May 2008
82 posts
going to meet the famous lemonodor and another lisp hacker over beers
April 2008
77 posts
just had a weird/cool situation with a middle-aged italian security guard telling me about all sorts of personal and cultural problems in LA
…unsolicited, really. I was just having a post-dinner smoke in a nearly-unoccupied parking lot next to my motorcycle
woo! finally checked in to my hotel in Pasadena. got a hot shower, got upgraded for free to one of their best suites
I wonder is there something abstractly informatic about the way beauty is seen in waves crashing against structure?
Rode south along the cliffs near Big Sur… so magnificent that seeing the Hearst castle afterwards was just amusing
Served crepes and Umbria coffee by Algerians
Also: more bugs squeegeed from my windshield/faceplate than in the past year at home
750 miles, Lake Shasta, heat wave, teenage adulation, cruising in SF, Hecker Pass, Monterey!
GNOME + Do = Crazy Delicious →
crashing at the Best Western in Coos Bay (Are they coosbanians?). ~550 miles today, and many sights
also, I have free wifi and no cel access (on T-Mobile). darn
Yaquina head lighthouse view is spectacular!
Omw to LA. Late start but I’m past Olympia now
Gnome + Do = Crazy Delicious: http://do.davebsd.com/
putting together all the equipment and luggage for my motorcycle trip to LA
just arrived for my reading list: Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky, and Presentation Zen
hm… my last update could be interpreted as a little craziness :) it’s a productive day, in any case. I’m addressing longstanding UI issues
user interaction design patterns are coming together in my head!
How a new way to count national income could... →
Pritchett is convinced that the way the discussion is framed does make a difference; once we formally recognize that people can escape poverty by moving as well as by sitting still, we may start to…
the computer history museum is not too easy to visit for a tourer.
sorting out the when’s and where’s of the LA motorcycle trip with travel maps @ Shultzy’s
explaining yet again why my Slate programming language can’t progress without a good vm/compiler hacker (which I am not)
ah the hail has moved here (Ravenna, Seattle)
Giraffe Labs! :) (I’m pretty sure I know what it is, but it’s a good name nonetheless)
got tickets for Forbidden Kingdom tonight, the Jet Li / Jackie Chan adventure… I say Gamera wins; my girlfriend’s money is on Mothra!
losing sympathy for the neighbor’s dog after an hour of nearly continuous barking
working too hard to wrap up features for tomorrow’s release
Why do we focus on the least important causes of... →
In the end, admitting that most cancers have natural causes rightly shifts the focus on cancer prevention away from individual consumers. That’s a good thing, since in the end, you can’t always shop…
the new motorcycle seat arrived, which is lower than the stock one so I’ll have better feet planting
nearby = north of the U district in Seattle. g5 = dual g5 mac tower that is my main workstation
did anyone else nearby hear a huge thunderclap with a power spike? that was sobering… working from my laptop now with the g5 off
Find The Best Cell Phone Plan For You | BillShrink →
discussing TUNES ideas at saturdayhouse
discovered that the toddler next door suits up with hat and gloves when he sees me get on my motorcycle. damn cute kid =)
phrase of the day: “iPhone bubble”
Game theory explains dinner-party dates. - By Mark... →
You can think of this traditional concept of the search for marriage partners as a kind of an auction. In this auction, some women will be more confident of their prospects, others less so. In…
Games - Wii Games →
Five days of Disney. - By Seth Stevenson - Slate... →
After spending the past five days here, I’ve come to the conclusion that Disney World teaches kids three things: 1) a meaningless, bubble-headed utopianism, 2) a grasping, whining consumerism, and 3)…
/home/dima :: Rails On Emacs (in english) →
It is minor mode for editing Ruby On Rails code with Emacs. This minor mode makes your work much easier and user friendly
Vitamin Features ยป Serving JavaScript Fast →
WaMu stocks are up, while WaMu home loan employees are being laid off
… which includes my girlfriend. maybe I can nudge her towards a more creative job this time.
posted pictures from this weekend’s camping trip: http://flickr.com/photos/briantrice/tags/northerncascades/
