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One Silicon Valleyite's perspective on life, politics, tech toys and whatever else comes by his desk.
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2010-10-16
| 06:26 | NPR won't take stand on torture, won't rally for sanity. If you won't risk controversy, what good are you? http://huff.to/blIcAQ |
| 13:40 | Back from a job interview. That could have gone better. |
| 16:44 | @JustaSunGod Envious! I love Legal Sea Foods. Sorry I didn't get to one this trip. |
| 20:50 | Word going around that Benoit Mandelbrot has left us. He revealed truth in beauty, and beauty in truth. |
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2010-10-15
| 08:12 | Hrs to kill before my flight, so I'm driving aimlessly before getting rid of the rental. Pretty day in Lynn, MA. http://plixi.com/p/50587920 |
| 10:13 | Forgot Legal Seafood is at Logan Airport & ate before I arrived. Dammit! |
| 12:24 | No laptop power on this flight. Just as well that there's no WiFi either, huh? |
| 15:14 | Flight into Chicago was supposed to be late. Instead it's early. Can't even get that right. |
| 21:01 | In a taxi & headed for home. Big interview in about 12 hours. |
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2010-10-14
| 04:08 | Time to get dressed, pack and head out. Leaving Vermont after a fine few days with my friend Beth. Massachusetts today, home tomorrow. |
| 09:04 | I got an image accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 09:28 | Finally needed my tripod, after carrying it around for a week. Treelined lane; photo soon. |
| 17:14 | Finishing up my day with a little bottle of ice wine from Vermont. Where they know a little about wine, and a lot about ice. |
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2010-10-13
| 13:58 | Finally got my tour of Ben & Jerry's, followed by watching apple cider being pressed. Yay, Vermont. |
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2010-10-12
| 06:20 | I have officially been depressed by the Simpsons. http://bit.ly/aHpIg8 |
| 09:04 | I got 2 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 12:04 | Just back from visiting a winery. In Vermont. Seriously. |
| 12:36 | @alwayscoffee There was. And maple flavored wine too. |
| 13:28 | @alwayscoffee Not brilliant, but pleasant enough. And the ice wine was kind of yummy. |
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2010-10-11
| 06:03 | Off to see a pumpkin regatta, which is just what it sounds like. Those crazy Vermonters! |
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2010-10-10
| 07:23 | Leaving cell signal-less Franconia. Heading to state #49! |
| 07:57 | Hello, Vermont! Funny, but so far you look a lot like New Hampshire. (Especially your lack of cell signal.) |
| 09:04 | I got 5 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
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2010-10-09
| 06:38 | Leaving Bangor on a bright sunny morning. Next stop: Franconia, NH. |
| 13:07 | @alwayscoffee I didn't know that. I assume you're right, as I saw a sign for the Robert Frost Museum a moment ago. |
| 13:09 | Left Maine earlier. Now in Franconia, NH for the night, with Vermont some time tomorrow. Loving all the liquid sunshine. |
| 13:19 | @alwayscoffee Once again I am in total awe of your feminine geekitude. |
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2010-10-08
| 04:51 | Beautiful skies in Portland after yesterday's torrential rain. Will stop and revisit a few places before I head north. |
| 05:47 | After the rain. http://plixi.com/p/49182593 |
| 06:47 | Okay, that's a really big shoe. http://plixi.com/p/49189995 |
| 09:56 | Serenity. http://plixi.com/p/49216841 |
| 11:47 | For the record, lobster roll at Muscongus in Round Pond, ME is beyond yummy. Well worth the detour, as was the scenery. http://bit.ly/9o3O0B |
| 12:12 | Christine O'Donnell ad, but better: http://bit.ly/cGg8pZ |
| 15:06 | MSFT & Adobe plotting against Apple? MSFT maybe acquires Adobe? Can't find words to describe how much that'd suck. http://nyti.ms/apC6zP |
| 15:48 | At a restaurant called the Muddy Rudder, sampling blueberry wine. It's a lot better than you'd think. |
| 15:50 | BTW, there's no AT&T 3G in Bangor. How does Stephen King stand it? |
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2010-10-07
| 06:43 | ♪ The rain in Maine for tourists is a pain... ♫ |
| 10:52 | Starting to see why someone would live in Maine. Even in the rain, there's a beauty to the place. Bet I'd hate the winters, though. |
| 12:04 | Unmarked helicopter & armed troops raid school, find tomatoes instead of pot. http://bit.ly/cpUT8t |
