Interesting headline: Photographer Sugimoto strikes a Stone Age deal with U2 (great article) #
Last weekend Stephanie and I traveled to Las Vegas for a wedding. On the way there we took a detour through Lake Mead. Which meant we got to stop and visit Hoover Dam. And take lots of pictures. First sight…
Stephanie got a great shot of me posing with my pristine new Vasque Mantra Gore-Tex XCRs before we took off down White Rock Canyon. They’re totally awesome.
On Saturday night we camped at the Temple Bar campground at Lake Mead. Well, near Lake Mead. It was a nice enough campsite, but there wasn’t really much to do other than boating. Our campsite So on Sunday morning we…
Another one for my collection.
Lake Mead panorama Note to self: need to practice using Automatic Exposure (AE) lock.
So the real reason we were in Las Vegas was not to traipse around Lake Mead, but to attend the wedding of my college friend Alice and her now husband, Mike. After our failed camping attempt on Sunday night, we…
After 4 weeks of dry curing in kosher salt, check out how they look now! Talk about a transformation. As for taste, they are very, very salty. But the texture is right. So to soften the flavor (I hope!), I’m…
Federated Media is featured in the iA Web Trends Map v4.
…circa February 2001 (pre-Justinsomnia), after UNC beat Duke. Sadly Duke won the NCAA championship that year, but UNC came back in 2005. I was inspired to post these shots from the ground after seeing this time-lapse video from above: Franklin…
This “howto” is intended for people who may be new to Ubuntu (or Linux in general), or who spend most of their time using the graphical user interface (aka GNOME), but are occasionally confronted by other howtos that assume knowledge…
“Death Monsters Ahead” Which reminds me of this patch: “Cars-R-Coffins” I remember seeing one of these on the messenger bag of some dude on a motorcycle riding alongside me down Lombard, back when I used to scoot over the bridge…
I’m not sure what type of car this is, I’m assuming a 1970s-era Dodge. Update: I desaturated the background of this photo (a similar effect I’ve applied in some other car photos: Pink VW Cabrio on Pine Street, I ♥…
So I’m reading through the introduction of O’Reilly’s SQL Cookbook and I get to this part that says: The majority of the examples in this book involve the use of two tables, EMP and DEPT. The EMP table is a…
I flipped through the MySQL Cookbook and jotted down anything I didn’t know and thought might be useful. There was a lot of stuff I didn’t know and thought was probably useless, especially if you do most of your data…
Last night Stephanie and I hosted our latest in a long line of food-themed parties, this one to unveil the cheese we’ve been making lately. All told we had seven different kinds of cheese, made from a variety of types…
It’s so weird to sweat, doing nothing. It reminds me of North Carolina. Walking home from work today was like a sensory experience I can’t quite begin to describe. I was wearing shorts, short sleeves, and the weather felt like…
Those are Ralph Giacomini’s marvelous eggs from Point Reyes Station, scrambled with cream, along with our homemade farmhouse cheddar and some browned Niman Ranch ham, all sitting atop a toasted La Brea whole wheat baguette. Photo by Stephanie
Of all the hard cheeses we exhibited at the party, it was Stephanie’s young Manchego, made with a mix of 2/3 cow milk and 1/3 goat milk, that really looked like cheese. Here’s a good shot showing the little air…
Stephanie and I woke up early on Saturday morning to drive out to Capay Valley for Farm Fresh To You‘s spring farm tour and strawberry picking. I went by myself last year, my first tour of the farm, and had…
Some more nice pics from our trip to the farm. Tree over an irrigation canal Orange blossoms (which smell amazing) Bolting bok choy (not a good thing)
Ever since I posted about my poison oak experience three and a half years ago, I get to watch the poison oak season unfold as people search for it in Google (specifically, Google Images) and end up on my blog.…
Just upgraded to the latest release of Ubuntu tonight, 9.04 (aka Jaunty Jackalope). Chintzy login screen aside, it looks really good. I wasn’t prompted to resolve any config file conflicts during the install The new Human login screen is really…
Interesting headline: Photographer Sugimoto strikes a Stone Age deal with U2 (great article) #
Thanks to the internet, you can no longer publish anything serious or interesting on April 1st: Google uncloaks once-secret server #
California could learn a lesson from Iowa:
Twitter uses Scala? The Secret Behind Twitter’s Growth #
Painful: Twitter News Overload #
Very nice: Google Street View Time Lapse #
I just stumbled upon this totally mind-bending site called polyvore. It’s essentially an image collage building and sharing app, but the neat thing is that they keep track of the individual photos used in the collages, so can explore what photos are used in which collages, by the source domain.
