise Lounge is back with a…
--After a two week hiatus, White Noise Lounge is back with a doozy of a screecher: the A/C in our new office, gone wild!
If I were to buy a place in San Francisco, I’d definitely…
--If I were to buy a place in San Francisco, I’d definitely want it described like this: All the period details intact, for the discerning buye...
Neat pics: Free range workers
--Neat pics: Free range workers
A Thanksgiving dinner that has taken on a life of its own
--I’d previously written in uncommon collaboration about an Irish artist living in Germany named Enda O’Donoghue who used a photo I’...
You can do that? Georgia offered them citizenship two years…
--You can do that? Georgia offered them citizenship two years ago, hoping to promote beach volleyball among children there.
A project and the big move
--It must be pretty bad when your dad asks if everything is ok, because you haven’t been posting as frequently to your blog. No big secret, jus...
A week in the life of Stephanie: The great 08 of 08
--A week in the life of Stephanie: The great 08 of 08
Wow. I think Obama just won: Speaking to reporters about…
--Wow. I think Obama just won: Speaking to reporters about the situation in Georgia, Sen. John McCain denounced the aggressive posture of Russia by c...
Who knew PHP’s libgd on Ubuntu doesn’t support…
--Who knew PHP’s libgd on Ubuntu doesn’t support imagerotate()? Annoying. Using bundled libraries is security hell. It will never happen ...
This is funny: Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the…
--This is funny: Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis [from Wikipedia]?
About the Olympics, but not in the way you might think:…
--About the Olympics, but not in the way you might think: French are left out in the ‘froid’
New O’Reilly Book: TSA Hacks If I had simply printed off a…
--New O’Reilly Book: TSA Hacks If I had simply printed off a second boarding pass at home, I could have presented that instead of the marked on...
Neat! DIY Railroading
--Neat! DIY Railroading
A blogger’s laptop
--I don’t know what exactly compelled me to purchase an ultralight ThinkPad X23 in the spring semester of my senior year (as opposed to a heavi...
Neat full body scanner art: Catlin Harrison: Self
--Neat full body scanner art: Catlin Harrison: Self
Whoa: Al Gore Joins the Lineup At Web 2 Summit
--Whoa: Al Gore Joins the Lineup At Web 2 Summit
Totally wacky Devendra Banhart music video featuring…
--Totally wacky Devendra Banhart music video featuring Natalie Portman (of all people): Carmensita
And when my life is through! Bury me in barbecue!!! (via…
--And when my life is through! Bury me in barbecue!!! (via Webb)
To do next weekend: DWR Fort Mason Warehouse Sale
--To do next weekend: DWR Fort Mason Warehouse Sale
Ouch. Our government gives America’s public lands and…
--Ouch. Our government gives America’s public lands and waters to Big Oil. Big Oil extracts the oil and consumers are forced to buy it because they ...
Note to self: Remove hard drive from laptop the next time…
--Note to self: Remove hard drive from laptop the next time I’m re-entering MY OWN FUCKING COUNTRY! Federal agents may take a traveler’s ...
Nice industrial photo with lovely colors: Extrusion
--Nice industrial photo with lovely colors: Extrusion
Sweet: Get Your War On: The animated series!
--Sweet: Get Your War On: The animated series!
Sad and eerie: Sarajevo Rose (been sort of sucked into the…
--Sad and eerie: Sarajevo Rose (been sort of sucked into the history of the Bosnia War as of late…)
Nice: Following all day in the kitchen much conversation…
--Nice: Following all day in the kitchen much conversation during the meal, much wine, followed by much Cognac, the women long asleep by then, the ki...
Quite possibly the best thing I have read in a long time:…
--Quite possibly the best thing I have read in a long time: Uncle Bobby’s Wedding (librarians rule!)
Hardy har har! Al Gore—or, as he is known in his own…
--Hardy har har! Al Gore—or, as he is known in his own language, Gore-Al—placed his son, Kal-Al, gently in the one-passenger rocket ship, his brow fu...
Paradigm shift
--Programming languages by themselves aren’t very interesting to me. I’ve never been a language geek in that sense. One thing however tha...
For future reference: Python Syntax file for EditPlus
--For future reference: Python Syntax file for EditPlus
Wikipedia article of the day: Minced oath
--Wikipedia article of the day: Minced oath
Man this is so good: Underground Bands
--Man this is so good: Underground Bands
How might you ask your SO to marry you? Why, over a root…
--How might you ask your SO to marry you? Why, over a root beer float of course! (that’s my brother)
We seem to have shifted to a Monday night publishing…
--We seem to have shifted to a Monday night publishing schedule over at White Noise Lounge. I just posted Gurgling mountain stream from our trip into...