| 12:25 | "People worship what they don't understand." Duh. And water's wet. (About Apple & innovation.) http://bit.ly/a49Ufn |
| 14:57 | The downside of dealing with models: getting stood up. At least this time there's no expense except to my pride and/or dignity. |
| 18:45 | Just back from dinner with friends Suzy & Gary. Memphis BBQ in Maine? Nice break from all the lobster! |
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2010-10-06
| 06:11 | On the road toward New Hamster. Today's destination is Portland, Maine, my 48th state. |
| 09:12 | Arrived in Maine. That's 48 states if you're keeping count. http://plixi.com/p/48884917 |
| 11:27 | Having my very first lobster roll. Why, oh why, did I wait so long to visit Maine? |
| 11:29 | BTW, fall colors being most cooperative. Just need to find better vantage points. |
| 15:54 | Just tried out the massage chair in my hotel room. Wasn't expecting a kind of Spanish Inquisition. |
| 16:54 | Had a lobster roll at lunch. Having lobster bisque with dinner. You may notice a pattern developing. |
| 16:57 | Very clever iPhone app. CurrentTemp puts the temp in its icon, updates hourly using push notifications. |
| 16:59 | @hezmanagirl @cabri You are both correct! |
| 17:08 | @scapersuse One of my favorites, ever since I had it in Belgium many, many years ago. Texas de Brasil in Vegas does a good one too! |
| 17:53 | @Rally4Sanity I'm really going! Got my flights and my hotel and everything! Well, maybe not *everything*... |
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2010-10-05
| 08:58 | Waiting for my ride to the airport. Still a half hour to go. Have I mentioned how much I hate waiting? |
| 09:59 | Every journey begins with a single step. This one begins with a shuttle ride to SFO. |
| 10:55 | Signs at SFO say there's free WiFi here. They lie. |
| 11:13 | Potential employer wants to schedule 1-1 interviews when I get back. Guess my presentation went okay, not that I had any doubts. |
| 12:20 | Waiting to board my American flight. Makes me appreciate Southwest all the more, and I'm in First Class! |
| 18:43 | It's wet and dark in Boston. When can I go home? |
| 20:36 | I'd forgotten how stressful driving is around Boston. Homer the GPS found some truly weird roads to get me to the hotel. |
| 21:22 | @lomara Lucky! Been to 2 w00tstocks, & I still envy anybody who gets to one I'll miss! |
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2010-10-04
| 16:04 | Hitler was a Creationist? The Nazis burned Darwin's work? Intelligent Design must be known by the company it keeps. http://j.mp/cXhLDQ |
| 17:18 | RT @counternotions: RT @joshuatopolsky: Holy hell! Nokia fanboys are completely INSANE. http://twitpic.com/2uf61z via @nparmalee [Wow.] |
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2010-10-03
| 15:54 | RT @paulandstorm: [P] PTERADUCKTYL #syfymovies [More like Donald or Daffy? My vote's for Daffy.] |
| 21:14 | Packed. Laundry done. (Yes, in that order.) Still 36+ hours before I head east. I hate waiting. |
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2010-10-02
| 07:00 | Interview in a few hours. I am not going to psych myself out over it. Just be cool, and impress the heck out of them. And wear pants. |
| 09:03 | I got 14 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 12:51 | Waiting for the crowd to gather and the inquisition to begin. |
| 14:43 | Interview's done. Now we play the waiting game. (Waiting game sucks! Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos!) |
| 14:55 | @CarolynCrane The line is from The Simpsons. But it's a real game: http://amzn.to/cR7gb7 |
| 15:30 | How many people think Rick Sanchez will blame The Jews for his swift departure at CNN? If only we had that kind of power at Fox. |
| 18:19 | If you're a Big Bang Theory fan, you should follow @billprady. If you're not a fan, WTF is wrong with you? |
| 20:29 | Christine O'Donnell flunked out of Hare Krishna? It there some hare-brained scheme she hasn't tried? http://bit.ly/aURvbF |
| 20:30 | No truth to rumor Christine O'Donnell too weird for the Hare Krishnas. So make sure you tell that to everyone you know. |
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2010-10-01
| 09:07 | I got 31 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 10:07 | A friend pointed out that The Flintstones' first and Howdy Doody's last broadcasts were 50 years ago today. That's significant. |
| 10:08 | I got to see Buffalo Bob Smith during his Howdy Doody Revival appearance at my college. A nice man who related to old kids as well as young. |
| 14:09 | At LAX, with two hours to kill before my flight home. WiFi won't let me in, dammit! |
