Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Top ten myths about introverts - Jerry Brito
Top ten myths about introverts - Jerry Brito: "Top ten myths about introverts"
Thursday, December 16, 2010
One year ago today
One year ago today, we brought home this little guy
Today, he is our greatest little treasure, and sometimes our greatest little terror. 
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Pete McLeod Track Talk, Windsor :: Red Bull Air Race Videos
Dang, I really picked the wrong career path!
Pete McLeod Track Talk, Windsor :: Red Bull Air Race Videos
Pete McLeod Track Talk, Windsor :: Red Bull Air Race Videos
Monday, June 07, 2010
Dilbert's Scott Adams on Betting on the Bad Guys in Investing - WSJ.com
AWESOME investment tips from Scott Adams.
Dilbert's Scott Adams on Betting on the Bad Guys in Investing - WSJ.com:
Dilbert's Scott Adams on Betting on the Bad Guys in Investing - WSJ.com:
YOUR BRAIN ON COMPUTERS Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price
YOUR BRAIN ON COMPUTERS
Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price
Interesting article from NYTimes about multitasking, attention, and technology. Not just "you can't multitask" like so many other articles. There are a few interesting quizzes you can take to test yourself as well.
Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price
Interesting article from NYTimes about multitasking, attention, and technology. Not just "you can't multitask" like so many other articles. There are a few interesting quizzes you can take to test yourself as well.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Merlin Mann Presents FlockdUp, One of the Worst Websites Ever Video
Test your Internet nerdy-ness! How many times does this make you laugh? I laughed a lot, so I guess I'm a dork.
Merlin Mann Presents FlockdUp, One of the Worst Websites Ever Video
Merlin Mann Presents FlockdUp, One of the Worst Websites Ever Video
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Exponential growth explained... be afraid...
Awesome lecture! You need to watch at least 3 parts before it grabs you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY
Monday, January 04, 2010
Kiteboarding by the numbers
Just finished tallying my numbers for kiteboarding in 2009. 2009 felt like a really bad year for SoCal wind and my numbers show it.
There were a lot of personal and work related changes in 2009 that may have taken their toil on my days kiteboarding, but they do not make up for the massive change from the years before.
Here they are from 2007. 2006 seems to be missing in my notes, I'll have to dig those up.
2006: (missing!)
2007: 105 days kited
2008: 112 days kited
2009: 80 days kited
Let's hope 2010 gets better!!! I'm so much happier and more productive when I get more water time!
(yes, yes, I know these numbers are small for persons who luckily live somewhere windy, but for San Diego they are pretty good!)
There were a lot of personal and work related changes in 2009 that may have taken their toil on my days kiteboarding, but they do not make up for the massive change from the years before.
Here they are from 2007. 2006 seems to be missing in my notes, I'll have to dig those up.
2006: (missing!)
2007: 105 days kited
2008: 112 days kited
2009: 80 days kited
Let's hope 2010 gets better!!! I'm so much happier and more productive when I get more water time!
(yes, yes, I know these numbers are small for persons who luckily live somewhere windy, but for San Diego they are pretty good!)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Georgia man faces felony charge for airport vandalism
Georgia man faces felony charge for airport vandalism
HA!!! I used to work with this guy at my last company. This doesn't surprise me at all. He's the reason I can't touch hefeweizen beer to this day.
Not sure how a touchscreen LCD costs $15,000 though. That's really expensive.
HA!!! I used to work with this guy at my last company. This doesn't surprise me at all. He's the reason I can't touch hefeweizen beer to this day.
Not sure how a touchscreen LCD costs $15,000 though. That's really expensive.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
AP: Palau creates world's first shark sanctuary - Yahoo! News
About effing time!!!
Now how do we get this country a destroyer that can seak and destroy shark finning boats?
AP: Palau creates world's first shark sanctuary - Yahoo! News
Now how do we get this country a destroyer that can seak and destroy shark finning boats?