It’s like Dance Dance Revolution meets karaoke: Daft…
--It’s like Dance Dance Revolution meets karaoke: Daft Bodies - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (I can’t believe all the different versi...
Just before her unicorn ride, Stephanie got licked by a…
--Just before her unicorn ride, Stephanie got licked by a butterfly
Like something out of my nightmares: Morning Glory Spillway
--Like something out of my nightmares: Morning Glory Spillway
This is just starting to make sense to me and it is blowing…
--This is just starting to make sense to me and it is blowing my mind: The App Engine datastore is not like a traditional relational database. Data o...
How to keep cats out of your garden: My favourite method is…
--How to keep cats out of your garden: My favourite method is the Silent Roar pellets that have been soaked in lion dung. They are supposed to scare ...
Into the Desolation Wilderness
--Ah, a relaxing Sunday. Body’s a little sore, as Stephanie and I spent Saturday hiking into Desolation Wilderness, southwest of Lake Tahoe. We...
Hear hear! We suspected that Hans Reiser killed his wife.…
--Hear hear! We suspected that Hans Reiser killed his wife. What did we give him? A trial. We suspected that Timothy McVeigh blew up a building and ...
Hehehe: Baby’s First Internet
--Hehehe: Baby’s First Internet
Why buy?
--What with all the mortgage crisis and bank failure drama in the news lately, I started to get the buy-a-home-of-my-own feelings again. As I’v...
That’s a new one: The Trendyloin
--That’s a new one: The Trendyloin
Watch as the American braintrust focuses on a single…
--Watch as the American braintrust focuses on a single subject: Our Electric Future By Andy Grove
No, for real: Barbecue Presbyterian Church
--No, for real: Barbecue Presbyterian Church
Would make a great band/blog name: mannequin boob job
--Would make a great band/blog name: mannequin boob job
Ubuntu Home Server FAQ
--Basically this is the stuff I can’t remember how to do when I’m setting up Ubuntu as a backup server. Tested with Ubuntu Server 8.04.1 ...
This is pretty insane: Cornstarch, water and bass video…
--This is pretty insane: Cornstarch, water and bass video proves conclusive awesomeness of physics
Great demonstration of forest fire air quality: We Drift…
--Great demonstration of forest fire air quality: We Drift While California Burns (of course it’s not been that bad in SF, but it’s not t...
This is the craziest thing I have ever read: Sherif Kurtaj,…
--This is the craziest thing I have ever read: Sherif Kurtaj, 62, whose sons killed a neighbor, has been trapped in his home because of a [Albanian]...
xkcd I once could relate to: Good Morning
--xkcd I once could relate to: Good Morning
Has this been done before? Video someone was taking while…
--Has this been done before? Video someone was taking while getting struck by lightning (that kind of hard to say)
Bridge of Glass
--In the spirit of Les plafonds du Louvre. We did not have a chance to visit the Tacoma Museum of Glass last weekend (beyond stumbling upon Dale Chi...
The ACLU fucking RULES! President Bush, in the Rose Garden,…
--The ACLU fucking RULES! President Bush, in the Rose Garden, with the Constitution and Some White-Out President Bush signed into law the FISA Amendm...
Hahahaha: Iran: You Suck At Photoshop updated
--Hahahaha: Iran: You Suck At Photoshop updated
It’s a sad day for the Bill of Rights: Senate Approves…
--It’s a sad day for the Bill of Rights: Senate Approves Bill to Broaden Wiretap Powers. But I wonder if any of this really matters—if I...
We learned “officially” today that FM will be relocating…
--We learned “officially” today that FM will be relocating to the Hills Bros Coffee building (as previously reported) on August 18!
Hiking Rainier
--On Saturday, Stephanie, Patrick, and I drove out to Mt. Rainer National Park for a little day hike. We were hoping the weather would cooperate, but...
I could watch this for hours: Kinetic sculpture at the BMW…
--I could watch this for hours: Kinetic sculpture at the BMW Museum (3d pixels)
Very cool: DLSR Time Lapse (thanks Corey!)
--Very cool: DLSR Time Lapse (thanks Corey!)
I had no idea railroads had snowplows (I also had no idea…
--I had no idea railroads had snowplows (I also had no idea oobject is an FM site)
Secret sauce leaking out of Google…
--…or another chink in XML’s armor: Protocol Buffers I liked what Joe had to say: They’re one of the first things you learn about w...
