"I" before "E" except Gleitzman

Vaporwave LA

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:30:54 +0000

Windows 96 presents: “Italy 2000”

1-800-GET-FREE

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:39:57 +0000

Call now!

あけましておめでとうございます

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:43:35 +0000

Happy New Year!

Hollywood Holidays

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:07:51 +0000

With the road trip crew.

Escape From L.A.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:22:16 +0000

Escape From L.A.

In conversation with John Carpenter before a screening of his film “Escape from L.A.” at the Egyptian Theatre. Aside from his 1996 movie being worth a revisit, the Q&A was particularly thought-provoking. I appreciated Carpenter’s irreverence, his thoughts on finally getting his star on the Walk of Fame, and memories of trying to make the film on a limited ($50M) budget. On the demise of modern Los Angeles:

Wild Wild West

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:27:47 +0000

Where the buffalo roam.

A Moment of Celebration

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:37:50 +0000

Here’s to you, baby.

The King of NYNEX

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:30:57 +0000

The King of NYNEX

Gilbert Sighting

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:55:20 +0000

Gilbert Sighting

Spotted at Eisenberg’s

Spooky Messages from the Unknown

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:25:31 +0000

Spooky Messages from the Unknown

Toil and trouble

Remembering the Commodore in Coconut Grove

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:32:43 +0000

Remembering the Commodore in Coconut Grove

Give Me a Ring: Classic Phones Exhibition at SFO

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:25:49 +0000

Stumbled upon a delightful exhibit at SFO Terminal 2: “Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective.” The collection, generously loaned from the JKL Museum of Telephony, traces the evolution of the telephone from the late 19th century through the 1990s.

The exhibit showcases everything from classic Art Deco designs to the iconic rotary phones that once graced every American home. Highlights for me were the Snoopy and Garfield phones (did anyone have that red Lips phone??), the flip phones, and a phone that is also a leather bag.

Summer Forum 2025

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:16:06 +0000

The Summer Forum was willed into existence by our ringleader and European ambassador Zeke. Bringing together now dear friends, it was the first year of the gathering but I doubt it will be the last.

This year’s theme was “Blackout.” Good people, good food, and good fun in a fantastic location.

I can’t wait for the next turn of the wheel.

Rainbow's End

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:11:26 +0000

Ferragosto

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:52:31 +0000

Ferragosto at the Base of Mt. Etna

Mission: Dance @ Lumen Labs

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:32:42 +0000

Mission: Dance @ Lumen Labs

Hot on the heels of Mission: Dance and Mission: Dance 2 (Jungle Boogaloo), Jesse Keith and I drop a mix from the Bay Area’s favorite early evening dance party.

Digital Housekeeping: Data Sovereignty in a Era Run by the Cloud

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:26:21 +0000

Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blog

A Long and Winding Road

I’ve been blogging since 1999, first via extremely cringe LiveJournal posts and later documenting my experiences from a Rotary exchange program to Japan in 2004 (including a nostalgic return last year). Over the years I’ve used various platforms, but none have felt quite right.

The Tumblr Era: A Love-Hate Relationship

For a long time, Tumblr was my go-to platform. It was easy to use and had a great community. However, as Tumblr evolved, it became clear that it wasn’t the ideal solution for my needs. The lack of HTML support and the platform’s overall instability made it difficult to maintain my blog.

盆栽

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 14:18:00 +0000

盆栽

Beachside

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:36:00 +0000

Beachside

Mahjong Diplomacy

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mahjong Diplomacy

Typography

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:39:00 +0000

Typography

Night Moves

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Night Moves

The Right to Travel

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:51:00 +0000

The Right to Travel

On Delivery

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 02:27:00 +0000

On Delivery

Coconut Patrol

Sat, 24 May 2025 13:57:00 +0000

Coconut Patrol

Kona is Burning

Mon, 19 May 2025 00:29:00 +0000

Kona is Burning

The Future is Now!

Sat, 10 May 2025 13:54:00 +0000

The Future is Now!

His Formulas

Sun, 04 May 2025 21:50:00 +0000

His Formulas

Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:20:00 +0000

Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

Local Neon

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:22:00 +0000

Local Neon

Where the Earth meets the Sky

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 23:47:00 +0000

Where the Earth meets the Sky

I wanted to add an Age Gate / Age Verification pop...

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:50:00 +0000

I wanted to add an Age Gate / Age Verification pop…

I wanted to add an Age Gate / Age Verification pop-up for Squarespace. The top search engine result had some code, but it A) didn’t work B) didn’t look very good and C) didn’t have any functionality for tracking cookies. Instead, use this code:

First, put this into the injected code in the Header

<!– Age Verification Pop-up HTML –> <div id=“age-verification-popup”> <div class=“popup-content”> <h2>ARE YOU 21+? <div class=“image-circle-container” style=“margin-bottom: 24px;”> <img src=“https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/6788837817ec6330feff09fe/a0416e38-e21f-4f14-88b3-0a8c8589e435/lambi_lamb_black.png” alt=“LAMBI” class=“centered-image” fetchpriority=“high” loading=“eager” decoding=“async” data-loader=“raw”> <div class=“button-container”> <button id=“verify-button-yes”>YES <button id=“verify-button-no”>NO <p class=“disclaimer”> You must be of legal drinking age in<br> your respective country for entry.<br><br> We encourage drinking responsibly!

New world view

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:35:00 +0000

New world view

Ghosts in the machine

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:54:00 +0000

Ghosts in the machine

1997

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:20:00 +0000

1997

It was the first year I got a CD-RW, Netflix launched a DVDs-by-mail service, the Hale-Bopp comet made an appearance, and I learned about California because of a little group called Heaven’s Gate.

Cheers, have a gin fizz!

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:26:00 +0000

Cheers, have a gin fizz!

Sade

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:24:00 +0000

Sade

Thinking Machines

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 01:18:00 +0000

Thinking Machines

Producing…

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:23:00 +0000

Producing…

Shrine of the Silver Monkey

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:23:00 +0000

Shrine of the Silver Monkey

First snow of the season, on the solstice

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 09:04:00 +0000

First snow of the season, on the solstice

July 1936.

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 09:05:00 +0000

July 1936.

There are betrayals in war that are childlike compared with our human betrayals during peace. The new lover enters the habits of the other. Things are smashed, revealed in new light. This is done with nervous or tender sentences, although the heart is an organ of fire.

A love story is not about those who lose their heart but about those who find that sullen inhabitant who, when it is stumbled upon, means the body can fool no one, can fool nothing — not the wisdom of sleep or the habit of social graces. It is a consuming of oneself and the past.

Spicy meatball

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 05:47:00 +0000

Spicy meatball

Gobble gobble

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 09:09:00 +0000

Gobble gobble

Let us pray

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:38:00 +0000

Let us pray

Words from the risograph

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Words from the risograph

It’s Electric!

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 08:53:00 +0000

It’s Electric!

Do it like it’s part of the dance

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:10:00 +0000

Do it like it’s part of the dance

unbothered, moisturized

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 01:01:00 +0000

unbothered, moisturized

You hear a voice from beyond the hill – you turn t...

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:02:00 +0000

You hear a voice from beyond the hill – you turn t…

You hear a voice from beyond the hill – you turn to look and no one is there at all

The city is a tapestry with all the colors of the ...

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 20:11:00 +0000

The city is a tapestry with all the colors of the …

The city is a tapestry with all the colors of the rainbow

Back to nature

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:06:00 +0000

Back to nature

They’re always fighting over who will take out the...

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:12:00 +0000

They’re always fighting over who will take out the…

They’re always fighting over who will take out the trash

The Pride of West Virginia

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:37:00 +0000

The Pride of West Virginia

IYKYK

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:55:00 +0000

IYKYK

Journey into the deep

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:43:00 +0000

Journey into the deep

Above the Clouds

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 22:58:00 +0000

Above the Clouds

Hack the planet!

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 23:05:00 +0000

Hack the planet!

🎷🦈

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:35:00 +0000

🎷🦈

Graand Kinetic Challenge

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:16:00 +0000

Graand Kinetic Challenge

America 🇺🇲

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 13:23:00 +0000

America 🇺🇲

Rituals

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 17:08:00 +0000

Rituals

Still Life: Bambi

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 02:43:00 +0000

Still Life: Bambi

Salty sea dogs

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 03:18:00 +0000

Salty sea dogs

Portent of Summer

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:18:00 +0000

Portent of Summer

Stay Golden

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 14:38:00 +0000

Stay Golden

We Need Jungle I’m Afraid

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:51:00 +0000

We Need Jungle I’m Afraid

Right, we’re going to take a Music round now…

On Soundcloud

Still Life

Sun, 26 May 2024 11:17:00 +0000

Still Life

I’m losing my edge

Mon, 20 May 2024 00:35:00 +0000

I’m losing my edge

I’m losing my edge To better-looking people with better ideas and more talent But I was there!

Magnetism

Sun, 12 May 2024 14:57:00 +0000

Magnetism

A morris for May Day

Sun, 05 May 2024 11:10:00 +0000

A morris for May Day

“Hard Sushi”

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 18:30:00 +0000

“Hard Sushi”

Welcome to the buds of spring! 🌱

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:10:00 +0000

Welcome to the buds of spring! 🌱

Poetry in Motion

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 11:48:00 +0000

Poetry in Motion

Springtime, with Virginia Bluebells

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 16:55:00 +0000

Springtime, with Virginia Bluebells

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 16:35:00 +0000

Springtime, with Virginia Bluebells

Love and Endearment

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Love and Endearment

There once was a man from the South Complements would flow forth from his mouth “You’re fire” to Pookie “Your Kelly, your Louie” Now post it before we go out

“Here lies the strong hidalgo whose bravery exceed...

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:17:00 +0000

“Here lies the strong hidalgo whose bravery exceed…

“Here lies the strong hidalgo whose bravery exceeds so much that even death did not triumph over his life. He experienced all that the world has on his body, and to be sane in such an ordeal, he believed his fortune to be mad and lived as a madman.”

Then I Ain’t Going

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:30:00 +0000

Then I Ain’t Going

Happy belated birthday, defun

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 15:37:00 +0000

Happy belated birthday, defun

“Engineering is everywhere”

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 13:43:00 +0000

“Engineering is everywhere”

Joshua trees

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:31:00 +0000

Joshua trees

Once more for those in the back

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 18:39:00 +0000

Once more for those in the back

Wild, wild country

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 22:55:00 +0000

Wild, wild country

Between heaven and earth

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 01:29:00 +0000

Between heaven and earth

Still life: Ice Storm

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Still life: Ice Storm

富士山

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:28:00 +0000

富士山

19 years ago I moved from West Virginia to Tamano,...

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:21:00 +0000

19 years ago I moved from West Virginia to Tamano,…

19 years ago I moved from West Virginia to Tamano, Japan for a year-long high school exchange program through the Rotary club. It was one of the most impactful, perplexing, and exciting experiences of my life. I wrote a blog called Thousands of Miles from Home about my time spent in the country and also published selected writings into a book.

Chúc mừng năm mới!

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 15:21:00 +0000

Chúc mừng năm mới!

The most restful week of the year

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 05:50:00 +0000

The most restful week of the year

The wonders of nature

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 01:59:00 +0000

The wonders of nature

Aerial

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 18:15:00 +0000

Aerial

Ethics, Technology & Public Policy

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:02:00 +0000

Ethics, Technology & Public Policy

Ethics is a hot topic in technology. In the 80’s nerds were shoved into lockers. In the 90’s and 2000’s they were on the front page of Time. In the 2010’s, algorithmic bias and the negative effects of social media were starting to be felt and the nerds were now testifying in front of congress. Who knows how this decade will unfold as we’re witnessing a never-ending fountain of technological innovation and associated nebulous anxiety.

Gobble gobble

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:04:00 +0000

Gobble gobble

Conversational AI Interview on "Behind The Bots"

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:11:00 +0000

Conversational AI Interview on “Behind The Bots”

In college I worked at the Helpdesk answering questions over the phone about different tech problems for professors and my classmates. I found the tricky problems engaging, but there was a lot of repetition to that job. I now work in the field of Conversational AI, building the tools and experiences I wish I had back at the Helpdesk. Contact center automation is a curious space with various ethical dilemmas and “what-if” scenarios that are indicative to generative AI.

A Tale of Two Mascots

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:04:00 +0000

A Tale of Two Mascots

Happy Halloween to all you ghouls and goblins

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 23:55:00 +0000

Happy Halloween to all you ghouls and goblins

Misty morning creature

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 20:23:00 +0000

Misty morning creature

West Virginia balloon festival

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 09:43:00 +0000

West Virginia balloon festival

Spooky season is upon us

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:37:00 +0000

Spooky season is upon us

頑張ります

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:50:00 +0000

頑張ります

Saving the table

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 17:57:00 +0000

Saving the table

Let the semester begin…

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 20:08:00 +0000

Let the semester begin…

Hack the planet!

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:51:00 +0000

Hack the planet!

Whole Signs, with many thanks to Zane for the cari...

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:38:00 +0000

Whole Signs, with many thanks to Zane for the cari…

Whole Signs, with many thanks to Zane for the caring and thoughtful explanation

Backyard Visitor

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 16:40:00 +0000

Backyard Visitor

That’s a wrap!

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 02:12:00 +0000

That’s a wrap!

Making a new friend…

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:35:00 +0000

Making a new friend…

A huarizo, also known as a llapaca, is a hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca.

A rather nice modern opera. Much better than the m...

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:50:00 +0000

A rather nice modern opera. Much better than the m…

A rather nice modern opera. Much better than the metal band in the background.

Makes sense…

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:06:00 +0000

Makes sense…

Solid information design

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 09:57:00 +0000

Solid information design

Architecture

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 02:29:00 +0000

Architecture

19.Rf6!!

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

19.Rf6!!