AP: Palau creates world's first shark sanctuary - Yahoo! News
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Johann Hari: Republicans, religion and the triumph of unreason - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent
Great article about how the right can make up blatant falsehoods and get away with it. My favorite quote from the article is below:
Johann Hari: Republicans, religion and the triumph of unreason - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent: "These increasingly frenzied claims have become so detached from reality that they often seem like black comedy. The right-wing magazine US Investors' Daily claimed that if Stephen Hawking had been British, he would have been allowed to die at birth by its 'socialist' healthcare system. Hawking responded with a polite cough that he is British, and 'I wouldn't be here without the NHS'."
Johann Hari: Republicans, religion and the triumph of unreason - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent: "These increasingly frenzied claims have become so detached from reality that they often seem like black comedy. The right-wing magazine US Investors' Daily claimed that if Stephen Hawking had been British, he would have been allowed to die at birth by its 'socialist' healthcare system. Hawking responded with a polite cough that he is British, and 'I wouldn't be here without the NHS'."
Monday, August 03, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Science Is in the Details :: Sam Harris
Compelling reasons why Dr Francis Collins is not a good candidate for director of NIH.
Science Is in the Details :: Sam Harris
Science Is in the Details :: Sam Harris
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Geeky Rare-Earth Magnets Repel Sharks
Geeky Rare-Earth Magnets Repel Sharks: "Divers and swimmers may thrill to the idea of shark safeguards. However, before you rush out to buy neodymium magnets to create your own shark-repelling gear, Herrmann cautions that the magnets appear to have an effective range of only 10 inches. Also, you'd need to align the magnetic poles outward and keep the magnets from clicking together, and once you had the necessary 10 to 20 pounds of magnets all over your body, you'd sink. So, at a cost of about $5 a magnet, you could theoretically turn yourself into a $400 shark-safe anchor at the bottom of the sea."
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Shark Conservation Act of 2009!
Good news on the shark front!
From the Oceana org:
The House of Representatives passed the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 81) yesterday. This bill would require sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally attached, which allows for better enforcement and data collection in stock assessments and quota monitoring.
Below is a statement from Beth Lowell, federal policy director at Oceana, an international marine conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the world's oceans.
The Shark Conservation Act will improve existing laws that were originally intended to prevent shark finning. This legislation will also allow the U.S. to take action against countries whose shark finning restrictions are not as strenuous, labeling the U.S. as a continued international leader in shark conservation.
Oceana now looks to the Senate for fast action to enact the Shark Conservation Act into law. It is time for the U.S. to end shark finning once and for all.
Background:
Tens of millions of sharks are caught globally for just their fins each year. During the finning process, sharks are typically hauled up on deck, their fins sliced off and the animals thrown back to sea, often still alive.
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From the Oceana org:
The House of Representatives passed the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 81) yesterday. This bill would require sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally attached, which allows for better enforcement and data collection in stock assessments and quota monitoring.
Below is a statement from Beth Lowell, federal policy director at Oceana, an international marine conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the world's oceans.
The Shark Conservation Act will improve existing laws that were originally intended to prevent shark finning. This legislation will also allow the U.S. to take action against countries whose shark finning restrictions are not as strenuous, labeling the U.S. as a continued international leader in shark conservation.
Oceana now looks to the Senate for fast action to enact the Shark Conservation Act into law. It is time for the U.S. to end shark finning once and for all.
Background:
Tens of millions of sharks are caught globally for just their fins each year. During the finning process, sharks are typically hauled up on deck, their fins sliced off and the animals thrown back to sea, often still alive.
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Richard Dawkins on our "queer" universe | Video on TED.com
Richard Dawkins on our "queer" universe | Video on TED.com
Interesting TED talk from Richard Dawkins. He's not the best speaker in this as he's basically reading the whole time, but the content is really cool and fascinating.
Interesting TED talk from Richard Dawkins. He's not the best speaker in this as he's basically reading the whole time, but the content is really cool and fascinating.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Holy crap!
http://www.sardari.com/cgd/one/pages/cgd_one_238.htmIt's my sister with the McCain's and some other people! Now that's just weird.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Out of the Deep Blue � Blog Archive � Tiger shark, Tiger Beach
Eli's pictures are just so damn amazing that I have to use the word "damn" to describe them! I've had this one as my desktop for a few days now and I can't stop looking at how beautiful it is!
Tiger shark, Tiger Beach
Tiger shark, Tiger Beach
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
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