This has got to be the whitest, most consistent white noise…
--This has got to be the whitest, most consistent white noise we’ve recorded to date: Glacial melt (in Mt. Rainier National Park)
Onboard the Yankee Clipper
--Over the holiday weekend Stephanie and I traveled to Seattle to visit two friends from grad school, Patrick and Christy. The last time I visited Se...
Wikipedia is fun! Extreme points of the United States
--Wikipedia is fun! Extreme points of the United States
What is up with this obsession with taxes? I mean you’ve…
--What is up with this obsession with taxes? I mean you’ve got to pay for the war in Iraq somehow. Republicans claim Obama “voted 94 time...
Apparently it was true after all: Thomas Beatie reportedly…
--Apparently it was true after all: Thomas Beatie reportedly had a baby girl Sunday at an Oregon hospital
Only in Sausalito: astroturf car
--Only in Sausalito: astroturf car
Can’t wait to get this up on WNL: WordPress Audio Player…
--Can’t wait to get this up on WNL: WordPress Audio Player v2.0 (beta)
Joel Johnson shuts down comments on the Violet Blue snafu…
--Joel Johnson shuts down comments on the Violet Blue snafu (aka boingboinggate) after readers revolt (the post has garnered over 1100 comments): I c...
Man, help me understand this one: Garden Party (the…
--Man, help me understand this one: Garden Party (the post-privacy world)
Reunion
--Well there’s nothing quite like a ten year high school reunion to trigger some reflection. Most of my conversations on Saturday night would s...
Lame: Boing Boing disappears posts in their archives about…
--Lame: Boing Boing disappears posts in their archives about Violet Blue after they got in an as-yet-undisclosed squabble. We unpublished our own wor...
Was out of town this weekend, but finally posted City…
--Was out of town this weekend, but finally posted City street to White Noise Lounge
Bush’s gov’t gets the big FU! “Lewis Carroll…
--Bush’s gov’t gets the big FU! “Lewis Carroll notwithstanding,” the court wrote, “the fact that the government has &#...
Barbecue grill at the airport
--Only in Texas Though technically speaking, this is a bbq pit (or a smoker).
Federated Media code_swarm
--A neat visualization of the work that the Federated Media Tech team (including me) has done over the last 14 months: I put this together this afte...
What a crappy time to have started investing in the stock market
--I know, I know you’re not supposed to check on your long term investments, but where’s the fun in that? I started investing money in th...
You stay classy Ralph: Nader accused Obama of attempting to…
--You stay classy Ralph: Nader accused Obama of attempting to “talk white” and appealing to “white guilt” in his quest to wi...
The best thing ever: The Website Is Down (this should win…
--The best thing ever: The Website Is Down (this should win some kind of short film award)
This makes me SICK: House Democrats who flipped their votes…
--This makes me SICK: House Democrats who flipped their votes to support retroactive immunity for telecom companies in last week’s FISA bill took th...
My heart goes out to Zimbabwe
--My heart goes out to Zimbabwe
Thing I did not know: The pink triangle was one of the Nazi…
--Thing I did not know: The pink triangle was one of the Nazi concentration camp badges, used by the Nazis to identify male prisoners in concentrati...
Expect to start seeing this at a mall near you: Lady Spins…
--Expect to start seeing this at a mall near you: Lady Spins on an Escalator
White Noise Lounge gets mad props from David Battino: The…
--White Noise Lounge gets mad props from David Battino: The project started as a joke, but like everything Justin touches, it’s elegant and tho...
New from Apple (and Andy): icePhone
--New from Apple (and Andy): icePhone
Ok, now this is hot: HighTech’s Ammonite concrete…
--Ok, now this is hot: HighTech’s Ammonite concrete washbasin
Mt. Tam’s Panoramic Coastal Trail
--On Sunday Stephanie and I escaped the fog of the city and headed for the golden hills of Mt. Tamalpais State Park. We were joined by Leona (recent ...
OMG, I am going to listen to Oh My God by Ida Maria ALL…
--OMG, I am going to listen to Oh My God by Ida Maria ALL AFTERNOON
Stephanie just posted the sound of Mt. Tamalpais grass to…
--Stephanie just posted the sound of Mt. Tamalpais grass to White Noise Lounge
I just released the latest version of the Random Image…
--I just released the latest version of the Random Image Plugin for WordPress, now with proper support for WordPress 2.5 galleries and widget-enabled...