(and, sometimes, the best move is not to play)

頑張ってください！

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:58:00 +0000

頑張ってください！

A Tribute to Paradise Garage

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:52:00 +0000

A Tribute to Paradise Garage

Soundtrack here.

Still Life: Corvallis

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:18:00 +0000

Still Life: Corvallis

Alpaca Birthday Surprise

Sat, 27 May 2023 10:08:00 +0000

Alpaca Birthday Surprise

Miami Beach Art Deco Post Office

Sun, 21 May 2023 09:35:00 +0000

Miami Beach Art Deco Post Office

Miami Beach x Calder

Sun, 14 May 2023 10:49:00 +0000

Miami Beach x Calder

Superhero like, even

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 01:04:00 +0000

Superhero like, even

Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate public and privately owned computer systems, infecting them with viruses, and stealing materials for their own ends.

Don’t Touch That Dial

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 01:48:00 +0000

Don’t Touch That Dial

Mushroom hunting 🍄

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:56:00 +0000

Mushroom hunting 🍄

Spring has sprung! 🌸

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 20:23:00 +0000

Spring has sprung! 🌸

Scenes from LA

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 05:53:00 +0000

Scenes from LA

“I know from my experience it is up to the working...

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 17:12:00 +0000

“I know from my experience it is up to the working…

“I know from my experience it is up to the working people to save themselves. The only way they can save themselves is by a strong working-class movement.” -Rose Schneiderman

POV: You are a ketchup bottle

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:07:00 +0000

POV: You are a ketchup bottle

Seattle Round-up

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 16:34:00 +0000

Seattle Round-up

Time traveling at the last Blockbuster

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 12:29:00 +0000

Time traveling at the last Blockbuster

Soak up the sun

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:07:00 +0000

Soak up the sun

◼️🟨◼️🟨

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 20:34:00 +0000

◼️🟨◼️🟨

Open Mic Night at our home featuring poetry (acros...

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 09:49:00 +0000

Open Mic Night at our home featuring poetry (acros…

Open Mic Night at our home featuring poetry (acrostic), musical performances (pipa!), Chaucer and juggling (simultaneously), Irish dancing lessons (posture), thoughts on AI (culture), and a whole host of good friends.

Howdoi joins the Alfred Gallery

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 11:26:00 +0000

Howdoi joins the Alfred Gallery

Larry Wall, creator of the Perl programming language, offers the following “three great virtues” of a programmer:

Laziness

The quality that makes you go to great effort to reduce overall energy expenditure. It makes you write labor-saving programs that other people will find useful, and document what you wrote so you don’t have to answer so many questions about it. Hence, the first great virtue of a programmer. See also impatience and hubris.

Impatience

新年快乐

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 15:45:00 +0000

新年快乐

Watch out!

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 22:23:00 +0000

Watch out!

Happy New Year from Inspiration Point!

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 21:10:00 +0000

Happy New Year from Inspiration Point!

Bûche De Noël

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 01:08:00 +0000

Bûche De Noël

Tony Peppers ambient set at Good Hot

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 13:08:00 +0000

Tony Peppers ambient set at Good Hot

AI

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 22:55:00 +0000

AI

Just me, my horse, and the wide open cyberspaces

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 20:08:00 +0000

Just me, my horse, and the wide open cyberspaces

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 14:43:00 +0000

Marys Peak, the highest point in the Oregon coastal range.

Unmaintained in the wintertime so access is a bit tricky, but hiking from fall into winter with a reward of spectacular views at the top is unrivaled.

Howdoi use howdoi in Emacs?

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:03:00 +0000

Howdoi use howdoi in Emacs?

One of my favorite things about howdoi is the portability - meaning that you can get instant coding answers anywhere (not just on the command line). Contributors have created integrations for howdoi on Slack, Telegram, Discord, Visual Studio Code, and Alfred (just to name a few!).

As an Emacs user, you can use the code snippet below to get instant answers inside Emacs.


(defun howdoi (start end command)
 (interactive
 (let ((command "xargs -0 howdoi"))
 (if (use-region-p)
 (list (region-beginning) (region-end) command)
 (list (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position) command))))
 (let ((response (shell-command-on-region-to-string start end command)))
 (kill-new response)
 (save-excursion
 (end-of-visual-line)
 (newline)
 (insert (shell-command-on-region-to-string start end command)))))

(defun shell-command-on-region-to-string (start end command)
 (with-output-to-string
 (shell-command-on-region start end command standard-output)))

Then, when you want to know how to # format a date in bash you can invoke M-x howdoi on that line and voila!

KBOO: All the news that’s fit to scream

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:15:00 +0000

KBOO: All the news that’s fit to scream

Rotary Phone Debut in Nashville

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:05:00 +0000

Rotary Phone Debut in Nashville

The rotary phones were a hit! Shout-out to V for help making the UX design smooth, and also finding an actual copy of The Mystery of Chimney Rock.

Zappa

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:24:00 +0000

Zappa

Bespoke Dial v2

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:45:00 +0000

Bespoke Dial v2

Working on a new prototype in old timey automation. Time to breathe new life into these rotary phones.

It’s interesting to me the subtle differences in wiring over the years, especially in build quality between Bell (pre-breakup) and AT&T.

Excited to be able to get back into hardware hacking.

Llama life 🦙

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 21:13:00 +0000

Llama life 🦙

Farm Friends

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:22:00 +0000

Farm Friends

Wildfire near Mount Shasta in Weed, California

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 11:30:00 +0000

Wildfire near Mount Shasta in Weed, California

Advancements in AI artistry seem to be moving rath...

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:45:00 +0000

Advancements in AI artistry seem to be moving rath…

Advancements in AI artistry seem to be moving rather quickly

Here’s to the happy couple!

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:49:00 +0000

Here’s to the happy couple!

Must everything get worse as it gets old? Is plann...

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 15:33:00 +0000

Must everything get worse as it gets old? Is plann…

Must everything get worse as it gets old? Is planned obsolescence the law of the land? As a hacker with a 5 year old laptop, it’s easy to look at those with fancy new models with more than a little envy. However, I enjoy my current computer. Sure the battery life isn’t the greatest, but the only time I truly get hot and bothered is when my machine also gets hot and bothered — and throttled — severely liming the CPU and making your machine crawl.

The m3u is dead. Long live the m3u!

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:18:00 +0000

The m3u is dead. Long live the m3u!

It seems like everyone is a DJ nowadays.

As usual, I blame digitization. When you had to lug 30 lbs of vinyl up a creaky warehouse stairwell, there was a pretty good chance you were going to play some fire. Serato was alright, because at least you still had the turntablism. With the advent of CDJs and Rekordbox, it was all over.

A Taste of New Orleans (feat. Paul Prudhomme)

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 14:57:00 +0000

A Taste of New Orleans (feat. Paul Prudhomme)

Cancer Season 🦀

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 23:21:00 +0000

Cancer Season 🦀

If you’re thinkin’ you’re too cool to boogie

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 16:17:00 +0000

If you’re thinkin’ you’re too cool to boogie

Boy oh boy have I got news for you

Fiddling with large language models. Can you guess...

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 17:10:00 +0000

Fiddling with large language models. Can you guess…

Fiddling with large language models. Can you guess the prompts?

Celebrating another loop around the sun at Good Ho...

Sun, 22 May 2022 17:06:00 +0000

Celebrating another loop around the sun at Good Ho…

Celebrating another loop around the sun at Good Hot, a new sauna in Point Richmond.

Conveniently located next to /dev/tty4

Ancestral Music from India, Persia, Turkey, and Greece

Sat, 07 May 2022 00:53:00 +0000

Ancestral Music from India, Persia, Turkey, and Greece

I had the good fortune of catching Maz Karandish & Alexander Karvelas, along with their tabla player, performing an evening of ancestral music from India, Persia, Turkey, and Greece. This was part of a Groupmuse event in the Oakland hills – notable for being the first event put on by that organization that strayed from the Classical European Chamber Music tradition. The performers were fantastic, including the dancers for many of the Turkish and Greek songs, and I was happy to see an organization like Groupmuse offering a diversity of voices as a direct result of the George Floyd murder and resulting protests.

Buggin’ Out West Coast Style

Sun, 01 May 2022 23:30:00 +0000

Buggin’ Out West Coast Style

Feat. The Sweetest Lil’ Witch

Take It Back

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 23:07:00 +0000

Take It Back

Take It Back: a renegade gathering to make up for lost time stolen by the plague. Performed on a brilliant sunny day in Berkeley, California.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 02:20:00 +0000

A room of one’s own – Ames, Iowa

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 18:12:00 +0000

A room of one’s own – Ames, Iowa

America, 2022

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:15:00 +0000

America, 2022

Artemisia at the Starline April 8

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:47:00 +0000

Artemisia at the Starline April 8

Artemisia (EP Release) w/ Adrienne Shamszad – Starline Social Club

Expect haunting melodies, and perhaps an appearance by Skellington Jones

Proud of Artemisia after the success of their firs...

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 14:33:00 +0000

Proud of Artemisia after the success of their firs…

Proud of Artemisia after the success of their first tour and upcoming EP release. They put so much love and light into their music.

Catch them at the Starline Social Club on April 8!

Wintering in California

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:11:00 +0000

Wintering in California

貴方の芽

木に漬けている

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新年快樂 🎆

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 23:02:00 +0000

新年快樂 🎆

Happy Lunar New Year. It’s the Year of the Tiger for all those born in 1986 (or 1946).

Goblin Sunset over Goblin City 👺

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:29:00 +0000

Goblin Sunset over Goblin City 👺

Delicate Monday (Gleitz’s Version)

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:51:00 +0000

Delicate Monday (Gleitz’s Version)

Free Taylor.

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We Want Real Art!

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:39:00 +0000

We Want Real Art!

久しぶり!

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 21:26:00 +0000

久しぶり!

Gone Fishin’

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 17:08:00 +0000

Gone Fishin’

As the World Turns

Mon, 24 May 2021 00:06:00 +0000

As the World Turns

Quite possibly the greatest song of all time.

Sun, 16 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Quite possibly the greatest song of all time.

And those lyrics… Not to mention the musical score.

Darude – Sandstorm

Beyond Electric Sheep

Sat, 01 May 2021 12:39:00 +0000

Beyond Electric Sheep

I’ve been digging into Phillip K. Dick’s back catalog and finding a few wacked-out gems. Much of his work focuses on and draws inspiration from his periods of on-again off-again drug use. They’re difficult and flawed reads at times, but the concepts are just as fresh as they were almost a half century ago.

A few titles I’ve enjoyed are:

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - a psychedelic odyssey of hallucinations-within-hallucinations
Ubik - A layered and labyrinthine space opera
A Scanner Darkly - I love me some Keanu but the book is better

Of course, if you haven’t read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep that’s not to be missed.

Cuyama Lamb Fire Department

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:55:00 +0000

Cuyama Lamb Fire Department

When the Chumash people were the most populous in Santa Barbara, large flocks of wild ungulates roamed the land munching on grasses, wild radishes, and various flora. By reducing the fuel load, goats and sheep helped keep wildfires in check by consuming material before the seasonal fires could.

Today Cuyama Lamb provides grazing services to the area, bringing a large flock to trim the grasses and trees, and give local residents a pop-up petting zoo. They’re pretty much the opposite of Smokey the Bear, and probably much more effective in actually preventing large scale fires.

Parafoil Kite

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:11:00 +0000

Parafoil Kite

Had never flown one until this week, but it’s super fun! This is a Synapse 140 from Prism.

Theoretical Windmills

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:51:00 +0000

Theoretical Windmills

No stroll through Montecito, once a haven for bandits and highway robbers, would be complete without a visit to the Music Academy Of The West, an “institution of musical learning.”

The well-to-do John Percival and Mary Jefferson, while vacationing in Spain during the Santa Barbara earthquake of 1925, sent back a shipment of tiles depicting the story of Don Quixote, which Mary used to decorate a small courtyard at the Academy.

Code All The Way Down

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:53:00 +0000

Code All The Way Down

An interesting article on an historic week.

Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine - Articles

Prodigious PyTorch Processing with Python

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 22:16:00 +0000

Prodigious PyTorch Processing with Python

Back in the day, when you wanted to get some data into Python, it was easy enough to load the whole .csv or .txt file into memory, do the kind of operations you needed, and be done with it. Then came generators and streaming formats for stuff that wouldn’t quite fit into RAM. Nowadays, even lazy iterators can fail you from time to time, especially when dealing with big data and resource constrained machines, like Google Colab.

Save the San Marcos Foothills

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:48:00 +0000

Save the San Marcos Foothills

Saving San Marcos Foothills Will Cost $20 Million - The Santa Barbara Independent

Is this the future?

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:35:00 +0000

Is this the future?

Major League Hacking Mentorship

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:17:00 +0000

Major League Hacking Mentorship

I am again excited to be participating in the MLH Fellowship, a 12-week program pairing promising young developers with mentors and experts working in the world of open-source software development. It is a fantastic program that has allowed me to work together with talented students all over the world.

This semester’s fellows are assisting with the development of howdoi, a simple tool for finding answers to common programming questions.

Home, home on the range…

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:42:00 +0000

Home, home on the range…

Don’t Say Damn…Say Whoa

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:57:00 +0000

Don’t Say Damn…Say Whoa

I’ve been enjoying these old mixes of The Electrifying Mojo.

Mixcloud

The music is always on point and the message is just as crisp as it was all those years ago. The Mental Machine is just the sort of positivity the world needs right now.

Sit back, tune in, and enjoy the ride.

Buggin’ Out

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:05:00 +0000

Buggin’ Out

Introducing Buggin’ Out: a leftist-not-liberal stream from Turtle Bugg featuring groovy tunes, politricks, and discussions on nightlife, culture, and probably food at some point.

Our inaugural episode, broadcast on the heels of the 2021 inauguration, brought together artists Ciel, TANO, L. Sangre, and Gunnar Haslam in conversation with Turtle Bugg AKA Dr. Bugginstein.

