2008

Quick Way to Break in a Clarinet Reed

just activated my new SPOT messenger for our San Gorgonio backpacking trip this weekend...

today i programmed, did a photo shoot for and architecture magazine, processed 20+ business cards...

ok i need to see this movie: Train de Vie: http://tinyurl.com/5qv93c can’t find it on netflix...

retweet: hack a day t-shirt contest: http://tinyurl.com/56ll5s

I’ve been using GTD consistently for roughly 3 years

more recently for GTD i’ve been using OmniFocus (OS X). I like it because it syncs with my...

Gaviota Peak http://tinyurl.com/6adeet

i am getting more twitter spam followers every day. block is cool, but twitter needs a flag as...

YouTube is a Company, We Are The Community

Gaviota Peak

Scientists Find Safer Way to Make Blood...

4th Amendment? LAPD Destroy Hot Dog Vendors...

iPhone 2.0.2 Update Arrives, Fixes iPhone 3G...

My New Clarinet: Selmer CL-200 http://tinyurl.com/62bsy6

My New Clarinet: Selmer CL-200

tropic thunder: Epic Win

just got back from a hike to gaviota peak. it was strenuous, but fun

you can get your own mongo icon here: http://tinyurl.com/6gumjp

heading out to my second solo art show, this one is a private show / party =]

just got back from shabbat services at wilshire temple and lunch at canter’s which included...

ok fine, manga me for just one day…. they don’t have very jewish hair though

it’s insane that ups takes 6 days to ship something that the USPS will ship in 2 days for...

thanks all for your condolences

Oh also great-grandmother.

RIP Vera Gordon, 96 years old. Wonderful loving wife, mother and grandmother.

my grandma just passes away. she had been in hospice. she is in a better place now.

just practiced clarinet for the 3rd time today. i freaking love my new wood selmer.

MIT Students Submit 30-Page Report; Judge...

my Selmer wood clarinet came today. awesome!

have i mentioned that i love jQuery? I have, and I do. =]

spent an hour playing klezmer on my clarinet : Sol Sayn Gelebt

once i get my clarinet chops down i’m looking to start a klezmer band… who’s...

finished playing klezmer tunes on my clarinet. now off to work.

back on my early morning schedule. i like… niiiiice.

finished practicing clarinet… fun. excited about the wood clarinet i ordered today. last time...

Defcon 16 Wrap-up http://tinyurl.com/6kj9gx

i love jQuery

here at the skid row photo club. we got a brand new iMac. http://snipurl.com/3fh0x

Defcon 16 Wrap-up

Federal Informant Bullied Hacker Into His 9...

just completed an amazing post-defcon sleep marathon 12 hours FTW

Finally back in downtown LA. It’s good to be home (and the king)

my #defcon wrap-up gallery is up on wired: http://tinyurl.com/6hz99b

iphone 2.0.1 pwnage tool upgrade worked, iphone backup didn’t… no huge loss though

upgrading my iphone to 2.0.1 with Pwnage tool (I use tmobile)

#defcon noc tour got picked up on slashdot, boingboing and gizmodo… thanks guys!

Images From the 16th Annual DefCon

had a great time at #defcon now it’s time to drive back to LA. Bye!

finished writing gallery captions and posting mystery challenge for #defcon / wired. sleepy time.

#defcon mystery challenge on wired: http://tinyurl.com/6awrah

The DefCon 16 Mystery Challenge

hey #defcon folks from LA area see you on the 15 tomorrow. keep an eye on wired for more coverage.

watching the shining and writing #defcon posts for wired… inspired to drink a glass of whiskey...

shot 1055 photos at #defcon — choosing best 12 for wired.com wrap-up gallery

L’Atelier was good. honestly Bar Charlie was better. they opened after the michellin ratings....

ok so we are heading to L’Atelier. one Michelin star p

also mystery challenge, joe grand badge radness and defcon galley to follow. galley runs tomorrow.

on monofail. almost to MGM for fancy dinner at L’Atlier. got great photos from #defcon closing...

can’t believe I wasn’t using twinkle to geolocate during #defcon. fail

digg the #defcon NOC photo tour: http://tinyurl.com/6kg8wk

thanks for all the good times #defcon @peneloper and I are off to get ready for dinner at...

minibosses up in the riv penthouse now (i am not there though) retweet from @Viss

A First Ever Look Inside The Defcon Network...

Federal Judge in DefCon Case Equates Speech...

freakshow going off

back at the riviera. time to shoot the freakshow party

drinking at splash bar. come say hi #defcon peeps

Order Sought to Halt DefCon Talk about...

Flump

heading to wynn buffet and then #defcon

at z splash bar

filling empty water bottle with maker’s mark, then off to splash bar.

time for drinks at splash bar. see you there?

just had an awesome Kobe filled dinner at craftsteak. when they say 3 course they really mean 12...

just woke up from a nap, feeling better. time to go eat at Craftsteak FTW

parties last night were fun. only partied ‘till 5:30 this morning. didn’t wake up drunk...

