OK, local television background extra is probably more like it, but I was on TV. On Friday night, Bay Area Backroads aired their segment on Geocaching. A bunch of my friends were on it and I was in one scene at a dinner. I barely recognized myself in the quick pan of a dimly-lit room. …
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I’ve been doing a lot of work on my Geocaching tools recently. First, I rewrote most of the JavaScript for my GPS Coordinate Converter. It’s not a nasty mess anymore and it works for more funky ways that people type these things. Most obvious is that Firefox now works when you use negative signs. I …
I’ve never really been a fan of cameras. Mostly it’s because I hate interrupting the flow of the experience. Instead of enjoying where you are and what you’re doing, you suddenly become there for the purpose of taking a picture. You make people pose and end up viewing your surroundings through a tiny lens. I …
Instant message services have really changed the way I work. It allows me to have quick ‘casual’ conversations with people all over the place. This is really helpful in a large company when you’re working with people in different buildings and locations. It helps businesses work quickly and keeps me in touch with friends as …
I was giving Signal a good workout with a feather on a string and then a laser pointer tonight. He was going crazy, jumping 4 feet into the air and climbing the walls. Then he started doing something I’ve never seen a cat do before – he started panting. Just like a dog, he stuck …