Check out the show below. The first two hours are a DJ set followed by the panel discussion until the end.

AfterClass

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:55:00 +0000

AfterClass

Introducing: AfterClass. Online classes taught by someone who watched part of a MasterClass.

The thing about writing is, you just gotta feel it man.

Only $99 for the All-Access Pass.

Mission: Dance 2 (Jungle Boogaloo)

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 23:09:00 +0000

Mission: Dance 2 (Jungle Boogaloo)

The world is constantly shapeshifting, adapting, and evolving. This mix was improvised by popular request on an unexpected Wednesday at a warehouse in the Mission, San Francisco.

The Wheel Turns

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:39:00 +0000

The Wheel Turns

Happy New Year. Kicking off 2021 with fresh flowers and new faces on Iron Blogger.

This is What You Get

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 20:55:00 +0000

This is What You Get

The music world is having a reckoning. With musicians and performers being some of the first to be cut and the last to be allowed to go back to work after the pandemic, where do we go from here?

Turtle Bugg (Sublimate), Ash Lauren (Underground & Black), and Matt McDermott (RA) weight in on possible futures.

DIY Data Sovereignty

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:23:00 +0000

DIY Data Sovereignty

These days it feels like privacy is at a premium. Data sovereignty is a relatively overlooked concept as we continue to pour our personal data into the well-lined pockets of large companies. Some folks are trying to shift the balance of power but there is a long road ahead.

As I think of my own digital footprint, I was reminded that in addition to not having sovereignty over my data I also don’t have control over the machines that keep and serve it.

Teaching Machines to Groove

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:49:00 +0000

Teaching Machines to Groove

A good conversation is like a dance, and we’re teaching machines to groove.

Replicant has found success not only for our technological excellence, but a deep focus on the aesthetics and ethics of Voice AI. We’ve assembled a truly amazing team of artists, scholars, technologists, linguists, musicians, and scientists to craft the future of great conversations.

Interested? Drop me a line.

Howdoi Mentorship

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:04:00 +0000

Howdoi Mentorship

Every now and again I miss the library. A hall of wisdom, quiet and serene, with stacks and stacks of worlds to explore. Nowadays, the internet has largely replaced the role of trawling through shelves of books and reams of microfilm.

Software development, once a bastion of deep thought and planning, has in the modern era been reduced to the tying together of disparate APIs and the inevitable Quest for the most pertinent StackOverflow page. Howdoi, a simple tool for finding answers to common programming questions, was largely a response to the seemingly never-ending shuffle between the code editor and the web browser. When spending time in the latter, there’s a pretty good chance you might find yourself distracted from the task at hand.

ClearlyNo!

Sun, 03 May 2020 18:48:00 +0000

ClearlyNo!

Once upon a time, back when the ‘net was fresh, my best friends and I had a website. It was named after an infamous saying by our AP History teacher, Dr. Seitz. He would wind up into a blustering, lengthy story about the causes of World War I, and finish on a pointed, rhetorical question for the audience.

THE ANSWER (he would say) is CLEARLY NO!

Never thought I’d say it, but I’ve been feelin’ particular pangs of nostalgia for simpler times. So I invite you to grab a pepperoni roll, try to remember your locker combo, and step back into the world of ClearlyNo, a slice of high school circa 2004.

Gently Down the Stream

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 11:58:00 +0000

Gently Down the Stream

Looking for new tunes? I’m beaming funk, soul, and disco direct to you on the regular. Catch me on Twitch.

Is it my charm?

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:39:00 +0000

Is it my charm?

Iron Blogger SF

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 16:52:00 +0000

Iron Blogger SF

Because you you should blog more.
– Charlotte Brontë

Because there’s no motivation like peer pressure.
– Joseph Stalin

Because doing things for beer is never a bad idea.
– Franz Kafka

Like to write? Want to write more? Enjoy beer and good company? Join the Iron Blogger Challenge, which has helped me keep writing and building things on a regular basis.

The premise is simple – submit one post or creation a week. Miss a week and put $5 toward an evening of free drinks for the group. Stay innovative and meet cool people.

Golden Girls of Perpetual Indulgence

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:10:00 +0000

Golden Girls of Perpetual Indulgence

When the airline loses your luggage but you still ...

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 08:42:00 +0000

When the airline loses your luggage but you still …

When the airline loses your luggage but you still have that berghain ki

Halcyon and On and On

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 07:10:00 +0000

Halcyon and On and On

Turtle Rainbow

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:14:00 +0000

Turtle Rainbow

A Smangtasia miracle!

Big Sur: Edgy International Theater

Sun, 15 Jul 2018 20:02:00 +0000

Big Sur: Edgy International Theater

Smangtasia

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 23:08:00 +0000

Smangtasia

Smangtasia is a place on earth. A psychedelic experience in the mountains surrounded by nature, specifically tailored for the pansexual rave warrior.

The fun starts July 20-23 on the farm in Roxbury, NY. Find out more at smangtasia.com.

Feeler Fest

Sun, 01 Jul 2018 20:07:00 +0000

Feeler Fest

rather lit

Royal Assent

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:59:00 +0000

Royal Assent

Doc Gleitz

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 10:55:00 +0000

Doc Gleitz

Early Work

Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:32:00 +0000

Early Work

Come Alone

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:25:00 +0000

Come Alone

The Algorithm

Sun, 20 May 2018 17:22:00 +0000

The Algorithm

Do the Morris Worm

Sun, 13 May 2018 22:39:00 +0000

Do the Morris Worm

Comment Scattes-Tu?

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 21:15:00 +0000

Comment Scattes-Tu?

Caucasians at Gospel Brunch

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:02:00 +0000

Caucasians at Gospel Brunch

I think we would all get along better as a society if we just agreed to clap on the 2 and 4.

Who Dat?

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:21:00 +0000

Who Dat?

Powerful Bash

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 03:40:00 +0000

Powerful Bash

http://dhilipsiva.blogspot.com/2013/02/iterm2-bash-line-warp-bug.html

https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/1094

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34251110/print-escaped-color-characters-to-bash

http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_adv_tput.php

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11831296/os-x-terminal-text-stacking-on-top-of-itself

https://github.com/riobard/bash-powerline

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/158412/are-the-terminal-color-escape-sequences-defined-anywhere-for-bash

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22922138/terminal-overwriting-same-line-when-too-long

Still life: Mycelium

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:56:00 +0000

Still life: Mycelium

Surrealist Subversions (Part I)

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 02:18:00 +0000

Surrealist Subversions (Part I)

The inescapable conclusion is that most imaginative occupations…are found today only in the circus or in the world of crime.

Sneak Peek: Asana Desktop

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 12:52:00 +0000

Sneak Peek: Asana Desktop

Quick add shortcut native to macOS. I used to use Todoist (Things also) and that was one of my favorite features. Whatever app I was in I could hit a key command that would bring up the quick add window.

I think desktop notifications, offline access (like the mobile apps), and a global keyboard shortcut for Quick Add (similar to Things) would be my favorite features of a native app if it ever comes on Asana’s roadmap.

What a Week

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 23:24:00 +0000

What a Week

Countdown

Sun, 11 Feb 2018 23:33:00 +0000

Countdown

Same

Swayze feat. @ohnonotnow

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:02:00 +0000

Swayze feat. @ohnonotnow

The Ghost

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 23:02:00 +0000

The Ghost

Mission: Dance

Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:14:00 +0000

Mission: Dance

This mix is an homage to legendary NYC discotheques Area, Limelight, Visage, Danceteria, Roxy, and the Paradise Garage. Performed on a rather lit Wednesday at a warehouse in the Mission, San Francisco.

Back in the Day

Sun, 07 Jan 2018 13:49:00 +0000

Back in the Day

Bye, Felicia

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 12:45:00 +0000

Bye, Felicia

While recently nerding around with my car, I rediscovered the origin of “Bye, Felicia.”

Although it’s Ice Cube who delivers the line, Chris Tucker really pulls the whole scene together.

Street Knowledge

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 14:17:00 +0000

Street Knowledge

Iron Blogger SF

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:50:00 +0000

Iron Blogger SF

Because you you should blog more.
– Charlotte Brontë

Because there’s no motivation like peer pressure.
– Joseph Stalin

Because doing things for beer is never a bad idea.
– Franz Kafka

Like to write? Want to write more? Enjoy beer and good company? Join the Iron Blogger Challenge, which has helped me keep writing and building things on a regular basis.

The premise is simple – submit one post or creation a week. Miss a week and put $5 toward an evening of free drinks for the group. Stay innovative and meet cool people.

Historical Bookkeeping

Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:38:00 +0000

Historical Bookkeeping

If you aren’t sure which way to do something, do i...

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:13:00 +0000

If you aren’t sure which way to do something, do i…

If you aren’t sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.

Motherpeace x Dior

Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:46:00 +0000

Motherpeace x Dior

Was surprised to find this Motherpeace tarot collaboration with Dior. Not usually a high-end brand fan but this is pretty sweet.

Bissap

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 20:01:00 +0000

Bissap

Lesser Known Bill Withers Track

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 21:49:00 +0000

Lesser Known Bill Withers Track

Lone Ranger Rides Again

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:54:00 +0000

Lone Ranger Rides Again

Fake News

Sun, 15 Oct 2017 17:33:00 +0000

Fake News

Playboy en Détresse

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 20:51:00 +0000

Playboy en Détresse

Tropical and topical.

Sublimate in the Bay

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:20:00 +0000

Sublimate in the Bay

As some of you know I throw a monthly house and techno party in Brooklyn called Sublimate. It’s one of the city’s last proper undergrounds, and we put a huge focus on quality artists and kooky spaces. If you dig my DJ sets, it’s because I’m fortunate enough to be able to meet my favorite artists and shepherd their dope beats back to you.

On October 13 I’m super excited to bring the love to the Bay for an evening with the godfather of house music, Chez Damier, “dutch master” Frits Wentink, and Brooklyn’s best kept secret Sagotsky. It’s gonna be lit city 9000.

Back to the Future

Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:10:00 +0000

Back to the Future

Saponification

Sat, 09 Sep 2017 13:06:00 +0000

Saponification

The process of soap making involves a chemical reaction, called saponification, that converts fat (acid) and lye (base) into soap (salt) and glycerin.

Some commercially made bars are not called soap because they’re actually synthetic detergents with the glycerin removed. The company makes more money by selling the glycerin on its own, I assume to other companies that specialize in extremely large bubbles.

Unlike saponification, emulsification involves a non-chemical process where two or more non-mixable liquids are allowed to be mixed. Milk, vinaigrettes, and mayonnaise all fall into this category. There are different processes, but you can imagine that in an oil and water mixture, the oil surrounds small droplets of water allowing a stabilized suspension.

Gone till September

Sat, 26 Aug 2017 11:02:00 +0000

Gone till September

Faith in the Simulation

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:30:00 +0000

Faith in the Simulation

As Seen In Berkeley

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 01:30:00 +0000

As Seen In Berkeley

Nerd Amp

Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:07:00 +0000

Nerd Amp

NERD

Uughh

Sun, 16 Jul 2017 21:42:00 +0000

Uughh

Nice plate.

Malditoria

Sun, 02 Jul 2017 12:20:00 +0000

Malditoria

Last night Michelle, Selene, and I saw the debut performance of Malditoria, an interactive card game that examines stereotypes, stigmas, and identities in Mexican American culture through the mediums of Loteria, performance, and card readings. The show was funny, poignant, and showcased the creativity of the entire crew.

Selene won a pretty sweet print.

Sublimate Detroit

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 22:09:00 +0000

Sublimate Detroit

Straight outta Hamtramck

I Love To Make Good Candy

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 21:08:00 +0000

I Love To Make Good Candy

Police Academy 7: Schokolade

Algoritmien Keräilijä

Sat, 03 Jun 2017 20:30:00 +0000

Algoritmien Keräilijä

What’s hot in Finland? Algorithms!

Momma Knows Best

Thu, 25 May 2017 08:55:00 +0000

Momma Knows Best

Mom made a delicious rhubard upside-down cake. Tasty, light, and not too sweet!

Snag the recipe here.

Poultry Slaughterhouse Comedy Club Nerds

Mon, 15 May 2017 07:02:00 +0000

Poultry Slaughterhouse Comedy Club Nerds

These Greenpoint hipsters might be getting a little too real with their fusion businesses.

West of the Sun

Mon, 08 May 2017 02:37:00 +0000

West of the Sun

I’ve been working my way through a number of Murakami novels that slipped through the cracks in my earlier reading. The latest is South of the Border, West of the Sun which was short, sweet, and satisfyingly strange.

For those headed to Japan, my friend recently penned a travel guide to Murakami novels that includes the real-life locations from every book. It was quite exciting to discover physical locations featured in the fictional tales.

Shizen

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:54:00 +0000

Shizen

In the English garden, a person seeks to escape from humanity into a natural space free of artificiality. In a Japanese garden, one tries to express, in a defined space, the totality of mountains and rivers.

Omiya Bonsai

Sun, 23 Apr 2017 23:40:00 +0000

Omiya Bonsai

For those without a field in which to plant fruit trees or espalier figs, a bonsai is an intriguing way to bring nature into homes, cities, and places otherwise devoid of nature. Omiya, north of Tokyo, has a bonsai tradition dating back hundreds of years.

For those in the Bay area, Katsura has bonsai supplies and the Bonsai Society has a basics class on April 30.

Vegan ramen crafted by all-female chefs

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:18:00 +0000

Vegan ramen crafted by all-female chefs

Still Life with Clouds

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 22:02:00 +0000

Still Life with Clouds

Whorl feat. @bigbusinessmonkey

Wed, 22 Mar 2017 05:35:00 +0000

Whorl feat. @bigbusinessmonkey

Free Wifi?

