Wow, observant there. Voice mail: We've got your car, what was the issue with the tires? The pressure looks fine. Gee, I don't know, maybe it's the NAILS embedded in them?
Good news: the part that failed is still under warranty. Bad news…
Good news: the part that failed is still under warranty. Bad news: somehow I managed to get nails into both front tires in places that can’t be repaired (but at least haven’t leaked). Good news: The tires are under warranty too. Bad news: That means I have to go to Costco *on* Thanksgiving weekend. Good news: I won’t have to go into the store.
The best thing about Costco two nights before Thanksgiving…is that it’s not Costco ONE night before Thanksgiving.
The best thing about Costco two nights before Thanksgiving…is that it’s not Costco ONE night before Thanksgiving.
From lolcat to textspeak: How technology is shaping our language
Interesting read on how the internet, email, chat, mobile phones and more are changing language, from new words and slang to different modes of language and making written English more like the spoken varieties. (via Slashdot)
From lolcat to textspeak: How technology is shaping our language
On a related note, remind me that a 7 1/2 hour drive with a toddler
On a related note, remind me that a 7 1/2 hour drive with a toddler is NOT a 7 1/2 hour drive.
Back from vacation! A groggy J looked around the living room, smiled, and started clapping.
Back from vacation! A groggy J looked around the living room, smiled, and started clapping.
I swear the humidity must be negative today. Has someone been experimenting with antimatter water vapor or something?
I swear the humidity must be negative today. Has someone been experimenting with antimatter water vapor or something?
Stepped out to look at the moon and Jupiter again on the way to shuffle laundry. Saw a meteor while I was out there.
Stepped out to look at the moon and Jupiter again on the way to shuffle laundry. Saw a meteor while I was out there.
Stacy comments on Google+: Sean was entranced by it too. Unfortunately we got into it over the fact that it was Jupiter and not a star. Ah five, they seem so rational until they don’t.
You’re Goin’ Down!
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You’re Goin’ Down! by tubes. on Flickr.
Adobe is killing Flash for mobile devices. Looks like Steve Jobs won.
Edited to add: Of course, the real reason you won’t see Flash on a mobile phone is that he can run across the state and tap you on the shoulder before your phone starts ringing.
Note: Follow-up to this post. TODO: add follow-up comments to original
The clouds are high and the air is clear…
It's still cloudy, but the clouds are high and the air is clear below them. From my office near LAX, I can see the skyline of Downtown Long Beach, the port, Palos Verdes, and even the silhouette of Catalina Island off to the right.
Wow. Half-life of a StumbleUpon link compared to Facebook & Twitter: 400 hours vs. 3!
Wow. Half-life of a StumbleUpon link compared to Facebook & Twitter: 400 hours vs. 3! https://www.fastcompany.com/1792282/infographic-day-incredible-power-stumbleupon
Some incredible photos of last week’s major aurora display.
In case you missed it, Monday night in the northern latitudes
Some incredible photos of last week's major aurora display. I hear there were sightings as far south as Arizona, and I wonder: If I had driven up into the mountains above the cloud layer covering the LA basin, would I have seen flickering lights off in the north? (Presumably not. I'm sure if someone had seen the aurora from Mt. Wilson, it would have been mentioned in one of the articles I'd read.)
There’s a street musician out here singing “Werewolves of London”
There’s a street musician out here singing “Werewolves of London” #LBCC #Halloween
Seriously, Google Navigation. You don’t pronounce the X in Grand Prix.
Seriously, Google Navigation. You don’t pronounce the X in Grand Prix.
Always amusing when Aimee Mann’s “Freeway” comes on at the beginning of a drive. Especially when I’m heading toward Orange County.
Always amusing when Aimee Mann’s “Freeway” comes on at the beginning of a drive. Especially when I’m heading toward Orange County.
11 months old and he’s already reprogramming the cable box. Or at least de-programming the remote.
11 months old and he’s already reprogramming the cable box. Or at least de-programming the remote.
I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion of the Innovator’s Dilemma regarding Netflix as well
Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator’s Dilemma
An interesting read (via Slashdot). I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion of the Innovator’s Dilemma regarding Netflix as well, and the efforts to transition from DVDs to streaming as the primary focus.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
Scare people with your tool today
lol-spam:
This spam subject keeps landing in my mailbox. But you know what, I saw someone try this in last year’s Halloween story in Something*Positive. It didn’t end well for the guy with the chainsaw.
Where people don’t use Facebook
Interesting map: Combine NASA’s view of the world at night with the map of Facebook usage, and you find out which developed countries do and don’t use Facebook.
Where people don’t use Facebook
