July 2009
36 posts
Disassembling furniture and packing
June 2009
56 posts
VisualGST - Wiki - VisualGST →
VisualGST is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for GNU Smalltalk. There are many tools for this IDE: Transcript, Workspace, Browser, Finder, Inspector, Implementors, Senders, WebKit
my housemate has completely vacated, and my new lease has arrived to sign with details for utilities. Yay! Now to schedule the move itself
Motorcycle Roads NorthWest →
Motorcycle Roads Northwest is dedicated to bring riders of the Pacific Northwest, or those who want to visit, a listing of excellent riderâs roads oriented to the needs of the novice to experienced…
pdx.st - Portland Smalltalk Users Group :: start →
pdx.st is the Portland Smalltalk Users Group. The group welcomes programmers interested in the Smalltalk language. Members interact through a mailing list and meet regularly for presentations, demos…
cleaning my nearly empty house and arranging for my moving pod to arrive on Thursday
Also struggling with my Comcast modem and router today. 3G iPhone access is helping
I’m approved for my top pick of the Alberta Arts district apartments visited yesterday. A new two story cottage with garage!
just paid off the loan for my motorcycle. It was artificial debt, anyway.
the more I investigate moving options, the easier it seems. PODS.com looks pretty damn cool. I may need to throw a party retroactively!
going to Portland on Thursday for apartment viewing and some paperwork for the new job
jailbreaking and unlocking my 2G iPhone. I missed this quite a bit
making inquiries about apartments in NE Portland
At GasWorks park for the solstice celebrations. Always good to see the Flying Spaghetti Monster and naked people
moving to Portland now seems pretty certain. I’m excited! It’s time for a little change of scenery / community.
finished my transition to the iPhone 3G S. now I can wreak havoc on my EDGE iPhone for testing purposes
sweet! the UPS driver dropped by again. iPhone 3GS new-hotness has arrived
patiently waiting in iPhone activation/restore limbo
oops, my iPhone delivery seemingly happened while I was in the shower, and all I have is a “signature required” note. doh! time to call UPS
bailed on the conference due to my impending exhaustion. the ride home was gorgeous due to the weather but right now I’m bushed
at the Configuration Management Panel. everyone seems to come at this issue from a different perspective (which is valuable). #osb09
“Ask Forgiveness Not Permission” - I am already so on-board with that #osb09
Learning about the parrot VM #osb09
Portland’s mayor (Sam Adams) is instantly and obviously cooler than Seattle’s Mayor (Greg Nichols) #osb09
Chatted with Ward Cunnningham last night about his aboutus.com wiki startup, crashed on a friend’s couch, now for a full conf day
At @xpdx being a bit passive
Hadoop talk at #osb09 in Portland. map-reduce with dataflow programming on the cloud!
Hunch.com is pretty amusing, and might actually be useful soon (with enough smart user activity)
Twitter for Iran/protests makes so much more sense than Twitter for celebrities
Annals of Medicine: The Cost Conundrum: Reporting →
“As America struggles to extend health-care coverage while curbing health-care costs, we face a decision that is more important than whether we have a public-insurance option, more important than…
Syrinx is again functional after the twitpocalypse nonsense
Tag networks on social sites may predict next... →
A new analysis of data from del.ici.ous shows that, while the number of tags grows roughly in proportion to the growth of content, users can unwittingly provide bridges between networks of seemingly…
finally swapped my global keybindings between Quicksilver and Google’s Quick Search Box for MacOS X. I love QS but it’s just less stable
as a techie guy, how do I voice concerns/suggestions about feminist concerns? e.g. #bcs09 had an improved gender ratio but imbalanced tone
hm, maybe I ought to try socializing with OSBridge attendees in Portland on Wednesday since I’ll be in town that day
Geeked out with a fellow V-Strom #motorcycle rider/hacker at Barcamp. Shared some great ideas/tips for mods. #bcs09
resting at home before going out tonight. BarCamp Seattle was fun but I need a little downtime #bcs09
Running a freeform discussion about programming languages #bcs09
Microsoft the Musical! HMS Pinafore style. #bcs09
getting ready for Seattle BarCamp #bcs09
Academic source code dust-up symptom of CS... →
“I’ve always thought it was miserable that we take the supposed best and brightest in society, charge them up to $60,000 a year in fees, then put them to work for four years on producing busywork…
Waiting for Slog Happy to start with my fabulous girlfriend
watching a Google Tech Talk about the product I’ll hopefully be contributing to
apparently I am clenching my hands into fists as I sleep. yeah, I must admit being a little stressed lately…
got the iPhone activation sorted out. Now I’m pretty much compelled to order/reserve the new model, and refresh my old phone’s battery
oh, wonderful. I need my girlfriend’s personal data to activate my new iphone OS version. until then, it’s in the dock, de-activated. whee!
watching the wwdc keynote… thinking it’s time to upgrade from my first-gen EDGE iphone
what consumes me, bud caddell » how to be happy in... →
“I doodled this little venn diagram in my notepad the other day when we were talking about our own kung-fu and I realized itâs basically the conversation Iâve had for the last 12 years.”
“We…
had a good ride today south of Alki Beach with a passenger
Richard Wrangham's Catching Fire. - By Christine... →
“Cooking is a powerful biological force and the universal activity around which the rest of human historyâthe households and tribes, the migrations and wars, the religion and scienceâarranged…