Sat, 18 Mar 2017 19:23:00 +0000

Free Wifi?

Hacker

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 03:51:00 +0000

Hacker

The Bridge of Hope: Do Not Enter

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 02:04:00 +0000

The Bridge of Hope: Do Not Enter

The State of the Ruse

Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:04:00 +0000

The State of the Ruse

You heard it here first, folks!

Infrastructure Observatory in Singapore

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 03:08:00 +0000

Infrastructure Observatory in Singapore

The Infrastructure Observatory organizes tours of factories and large-scale operations that underpin our society. Recent excursions have included the BlackStone Station power plant in Cambridge, the MTA’s Coney Island Yards, an expansive tank museum in Palo Alto, and a banana factory in Jalgaon, India that produces 3% of the world’s bananas.

If you happen to be anywhere near Malaysia on March 3, the newly founded Singapore chapter will be touring the Senoko Waste-to-Energy Plant. With an inflation-adjusted cost of $700 million, the plant occupies 7.5 hectares and burns 2,400 tonnes trash 24/7 producing 56 megawatts of electricity.

For the distinguished urinator

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:38:00 +0000

For the distinguished urinator

B-boys on E

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:12:00 +0000

B-boys on E

It’s widely known that marijuana and hip hop are inextricably linked - just turn on the radio or take your pick of MCs becoming poster-boys of weed culture. However, there’s a more obscure branch of rap references dating back to the early 90’s that have another target in focus: ecstasy. In December of 2000, Simon Reynolds penned an article for the webzine of London-based record label Hyperdub, which now boasts artists such as DJ Rashad, Burial, and Martyn, about the rising trend of MDMA-related references in rap lyrics.

Iron Blogger SF

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:52:00 +0000

Iron Blogger SF

Because you you should blog more.
– Charlotte Brontë

Because there’s no motivation like peer pressure.
– Joseph Stalin

Because doing things for beer is never a bad idea.
– Franz Kafka

Like to write? Want to write more? Enjoy beer and good company? Join the Iron Blogger Challenge, which has helped me keep writing and building things on a regular basis.

The premise is simple – submit one post or creation a week. Miss a week and put $5 toward an evening of free drinks for the group. Stay innovative and meet cool people.

Hi, I’d like to add you to my professional network...

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 07:17:00 +0000

Hi, I’d like to add you to my professional network…

Hi, I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn

More Twerking!

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:37:00 +0000

More Twerking!

Following the NYE disco funk set from Old Man Syne, James Fish and I decided it was about time to rinse out the crowd, bumping serious old skool beats till 6 N’ tha Mornin’.

The high priestess Shanza sayeth unto the people: ❝More Twerking!❞

Age of Wonder

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:56:00 +0000

Age of Wonder

This New Year was spent with good friends in the cozy woodland surroundings of Wonder Valley Ranch in the Sierras. My alter ego, Old Man Syne, cooked up some groovy beats to help ring in 2017.

Folks danced hard, and in the morning I was paid the most excellent complement when one reveler told me that my set was like being inside a “utopian dentist’s office from the 70’s”.

Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 23:24:00 +0000

Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python

Howdoi is a code search tool that has been used by countless developers, hacker schools, and students to help with common coding tasks. It was a pleasure to write and has dozens of contributors to the codebase on Github.

Recently howdoi was featured in Kenneth Reitz’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python published by O’Reilly. There is a section on writing great code that recommends reading others’ work to learn how to craft better code. I’m honored howdoi was chosen as an exemplary project.

http://www.bluelight.org/vb/archive/index.php/t-23...

Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:34:00 +0000

http://www.bluelight.org/vb/archive/index.php/t-23…

http://www.bluelight.org/vb/archive/index.php/t-232744.html https://web.archive.org/web/20001206202900/http://www.hyperdub.com/softwar/ecstasy.cfm

Bumping beats through the looking-glass, darkly

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 04:35:00 +0000

Bumping beats through the looking-glass, darkly

Teaching Nerds to Talk

Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:56:00 +0000

Teaching Nerds to Talk

The age of the algorithm is upon us and technical knowledge rules the day. However, without proper communication there is no opportunity for teaching and learning. At MIT I taught 6.UAT, an oral communication course that might as well by titled Teaching Nerds to Talk.

Here’s a classic video from a lecture where I explain the specifics behind peer-to-peer file sharing (think BitTorrent, Soulseek, Napster, and Kazaa). I’m surprised how well a 2008 talk holds up today, where P2P is still a large percentage of internet traffic.

Gaia’s Bottle Service

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 08:02:00 +0000

Gaia’s Bottle Service

RAVE, a fall collection by Lands’ End™ and @skygre...

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:52:00 +0000

RAVE, a fall collection by Lands’ End™ and @skygre…

RAVE, a fall collection by Lands’ End™ and @skygreene

#hygge #wontyoubemyneighbor

Whirling Dust Dervish (photo credit @skygreene)

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 18:00:00 +0000

Whirling Dust Dervish (photo credit @skygreene)

Whirling Dust Dervish (photo credit @skygreene) #cholita #dervish #tututuesday

Found mom’s stash of “spin the bottle” wax from th...

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:26:00 +0000

Found mom’s stash of “spin the bottle” wax from th…

Found mom’s stash of “spin the bottle” wax from the late 50s and early 60s

A collection of water, calcium, and organic molecu...

Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:01:00 +0000

A collection of water, calcium, and organic molecu…

A collection of water, calcium, and organic molecules

Grove grooves with the infallible @mattgattis

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:32:00 +0000

Grove grooves with the infallible @mattgattis

The (Almost) Perfect HoloLens Development Environment

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:58:00 +0000

The (Almost) Perfect HoloLens Development Environment

In true Microsoft fashion, the HoloLens is an incredibly interesting piece of technology that is hamstrung by a thick layer of jank smeared over the device and development process, especially for those on a Mac. After shaving numerous yaks that I thought I would never have to revisit (DirectX drivers? Really Microsoft??), here’s a relatively sane tutorial on getting your HoloLens environment and emulator up and running.

Ediblebob

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:37:00 +0000

Ediblebob

There are places and events that, through the years, begin to take on special meaning. Few parties more near and dear to my heart than Trip Vest’s once-birthday-now-festival on a secret San Francisco beach. It’s had many names in its history – last year at Edididob (Every Day I Dream I’m Dancing on the Beach) I played a particularly luscious morning mix for the revelers. In fact, sunrise is one of my favorite times to spin because dancers are in such a malleable state you can take them almost anywhere.

Embelecos fraguados en Caminito

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:51:00 +0000

Embelecos fraguados en Caminito

Cocaine is a hell of a drug #balinese #rickjames

Wed, 18 May 2016 13:18:00 +0000

Cocaine is a hell of a drug #balinese #rickjames

The Pretty Lady and the Electronic Musicians

Mon, 16 May 2016 06:41:00 +0000

The Pretty Lady and the Electronic Musicians

This “modern fairy tale” from Xerox Films explores various advances in electronic music, circa 1972, as two enterprising musicians construct increasingly elaborate instruments to compete for the favor of a beautiful lady. The piece explores the various technologies behind the theremin, amplifiers, musique concrete, synthesizers, and multi-track recording. The twist ending is particularly prognostic of modern times.

The film is animated by Stephen Bosustow, who is also responsible for Mr. Magoo, the excellent Freedom River (1972, narrated by Orson Welles) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1972, with the voice of John Carradine).

They’ll sell Duchamp’s toilet, but they won’t sell...

Fri, 06 May 2016 10:09:00 +0000

They’ll sell Duchamp’s toilet, but they won’t sell…

They’ll sell Duchamp’s toilet, but they won’t sell these thousand lines of code?

Can Code Be Art? from San Francisco Magazine.

Tesla-O-Matic

Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:21:00 +0000

Tesla-O-Matic

Wingardium Leviosa

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 06:44:00 +0000

Wingardium Leviosa

🐶 and 🐯

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:21:00 +0000

🐶 and 🐯

A Brave New Post-Open Source World

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:47:00 +0000

A Brave New Post-Open Source World

Understanding the history and artistry of algorithms reveals an interesting vantage point from which to explore the importance and implications of software systems and their associated movements.

Nadia Eghbal has penned a brief yet engaging history of open source and offers a glimpse into the future of what she calls the “Post-Open Source World.” The details reveal a captivating, frothy battle where tyrannical choices alter the adoption and success of budding technologies. A brave new world indeed.

This way, BB-8!

Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:43:00 +0000

This way, BB-8!

Iron Blogger SF

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:50:00 +0000

Iron Blogger SF

Because you you should blog more.
– Charlotte Brontë

Because there’s no motivation like peer pressure.
– Joseph Stalin

Because doing things for beer is never a bad idea.
– Franz Kafka

Blogging consistently is a challenge, especially when you’re staring at an empty text box and there’s a whole internet full of Seinfeld Cinemagraphs to explore. Luckily we have Iron Blogger, the modern incarnation of the blogring.

The general idea is to write a blog post every week. If you do, that’s great and all the Iron Bloggers will read your insightful post. If not, you put $5 in a pool and when we have enough money the group hits the bar for drinks. I found the $5 fine was enough of a stick to get me to write more regularly about a wide range of topics. This round features folks who blog about technology, photography, zines, startups, yoga, and more. The posts don’t have a be a masterpiece – simply getting the ideas out of your head is enough to make the internet a better place.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:28:00 +0000

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Make it Rain

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:21:00 +0000

Make it Rain

As you know, California is currently racked by a drought engineered by the same crooked ‘scientists’ who faked the moon landing. Luckily, Betabrand has a solution: in partnership with SpaceX they’re grinding up used pants and bits of fabric from the cutting room floor to pack inside a rocket that will be detonated above the skies of Mendocino county to induce rainfall.

To raise money for the (rather expensive) pants, not to mention the rocketry equipment, Betabrand held a fundraiser at their offices on Valencia that yielded more than $600 for those effected by the drought and wildfires. Your humble DJ ¢hip$et, né Pup, threw down drippy, wet beats feat. none other than the face-melting cypherpunk Ri¢h Jone$.

Proper grilling technique with @puretdma 🔎🍖

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 22:22:00 +0000

Proper grilling technique with @puretdma 🔎🍖

Glass Lab 360

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:15:00 +0000

Glass Lab 360

Deal With It 👓

Sun, 06 Sep 2015 22:40:00 +0000

Deal With It 👓

Triskelion #RuseLabs

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:02:00 +0000

Triskelion #RuseLabs

Vishwamohini Script, or, Playing the Tabla with JavaScript

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:32:00 +0000

Vishwamohini Script, or, Playing the Tabla with JavaScript

When it comes to playing music from a web browser, I’m a big fan of MIDI.js. From Symphony of Satellites (demo) to Mario for the Blind (demo), MIDI.js is a wonderful way to manipulate audio with JavaScript.

A few months ago, I received a nice message from Shivraj Sawant from Pune, India, founder of Vishwamohini, a website promoting Indian Classical Music. He had a number of questions about manipulating soundfonts, specifically inquiring about the use of the tabla (an instrument I had never seen played through MIDI.js. Together we dug up an old tabla.sf2 soundfont (from the frenetic Oslo Laptop Orchestra) and converted it to a format compatible with the browser.

That time I DJed a sandstorm. #darude #notdarude

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:48:00 +0000

That time I DJed a sandstorm. #darude #notdarude

#juplaya 🎆

Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:47:00 +0000

#juplaya 🎆

Throwing down funky grooves at @betabrand_hq with ...

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:16:00 +0000

Throwing down funky grooves at @betabrand_hq with …

Throwing down funky grooves at @betabrand_hq with @darktwain and friends

Beach Dreams

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:37:00 +0000

Beach Dreams

Ten years ago I met a chipper, extremely bright, and enthusiastic kid by the name of Trip Vest. Together we built soccer-playing robots out of drill motors, solenoids, and scavenged spare parts. Through the years, although we didn’t hang in the same circles and Trip moved to California while I bounced between Japan and New York City, we remained good friends and I always saw him with a smile on his face.

Audiomerge

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 17:11:00 +0000

Audiomerge

I often have to combine multiple audio files (wav/mp3) into a larger mp3 file. You can automate this process using the following script, audiomerge.

Usage: audiomerge output.mp3 input.wav input2.wav input3.wav

🍄 WORLD 1-1

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:01:00 +0000

🍄 WORLD 1-1

Achieving a childhood aspiration, #RuseLabs scores...

Thu, 28 May 2015 11:05:00 +0000

Achieving a childhood aspiration, #RuseLabs scores…

Achieving a childhood aspiration, #RuseLabs scores a front page WSJ stipple drawing

Strange new things sometimes appeared in the sky: ...

Sun, 24 May 2015 15:01:00 +0000

Strange new things sometimes appeared in the sky: …

Strange new things sometimes appeared in the sky: noisy birds that flew without flapping their wings

Nice whip 🍗🚲

Sat, 09 May 2015 04:19:00 +0000

Nice whip 🍗🚲

🌴🌞

Fri, 01 May 2015 13:34:00 +0000

🌴🌞

BeSpoke #treme

Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:37:00 +0000

BeSpoke #treme

Welcome to #ruselabs

Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:55:00 +0000

Welcome to #ruselabs

Santiago, or Papa Hemingway

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:03:00 +0000

Santiago, or Papa Hemingway

Island Life 🌞

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 20:56:00 +0000

Island Life 🌞

Kérberos

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:54:00 +0000

Kérberos

Pup’s poolside riddims #ruselabs

Sun, 05 Apr 2015 11:10:00 +0000

Pup’s poolside riddims #ruselabs

策略研究所ラーメン

Sun, 29 Mar 2015 17:46:00 +0000

策略研究所ラーメン

THIS IS THE PROCEDURE

Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:57:00 +0000

THIS IS THE PROCEDURE

Around 1,800 BCE, the world’s first known algorithms were exquisitely impressed on clay tablets by Babylonians living along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. To mark their novel creation, the earliest algorithmistsstamped their works with the phrase “This is the procedure,” marking a critical turning point in the history of civilization.