| 15:28 | Security alarm has been warping my brain for several minutes. TSA on a break? |
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2010-09-30
| 09:05 | I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 09:51 | Got a great 1/2 price deal at the Wyndham in Costa Mesa. Must be because the hotel is half disassembled. |
| 20:18 | I just won 200 free wings at the Costa Mesa Hooters. And RJ nearly won a second 200. Imagine the heartburn! |
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2010-09-29
| 09:08 | I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 10:17 | Packed and ready to leave Las Vegas. Only without the heavy drinking and death part. |
| 14:03 | Greetings from Las Vegas! (As we leave.) http://plixi.com/p/47678477 |
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2010-09-28
| 08:46 | Hotel Internet blocks FTP. Which would be a real problem, except they didn't think to block Secure FTP... |
| 09:05 | I got 57 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 12:39 | And where are *you* spending your Monday? http://plixi.com/p/47508621 |
| 13:27 | @CarolynCrane Carolyn, @feliciaday is a fan? That is *so* cool. |
| 16:48 | Watching a lingerie show rehearsal is not very interesting. Can't wait to see everyone transformed. That'll be worth the wait. |
| 17:54 | Waiting for the show to begin. http://plixi.com/p/47547512 |
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2010-09-27
| 09:03 | I got 40 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 10:49 | Just exceeded 10,000 images in my portfolio on @shutterstock. That's one heck of a lot of images. http://bit.ly/d8wvNX |
| 13:20 | Enjoying SJC's free WiFi & Southwest's comfy chairs with AC for my thirsty laptop. |
| 13:24 | Normally I would not desecrate my iPhone. But this has me reconsidering: http://bit.ly/bpYpC4 |
| 17:18 | Ensconced at the Rio. Room overlooks the pool. Sadly, it overlooks it completely. |
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2010-09-26
| 09:03 | I got 40 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 20:09 | Back from shooting at a condemned former reform school. Interesting way to spend a Saturday afternoon. |
| 23:09 | Packed. Off to Vegas tomorrow afternoon to shoot a lingerie show. I'd say more, but why? |
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2010-09-25
| 09:04 | I got 17 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 15:27 | Repug Rep King claims Stephen Colbert not a sincere Conservative. Memo to Rep King: Well, duh! |
| 17:02 | Shooting tonight with Shelby & Keri. A trial, but somehow I will prevail. |
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2010-09-24
| 09:04 | I got 27 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 09:21 | Filling out an employment application. What fun! Now whom do I trust to act as a reference? |
| 09:36 | @womprat99 I don't want them to know the truth! I want them to hire me! |
| 15:03 | @alwayscoffee Are you one of the Knights Who Say 'Ni'? That would explain the shrubbery problem. |
| 20:02 | Shooting with Carlotta. We're clothed; she's not. Much better than the other way around. |
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2010-09-23
| 08:11 | @renatojr_rj You *are* back for tomorrow night's shoot, right? |
| 09:03 | I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 09:40 | RT @Oprah: I think Jon Stewart's on to something. Rally to Restore Sanity. Would you consider going? Oct 30, 2010? [I'm there!] |
| 11:26 | RT @billamend: Yay! It's Bilbo's birthday! Take it away, Leonard... http://bit.ly/uKOU [I saw this on TV, long before I read The Hobbit.] |
| 13:35 | Nice day on the Bay. http://plixi.com/p/46548892 |
| 13:45 | How's my horizon? http://plixi.com/p/46550129 |
| 18:25 | Tonight's a theatre night. But first a littl |
| 18:26 | Argh! Waitress arrived just as I was typing! |
| 19:47 | In my seat at @SJRep. Go on, entertain me. |
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2010-09-22
| 07:40 | After two phone screens, I have an in-person interview today. Hope I remember how to do this. Probably should wear pants, don't you think? |
| 08:07 | RT @Rally4Sanity: Hey everyone don't forget October 30th is mid-autumn. Make sure you pack a sweater. Could be cold. [Thanks, mom.] |
| 09:06 | I got 19 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 09:31 | Did Bristol Palin really dance to Mama Told Me Not to Come? That's way too double entendre for that bunch. |
| 14:53 | Back from my interview. Don't want to jinx anything, but wearing pants was definitely a good idea. |