Hills Bros Coffee
--Sometime in August I’m told this will become Federated Media’s new San Francisco Headquarters. Not the whole building, just the 6th flo...
I’ve stumbled upon this in the past, but wanted to link to…
--I’ve stumbled upon this in the past, but wanted to link to it now cause it’s such a great name: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
NSFW: These AIDS prevention ads just won a bronze medal at…
--NSFW: These AIDS prevention ads just won a bronze medal at Cannes (via Webb and Boing Boing)
This is the world we live in: at the same time that one…
--This is the world we live in: at the same time that one hundred and fifty thousand Americans are fighting a very unfortunate war in Iraq, another g...
How France sees California
--Photo snapped along the Masséna zone piétonne in Nice, France
Car brands that you can’t buy in the US
--Alfa Romeo Citroën Dacia Daihatsu Fiat Lancia Microcar Opel Peugeot Renault Seat There are others of course, but these are the ones I saw (again a...
Joyeux Anniversaire Luna
--Luna, blow out the candle Maybe with some help from the Soleil family And the Palumbo family Happy Birthday
To read later: When It Sizzles
--To read later: When It Sizzles
Neat visualizations of open source software commits:…
--Neat visualizations of open source software commits: code_swarm
Tomates à la Provençale
--On the way back from Italy we stopped off in Monaco, like you do, went to the castle, saw the exotic garden, stumbled upon the changing of the guar...
This is what the low road is like: Exams show torture of…
--This is what the low road is like: Exams show torture of U.S.-held detainees-report
What a great read: The fact that your kid can’t tie their…
--What a great read: The fact that your kid can’t tie their shoelaces because they have velcro and have never owned a shoe with a lace is probably a...
Man, man. Abu Ghraib Christmas (does this count as…
--Man, man. Abu Ghraib Christmas (does this count as protest?)
Sandwich Américain
--Stephanie told me that in college, when funds were low, she would occasionally treat herself to an “American Sandwich” because it was c...
Firefox is updated automatically via my operating system…
--Firefox is updated automatically via my operating system (yay Ubuntu!), but I decided to download it manually just for grins and giggles: Download ...
How to force Apache to parse all files in a given directory with PHP
--Add the following to an .htaccess file in that directory: SetHandler application/x-httpd-php Or add the following to your Apache conf: <Directo...
A big day: Same-Sex Marriages Begin in California
--A big day: Same-Sex Marriages Begin in California
Totally awesome! Wear Science’s line of “Teach the…
--Totally awesome! Wear Science’s line of “Teach the Controversy” tees invite Creationists to consider other “scientific cont...
Something I discovered on my trip: Europe has a way…
--Something I discovered on my trip: Europe has a way different (and a much cooler) Honda Civic than North America (more here)
Socca
--I can’t believe I didn’t post anything about this on my first trip to France. Socca is sort of a chickpea crepe popular in and around N...
Fleur de courgette, avant et après
--I can’t say that I’ve ever seen the flower of a zucchini before. In France they’re sold with the flower in order to make beignet...
Cinque Terre!
--At some point last year we got an REI Adventures brochure in the mail and flipped through it, dreaming about all the crazy places in the world ther...
I just posted the latest White Noise Lounge episode, the…
--I just posted the latest White Noise Lounge episode, the last that we recorded in France: Les grenouilles (the frogs)
Key differences between the Canon Digital Rebel XSi, XTi,…
--Key differences between the Canon Digital Rebel XSi, XTi, and the upcoming XS (aka 1000D) positioned in between the two
Andre on his third anniversary at Federated Media (my 2nd…
--Andre on his third anniversary at Federated Media (my 2nd is coming up on the 19th)
En route vers Cinque Terre
--To get from Nice to Cinque Terre last Monday, we hugged the coast and headed east on the A8, which became the A10 in Italy, and then we took the A1...
Incredible photo: Several houses in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…
--Incredible photo: Several houses in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, wash up against a railroad bridge on the Cedar River
This is classic: World of World of Warcraft
--This is classic: World of World of Warcraft
Un Mariage Français
--Last weekend was dedicated to wedding and baptism festivities (for Stephanie’s sister and niece, respectively). We cleared our schedule on Fr...
Mark Pilgrim remixes xkcd: Purity
--Mark Pilgrim remixes xkcd: Purity
MC Soleil just posted the very soothing Waves in Nice to…
--MC Soleil just posted the very soothing Waves in Nice to White Noise Lounge
It’s amazing the power of word of mouth sometimes. I read…
--It’s amazing the power of word of mouth sometimes. I read this post by Michael Ruhlman, and now I totally want to spend ~$200 on a Cuisinart ...
