May 2012
8 posts
Although Memorial Day compels me to wish all the more for an end to warfare everywhere-I also feel inaction on #Syria is beyond inexcusable.
As if it wasn’t already clear-having seen the videos from Houla, I believe it is a crime of the highest order that we are not acting. #Syria
Finished re-watching (new) Battlestar Galactica….for all its inevitable TV industry flaws, BSG did have its moments. Great acting.
Happy Mother’s Day to moms everywhere — in particular my amazing wife Sarah, mother Susan, mother-in-law Bonnie and grandmother Frances!
What does that mean? There will be more detail in a Facebook post (& even more on my blog) presently, but put simply: less text, more video.
For those who’ve asked: EOTM is absolutely still in development; I have simply been exploring changes to the format it will be presented in.
Spending some time with a HTC Evo Design 4G (Sprint) as it has been a while since I really immersed myself in the Android user experience.
Note to app developers: *please* stop using push notifications to send marketing intended to get your users to use/play your app/game more.
April 2012
6 posts
LOL….a rubber chicken sent to the edge of space is used to study solar storms - NASA: http://ping.fm/8o0ht
Undertaking a crude version of a proper Japanese tea ceremony with some excellent Adagio white tea sent to me by my old friend @MrSteveman1
Had fun at Rachael’s “friend” 4th bday party today. The kids all made their own T-shirts; Rachael’s features “double dog, double rainbow.”
From day 1 she’s been my ray of of sunshine; the beaming smile & sunny disposition that never fails to punch through the darkest of clouds.
…the celebrations continue with a flying monkey, a stroll through 40,000+ pictures & videos of the kids to date, and a 2nd party on Sunday
My daughter Rachael Aurora turns 4 today….
March 2012
25 posts
Been looking for something Siri-like for your non-jailbroken iPod or iPad? Look no further than Dragon Go!, free on the App Store…. #Apple
Really enjoying time with the kids here at home on this 1st day of Sarah’s 4-day NYC trip…we’ll miss her but are having a great time here.
This weather…wow. So crazy, & it’s not like it’s just been one day. I’m afraid to imagine what summer is going to be like at this rate…
Looks like Tim Cook is continuing Steve Jobs’ tradition of responding to emails…I’ve always loved this about Apple: http://ping.fm/91DdP
“Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat.” -Lucius Accius Telephus
“Our doubts are traitors; and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” -William Shakespeare
Should be interesting to see what Apple has to say tomorrow about plans for its massive $100B+ cash hoard in much-anticipated announcements.
1GB RAM in #iPad 3 is no small advancement-Retina Display is huge& A5X, Bluetooth 4, 4G etc are nice but 2X RAM multitasks, performs better.
A funky little bit of #Maine history: “The Jumping Frenchmen” http://ping.fm/kOuKy
Happy Pi Day!
…it’s humbling to realize that only just recently we have sorted out such a major “detail” of the Universe around us…& makes you wonder!
It always amazes me that you can tell a recent rendering of the Mily Way galaxy from an old one by whether it has a barred spiral or not….
Just spent a nice long nap curled up with my son; I love these precious, priceless moments in time that will only get rarer as he gets older
iPhoto for iOS is now available from the App Store; downloading it as we speak, review to follow. If you’ve installed it, what do you think?
Wow….the weather outside is bloody gorgeous! #Maine
New iPad is looking pretty good….Retina display, A5X processor with quad-core graphics (2X A5), 4G LTE cellular. Eeexcellent..burns>
Radiology report is in, and the news is not good. Lower spinal problems have progressed to a severe level & surgery is likely in my future.
I just got ousted as the Mayor of Meader’s Point on Foursquare by some random snowmobiler….that’s just sad. I will have my revenge!!!
Apparently #TerraNova is being shopped around to other channels. Maybe a chance for #AMC to build on the success of #TheWalkingDead?
Heard te news about #FOX canceling #TerraNova —is there *any* great show they won’t prematurely crush in its prime?! There is hope, though!
Enjoying a really amazing UniverseToday/CosmoQuest star party Hangout on Google+: http://ping.fm/DSnF2 — definitely won’t be my last!
RIP Ralph McQuarrie.
13 Syrian rebel/activists gave their lives to get the 2 wounded French journalists out of Baba Amr, Homs. How can we let this go on?! #Syria
Yet another awesome biking video featuring Danny McAskill: http://ping.fm/xW4NJ
Still one of the most fascinating, and mysterious, events in the recent history of the planet IMO: http://ping.fm/lwJ2x
Don’t normally post my medical gripes but this one is of epic proportions so if I’m AWOL you know why; will try to remain available if I can
Spine is in superduperultramegaüberfail-mode; can’t sit, stand or roll over. L5-S1’s given up the ghost & put a rabid wolverine in its place
February 2012
33 posts
If you’re looking for a smaller price tag to put Xerces on retainer with our ROI guarantee, I also have a ~$250 repair job avail for barter.
With #iPad 3 on the way after Apple’s Mar.7th Event, I’m offering my usual device sponsorship barter w/ guaranteed profit/ROI…contact me!
Primates use iPads with remarkable results, even video-chatting with other apes: http://ping.fm/nxCuR
Apparently ~45 minutes ago a substantial meteor came in over northeastern #Maine & exploded in a flash; anyone get pics/video? #Spaceweather
Apple has announced the iPad 3 event for March 7….
As an iPad 2 owner that’s not a problem for me personally but it seems like Adobe is shutting out a significant market of v1 owners for now.
Another big #Mac OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion” change in Safari: The Search/URL fields are now unified. #Apple
More Mac OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion” Dev Preview 1 observations: Safari tabs more iPad-like; domain in URLs now in black & rest of URL in grey
Also, Software Update now appears to be integrated into App Store.app (incl. system&bundled s/w updates, which were previously separate).