| 15:24 | Guess who's going to Washington for Jon Stewart's rally! This guy! (You can't see, but my thumbs are pointing to myself.) |
| 16:05 | @scapersuse Thanks, Suse. Me too. It's a great role at a great company. |
| 16:23 | @alwayscoffee Which is kind of ironic, since I prefer to imagine you without them. |
| 16:52 | @alwayscoffee Really? I was just thinking a dress. Why? What did you think I meant? |
| 17:39 | My copy of Tales of the Red Panda: The Android Assassins came from @decoder_ring! Read it now, or save it for one of my upcoming adventures? |
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2010-09-21
| 09:09 | I got 47 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 |
| 11:40 | RT @paulandstorm: [S] By popular demand, it's the wheel of under-achievement rationalization! http://twitpic.com/2qdgx0 [I can *so* relate.] |
| 14:29 | Did you know that the GOP considers PricewaterhouseCoopers a small business? WTF do they consider big? http://huff.to/bqmj1d |
| 16:23 | Bad link: Explain to me again how the Dems are the party of big spending. http://bit.ly/98pwpW |
| 16:25 | @womprat99 Oops! Not sure how I screwed that one up. Here's a correct link, although Echofon doesn't like it: http://bit.ly/98pwpW |
| 18:44 | RT @CastleTV: >>> Watch Castle TONIGHT 10/9c on ABC <<< RT for chance to win Castle mug http://castletv.net/win-a-castle-mug #CastleMug |
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2010-09-20
| 05:40 | Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! http://bit.ly/ar7AJ9 @paulandstorm |
| 05:41 | Having trouble choosing just the right font? This'll help: http://bit.ly/9oLSdk |
| 07:03 | @Molly23 If anybody could get away with it, I bet you could. Just give 'em a grin and they'll be helpless. |
| 12:37 | TP candidate Christine O'Donnell an embezzler? Batshit insane, stupid & a consummate liar usually enough for most people. http://j.mp/aTyU4n |
| 13:12 | @devans00 And not frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog isn't enough of a difference from Dear Sarah? |
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2010-09-19
| 09:18 | Leaving Capital City. (Yeah!). But first: breakfast. Or breakfust, as The Creamery in Palo Alto spells it. |
| 13:01 | Home, with lots of #w00tstock and model pictures to edit. But not yet. Need to vegetate a while first. |
| 13:50 | Via @gruber, why is this article about writing shorter emails so damn long? http://tcrn.ch/d5Ajs1 |
| 15:14 | @grantimahara Now that we have Bottle BeerBot, can Draft BeerBot be far behind? We need a Draft BeerBot movement! |
| 17:15 | Finally finished listening to Just a Geek by @wilw on the drive home from Capital City (yeah!). Funny, sweet, sad; great stuff. |
| 18:44 | Just uploaded a few pictures from #w00tstock 2.5 to Flickr. Front row table GOOD! http://bit.ly/aDf6NT |
| 20:42 | Tomorrow's Int'l Talk Like a Pirate Day, so enjoy the Captain's Wife's Lament from @paulandstorm: http://bit.ly/ar7AJ9 |
| 21:28 | @cascio No worries. I think you wowed the crowd in the best possible way. #w00tstock |
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2010-09-18
| 00:42 | Way too much fun at #w00tstock! And those three Newscastles didn't hurt either. |
| 01:26 | Okay, time to get to bed. Off to Sacramento in the (very late) morning for a shoot with the adorable Rosa. |
| 10:36 | Now I get it! Christine O'Donnell thinks Pinky & The Brain is a documentary! http://bit.ly/bPCNI4 |
| 10:45 | Car's packed, and I'm off to Capital City, yeah! |
| 20:33 | Good shoot. Model left a pair of shoes behind. Sadly not in my size. |
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2010-09-17
| 09:27 | Karl Rove's momentary lapse into honesty & integrity now over. You can all relax now. http://bit.ly/c8s0c2 |
| 09:45 | According to @billprady, supposed to remind you of #bigbangtheory minimarathon tonight & season premiere next Thursday. Okay, that's done. |
| 15:12 | Christine O'Donnell: Scientists have crossbred mice with fully functioning human brains. http://bit.ly/bPCNI4 |
| 15:15 | Google: Where "Don't Be Evil" is a slogan. http://bit.ly/aXwWKo |
| 17:11 | Tonight's the night! http://plixi.com/p/45497192 |
| 17:14 | @SuzyMassey Oh no! What did you do? |
| 17:18 | Only ten people stupid enough to be on line 1 1/4 hours before the doors open. Oh, and me #w00tstock |
| 18:02 | Saw @donttrythis come by. We waved. He waved. #w00tstock |
| 18:06 | The line grows. #w00tstock http://plixi.com/p/45504808 |
| 19:21 | Front row center for #w00tstock. http://plixi.com/p/45515495 |
| 19:54 | It's on! #w00tstock http://plixi.com/p/45520286 |
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