Nice: Lego patch
--Nice: Lego patch
D’Èze-sur-Mer à Èze-Village
--The rain we saw in Fayence hung around the coast on Thursday, but that didn’t dissuade us from getting out for another hike. We drove east to...
On est allé à Fayence
--On Wednesday we went to Stephanie’s one-time childhood hometown of Fayence to visit with her grandmother who wouldn’t be able to attend...
Love it! State sees economic windfall in gay weddings
--Love it! State sees economic windfall in gay weddings
Bruce Schneier: Search “photographer rights” on Google…
--Bruce Schneier: Search “photographer rights” on Google and download one of the several wallet documents that can help you if you get ha...
Randonnée dans l’Esterel
--The last time we visited Nice I pretty much summed up the week-long trip in a single post, Une semaine à Nice, because that’s kind of how it ...
“Tonton ’tin”
--Me with Luna, Stephanie’s niece.
Something to keep in mind: It is important to remember that…
--Something to keep in mind: It is important to remember that Roe v. Wade did not mean that abortions could be performed. They have always been done,...
S’installer dans le Vieux Nice
--Sunday was jetlag recovery day. Left the apartment late in the morning for a leisurely stroll through the Vieux Nice. Made our way again to the coa...
My advice to the gay community living in Alaska, Colorado,…
--My advice to the gay community living in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Uta...
The latest White Noise Lounge is up: Riding BART
--The latest White Noise Lounge is up: Riding BART
À Nice sans problème
--Wow, we made it to Nice without issue. Compared to last time, this trip was a breeze. Left for SFO around 4pm on Friday and arrived in Nice just af...
This image stopped me in my tracks
--What an incredible piece of photojournalism by Shiho Fukada: This photo appeared on the front page of Wednesday’s New York Times (May 28, 20...
Yo, come work with me: FM is hiring! (the tech team is also…
--Yo, come work with me: FM is hiring! (the tech team is also looking for a crack project manager)
Revision3
--MediaDefender DoSes Revision3 (you stay classy Hollywood): Who pays MediaDefender to disrupt peer to peer networks? I don’t know who’s ponying up t...
The future is going to be AWESOME! What does the inside of…
--The future is going to be AWESOME! What does the inside of a TSA x-ray conveyor look like? Ask a Flip.
Blog name of the day: The Bay Bridged (San Francisco Bay…
--Blog name of the day: The Bay Bridged (San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music)
Such an amazing lyric: “your parents fly on separate…
--Such an amazing lyric: “your parents fly on separate planes to make sure you don’t end up an orphan” from the song Separate Plane...
I called the police for the first time
--Shortly after Stephanie left for pilates at 6:30 tonight, I heard a sound outside like someone had dropped a box of books on the sidewalk. My stoma...
California counties can begin issuing marriage licenses to…
--California counties can begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17 (in other news, the sky is not falling)
Hehehe: Real dogs teased with toy dog
--Hehehe: Real dogs teased with toy dog
Whoa, weird, this video is going to blow your mind:…
--Whoa, weird, this video is going to blow your mind: Displacements (people are so creative)
On tomato sauce and pizza
--I did not like tomato-based products growing up. Now that I think about it, I had an aversion to a lot of processed foods. They were often too bitt...
Crowdsourcing magazine publishing, for reals: Everywhere,…
--Crowdsourcing magazine publishing, for reals: Everywhere, the Travel Magazine (more here and here)
Fun list: When Mr. Obama dropped food on his tie while…
--Fun list: When Mr. Obama dropped food on his tie while eating in the car between stops, Mr. Love was ready with a Tide pen. He always carries one, ...
[No] food for thought: Fasting may prevent jetlag
--[No] food for thought: Fasting may prevent jetlag
Stephanie, I mean MC Soleil, just posted the latest White…
--Stephanie, I mean MC Soleil, just posted the latest White Noise Lounge episode: Food Court. And for the iPod-inclined, White Noise Lounge is now av...
To do: WordPress turns 5 in San Francisco on Tuesday, May…
--To do: WordPress turns 5 in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 27th at 111 Minna, starting at 9pm
Broken blog = man obsessed
--Databases are supposed to be these monolithic paragons of correctness and uniformity. So it’s a little unsettling to discover a database that...