Thousands of years later, those seminal algorithms have evolved into beautiful, living works with the ability to reach into our hearts, minds, and bodies. Alongside them, technologists themselves have risen as a powerful new creative class, sculpting imaginative, provocative algorithms expressed in today’s most dynamic and abundant raw material: pure code.

The Gospel: Saturday Mass

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:46:00 +0000

The Gospel: Saturday Mass

In an era of new friends and funky beats, there are none funkier than the beautiful smiling faces of the Monks of Funk.

The Monks saw fit to call upon the Reverend Gleitz to bless the masses with the Groove, the Altered Ninth, Frankensense, and Myrrh. And it was good – ya dig? Grab the boogie while it’s hot.

Gleitz - The Gospel: Saturday Mass (81:05)

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Spirit Animal

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:45:00 +0000

Spirit Animal

This time…it’s personal #CopOnTheEdge

Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:16:00 +0000

This time…it’s personal #CopOnTheEdge

Dilapidated Chic #nello #behindthepainting

Sun, 08 Mar 2015 14:18:00 +0000

Dilapidated Chic #nello #behindthepainting

Creepers gonna creep

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:14:00 +0000

Creepers gonna creep

Free Willy Style

Sun, 08 Feb 2015 22:36:00 +0000

Free Willy Style

Wallpaper of the Future #DipNDotsWhat #CarnegieMan...

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:52:00 +0000

Wallpaper of the Future #DipNDotsWhat #CarnegieMan…

Wallpaper of the Future #DipNDotsWhat #CarnegieMansion

Spreading knowledge at PennApps, one of my favorit...

Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:39:00 +0000

Spreading knowledge at PennApps, one of my favorit…

Spreading knowledge at PennApps, one of my favorite college hackathons.

St. Disneyland

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:32:00 +0000

St. Disneyland

Happy New Year!

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:59:00 +0000

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 1999! Hope it’s a good one.

AMBER ALERT

Sat, 27 Dec 2014 13:21:00 +0000

AMBER ALERT

Mele Kalikimaka 🎅

Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:39:00 +0000

Mele Kalikimaka 🎅

Holiday on the Garden Isle #shrimpstation

Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:47:00 +0000

Holiday on the Garden Isle #shrimpstation

Beelzebub is my copilot

Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:54:00 +0000

Beelzebub is my copilot

#Miami

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 20:14:00 +0000

#Miami

Haitian Spring Break

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:51:00 +0000

Haitian Spring Break

#HackerSpringBreak

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 17:58:00 +0000

#HackerSpringBreak

Ru$e Life with @anthonyhiphopkins #ArtBasel

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:47:00 +0000

Ru$e Life with @anthonyhiphopkins #ArtBasel

Googly pies

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:44:00 +0000

Googly pies

Seaside Ranch Seal Felony

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:42:00 +0000

Seaside Ranch Seal Felony

The soundtrack to Pup’s Seaside Ranch party calls to mind oceanfront cave oms, fireplace cuddle piles, lazy seal pups, breathtaking hikes, banging beats, and gourmet meals. It does, however, need more barts.

Gleitz - Seaside Ranch Seal Felony (56:09)

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Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:24:00 +0000

Magic Hour

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 19:28:00 +0000

Magic Hour

Sandhill

Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:25:00 +0000

Sandhill

The sorghum harvest is in full swing at Sandhill farm in Missouri. See you after the cane is cut!

Boom!

Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:28:00 +0000

Boom!

Capucine

Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:29:00 +0000

Capucine

This weekend I caught a real gem of a documentary at the Exploratorium’s Imagine Science Film Festival. Capucine, a chronicle of the first monkey film maker, left me reeling and eager for more from Luis Nieto. Enjoy!

Sexy Sunday Selecta

Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:33:00 +0000

Sexy Sunday Selecta

Fresh off the decks is a sultry new mix just in time for the sweaty days of summer. Get down, y’all.

Gleitz - Sexy Sunday Selecta (42:13)

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West Virginia

Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:20:00 +0000

West Virginia

This weekend brought me back to my hometown of Morgantown, West Virginia. It was wonderfully nostalgic to be back and I took note of a couple items I’ve been missing since moving to California:

Large, long thunderstorms
Lush, rolling green hills
Pepperoni Rolls
A combination ice cream parlor and gun range
Fireflies
Swimming in the lake

Above the clouds #nofilter

Sun, 20 Jul 2014 19:20:00 +0000

Above the clouds #nofilter

#JustAmericaThings #USAUSA

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:02:00 +0000

#JustAmericaThings #USAUSA

Automatic App Deployment with "git push"

Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:58:00 +0000

Automatic App Deployment with “git push”

When deploying pet projects on remote servers, I dislike the extra step of logging into the remote machine to execute a git pull (and perhaps a server reload) every time I push new code. Sure there’s Jenkins and all sorts of bazooka-like solutions, but this is a knife fight. Poking around an old PHP repo, I found a nifty line of code that will update your app via a URL endpoint.

Life on the wild frontier

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:38:00 +0000

Life on the wild frontier

The Maze and Canyonlands

Sun, 08 Jun 2014 11:13:00 +0000

The Maze and Canyonlands

Nestled within the Canyonlands of Utah, The Maze is one of America’s most dangerous hikes. It’s also one of the most gorgeous hiking spots you can find.

Harbin Hot Springs

Sun, 18 May 2014 21:10:00 +0000

Harbin Hot Springs

If you’re looking to step outside the confines of a modern, clothed lifestyle, look no further than the restorative springs, grounds, and hiking trails of Harbin Hot Springs. Certainly a fine spot to get in touch with your inner goddess and/or spirit animal.

Be sure to check out the hiking trail to the Tea House!

Dunton Hot Springs

Sun, 11 May 2014 10:35:00 +0000

Dunton Hot Springs

Rustic, mountainous fun with friends at the fantastic Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado. Best when paired with musical accompaniment from 1974.

Far Out! A Journey back to 1974

Sun, 04 May 2014 19:19:00 +0000

Far Out! A Journey back to 1974

For fans of funk and disco the 70’s are a magical and formative era. For a DJ the 70’s are a smorgasbord of groovy rhythms and deep grooves. This weekend, in celebration with my buddy Bill, his fiancé Jen, and a killer cast of friends and family I put together a musical line-up for their 1974-themed party at Dunton Hot Springs in the mountains of Colorado.

Rhodes, Greece

Sun, 13 Apr 2014 04:59:00 +0000

Rhodes, Greece

A castle a day keeps the doctor away
    – Ancient Greek Saying

Rhodes is one of the easternmost Greek islands, located a stones throw off the Turkish coast. Covered with castles, rocky forests, and brilliant ruins, it’s a wonderful place to lose yourself.

You can see more photos on the album.

Muscle beach #venice

Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:16:00 +0000

Muscle beach #venice

The Future is Now: SpaceX

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:14:00 +0000

The Future is Now: SpaceX

Los Angeles is a remarkably versatile city. While beautiful bodies fill beaches within a stones throw of stars of the silver screen and the towering Hollywood sign, there is a deeper perhaps more historically significant movement underway. A hope for the future that stretches from the wide, sun-burnt California avenues to the coldest depths of space. Fueled by liquid oxygen and kerosene, the new gold rush is here.

Milford Sound, New Zealand

Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:42:00 +0000

Milford Sound, New Zealand

Rounding out my world tour was a stop at one of the most beautiful places I’ve been fortunate enough to visit: New Zealand. I spent most of my time on the relatively rural southern island. Click below for an album of shots from a cruise around Milford Sound.

My wonderful mother

Sri Lanka with Daisy Yoga

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:15:00 +0000

Sri Lanka with Daisy Yoga

Before departing on the Daisy Yoga retreat, I only knew of Sri Lanka as a country recently gripped by civil war and as the birthplace of female rapper M.I.A. Within hours of landing at Colombo airport and trekking to Kandy I found that the country is amazing, with picturesque views, friendly people, and delicious food. Our group of 14 spent two weeks taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of the country before landing in Unawatuna to help repair a Buddhist temple and school hit hard by recent typhoons.

Winter in Tokyo

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:25:00 +0000

Winter in Tokyo

Winter in Tokyo is a special time as snow is rare and gives the temples an even more peaceful demeanor. Below are a few of my favorites shots from the trip. You can check all the photos on the web album.

The Robot Restaurant, featuring life-size robots who do battle for your pleasure

Five G Synth Shop, you place for everything analog in Harajuku

Doppelgängers: Hallucinating Oneself

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:08:00 +0000

Doppelgängers: Hallucinating Oneself

An even stranger and more complex form of hallucinating oneself occurs in “heautoscopy,” an extremely rare form of autoscopy where there is interaction between the person and his double; the interaction is occasionally amiable but more often hostile. Moreover, there may be deep bewilderment as to who is the “original” and who the “double,” for consciousness and sense of self tend to shift from one to the other. One may see the world first with one’s own eyes, then through the double’s eyes, and this can provoke the thought that he—the other—is the real person. The double is not construed as passively mirroring one’s posture and actions, as with autoscopy; the heautoscopic double can do, within limits, whatever it wants to (or it may lie still, doing nothing at all).

– Oliver Sacks, Hallucinations

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 04:36:00 +0000

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය

After an absolutely fantastic week in Tokyo I’m headed to ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය – the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Kendall and I will be spending the day in Singapore before reaching our final destination.

For now, I leave you with a shot of the Doge sculpture at Tokyo Shibuya station.

The $50 Billion Trip to Australia

Sun, 09 Feb 2014 15:24:00 +0000

The $50 Billion Trip to Australia

On a brisk evening in Oakland, CA I had just finished dinner and was heading to the kitchen for a glass of wine when my phone rang unexpectedly. On the other end was Chris Dixon, the man who had recruited me to Hunch and negotiated the sale of the company to eBay for $80 million. He had a special mission, if I chose to accept it, involving a secretive adventure to Australia with a hand-picked team to re-invent the ailing eBay brand and website. The concept was simple: give users the ability to follow sellers, buyers, and product categories the way you can follow people and brands on Facebook and Twitter.

Back to...the Future

Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:01:00 +0000

Back to…the Future

This week I’m headed back to Japan, a place that is near to my heart after living in Tamano, Osaka, and Tokyo in my younger years. In preparation for the trip it was fun reading through my old blog posts written while I was an exchange student in 2004.

You can find the full dump of the posts from Japan at Thousands of Miles from Home.

My girl’s girl #vanish #nophotoshop

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:20:00 +0000

My girl’s girl #vanish #nophotoshop

Chord Memory Tokyo (Promo Mix)

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:32:00 +0000

In preparation for my upcoming show in Tokyo with Micah Ginnis (of Chord Memory) I’ve released a promo mix that should get your booty moving. Since I won’t be lugging too much vinyl to Japan this was recorded on Ye Olde CDJ-1000s.

Gleitz - Chord Memory Promo (92:11)

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Doppelganger #vanish #nophotoshop #stanford

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:14:00 +0000

Doppelganger #vanish #nophotoshop #stanford

The duplicator #vanish #nophotoshop #berkeley

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:26:00 +0000

The duplicator #vanish #nophotoshop #berkeley

Testing the TSA: Flying Domestic without Identification

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:28:00 +0000

Testing the TSA: Flying Domestic without Identification

Is identification required when flying on a domestic flight? This post is a recap of my experience trying to answer this question.

Our story begins in late 2008 when Nick Semenkovich, then News Editor of MIT’s The Tech, told me that a government issued ID was not required to fly on domestic flights. A bit of research uncovered Gilmore v. Gonzales, a 2007 case involving EFF co-founder John Gilmore that questioned the constitutionality of ID requirements when boarding a domestic flight. The court held that neither the identification policy nor its application to Gilmore violated Gilmore’s constitutional rights since refusing to show identification merely triggered a more thorough “secondary screening.” However, this seemed to suggest that identification is never required for domestic flights as long as you submit to additional screening.

Perfecting your Grunt Workflow

Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:22:00 +0000

Perfecting your Grunt Workflow

Deep within the brain of a developer, nestled between the gentle folds of the nucleus accumbens, lives a strong and primitive craving for automation. The concept of a function, f(x)=y, and likely algebra itself induces this region of the brain to release a powerful, pleasurable burst of dopamine.

It is from this area of the brain that Grunt, the automation system extraordinaire, was born. Grunt saves you the effort of running repetitive tasks such as concatenation, minification, translation (LESS -> CSS), testing, deployment, code linting, and more. It’s a bit like a Makefile with a bunch of community-contributed bells and whistles written in JavaScript.

Warm Slice of Jazz

Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:54:00 +0000

Warm Slice of Jazz

Jazz has become my go-to choice of musical accompaniment while working, offering an analog alternative to the usual electronic lineup. Generally I’ll tune in to KCSM 91.1 and have started compiling my favorite artists on Spotify in a playlist called a Warm Slice of Jazz (named for one on my favorite quips from comedian John Oliver (skip to 5:50).

Special thanks to Micah Ginnis and Peter Eames for sending some fantastic musical recommendations and Leonid Afremov for the portrait of Pharoah Sanders.

Covert Claus 2013

Sun, 29 Dec 2013 21:44:00 +0000

Covert Claus 2013

‘Tis the season for giving and this year was one for the record books. I participated in redditgifts, the largest online Secret Santa gifting extravaganza the industrialized world has ever known. The premise is infamous among the office crowd: you are assigned a stranger and given a bit of biographical information shared by that individual (including their reddit username and mailing address). You send that person a thoughtful gift and receive a gift from a different stranger who has been given a short bio about you.

Camera Hacks: Head on Wheels

Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:56:00 +0000

Camera Hacks: Head on Wheels

A photo experience courtesy of the amazing puretdma, created live and without photoshop.

