Monday, January 22, 2007
Copacetic
A well executed plan is like a freshly filled fountain pen.
Logistical details flow like ink through my mind.
Logistical details flow like ink through my mind.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
I listend to the show. The DJs were assholes.
The family of a California woman who died after participating in a radio station's water-drinking contest to win a Nintendo Wii will sue the station, their lawyer said on Thursday.
Family sues radio station in Wii contest death | CNET News.com
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
It appears that gold-diggers will be out of a job
THE allure of the trophy wife may be fading. Academics say they have found the first evidence that successful British males increasingly prefer a spouse with a high-powered job to one who stays at home with the children.
Alpha males forsake the trophy wife - Sunday Times - Times Online
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The RowSet is the new ResultSet
One of the problems with working with a ResultSet is that you can't pass it around from class to class across a network or across the Internet. A ResultSet maintains a connection to a database and because of that it can't be serialized. There are many situations where it would be a nice feature to be able to pass a ResultSet from one Java class to another across a network.
I guess we do need a replacement for Fortran
"For some types of workloads, the computer industry has done a pretty good job. Google is a parallel programming problem," Illuminata analyst Gordon Haff said. "Some workloads scale very well. A lot do not, however. Extracting parallelism from those workloads is a very long-standing computer science problem. Progress has been made, but it's a long way from being solved."
Monday, January 15, 2007
See... I do have taste.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
In search of bedroom sound system.
Is this better than the etymotic one?
Motorola Bluetooth S9 Headphones | Uncrate
I need this for work. I hate wires getting in my way now. Everything wireless baby.
technorati tags:wireless, headphone
Blogged with Flock
Mmmm.. tastes like.... cancer!
Boing Boing: HOWTO mass-customize boiled omelets
Travis sez, "Ziploc has come out and said to avoid cooking anything like this,
as their bags cannot withstand temperatures that high. There is also
the risk of the plastics combining with the food and the content being
a possible cancer risk!"
A good Apple TV alternative
SlingCatcher brings PC-to-TV video for $200
This thing will let you stream any video format from your PC. Apple TV only lets you watch what you can watch on your iPod or on iTunes. What I'd like to do is be able to download content of any format and watch it from the comfort of my couch or bed.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Steve Jobs on CNBC
Everyone wants an iPhone. I don't relish the idea of EDGE instead of EVDO and the fact that I'd have to switch to Cingular. My contract for my Sidekick ends in June 08.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Izakaya Haru Ulala
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Originally uploaded by johnkuo.
http://www.haruulala.com/
The best thing I had was the fried soft-shelled crab.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
There seems to be some sort of trend
These double walled glasses by Bodum seem to be really popular for:
- coffee
- tea
- beer
and now.... sake!
Bodum Double Wall Sake Glasses | Outblush
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Oh Python
Can anyone tell me the difference between
http://www.python.com
and
http://www.python.org
??
I was looking for the programming language, Python. How am I to know that it is a non profit?
http://www.python.com
and
http://www.python.org
??
I was looking for the programming language, Python. How am I to know that it is a non profit?
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
Sunday, December 31, 2006
How to Tell When a Relationship is Over
Since this is British humour, perhaps Steph will find it funny.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
How will the next generation read and write?
"Linguistic class divisions are growing in the U.S.," says Bruce. "My sense is that young people show enormous potential for creativity--just look at YouTube, graffiti, new music, and so on. At the same time, society tramples that creativity for the many oppressed by poverty and racism, and for the young people who have their lives defined by consumerism and mass production."
Take that, James Rutz: Soy gives you big balls.
"There is also no research to indicate that soy consumption decreases penis size or makes people gay. There is some marmoset research showing that infants fed with soy formula milk experience puberty normally and have the same penis length as their twins. Soy formula milk-fed marmosets actually had greater testis weight than their twins."
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Strange as hell looking Ety8
If only these things were a little cheaper. My Grado SR-60's at work are on their last legs. I've already sent them in once for repair and purchased replacement ear pads. It is time for an upgrade. I've thought about getting a higher pair of Grados. I've also considered AK-701s.
Should I sacrifice performance in favor of convenience?
Google's stroke of genius in Google Desktop
I've been searching a long time for a windows equivalent to Mac's Quicksilver. I think I've found it: Google Desktop's Quick Search Box feature.
The default setting is to hit ctrl twice. This brings up a looking rectangular box in which you can type your query. You can then arrow down and choose between search options. The key attribute that wins me over is it's responsiveness.
Is white noise better than music in the background?
Maybe I can play this really really loud when I want to have private conversations at work.
Herman Miller's "Babble"costs $395 according to the article.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Oh no, Wil Wheaton is wearing Steph's tshirt.
Now washedup movie stars are wearing tshirts that I buy. I bought this tshirt for Steph right before her bday alcohol binge.
Here's another smoe with the same barfing clown tshirt.
I once thought threadless.com was cool because no one knew about it. If I bought a shirt from there, I deemed it very low on the probablity scale that I would encounter another human being with the exact same shirt.
This is no longer the case.
I remember seeing someone at a club in Anaheim with my bird with a jetpack tshirt (I've also been told it could pass as poop with a rocket). I have seen someone with my once favorite sad robot - unrequited love tshirt eating ramen in Little Tokyo, though her tshirt was yellow and mine is green.