What my dad works on: Roadrunner—computing in the fast…
--What my dad works on: Roadrunner—computing in the fast lane
Yes I know my blog is busted
--For anyone who’s left their feedreader and visited my homepage in the last few days, you may have been surprised to see that the most recent ...
No way! Vespa Spinners
--No way! Vespa Spinners
OMG, so awesome, I want!!! The Smart Car Monster Truck!
--OMG, so awesome, I want!!! The Smart Car Monster Truck!
Pseudonym of the day: A. Incognito Johnson
--Pseudonym of the day: A. Incognito Johnson
You stay classy Alaska: Alaska to sue to block polar bear…
--You stay classy Alaska: Alaska to sue to block polar bear listing “as a threatened species, arguing the designation will slow development in ...
Caught between PulseAudio and a quiet place
--At work (where I’m running a fresh install of Ubuntu Hardy Heron, because over time the distribution upgrades botched xorg and my display dri...
Peak Oil? American Airlines to charge for first checked bag
--Peak Oil? American Airlines to charge for first checked bag
Surprising change in PHP’s protected visibility between 5.1 and 5.2
--I thought protected meant that you could only access a method from within yourself or from your parent class. The PHP documentation for visibility ...
File this under bad omens: Photographing a Wedding and then…
--File this under bad omens: Photographing a Wedding and then an Earthquake
Instant Kitchen
--I would buy a house just so I could have an Instant Kitchen. I think kitchens are the most exciting thing about home ownership, and what I’m...
Library Blogging
--Jason Griffey, an LS friend of mine from grad school (part of our original blogging cabal) has just written a book called Library Blogging. How fri...
What gives? immersive appears in Google’s web index 6…
--What gives? immersive appears in Google’s web index 6 million times, but it doesn’t exist in the dictionary?
Above the fog
--After several unusual days last week in the high 80s and low 90s, the fog came back with a vengeance. San Francisco should be where that white, bil...
Just posted the latest White Noise Lounge episode: my Vespa…
--Just posted the latest White Noise Lounge episode: my Vespa LX150 idling. New feature: all the photos now display an enlarged version when clicked,...
Field of white and yellow flowers
--I’m not sure what these are called. Also known as daisies! (thanks Eric) Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often conside...
HAHA: Sumo Car Wash
--HAHA: Sumo Car Wash
Woo! Court approves evil gay agenda “Satan’s plan to make…
--Woo! Court approves evil gay agenda “Satan’s plan to make uptight straight people ‘really uncomfortable’ working out ‘...
Macro black and white rusty chain
--I like how the metal looks kind of like charcoal.
Go California!!! State Supreme Court says same-sex couples…
--Go California!!! State Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry
Rolling, rolling, rolling: CBS Corp. is buying CNet…
--Rolling, rolling, rolling: CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion in cash. The price of $11.50 per share represents a massive prem...
Not what this sounds like: Bacon Painting Auctioned for…
--Not what this sounds like: Bacon Painting Auctioned for Record $86 Million
Hoo-ray for Ice Cream Day!
--Unfortunately I’ve been informed that it wasn’t actually Ice Cream Day, but it’s hella hot outside, so it might as well be.
Open source success story: The 25 Year Old BSD Bug
--Open source success story: The 25 Year Old BSD Bug
So awkward I thought it was The Onion: Day With No News…
--So awkward I thought it was The Onion: Day With No News (but it’s “real”)
Destruction of Alderaan
--I’m not a big Star Wars buff or anything, but there’s a point in one of the movies, I’m not sure which, just after a planet had b...
This American Life on the Global Pool of Money (must…
--This American Life on the Global Pool of Money (must listen)
Whoa, cool: Heavy Metal in Baghdad
--Whoa, cool: Heavy Metal in Baghdad
What does your hard drive look like?
--This is a proto-meme for people running a GNOME-based OS, like Ubuntu. Go to Applications > Accessories > Disk Usage Analyzer. Click “S...
Twittercentric world-view: the legacy blogosphere
--Twittercentric world-view: the legacy blogosphere
I was Tastespotted! Justinsomnia Gets Creative With…
--I was Tastespotted! Justinsomnia Gets Creative With Mushroom Lasagna
Leona is coming back into the fold: I don’t know if you…
--Leona is coming back into the fold: I don’t know if you saw my Twitter post the other day about the job I’ve accepted at Federated Medi...
What Google thinks of me
--Google has this neat feature called Sitelinks where they’ll decorate a search result with some additional links if they think someone is sear...