Meteorological Winter

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 22:05:00 +0000

Meteorological Winter

Hot off the decks I’ve got a wintery mix that starts chilled and then gets real cozy.

Gleitz - Meteorological Winter (28:45)

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Generating Repetitive CSS with Loops in LESS

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 19:30:00 +0000

Generating Repetitive CSS with Loops in LESS

Metaprogramming — writing code that generates other code — can be particularly useful when dealing with languages that are widely adopted yet lack advanced features. With the help of metalanguages like LESS and SCSS you can use advanced constructs (variables, looping, string formatting, etc.) to make your CSS DRYer and more fun to write.

Often in CSS you’ll find repetitive structures like the following:


// CSS for the Bamboo and Ball tiles in mahjong
.tile-0 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_1.png); }
.tile-1 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_2.png); }
.tile-2 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_3.png); }
.tile-3 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_4.png); }
.tile-4 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_5.png); }
.tile-5 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_6.png); }
.tile-6 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_7.png); }
.tile-7 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_8.png); }
.tile-8 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/bamboo_9.png); }
.tile-9 { background-image: url(/img/tiles/ball_1.png); }
.tile-10{ background-image: url(/img/tiles/ball_2.png); }
// CSS for tiles 11-16 omitted for length
.tile-17{ background-image: url(/img/tiles/ball_9.png); }

The above rules are used to create 18 mahjong tiles (9 in each suit) represented by CSS rules .tile-0 through .tile-17. Here’s an example of what the tiles look like when rendered.

Saludos desde Culebra, Puerto Rico

Sun, 01 Dec 2013 17:57:00 +0000

Saludos desde Culebra, Puerto Rico

This Thanksgiving was spent with Kendall and my parents on the remote island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. We traded turkey and stuffing for mahi mahi and mafongo. The island was absolutely gorgeous and the snorkeling was world class. Check all the photos on the web album.

Sharing is Caring: Using JavaScript on the Frontend and the Backend

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:27:00 +0000

A major benefit of using a shared language on the browser and the server is a smaller amount of duplicate code in your codebase. Let’s assume you want to be able to share the file shared.js between the client and the server:

On the server


 var shared = require('./shared');
 console.log(shared.hello());

On the browser


 <script src="shared.js"></script>
 <script>
 console.log(shared.hello());
 </script>

There are a number of libraries that can be used to facilitate this type of sharing including RequireJS, gemini, or node-browserify. If you’re looking to stay away from libraries here are two patterns for creating sharable JavaScript files that can be used on both the client and the server.

Testing Network Awesome Embeds

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:49:00 +0000

Testing Network Awesome Embeds

Test at small size (600px)

Code for 600px


<iframe frameborder=0 src="http://networkawesome.com/embed/120-megabytes-dfa-music-videos/" width="590" height="337" scrolling="no"></iframe>

Test at large size (800px)

Code for 800px


<iframe frameborder=0 src="http://networkawesome.com/embed/120-megabytes-dfa-music-videos/" width="800" height="419" scrolling="no"></iframe>

Emacs Initialization, Organization, and Configuration

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 13:56:00 +0000

Emacs Initialization, Organization, and Configuration

A quality developer is constantly on the lookout for a quality tool. With a bit of poetic license on a phrase coined by Sackman, Erikson, and Grant:

There are order-of-magnitude differences among programming tools.

Although there are a number of tools in my belt, Emacs is my primary swiss army knife / operating system. I use Emacs for editing Python, Javascript, Lisp, Scala, Java, HTML, CSS, Markdown, and LaTeX. I use it for managing git repositories. It’s my psychologist and my blog editor.

Iron Blogger SF

Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:45:00 +0000

Iron Blogger SF

Because you you should blog more.
– Charlotte Brontë

Because there’s no motivation like peer pressure.
– Joseph Stalin

Because doing things for beer is never a bad idea.
– Franz Kafka

Blogging consistently is challenge, especially when you’re staring at an empty text box and there’s a whole internet full of doge gifs to explore. Luckily we have Iron Blogger, the modern incarnation of the blogring / social club.

Warning: Don't Use This Software!

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:23:00 +0000

Warning: Don’t Use This Software!

The Southwest Airlines boarding process has a rich and colorful history. Bucking the industry standard of providing assigned seats in different cabins, Southwest has historically offered an “open seating” policy that favors an assigned boarding order to determine who is first to enter the plane and choose a seat. Beginning 24 hours before a flight’s departure, passengers are arranged into groups (A1-A60, B1-B60, and C1-?) according to a formula determined by Southwest:

Wrangling Toy Applications with Supervisor and Nginx

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:48:00 +0000

Wrangling Toy Applications with Supervisor and Nginx

I am a toymaker. Some toys are simple, others complex, and some are just plain wacky. What unites these toys are that they are:

Awesome
Stand alone applications that don’t share a common codebase
Written in a variety of languages

Showcasing, hosting, and monitoring applications can be difficult, especially if you want to have them all live under one domain or URL path (e.g. http://gleitzman.com/apps/appname). Whether you’re working in Python, Javascript, or Ruby you need a reverse-proxy that can receive requests and delegate to a specific application’s server. I’ve tried a number of techniques but ultimately landed with supervisor and nginx.

Play it Again, Sam: Reloading Node.js modules

Sun, 13 Oct 2013 11:35:00 +0000

Play it Again, Sam: Reloading Node.js modules

Reloading modules in Node.js can be a bit tricky. After initially importing a module, subsequent calls to require have no effect. Looking for something along the lines of Python’s reload command I’ve arrived at this solution that allows modules to be reloaded (as well as imported the first time) with the following require.reload command.


// Import a module
var mymodule = require('./mymodule')
// After making some changes to the module, reload it
mymodule = require.reload('./mymodule')

Reloading is accomplished by searching the cache for a specific module using require.searchCache and removing that module and its children with require.uncache. The real heavy lifting is done by the call to delete require.cache[mod.id]. Below is the script for starting a modified repl that includes the additional require commands by default.

MIDI.js: Playing Audio in the Browser with Javascript

Sun, 06 Oct 2013 12:49:00 +0000

MIDI.js: Playing Audio in the Browser with Javascript

“Everything old is new again.”

        –Peter Allen

The evolution of the web browser is in many ways the repackaging and reintroduction of technologies that have existed on the desktop for decades. Consider WebGL replacing OpenGL with the help of the <canvas> tag and HTML5 video replacing ActionScript/Flash with the <video> element.

At the well-run Science Hack Day SF I was able to dive into these new browser technologies along with Jade and Rich to build Symphony of Satellites, an app that generates music based on the trajectories of satellites currently overhead. Using data calculated live from NORAD, musical notes ride and set as satellites appear and disappear over the horizon. The velocity of the satellite, its elevation, and other aspects of its trajectory determine the instrument, pitch, and rhythm of notes generated by that satellite and the visualization on the page. The promo video for the app is worth watching.

Team Fun BBQ (Gleitz VS Sagotsky)

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:51:00 +0000

Team Fun BBQ (Gleitz VS Sagotsky)

In collaboration with @sagotsky, here’s my set from the first Team Fun BBQ in Brooklyn, NY.

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Also at the BBQ was the ever-smooth Soul 2 Seoul.

#america

Sat, 07 Sep 2013 13:27:00 +0000

#america

The answer is clearly no

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:00 +0000

The answer is clearly no

Fixing Alt+Tab when Switching from Mac to Windows

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:06:00 +0000

Fixing Alt+Tab when Switching from Mac to Windows

From time to time the need arises to use a Windows machine and CoRD is my client of choice on the Mac. It speaks the RDP protocol, is fast, and contains some nice tweaks like clipboard synchronization and the ability to connect to multiple machines at once. All in all a great client except for one Achilles heal of an issue – every time I switch back to CoRD with ⌘+Tab the Windows Start Menu is activated.

Solving Murder Mysteries with Meteor

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:17:00 +0000

Solving Murder Mysteries with Meteor

The team at Meteor is turning out a great product and last week’s Meteor Devshop did not disappoint. I met some interesting folks building a wide range of awesome Meteor apps.

Here is my lightning talk explaining the motivation for my Choose Your Own Adventure rotary phone and how Meteor helped me turn it into an app I could share with the world (my mom).

Howdoi + Alfred: Even More Instant Answers

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:42:00 +0000

Howdoi + Alfred: Even More Instant Answers

Having dabbled with a number of application launchers, I eventually settled on Alfred for its slick design and Powerpack features. Recently Alfred v2 introduced Workflows to automate anything and everything with the touch of a key.

Here’s a custom workflow for howdoi that displays answers via Growl and also copies the result to the clipboard.

Download it here: Howdoi.alfredworkflow.

Buenos Aires street art & graffiti

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:14:00 +0000

Buenos Aires street art & graffiti

I took to the streets this weekend to capture a series of Buenos Aires street art & graffiti photos. Inside you’ll find art by Ever, Gualicho, Jaz, Nerf, Pum Pum, Stencil Land, and Triangulo Dorago, among others.

Enjoy!

Open Files on Github from Emacs

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:42:00 +0000

Open Files on Github from Emacs

In the course of a project it helps to share pointers to specific files and lines of code with others. I use Github for this task, sharing URLs like: https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi/blob/master/howdoi/howdoi.py#L156

When sharing URLs from a project with deep directories (Scala/Java) it can be a real pain to open github.com, pick a branch, and then click through src/com/blah/blah folders until you find the file. Instead, use this command-line Python script to generate a Github URL directly from a file or directory. Also included is an elisp function to generate URLs from Emacs.

As seen on the streets of Buenos Aires

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:14:00 +0000

As seen on the streets of Buenos Aires

Quieting Adium, or, OCD Dockwork

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:49:00 +0000

Quieting Adium, or, OCD Dockwork

As technology continues to roll toward a more standards-driven regime, a delightful bit of nostalgia can be gleaned from the rich and varied history of the chat application. Not unlike the lineage of the User-Agent string during the browser wars, Instant Messenge applications were written, rewritten, copied, and abandoned while efforts to standardize the protocols of the big three IM companies (AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo!) foundered.

Bullet (somehow) captured by an iPhone camera

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:36:00 +0000

Bullet (somehow) captured by an iPhone camera

Tunitas Beach Dancing

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:08:00 +0000

Tunitas Beach Dancing

My set from Trip Vest’s magical birthday party this weekend on Tunitas Beach.

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The Fox is Black [Spring Update]

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:11:00 +0000

The Fox is Black [Spring Update]

As I’ve mentioned before, the lovely folks over at The Fox is Black have been releasing a treasure trove of awesome desktop designs as a part of the Desktop Wallpaper Project.

I’ve updated the script to download all images as a set and posted the latest creations (in 1440x900).

The Art of the Pull Request

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:46:00 +0000

The Art of the Pull Request

There is little argument that GitHub has revolutionized the way open source projects are managed. Gone are the days of hunting down a project’s maintainer and negotiating needed changes in the hope that your email with attached patch file was accepted into the master branch (although some projects still require such pomp and circumstance). This generally opaque process was replaced by GitHub’s fork + pull request model. You might say that git itself contains a robust pull request system but GitHub added the special social sauce and dead-simple pull request generation system making it the lingua franca of the open source community.

Howdoi – Instant Coding Answers via the Command Line

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:08:00 +0000

Howdoi – Instant Coding Answers via the Command Line

One of my favorite collaborations to come out of the illustrious Oxidized Bismuth Blogger (OxBiz) ideation list is howdoi, a tool for instant coding answers via the command line.

The idea is simple – ask a question and get an answer.


$ howdoi format date bash
> DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`

Howdoi solves life’s little coding mysteries like the always frustrating command line flags for tar (as illustrated by XKCD).

Sea Ranch Trails Map

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:05:00 +0000

Sea Ranch Trails Map

The Sonoma Coast, nestled between powerful Pacific bluffs and mighty Redwoods, plays host to a bevy of wonderful hiking spots. The Sea Ranch has released a 2013 version of their Trails Map with references to hiking trails, beach access, tide pools, seal rookeries, and other points of interest. Check out the following hi-res map images if you’re headed up the coast.

Revisiting Japan circa 2004

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:21:00 +0000

Revisiting Japan circa 2004

While cleaning out a closet to post a few items on Yerdle I re-discovered a hard drive with a copy of my blog from 2004. At the time I was living in Tamano, Japan with three host families and studying as a first-year high school student. As I held the clunky drive in my hand a flood of memories rushed into my mind. I could smell the seaside and taste the takoyaki.

Sunrise Mountain / Frenchman Mountain

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:57:00 +0000

Sunrise Mountain / Frenchman Mountain

Set back from the glitz and glamour of the strip are the twin peaks of Sunrise and Frenchman Mountains. Hike off that hangover or just take a nice stroll for a long distance view of the Las Vegas. Set back from the glitz and glamour of the strip are the twin peaks of Sunrise and Frenchman Mountains. Hike off that hangover or just take a nice stroll for a long distance view of the Las Vegas.

Liberating Google Voice: Placing and Receiving Calls from your Computer

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:39:00 +0000

Liberating Google Voice: Placing and Receiving Calls from your Computer

I’m a big fan of Google Voice back from the days when they were called GrandCentral. Among the many niceties provided by the service are receiving voice messages as email, sending and receiving texts from your browser, and the ability to keep the same phone number forever.

One of my favorite Google Voice tricks is receiving and placing calls from the computer. The process used to be super simple using the now-defunct Gizmo5. Back in the day whenever someone called your Google Voice number the Gizmo app running on your computer you let you pick up the call. Placing calls from Gizmo was a snap and had the interesting side-effect of allowing for free calls from your computer. Google acquired Gizmo5 in 2009 and shut down the service in 2011, channeling the acquired technology into the current Google Voice Chat that allows you to place and receive free phone calls from Gmail.