Crack Medeco High-Security Locks with a...

high security locks FAIL with plastic key http://tinyurl.com/5589hq

crap i’m still drunk…. oh well time to shoot photos

sky in vegas is lovelyful

French Reporters at Black Hat Hacked Fellow...

digg it por favor: http://tinyurl.com/6h6ykk

french journos hack other journos at #blackhat FTL: http://tinyurl.com/5vnydt

about to head out for dinner at Bar Charlie FTW

leaving #blackhat for #defcon registration

so passports from all countries are totally hackable. you can change data, pictures, etc. you can...

at #blackhat in passport hacking talk

Defcon Supplies http://tinyurl.com/6xrtcs

Defcon Supplies

made it to Las Vegas, checked in to my hotel. Marker’s Mark time.

on the road to las vegas. #defcon #blackhat here we come!!!!

that was a long photo shoot! ok now time to go home, then leave for vegas!

photo shoot at work today… need to wrap this up and get to Blackhat / Defcon FTW

Fry’s mission successful. My receipt was over 3 feet long. I have SD cards for sale if you...

fry’s run in 10 minutes…. anyone want to tag along? leaving from Downtown

wife and I just joined Wilshire temple. excited to be a part of the Jewish community again. now...

Defcon badge sneak peak: http://tinyurl.com/dc16-badge [digg it!]

Exclusive Defcon 16 Badge Sneak Peak

my friend in chicago is about to get with a giant tornado. he’s worried about bricking his...

Hike: Echo Mountain, White City, Mt. Lowe Railway Ruins http://tinyurl.com/58qbcs

excited about defcon…

Hike: Echo Mountain, White City, Mt. Lowe...

Twitter Failwhale Cake ... FTW!

deleted all the people I don’t know from my digg friend list… added a few people i do,...

yesterday @peneloper and I hiked to the top of mt lowe and back in about two hours… good fun....

42 Things About the LA Times

Are Biodefense Labs Bad for Our Health?

paring this 4,000 word interview down to 750 words is no easy task… cool interview though on...

Programming the Adruino and TLC5940 for LED Fun http://tinyurl.com/6pabhl

Programming the Adruino and TLC5940 for LED...

just played clarinet for two hours… first time in about 15 years. i’m going to start...

took photos inside two clean rooms today at caltech

links for 2008-07-31 http://tinyurl.com/57rbcs

links for 2008-07-31

happy birthday to my beautiful, lovely, radiant, wonderful wife @peneloper

Long Beach Harbor Fire Boat

only you can prevent FAIL

loving omnifocus for GTD … awesome

upgraded a big development project to rails 2.1.0 .. that was pretty painless =]

Rove to be held in contempt of Congress

SAR: Highline Training http://tinyurl.com/5z4c2h

everything is ok here in downtown LA with penelope and i =]

SAR: Highline Training

Virgin Galactic Unveils White Knight Two...

Wired: Virgin Galactic Unveils WhiteKnightTwo Launch Vehicle http://tinyurl.com/5rahno

ok this comment made me lol: http://tinyurl.com/lolbranson

back at lax. wired post with my photos is live.

sorting photos from WhiteKnightTwo unveiling

resyncing ~8gb mail archive from my box in colo on a gigabit connection to my laptop at the office...

Wired: Virgin Galactic Unveils WhiteKnightTwo...

Virgin Galactic Unveils Launch Plane for...

most invasive TSA search ever

excited about going to see White Knight Two tomorrow… @xenijardin are you going?

Power to the Twinkle Lady

20 Great Ways to Find More Free Time

OmniFocus sync is not quite ready for primetime, but hey at least I set up secure WebDAV and SSL on...

considering switching to omnifocus instead of TextEdit for my GTD goodness

about to head to work near 90014

Domino's Scientists Test Limits Of What...

the wackness was the dopeness

at Arclight waiting for our movie. the wackness near Leland Way & Vine St

my iphone is booting with a pineapple logo

oh yeah. my iphone is version 2.0 on tmobile FTW

thank you iphone dev team ftw

From Tiny Machines to Security the Future of...

stayed up past my bedtime writing arduino code for my canon remote project

enjoying @ginnycase beating people with the Brown Act clue stick

just walked to dodger stadium and back. fun =]

Skid Row Photography Club http://tinyurl.com/5oxrrv

Skid Row Photography Club

had fun dining with fellow geeks @eecue @boogah @rockandrollgeek @mjlambie @heathervescent @ilainie...

geek dinner at mao’s

walking to the red line en route to geek dinner

about to head to the geek dinner by way of the red line and taxi

about to head to the geek dinner by way of the red line and taxi

insteon module failed, past one year warranty, they will not replace. fail

links for 2008-07-15

links for 2008-07-15 http://tinyurl.com/6cxl83

Gallery: Einstein's Legacy: Inside the Quest...

good morning sleeping city, feels good to be back on my early morning routine

Cave of The Winding Stair

Cave of The Winding Stair http://tinyurl.com/5w4qzt

I’m sad about what Zell is about to do / has done to the LA Times

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wow i’ve been a member of paypal since 2000

enjoying whiskey on caturday, up next sanamluang then hellboy

spent the afternoon rewriting an arduino library for the 5940 chip…. LED PWM control FTW

writing c for my arduino + TI5940