Tony three dot oh
--I must have been at the right party last night because at least two people there knew that my funny camera existed. The occasion was Tony Stubblebi...
Just posted the latest White Noise Lounge “episode”:…
--Just posted the latest White Noise Lounge “episode”: Golden Gate Bridge joints
Maldon sea salt pyramids
--After Claudine and Danny introduced us to Maldon sea salt at their last food shindig, we picked up a box at Williams Sonoma. At first I thought the...
Brush touch up
--After getting chided by the internets for having my Vespa LX150 serviced at the dealership instead of learning how to maintain it myself, I thought...
Love me some Banksy: Tagger (kind of boggles the mind how…
--Love me some Banksy: Tagger (kind of boggles the mind how much stuff is up on Flickr)
Scandalous: Foie Gras & Poutine (in a good way)
--Scandalous: Foie Gras & Poutine (in a good way)
xkcd instant classic: Making Hash Browns
--xkcd instant classic: Making Hash Browns
Photo of the day: Friday Is Office Dog Day
--Photo of the day: Friday Is Office Dog Day
It occurs to me that I’ve been twittering all along: with…
--It occurs to me that I’ve been twittering all along: with neatlinks. That last one was totally @griffey, who I just discovered had twittered ...
Sentence of the day: Gagging librarians is horrendous.
--Sentence of the day: Gagging librarians is horrendous.
This is so brilliant it blows my mind: Kent Rogowski’s…
--This is so brilliant it blows my mind: Kent Rogowski’s Altered Puzzles (currently on exhibition at the Jen Bekman gallery in NYC—coinci...
Just updated my GR DIGITAL II firmware (my camera has new…
--Just updated my GR DIGITAL II firmware (my camera has new features!)
Vespa LX150 Total Cost of Ownership
--Last week on the ride home I noticed a marked reduction in power accelerating from a stop along Lombard. At each light, I felt the same thing, almo...
It’s amazing to me that 4GB of SD memory costs only $15
--It’s amazing to me that 4GB of SD memory costs only $15
Self-portrait of the blogger hooping
--And yet another reason why you should come work with me at Federated Media: Friday hula contests!
Hanging out on the farm
--Capay Valley Fruits and Vegetables held a farm tour and strawberry picking on Saturday, open to all their Farm Fresh to You customers. FFTY is the ...
Introducing White Noise Lounge
--After three weeks in not-so-stealth-mode, it’s time to take the wraps off a new joint venture between me and Stephanie, which we’re cal...
Heh: As Seen On YouTube
--Heh: As Seen On YouTube
Different: Do Hit Chair, complete with sledgehammer
--Different: Do Hit Chair, complete with sledgehammer
Neat: Newspaper blackout poems
--Neat: Newspaper blackout poems
Hyperlocal cuisine I’d never heard of: Spiedie (and I grew…
--Hyperlocal cuisine I’d never heard of: Spiedie (and I grew up in Poughkeepsie)
Vespa is a gateway drug…
--…to harder motorcycles. The occasional motorcycle still catches my eye, like the Triumph Scrambler I happened upon last night. I’d see...
Mysterious black and white Vespa photo
--I have a lazyweb question for the internets. Does anyone know anything about this photo? Like who took it? Where? When? Who’s riding the #90 ...
I don’t know what I like more, the title or the video:…
--I don’t know what I like more, the title or the video: Only in Saudi Arabia
My next camera? The [Canon] 4D will be 19% lighter and…
--My next camera? The [Canon] 4D will be 19% lighter and approximately 30% smaller than the current 5D. Although the eventual cost will be $2,995, th...
Tonight Stephanie discovered a “hugs-friendly” sleeping…
--Tonight Stephanie discovered a “hugs-friendly” sleeping bag (looks pretty cool)
That must pay well: There are rumors wafting about the…
--That must pay well: There are rumors wafting about the ‘net that [Mark Hamburg, second engineer at Adobe hired to work on Photoshop,] will no...
More on the fate of the Cougar Ace cars: A Crushing Issue:…
--More on the fate of the Cougar Ace cars: A Crushing Issue: How to Destroy Brand-New Cars
This is neat, a map of the US created by roads alone: all…
--This is neat, a map of the US created by roads alone: all streets
Rear Window
--Just wanted to point out the Volvo C30’s quirky tailgate design. I think it’s kind of cool. Also, related but not: I’ve been ca...
Dulling the double-edged sword: It seems that perfectly…
--Dulling the double-edged sword: It seems that perfectly innocent young girls keep growing up to be women who like sex, an ongoing commercial and so...
