DecemberDec 31 Thursday 09
Long Bets in 02010
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I love this stuff. Some of them are very sci-fi, others economic, but all are interesting. I would kill to hang out with this crew. I actually got to meet Danny Hillis back in 2005 along with Bran Ferren. Fascinating, cool people.
This year …
DecemberDec 29 Tuesday 09
Landed in California. Warmer than the 19 degree weather I left!
updated Dec 29, 2009 via Twitter
DecemberDec 27 Sunday 09
For any Kansas city folks I haven't talked to: karaoke is canceled this year. Back in 2010.
updated Dec 27, 2009 via Twitter
Larry Johnson is a loser. I'm glad he's gone.
updated Dec 27, 2009 via Twitter
DecemberDec 24 Thursday 09
Supposed to get 12.5 inches! http://twitgoo.com/aaxds
updated Dec 24, 2009 via Twitter
Snow-ice pellets and the wind has picked up. Waiting for the fluffy stuff. C'mon snow!
updated Dec 24, 2009 via Twitter
DecemberDec 23 Wednesday 09
RT @sesamestreet Cookie Monster: Cookie haiku: Cookie, cookie, cook. Cookie, cookie, cookie, cook. Cookie, cookie, cook. (Me love poetry.)
updated Dec 23, 2009 via Twitter
DecemberDec 22 Tuesday 09
Alma
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This is totally bizarre and creepy. (thx Josh!)
This is a just a great little piece of 3D animation.
Credits:
Written and Directed by: Rodrigo Blaas
Produced by: Cecile Hokes
Music: Mastretta
Art Director: Alfonso Blaas
Lighting Supervisor: …
DecemberDec 21 Monday 09
I hope I'm never in the position to have to use this: http://twitgoo.com/a6r6q
updated Dec 21, 2009 via Twitter
I need a four barrel or 9th St espresso in kc. I've become way too much of a snob.
updated Dec 21, 2009 via Twitter
DecemberDec 19 Saturday 09
Why didn't I start Marion Barber? Derggggh.
updated Dec 19, 2009 via Twitter
Rock chalk!!
updated Dec 19, 2009 via Twitter
Forgot to check in for my southwest flight until 3 hours before the flight. I'm still in the A boarding group. Life is good.
updated Dec 19, 2009 via Twitter
DecemberDec 10 Thursday 09
The Ninth Annual Year in Ideas - Magazine - NYTimes.com
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Wow!
In April, the world was introduced to Ruppy, the first known fluorescent dog. In natural light, Ruppy seems to be an almost-normal beagle — though his paws look as if he has stepped in pink ink. Under ultraviolet light, the effect is …
<span style="text-decoration:line-through">99</span> 10 Red Balloons
Earlier this week DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, moored ten, 8 ft red, weather balloons in undisclosed locations across the United States. The DARPA Network Challenge offered a prize of $40,000 to the person or group who first identified all the …
DecemberDec 9 Wednesday 09
Flexing of the Manhattan Bridge
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Ummm... I know it's supposed to do this, but wow.
Watch as one of Manhattan's main arteries pulses with the entering and exiting subway trains.
There are reindeer outside.
updated Dec 9, 2009 via Twitter
DecemberDec 8 Tuesday 09
SpaceShipTwo by Virgin Galactic
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Back in my previous life, when working on a project with Scaled Composites, I got to see a test flight of SpaceShipOne and had dinner with one of the test pilots. It was definitely an event I'll never forget... although going to space would be …
Brilliant frequent flyer miles scheme
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Arbitrage! Sneaky... people are hilarious
At least with the cheese and pudding, you were actually buying perishable non-returnable products. But hundreds of travelers recently discovered the mother of all frequent flyer schemes: buying …