Oh, it’s too hard to explain, just check out Water’s texture, a photo of mine used in several collages. You can also see the other photos from justinsomnia.org used in various collages.
Wow internet, you amaze me! #
Hmm, what’s a flight to Accra going for these days? Maker Faire Africa ($1800) #
The importance of a good personal brand: Obama’s name alone could make it difficult for extremists to chant epithets at the American president #
Congrats UNC: Timelapse: Franklin Street after the victory (via Webb) #
Ok, I built a cheese press, but I can’t imagine building a letterpress: Build Your Own Letterpress #
Cool watch: Google Data Center Video #
Just stumbled upon this site/movement called CouchSurfing, connecting travelers who need a place to crash with hosts who have a couch… #
We also make Ivan take out the trash: Ivan on strike #
Priceless: Baracknophobia #
Re-tard-ed: The Associated Press, in its zeal to keep the news a secret, has begun to send legal threats to itself. #
Can’t wait to read this: The dark side of Dubai #
My Dad’s a big Dooce fan:
I knew it had to be coming: The L’Aquila earthquake on the Big Picture (I’ve been waiting for this) #
Says Ken: it’s probably the most popular drink in Canada (after Beer): Caesar #
This looks interesting: In a Dream #
Melting pennies with the sun: Will it lens? #
This was surprisingly awesome: Terrifying, Gory Workplace Safety PSA Horror-Video #
Viral cheesemaking: Homemade mozzarella! (meant to link to this awhile ago) #
If I didn’t have such a great job at FM, I’d apply at Kiva in a heartbeat. They’re looking for a Product Manager and a Software Engineer. #
A fun watch: powerlinerflyers #
Ha, bashreduce! (via Andre) #
Had something for lunch today that I’ve never had before: Banh Mi (the sandwich that’s burning up the blogosphere) #
Wow:
It’s just amazing to me sometimes what people do: Thomas Doyle’s snowglobe dioramas #
Speaking of Cars-R-Coffins: Study Says Minicar Buyers Sacrifice Safety (do not show this to my mom—I still want a Smart Car) #
What do vanilla sauce (aka crème anglaise), ice cream, pastry cream (aka crème pâtissière), and crème brûlée all have in common? Read Michael Ruhlman’s Vanilla Sauce in Black and White to find out. #
This is too neat: Steampunk Segway: the Legway #
This is very very cool: Build-As-You-Grow Potato Bins #
I recently bought two organic Ugandan vanilla beans in a glass test tube from Whole Foods for $12, with the intention of making crème anglaise for the party. Never got around to the crème anglaise, but I did just discover that you can order a wide variety of vanilla beans online from Beanilla for much much less. #
What the heck is Modified Preorder Tree Transversal? #
I’ve stumbled upon “The Adventurists” before, but I really ought to think about doing something like this sometime: Mongol Rally #
In a world where satire is the only weapon powerful enough to stop ignorance, fear, and irrationality: A Gaythering Storm #
Whoa: Ubunchu! The Ubuntu Manga #
This is a good reason to boil hot dogs #
I could watch this all day long: Auto-Tune the News #1 and Auto-Tune the News #2 #
The Online Photographer is probably one of my favorite blogs right now, and this post (and its comments) is one reason why:
I have to admit, I am very excited about this: Pentax K7D is definitely coming! #
This seemed to lockup my browser at work, but it works at home: BallDroppings (apparently built with Processing.js) #
So unusual and refreshing to see the president of a consumer electronics company addressing the internet commentary regarding a soon-to-be-released product on his own blog! Op-Ed thoughts by the Spa #
Just discovered the SF food blog Hedonia tonight (by way of looking up botulism and curing olives), and stumbled upon this: The great tomato canning of 2008 #