The last several weeks I’ve been checking out Pandora, the “Internet Radio” site that lets you build custom stations of music based on your personal preferences (and provides a live stream of said music). You can give it artists or genres to choose from, and from there—and based on what you tell it you like… Continue reading Pandora
Author: Jon
New books
Got some new books from Barnes & Noble that came last week (online order via gift card): Under the Dome – Stephen King Farmhouse Ales – Phil Markowski Zoe’s Tale – John Scalzi Zero History – William Gibson The Jennifer Morgue – Charlie Stross The Fuller Memorandum – Charlie Stross Also a set of three… Continue reading New books
V
So the new season of “V” premiered tonight; you might recall it’s the TV remake (reimagining?) of the the original nearly-30-year-old alien invasion TV series. I watched it from the beginning last season, with the presumption that I’d bail if it looked like it was going to go off the rails. It must have been… Continue reading V
Two brilliant (goofy?) ideas
One of the goals I have in mind for 2011 is to get back to writing more on this, my first blog (without slacking off on my other two blogs). Sometimes that will be in the form of braindumps, just random ideas I have bouncing around my head that need to be recorded somewhere. Brilliant?… Continue reading Two brilliant (goofy?) ideas
New Year
It’s kind of nice having New Year’s Day on a Saturday (and Christmas last week as well); knowing there’s another day to this weekend (and actually another after that for me—I have Monday off as well) makes it easy to be lazy and recover from New Year’s Eve. …Not that there was much for me… Continue reading New Year
The gift tally
Really good holiday this year (by which I count my birthday and the Christmas days together), with good gifts but especially with family and good friends. My birthday was fairly low-key, with just the family and a boozy theme: a gift card to the Brew Shop, a giant bottle of Jack Daniels, a magnum bottle… Continue reading The gift tally
“That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown”
I’m not religious, but I think that clip from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” does describe what Christmas is all about. (That’s also the best Christmas TV special ever, in my opinion.) Merry Christmas, everybody. Stay safe and enjoy these days.
38 revolutions
The title of this post is a reference to the number of times I’ve ridden this planet around the Sun, as of today. (I wonder how many pseudo-clever ways you can say it’s your birthday without outright saying it.) (And then I’m thinking “38revolutions.com” sounds like a good domain name for… something.) Anyway. I’m being… Continue reading 38 revolutions
Tools of the trade
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything overly technical here, but it strikes me that a “snapshot” of what I do (for work) and how I do it (the tech) might be useful to some. What I do is web development for Smart Solutions here in Bend. Smart Solutions is a web and software development… Continue reading Tools of the trade
WordPress!
This site is running WordPress now; if you’ve visited in the last few days you may have noticed. The transition process was overall pretty painless, having done this already for my other two blogs; the real work is in going through old entries (many of the first, I don’t know, couple of years worth?) and… Continue reading WordPress!