Speaking with Computer Generated Voices

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:24:00 +0000

Speaking with Computer Generated Voices

While creating Yet Another Choose Your Own Adventure I took a detour into the world of computer-generated voices. As Chris Maury noted in his post, the quality of algorithmically generated voices is improving and I wanted to learn more about the state of the industry.

Pop quiz! Think of a computer generated voice you heard recently. Apple’s Siri? Portal’s GLaDOS? The Mac OS say command?

While GLaDOS was created by an actual human, say and Siri both have their roots in a company called Nuance which merged with Kurzweil’s ScanSoft in 2005. Apple acquired Nuance in 2012 and renamed one of the voices, Samantha, to Siri. You can hear more sample voices from Nuance and the general quality is quite good. I didn’t want to pick Siri as the Choose Your Own Adventure voice because she has become a bit too cliché. Commercial applications were either prohibitively expensive or lacked the proper API for a weekend hack so I dug into some of the research communities around text-to-speech (TTS) to find open source solutions.

Building Web Applications with Meteor

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:04:00 +0000

Building Web Applications with Meteor

In search of a weekend hack and after hearing a number of nice comments about the Meteor programming platform I decided to kill two birds with one stone by porting Yet Another Choose Your Own Adventure (first debuted at Art Hack Day SF) to Meteor for folks to play online.

The result is http://adventure.gleitzman.com/

Going to meet the meteor

Programming with Meteor has a bit of a learning curve but the included examples are an excellent place to start. Below are some thoughts are observations – follow along at home with the code at https://github.com/gleitz/meteorcyoa.

End of the world for this little meter

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:01:00 +0000

End of the world for this little meter

Is MS DOS a feminist?

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:04:00 +0000

Is MS DOS a feminist?

Bespoke Dial: Old-Timey Automation

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:08:00 +0000

Bespoke Dial: Old-Timey Automation

Software development affords a great deal of freedom that you won’t find in the physical sciences and engineering. Tolerances, non-ideal particles, and even the laws of physics fall away as you construct ever larger digital systems. As Hal Abelson noted in his seminal 6.001 lecture, “in building a large program there’s not that much difference between what [you] can build and what [you] can imagine.”

It is always refreshing, therefore, to escape the cerebral world of code and return to the reassuringly palpable realm of the physical. Hardware and electronics, although bound by the laws of Newton and Maxwell, are instantly accessible solely because they can be touched and held by the user.

Controlling Remember the Milk with your Voice

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Controlling Remember the Milk with your Voice

Of all the online tools and gadgets to appear during the past decade, the TODO list manager is my favorite. I used to have difficulty remembering specific tasks but after writing everything down I tend to miss far fewer beats. Having tasks in an online form means your notes are with you wherever you go. A good task manager can help you reduce clutter and achieve zero inbox by getting tasks out of your email and into a scheduled, organized list. A great task manager can make you stop procrastinating altogether.

Overland Route House Battle

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:21:00 +0000

Overland Route House Battle

In collaboration with @sagotsky, this set is the first 20 minutes of a soon-to-be-completed mix that will stretch from Oakland to Brooklyn.

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Hunting for Unicode in Emacs

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:23:00 +0000

Hunting for Unicode in Emacs

<nerdy>

Emacs has wonderful Unicode support. Copy and paste text from a Word document and Emacs will happily preserve your smart quotes, ellipses, and em dashes. There isn’t a canonical way, however, to strip these “special” characters into their more sane ASCII counterparts.

The unix command tidy does a good job of converting Unicode characters but you are left with ugly HTML equivalents like € instead of the usual quote character. We’ll need an alternative for Emacs, preferably written in Emacs lisp.

“Unnecessary” quotes spotted in the wild

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:07:00 +0000

“Unnecessary” quotes spotted in the wild

The Fox is Black

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:18:00 +0000

The Fox is Black

The lovely folks over at The Fox is Black have been releasing a treasure trove of awesome desktop designs as a part of the Desktop Wallpaper Project. I found the webpage to be a little slow to load and there is unfortunately no way to download all backgrounds as a bundle. I wrote a little script to grab all the background in 1400x900.

Download the pretty colors.

Who Dat?

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:52:00 +0000

Who Dat?

Greetings from Euclid Records in the Ninth Ward, New Orleans.

Portland has a number of wonderful offerings, incl...

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:42:00 +0000

Portland has a number of wonderful offerings, incl…

Portland has a number of wonderful offerings, including the most authentic Japanese Tea Garden I’ve seen in the US. The layout is traditional, the guides fantastic, and scenery thought-provoking. If you’re going to be in the area the garden is a must-see.

Filmmaker Alan Berliner is something of an obsessi...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Filmmaker Alan Berliner is something of an obsessi…

Filmmaker Alan Berliner is something of an obsessive collector. Everywhere at Once pulls from his vast and random collection of films and sound to create a sense of purpose in the form of “synchronized symphony.”

Lovely gourds

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:32:00 +0000

Lovely gourds

Chicken Lips & Swayzak - Me & Jill (Feat. Ciccone ...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:15:00 +0000

Chicken Lips & Swayzak - Me & Jill (Feat. Ciccone …

Chicken Lips & Swayzak - Me & Jill (Feat. Ciccone Youth)

Can’t get this jam out of my head. So fresh.

A “Toke” of our Appreciation

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:33:00 +0000

A “Toke” of our Appreciation

Credit Card Points and Miles: A Primer

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:41:00 +0000

Credit Card Points and Miles: A Primer

In the years following the credit crisis, payment card companies and banks are bending over backward to offer fantastic sign-up bonuses to attract customers. These organizations offer lucrative airline and hotel miles as well as hard cash in the form of statement credits often for just signing up for a card or account. You might think these offers are too good to be true so I’ll reveal some of my best practices and tips for acquiring a bounty of miles without ruining your credit.

As seen on the streets of San Francisco. Excellent...

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:13:00 +0000

As seen on the streets of San Francisco. Excellent…

As seen on the streets of San Francisco. Excellent use Of awkward Capitalization.

Hack of the Day: Javascript Transport via Chrome Extensions

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:55:00 +0000

Hack of the Day: Javascript Transport via Chrome Extensions

In the beginning of a project it is common to cut corners to save time. Security is often the first to be sacrificed because you might not be dealing with terribly sensitive information and who really wants to hack your crowd-sourced “Netflix for knives” pinterest-clone, anyway?

However, there are some poor security decisions I’ve been alarmed to discover recently on a number of websites. These sites that I use and enjoy have made the cardinal sin of storing passwords in plain text in Javascript. This is a Bad Idea® for a number of reasons and no amount of https is going to save you.

In a desert far, far away...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:59:00 +0000

In a desert far, far away…

I’ve gone home for the week. See you next week back in the default world!

Where's Pup Music Guide 2012

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:18:00 +0000

Where’s Pup Music Guide 2012

If you’ve got ears and are headed to Burning Man this year I’ve got an early present for you. The Rockstar Librarian music guide is great but can be a bit much to wade through. I’ve condensed my favorite shows into the “Where’s Pup?” Music Guide 2012.

Find me at Camp Wet Dreams (4:00 between F&G)

See you in the dust!

Foreign FX

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:59:00 +0000

Foreign FX

Along with a hearty love of fresh fish and small dishes, the Japanese have a rich set of sound effects. Here is a list of my favorites, including some gems like “guchi guchi” (a wet sound) and “jan jan” (tada!)

http://www.muri.se/misc/soundfx.html

On Olympic Basketball

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:10:00 +0000

On Olympic Basketball

I propose that either

Basketball be removed as a sport in the Olympics
Baseball be reinstated
Women’s Soccer be removed (perhaps along with men’s?)

Rhythmic gymnastics can stay.

A Refreshingly Honest Naming Scheme

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0000

A Refreshingly Honest Naming Scheme

(As seen on the streets of Chicago)

Hackers and Brunchers: Big Ideas from the Little I...

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:24:00 +0000

Hackers and Brunchers: Big Ideas from the Little I…

Hackers and Brunchers: Big Ideas from the Little Island

In the spirit of the Olympics, this Sunday Alameda played host to some of the best technologists, thinkers, and makers in the Bay Area for the first Hacker Brunch. An extension of Hacker Dinners, the brunch cast a wider net and included guests from as far as Germany.

On Saturday was the second meeting of OxBiz, a casual, improvisational ideas group. The photo is kickstarter-funded camping hammock strung up at the park.

LollapaYOUza: Your personalized guide to Lollapalooza

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:34:00 +0000

LollapaYOUza: Your personalized guide to Lollapalooza

Christina Mercando and I made an app for Lollapalooza that learns about your tastes to recommend bands you would enjoy at the festival. We entered the application in the HackLolla competition and were awarded the Grand Prize, making LollapaYOUza the official fan app of Lollapalooza 2012.

You can give the app a spin at http://lollapaYOUza.com. We also made a funny video to promote the app. I hope it makes you smile:

Home Taping: The Elephant's Child

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:57:00 +0000

Home Taping: The Elephant’s Child

Last week Lauren Eames gave me her original vinyl recording of Grammy Award Winning “The Elephant’s Child”, written by Rudyard Kipling and narrated by Jack Nicholson with music by Bobby McFerrin. Yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds.

Here is the result of the home taping. Enjoy!

Dr. Megavolt

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:47:00 +0000

Dr. Megavolt

Through a wonderful comedy of circumstances, Kendall and I were in the Alameda Independence Day parade this week representing Alameda Municipal Power and Tucker’s Ice Cream. Given the power company theme we dressed as Dr. Megavolt and Professor Zap.

As a newcomer to parades I was surprised how personal they feel. You expect to get on the back of a truck and wave to a thousand nameless people, but in reality you get the unique opportunity to stare directly, even deeply into the eyes of real people from your real neighborhood. There is a true energy there. The whole experience was wild and certainly recommended.

Domain Snipin'

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:46:00 +0000

Domain Snipin'

I’m a firm believer of substance over appellation but also believe that people tend to judge a book by its cover. Taken to its logical conclusion, the Apple Marketing Philosophy (as seen below) would dictate that every great product needs a great name.

Into the wilds of the web

Last year I released WikiMaze, a dungeon crawling trivia game powered by Wikipedia and based loosely on Encarta 95’s MindMaze. I’m quite happy with the result and owe many thanks to Ben Bronstein for the excellent illustrations. The only issue: all I could manage at the time of the game’s inception was a .ME domain. I contacted the owner of wikimaze.com multiple times but did not receive a response.

TardyParty: Automating Google Groups with Python and PHP

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:05:00 +0000

TardyParty: Automating Google Groups with Python and PHP

After months of excellent idea generation on Oxidized Bismuth Blogger (a mailing list for short-form musings and wacky business ideas) last week the OxBiz crew held its first meetup/hike in Redwood Regional Park. One idea that came out of the meetup was a weekly summary proclaiming who had submitted ideas that week and who had failed to post. This email would hopefully shame delinquent list members into posting more frequently.

On Creepiness

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:52:00 +0000

On Creepiness

As a species we’ve become increasingly proficient at acquiring and storing data. This elevated access and recall allows for the creation of companies both on and offline that appear to be omniscient. This power can be interpreted as “creepy” or even “magic”.

Levels of acceptable creepiness are quite nebulous any vary from person to person. One person’s Beacon (moderately creepy, in my opinion) might be another person’s Wifi snooping (not so creepy).

Baby's First Turntable

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:46:00 +0000

Baby’s First Turntable

A Turkish Wedding

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:32:00 +0000

A Turkish Wedding

Last week brought me to the other side of the world for a Turkish wedding. More photos coming soon…

A Sane Floor Numbering Scheme in Madrid

Mon, 21 May 2012 06:29:00 +0000

A Sane Floor Numbering Scheme in Madrid

So simple! If only there was a button for “close door” (and, unlike close door buttons in the US, it worked)

Social Chaos in the Age of Thinking Machines

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:38:00 +0000

Dress up. Leave a false name. Be legendary…but don’t get caught. Art as crime; crime as art.
– Hakim Bey

Note: I’ve been challenged to write a blog post about Temporary Autonomous Zones, a book that is certainly worth your time. This post casts the tenants of TAZ into the future for a glimpse of what social chaos means for robot culture.

What is culture?

A Brief History of Hotspots

Mon, 07 May 2012 03:32:00 +0000

A Brief History of Hotspots

I do a lot of computing on the go. Be it trains, hackathons, hotels, or being stuck on the runway, internet connectivity is a requirement. I’ve tried a number of solutions throughout the years to stay connected. Long before the days of a “data plan” I was tethering my Dell Inspiron through a hacked Verizon KRZR K1M with a standalone GPS. It was a clunky simulacrum of the iPhone, but it worked (unfortunately, it would take another decade for that sort of technical prowess to be cool).

Outerbody Experiences

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:04:00 +0000

Outerbody Experiences

A sneak peek at the madness currently being conjured at the Outerbody Experience Lab.

This Weekend Brought To You By...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:15:00 +0000

This Weekend Brought To You By…

On Javascript

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:13:00 +0000

On Javascript

I’ve come to appreciate the flexability of Javascript. In particular, how you can solve a problem in a number of different yet elegant ways.

Recently I’ve come across two sites that do a rather good job explaining a number of nice JS patterns. I’ll leave this here for your perusal.

http://shichuan.github.com/javascript-patterns/ https://github.com/rwldrn/idiomatic.js

And of course if you haven’t see it, check out this video of The Good Parts.

What the rap game can teach us about ebooks

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:56:00 +0000

What the rap game can teach us about ebooks

To understand the forces controlling the burgeoning ebook industry, which is projected to pull in more than $3.5 billion in 2012, we must first travel back to the roots of rap music.

The year: 1978 The place: Pasadena, California

Damon G. Riddick spent his early years DJing at parties in Pasadena while the west coast music scene erupted out of the galactic stardust that was B-Boying, beatboxing, DJing, graffiti art, and MCing. By the time Uncle Jamm’s Army put out “Dial-a-Freak”, the cities of Compton, Watts, and South Central had become strongholds of west coast rap.