Clay Shirky takes some of the thoughts I had in Television…
--Clay Shirky takes some of the thoughts I had in Television Abstinence to a whole new level: Desperate Housewives essentially functioned as a kind o...
Belden Place
--Was transported to Europe last night having dinner with Stephanie outdoors at Belden Place, a strip of outdoor cafes nestled between Pine and Bush ...
Hardy Heron: first look
--Started the upgrade process to Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) last night, and finished it up this morning. Overall impressions are very positive, thanks...
I must have one! Uno (a motorunicycle)
--I must have one! Uno (a motorunicycle)
I don’t quite fully understand the whole gourmet vinyl toy…
--I don’t quite fully understand the whole gourmet vinyl toy subculture, but this Turtlecamper is hot!
So weird and so cool: Mister Lonely
--So weird and so cool: Mister Lonely
Nice nature photo on moodaholic: The Beginning
--Nice nature photo on moodaholic: The Beginning
More worksongs awesomeness: The Adams station discharge…
--More worksongs awesomeness: The Adams station discharge tunnel (with lots of cool map links)
Ha xkcd! Not content with normal restraining orders
--Ha xkcd! Not content with normal restraining orders
What a unique punishment: The next morning, his ashes were…
--What a unique punishment: The next morning, his ashes were scattered at sea over the Mediterranean, in international waters. This was to ensure tha...
This was my last night, hanging out with Jean and Dan from…
--This was my last night, hanging out with Jean and Dan from NOTCOT: Apple Pie with Cheese
Get thee to CoCo’s Crawfish
--A few weeks ago I realized that it’s been a while since I’ve had any cajun food. I mentioned this to Stephanie who forwarded me a link ...
Cool, my sister took a glass bead course
--Cool, my sister took a glass bead course
Another great worksongs photo: Inside the Edward Dean Adams…
--Another great worksongs photo: Inside the Edward Dean Adams discharge tunnel underneath the city of Niagara Falls, New York.
This looks interesting: Glass, a Portrait of Philip In 12…
--This looks interesting: Glass, a Portrait of Philip In 12 Parts
Saucisses-lentilles
--One of the other dishes Stephanie’s sister made for us while we were in France was lentils with sausages, or saucisses-lentilles. It’s ...
BigDog meets AIBO on xkcd: New Pet
--BigDog meets AIBO on xkcd: New Pet
Photo of the day: Tim’s magnolia blossom bud (last shot on…
--Photo of the day: Tim’s magnolia blossom bud (last shot on the page)
I caught a butterfly
--…with my camera. I believe this furry creature is a variable checkerspot.
I loved Jason Kottke’s intro to this article (the article…
--I loved Jason Kottke’s intro to this article (the article was pretty rockin’ too): The story of a salvage team racing to save the Coug...
I could see myself being against foie gras, even though I…
--I could see myself being against foie gras, even though I quite like it, but Michael Ruhlman’s recent post gave me pause (especially after ha...
You have got to be kidding me! A biker was threatened with…
--You have got to be kidding me! A biker was threatened with a fine for parking her motorcycle in a motorcycle bay - because it has three wheels.
Hmm: Diazepam (aka Valium) is a core medicine in the World…
--Hmm: Diazepam (aka Valium) is a core medicine in the World Health Organization’s “Essential Drugs List”, which is a list of mini...
I love this: The newly reprinted version of this design has…
--I love this: The newly reprinted version of this design has had two amendments. The previous version included one character which has been determi...
For future reference: Rapid Development Toolset for…
--For future reference: Rapid Development Toolset for Wordpress Theming (something I’d like to try my hand at)
I relate to this: But I refuse to become a full-time…
--I relate to this: But I refuse to become a full-time blogger. I think that’s a cop-out. If I look at the people I respect most in the industr...
I’m feeling linky today: 66 “Choose Your Own Adventure”…
--I’m feeling linky today: 66 “Choose Your Own Adventure” Book Covers
Photo caption of the day: Another section of my favourite…
--Photo caption of the day: Another section of my favourite sewer
A fun watch: Urban Honey
--A fun watch: Urban Honey
Is melted swiss cheese an aphrodisiac?
--Discuss amongst yourselves.
Pea Soup Andersen’s
--As early as I can remember, split pea soup was just about the most revolting foodstuff imaginable. My dad loved it though, from the can, and I thin...
Phrase of the day: mass transplant (not sure I understood…
--Phrase of t