Random thoughts, organized and categorized for your consumption.
General
Things so normal as to not fit neatly into any other area.
Friendly Reminder: I'm A White Guy
Aug 6th
It seems that I keep forgetting that I am a lanky white guy. This week I decided to go to lunch with some of the old NVIDIA co-workers at a local Indian food restaurant. The food was good and I was careful to pick things I knew I could handle. Or so I thought. When
I got back to work things seemed to be heating up just a bit in my stomach. Then, of the course of a few hours, that spicy chicken got into a shouting match with my breakfast and things just went downhill from there. Two days later More >
Fruit Bar Goodness
Jul 31st
I’ll admit it, I’m finicky when it comes to food items. But this week I discovered Dreyer’s Grape Fruit Bars and I’m hooked. They taste great and seem to be somewhat healthy. At least more healthy than ice cream or other sweets. I don’t see how you could pass up such goodness if you encountered it in your local supermarket frozen foods section. It really is that good.
But now I’ve finished off the box and I want more. There is none to be had in the local store, so I guess I’ll have to wait a bit. But no! I More >
Using Google for Dating
Jul 24th
I saw this story and just had to laugh all the way through it. Literally, its a tongue-in-cheek take on the average geek (that’s me) using virtually all the Google services (still me) to get a girl. Besides being entertaining, it makes me wonder just how much of that stuff will work. I think I’ll have to look into the AdWords idea, though.
Flying Over the North Part of the South Bay
Jul 14th
Yesterday I took a short flight in a Robinson R22 helicopter over part of the Bay. It was pretty nifty to be flying again, this time courtesy of Mark P (thanks!). At around 800 feet above the ground and around 80 knots airspeed, the flight took me from San Carlos to Fremont and back again.
It was a cool way to see part of the area I thought I knew and get some photos in the process. You can see a selection of those photo’s in this album. Hopefully there will be more of these flights with interesting pictures in the More >
Oh How the Google Has Fallen
Jul 3rd
In a pre-apocalyptic notice to the technology industry, I found this interesting article of how the product cycle must work inside of Google. It is funny to be sure, but I’m not entirely convinced its that made up. I know a little something about product ideas, launches, back room feature quarterbacking, and the like. And this story smells so familiar it’s scary.
I use a lot of Google products and I like using them. But to think that things might actually be this way on the inside of their world kind of frightens me. Oh well, back to my Gcal/Gmail/Gmaps/GDS/Google Earth trapped More >
Photo Gallery Gets Prettier
Jun 28th
Through some determined nosing around and a little elbow grease (does anyone really speak that way any more?) I’ve managed to get my photo gallery web site cleaned up and ready for viewing again.
Feel free to take a look.
You Just Never Know Who Knows You
Jun 23rd
I had an interesting talk today with someone I’d never met, but had worked in the same industry with for the last 10 or so years. Without having talked to me before, and based solely on where I had been and what I had said in the public eye this person recommended me to others. I just sat there stunned.
It seems that whenever I need a reminder of the old rule “don’t burn your bridges” one comes along to remind me. This occasion offered just such a reminder and I’m greatful that, thus far, I haven’t managed to make all More >
Transition Complete?
Jun 11th
Could I be so fortunate as to have this post be the defining moment of the domain transfer from one host to another? We shall see. If so, welcome to the new site!.