Coolness by obscurity is no longer! Well... at least for threadless tshirts.
Here's another smoe with the same barfing clown tshirt.
I once thought threadless.com was cool because no one knew about it. If I bought a shirt from there, I deemed it very low on the probablity scale that I would encounter another human being with the exact same shirt.
This is no longer the case.
I remember seeing someone at a club in Anaheim with my bird with a jetpack tshirt (I've also been told it could pass as poop with a rocket). I have seen someone with my once favorite sad robot - unrequited love tshirt eating ramen in Little Tokyo, though her tshirt was yellow and mine is green.
Coolness by obscurity is no longer! Well... at least for threadless tshirts.
Word of the day
In the context of United States government documents, redaction (also called sanitization) generally refers more specifically to the process of removing sensitive or classified information from a document prior to its publication, during declassification.
Redaction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monday, December 18, 2006
Forget iPhone, Think Google Phone
The Observer of London is reporting that Google might be working with HTC and mobile/telecom giant Orange to build a Google Mobile Phone, which could possibly have Google software inside the device, and would be able to do many of the web tasks smartly. The device, article speculates, could go on sale in 2008. (Of course, we would all have forgotten by then… if it doesn’t happen.) Orange and Google, both declined to comment.
Read the story here
Read the story here
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
This for me is the RTM (Remember the Milk) Killer
The ease of use of a CLI for adding notes, todo lists and calendar due dates is amazing. I find that it is far easier and far faster to use
stikkit over rtm.
Stikkit even has a reminder feature where it will email you and SMS you with a reminder before 10 minutes before your event. If no time is specified, then it will email you at 9 am. It would be nice if you could specify the amount of lead time before the event to remind you. It would truly make no sense for it to remind me the morning of my Mom's birthday that I need to buy her a present. I suppose I could set up my due dates accordingly.
stikkit over rtm.
Stikkit even has a reminder feature where it will email you and SMS you with a reminder before 10 minutes before your event. If no time is specified, then it will email you at 9 am. It would be nice if you could specify the amount of lead time before the event to remind you. It would truly make no sense for it to remind me the morning of my Mom's birthday that I need to buy her a present. I suppose I could set up my due dates accordingly.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
Thursday, December 07, 2006
"He was always trying to learn more, always gorging himself on new information...I don't think James slept much."
"I saw myself in James," Magtoto said Wednesday after learning of Kim's death. "I liked him because he loved his family the way I love my family. Whatever it took, he wanted to give them everything they needed."
Datsun 280z Commercial
| Blast from the past, great old school commercial featuring the 280zx and Steve Wozniak | |
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Geeks are smart
James Kim, the San Francisco man who has been alone in the Oregon wilderness since Saturday, has been leaving markers of clothing and bits of maps as a trail for searchers to track, authorities said today.
Missing dad leaving clothing and map markers / Kim family initiates dropping of care packages
Wrap me like a turkey then!
The beam penetrates clothing, but not stone or metal. Blocking it is harder than you might think. Wearing a tinfoil shirt is not enough -- you would have to be wrapped like a turkey to be completely protected.
I think its better to stink up the plane with your farts than it is to strike a match on board.
The passengers and five crew members were brought off the plane, together with all the luggage, to go through security checks again. Bomb-sniffing dogs found spent matches. The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal body odor, [Lynne Lowrance, a spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority] said. The woman lives near Dallas and has a medical condition. The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on the plane. "American has banned her for a long time," Lowrance said.
6 Ways To Boost Your Mental Acuity At Work
Whether you
’re having trouble concentrating at work or you just need an extra mental kick to make it through your finals, there are some easy tricks that can improve your memory, concentration and focus.
read more | digg story
’re having trouble concentrating at work or you just need an extra mental kick to make it through your finals, there are some easy tricks that can improve your memory, concentration and focus.
read more | digg story
Secrets of Google's PageRank algorithm -- math inside!
Ever wondered how Google's search really works? David Austin lays it down like a clown in this in-depth exposition of PageRank and it's juicy eigenvalues.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Faking retardation is easier for some than for others
For nearly 20 years — ever since Pete Costello was 8 — his mother has collected disability benefits on his behalf. In meetings with Social Security officials and psychologists, he appeared mentally retarded and unable to communicate. His mother insisted he couldn't read or write, shower, take care of himself or drive a car.But now prosecutors say it was all a huge fraud, and they have video of Costello contesting a traffic ticket to prove it.
These are powerful words
Hastings described the area as steep and thickly wooded, but said he was confident rescuers would find Kim.
Monday, December 04, 2006
There is some hope
A cell phone tower received a signal from one of the family's cell phones at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday near Glendale, but officials say the signal is only an indicator the family could have been within 26 miles of Glendale at that time
Cell phone signal narrows search for missing CNET editor | Tech News on ZDNet
Things don't look good
The last known person to interact with the missing Kim family of San Francisco said Sunday night that she remembers seeing four happy travelers finishing their dinner in an Oregon highway restaurant and departing for a late-night drive in the rain.
I had to put the kibosh on my plans to attend medical school.
ki·bosh (k?'b?sh', k?-b?sh') pronunciation
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
Nike+ IPod = Surveillance
If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, you may be making yourself a surveillance target.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
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