Thoughts from the Bay

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:54:00 +0000

Thoughts from the Bay

A few quick observations of the Bay Area after moving from New York City.

You meet people from “the internet” in the grocery store and at parties. Amazing, and something that never happened in NYC. Perhaps more friendships in SF begin on the internet?
The SF music scene has much less quantity that NYC but makes up for it in quality. ASLI and Public Works are lifesavers in this department.
Everyone has a side project. Sometimes the side projects have side projects.
Immediate access to hiking and nature in SF is a big win. Loss of all night public transit & 3AM pizza is a loss.
A car is a must-have (unfortunately).
The Bay Area has physical manifestations of internet destinations. Whether it is stumbling on the Color office in Palo Alto or the Rapleaf sign in SF.

A quick note on South Beach

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:53:00 +0000

A quick note on South Beach

Everything Will Smith has ever said about Miami is right on the money.

Oxidized Bismuth Blogger

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Oxidized Bismuth Blogger

After the smashing success of Iron Blogger in San Francisco, a subset of bold and daring individuals have decided to start a parallel group, Oxidized Bismuth Blogger, with a focus on short-form musings – it could be a business idea, a cool hack, or just something mindblowing that fell out of your skull. Far too often great ideas fall through the cracks and OBB is here to catch them with a reassuring trust fall.

A Note on Efficiency

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:33:00 +0000

A Note on Efficiency

Sydney’s Harbour Bridge, along with the Opera House, is an icon of the city. Completed in 1932, the bridge provides a pleasant walk from Milson’s Point into the city proper. What interests me, however, is what lies underneath the trusses. Expansive parks with some of the best views of the Sydney skyline can be found on either side of the bridge, under the massive pillars that support the structure. Even more intriguing, the city has leased space to shops that are actually built intothe bridge itself. This effort of efficiency is impressive, especially compared to the dilapidated and often depressing scenes found beneath many of America’s bridges.

A Post from Down Under

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:39:00 +0000

A Post from Down Under

On a bit of a whim I have left my tiny island of Alameda for adventures in Sydney, Australia. A few observations:

Australians are extremely fit

While it has been reported that more than 60% of Australians are overweight, I don’t believe they are living in Sydney. Every day I see masses of runners, skateboarders, and bicyclists roaming the remarkably clean streets.

Sydney is clean

Tools of the trade: Subsonic

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:41:00 +0000

Tools of the trade: Subsonic

A large digital music library is both a blessing and a curse. Before the advent of Napster I would carefully scour AudioGalaxy looking for tracks to stuff into my Rio PMP300. There comes a point, however, when a music library becomes too big for its britches and you need to move to a client/server model.

Many services offer the ability to upload your tracks for remote listening. Lala did an excellent job of this before it was promptly purchased by Apple and killed in 2010. AudioGalaxy has also been reborn as a similar service, and even Google Music is testing the waters. The issue is that many of these services limit the number of tracks you can upload or have other silly issues (no support for FLAC, inability to stream to phones, etc). I am still hopeful that Spotify will come to the rescue, but in the meantime with a burgeoning music collection it was time for an alternative.

Silver white winters that melt into springs...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:46:00 +0000

Silver white winters that melt into springs…

♪♪ …these are a few of my favorite things ♪♪

I’m a nut when it comes to tools and productivity. But lo! choose wisely, lest we become the tools of our tools.

Here is an abridged, alphabetical list of my favorites:

1Password ($) - Quit using the same password for every service and never type a username into a browser again. I was skeptical at first but this program delivered. Bonus points for the awesome browser extensions and Dropbox integration.
Airfoil ($) - Play audio across any number of devices or machines, in sync. The company essentially reverse-engineered Airplay to make it work everywhere.
Alfred ($/free) - The lovechild between Quicksilver and the command line, this app is best way to perform tasks and launch applications on a Mac. Totally scriptable, totally awesome.
Audio Hijack Pro ($) - Record system audio and boost output from tiny speakers.
Better Touch Tool (free) - Keyboard and magic mouse shortcuts. Replaced Alt+tab for me when switching between applications.
Calibre (free) - eBook manager and must-have application for the Kindle. I also use it to manage the PDFs I’m currently reading.
Dropbox ($/free) - I hesitated to put this on the list because it seems so obvious. I keep everything in Dropbox – my home folder, emacs configurations, projects, taxes, and backups.
Emacs (free) - My operating system of choice. If you’re on a Mac, get this version.
Flux (free) - A perfect companion for night-owl coders, this app makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day (warm at night and like sunlight during the day).
Hazel ($) - Folder actions on steroids.
iTerm2 (free) - A better Terminal for the Mac.
NetNewsWire (free) - My RSS reader of choice. Tight integration with Google Reader and Instapaper.
RememberTheMilk ($/free) - My task manager du jour, particularly because it runs everywhere (browser, phone, emacs, email, alfred). I’m trying to make the switch to Asana, and have already moved my work projects, but still use RTM for everyday tasks.
SABnzbd (free) - If you’re on usenet you need this app. Lots of features and a built-in web interface.
Spotify ($/free) - Everything Napster should have been. I wish you could upload music like Lala, but in combination with a home music server (see the next entry) it means you’ll have tunes wherever you are. Be sure to get the Developer build for API integration.
Subsonic ($/free) - For the unwieldy music collection, this app streams your audio and video to any browser or phone. Setup is a snap and the API is nice.
Telephone ($) - If you’ve got Google Voice, this app will notify you (on the computer) when your phone is ringing. You can also answer the call and start talking. This app used to be free but I only see a paid version in the App Store.
TotalFinder ($) - Tabs, copy/paste, and more for the Finder. Sounds trivial but I wonder how I lived without it.
TotalTerminal (free) - Quake-style drop down terminal window. Hawt.
uTorrent (free) - A lightweight, no-nonsense BitTorrent client. The built-in web interface is a nice touch.
VLC (free) - Still the best media player out there. Probably has a codec for 8-track and betamax.
XQuartz (free) - A better version of the X window system, with keyboard shortcuts that don’t get in my way.

Cup a' joe

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:47:00 +0000

Cup a’ joe

After celebrating a couple years of not having to deal with the GridBagLayout, I’m dusting off the JVM to give Java another try. However, I’m not quite ready to leave Emacs for Eclipse (don’t mention the doppelgänger keyboard layout – it’s not the same).

Two features I miss from Eclipse are source code navigation and tight server integration. Especially when familiarizing yourself with a new codebase, jumping around within the source can be an excellent tool.

Always Summer Somewhere

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:39:00 +0000

Always Summer Somewhere

Channeling my blog-fu I have joined Iron Blogger San Francisco, in which a dedicated posse of Bay Area bloggers commit to a post a week.

Inspired by fellow (audio) blogger Matt Earp (Kid Kameleon) and Dan Levine, I’ve decided to make this week’s post an aural experience.

Enjoy! It’s always summer somewhere…

A Game of Fees

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:02:00 +0000

A Game of Fees

“Winter is coming.” – Eddard Stark, discussing his Comcast bill

Comcast is the worst. They suck. They support SOPA. They are political bullies. They cap their speeds. They are the worst company in America…but I got to have my cat photos.

While I scramble to find a less evil internet service provider in Oakland, I might as well save some $$$ on fees (Comcast’s bread and butter). These rules apply to internet (Xfinity) service but could very well apply to voice and television service as well (I suggest you stop watching TV and dump your landline but those are posts for another day).

Apprenticeship: Aligning Educational Incentives

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:35:00 +0000

Apprenticeship: Aligning Educational Incentives

Computer science education is a hot field, and rightly so. Even with the economy reeling, experienced computer scientists work two and three jobs to keep up with demand. According to the laws of Developernomics:

[T]he only thing potentially more valuable than a relationship with a great developer is a relationship with a survivalist who is good with things like guns, bunkers and cabins in woods

Barring a major catastrophe (and perhaps in spite of it), computer scientists will continue to demand a premium as technology reinvents entire sectors. No matter how staunchly opposed to a technological revolution, the realms of government, higher education, and even farming will eventually feel the touch of this steampunk Midas.

Deterministic Navigation, or, Learning from Vim

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:22:00 +0000

Recently I had the excellent opportunity to hang out and talk shop with Kyle Wild about the state of Computer Science, CS education, and software development environments. While the former are discussions for later posts, the latter will be part of a series elucidating the good parts of Emacs and Vim.

Parties on both sides of the holy war seem to get more distracted with partisan bickering than figuring out how to best get the code out of your head and into a computer. As an Emacs programmer, I’m interested in how I can incorporate the useful bits of Vim. Kyle, coming from the Vim world, wanted to more clearly understand the pros and cons of using one IDE over another before investing the time required to make the switch. However you currently code, I suggest looking over the shoulder of a friend using a different IDE – you’re bound to learn something.

Gender Bias in NYC Salaries

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:04:00 +0000

Gender Bias in NYC Salaries

Beatbeat recently released an article listing the 20 most hirable yet already employed developers and designers in the NYC area. Given the scarcity of tech talent on today’s market, these “poachable” employees were listed alongside a Ballpark Poachability Number (B.P.N.) that, as Foster Kamer explained, is “an index compiled from salaries known, either of The Poachables’ or those around them, and then from the kind of offer that could get them to budge; not what they’re paid, it’s what they could get paid. It’s basically a glorified, informed guesstimate.“

The difference between Bangladesh and the USA

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:22:00 +0000

The difference between Bangladesh and the USA

Bangladesh: A train or a bus is speeding away from a stop and attempts to board are likely to result in serious injury or death. The conductor on board holds out his hand and pulls you in.

USA: The train is due to depart at 14:10. It is 14:09 and your hero is on the platform alongside the train but the doors are closed. He runs desperately to the coach where the conductor has his door open, but then the train starts moving very slowly. No real risk of injury let alone death, but the conductor bars the way and your hero is unable to board.

HTML5 badges for the masses

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:06:00 +0000

HTML5 badges for the masses

With over 500K apps, the App Store gets a lot of love from developers. HTML5 is also a popular buzzword. However, even with all the hype around HTML5, I was surprised to discover it is still lacking an App Store~esque banner.

I’m happy to announce the wait it over…

See it in action on Hunch Mobile.

AutomaticDJ in Action!

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:49:00 +0000

AutomaticDJ in Action!

People have been sending lots of love and great feedback for AutomaticDJ, the passive music selection system that plays tunes from the Hunch API based on your face. I’ve released the code on GitHub and am looking forward to see what people can create.

Here is a video showing AutomaticDJ in action:

Note that you need not have any music likes (or any likes at all!) on your Facebook profile for this to work. That’s the magic of the Hunch API.

Hackers and Musicians Rock "Music Hack Day"

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:11:00 +0000

Hackers and Musicians Rock “Music Hack Day”

While most of America was home watching the Grammys, hundreds of sleep-deprived hackers, musicians, record label execs, and members of the press from around the globe were packed into the main room of GeneralAssemb.ly where teams were presenting 48-hour hacks that clicked, beeped, tweeted, and screamed at Music Hack Day NYC.

This, the 12th incarnation of Music Hack Day (brainchild of SoundCloud’s Dave Haynes) featured over 70 teams hacking around the clock on more than 20 APIs offered by a flock of cutting-edge startups (including my own beloved Hunch API, presented via Emacs).

Audible Commit Messages with CommitBot

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Audible Commit Messages with CommitBot

I enjoy a good commit message as much as the next coder. (For the non-nerds in the audience, a commit message is a short description of the changes you made to the source code). At Hunch we found that greping through commit logs was a bit of a pain and instead wrote CommitBot, a script for audibly broadcasting commit messages. You can see it in action here:

Rumpelstiltskin, or, a Question of Frames

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:41:00 +0000

Rumpelstiltskin, or, a Question of Frames

A name is an extremely powerful device. From the Grimm Brother’s Rumpelstiltskin to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, literary texts are filled with examples of the power of names.

The same principles hold in the world of computer science. When programming, once you’ve determined the name of an object you wield tremendous power over it. However, names can often be a burden. I can’t fathom how many times I’ve used the following construct:

Nice to See You – Recognizing Faces using Face.com

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:32:00 +0000

Nice to See You – Recognizing Faces using Face.com

Last month, and to a small amount of fanfare, Face.com released an API for performing facial recognition on an arbitrary set of images. Most exciting is its support for recognizing friends on Facebook and Twitter.

Kami has graciously written a Python library for Face.com and released it on github.

Here is some sample code for taking a photo on a Mac, recognizing the face, and then cross-referencing Facebook for the user’s info.

The Importance of Being Virtualized

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:51:00 +0000

The Importance of Being Virtualized

Of all the 90’s sitcoms, there will always be a soft spot in my heart for Home Improvement. No, it wasn’t because of a crush on Pamela Anderson or JTT. Deep down I’m a tools guy.

There are all manner of tools and gizmos I’ve found useful for Getting Things Done. In another era I might have been a blacksmith or a disciple of Zhu Shijie. In this life, software is my trade and the bit is my bread and butter. I used to be an avid reader of Lifehacker and Mind Hacks before discovering it was much more rewarding to surround myself with really great people in the industry.

Hunch Census Widget

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:53:00 +0000

Hunch is great for making decisions, but did you know it can also be a tool for learning about others? We’ve created a widget for bloggers (or anyone with a website) to understand more about their readers. Visitors can use the widget to see how they compare to other readers, and then there is a game at the end where Hunch tries to guess answers to additional questions. Give it a try:

Stranger in a strange land

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:33:00 +0000

Stranger in a strange land

This February, aside from being Black History and Library Lovers month, marks my entrance into NYC and a new career. After working as a consultant for the recommendations startup hunch.com for a few years, I have finally joined the superstar team as a full-time code ninja. If you have not used the site before I suggest you give it a try.

Call me Ishmael

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:59:00 +0000

Call me Ishmael


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