Ash and I are up in Tahoe again for the extended weekend with some friends from SF.



Created 5 weeks, 5 days ago

I know it has been a month or so since my last flash widget for the chumby, but this last one is a little more complicated. Here is a teaser pic.


technorati: chumby, widget, flash

Created 6 weeks, 2 days ago

If this is how the Ad-Council is spending PSA monies, I would like a refund please.

Check out this ad:



Seriously? If your are worried your teen is drinking martini's with olives, you have a totally different problem. Come on.

May I suggest some PSAs warning us about the dangers of the fast-food money changer with 'dirty' hands or the bum down the street that fouls up the street bench that you almost sat on once.




Created 6 weeks, 4 days ago

As the Web browsers take on roles that the dedicated desktop applications used to do it isn't a huge surprise to see some local cache persistence features finally make it to your browsers.

Firefox: Dom Storage

DOM Storage is the name given to the set of storage-related features introduced in the Web Applications 1.0 specification. DOM Storage is designed to provide a larger, securer, and easier-to-use alternative to storing information in cookies. It is currently only available in Mozilla-based browsers, notably starting with Firefox 2.

In IE 8 : Dom Storage

DOM Storage is often compared to HTTP cookies. Like cookies, Web developers can store per-session or domain-specific data as name/value pairs on the client using DOM Storage. However, unlike cookies, DOM Storage makes it easier to control how information stored by one window is visible to another.
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DOM Storage also offers significantly more disk space than cookies. In Internet Explorer, cookies can store only 4 kilobyte (KB) of data. This byte total can be one name/value pair of 4 KB, or it can be up to 20 name/value pairs that have a total size of 4 KB. By comparison, DOM Storage provides roughly 10 megabytes (MB) for each storage area.

Cookie security is a still a concern these days. Many cookie provides do support client ids instead of actually cleartext name/passwords these days which is nice, but there are still opportunities to hijack a session or use that guid against you if someone were to acquire your cookie. How about cross domain snooping?

Now, if the browsers would support file-encryption that would make me feel better about this. Go HTML 5!



Created 7 weeks, 1 day ago

About 2/3 of the clocks in our house are 'set' automagically by the WWVB time clock radio. Both (all) of our alarms use this feature. If someone were to jam or override the time signal locally in SF I wonder how many people would be late to work the next day? How many other services uses these types of clocks because of their convenience?

I think a better solution is a closed and protected system that uses NTP and then rebroadcasts it through the house across our 802.11g wireless network. Our clocks could just pick it up from there and I could protected it somewhat.




technorati: WWVB, Atomc clock, Radio, NTP, network

Created 7 weeks, 1 day ago

We had a birthday party for Ashley at the house way back at the beginning of the month. Someone made the margaritas too strong (Ashley) and we ended up pretty blitzed that weekend. I think Ash and I were already sloshed by the time everyone arrived. The last of the friends finally left around 4 AM. Ario took some photos which was cool. Thanks for showing up everyone, even Ed.





Created 7 weeks, 1 day ago

Tickets are now on sale for the Yuri's Night Bay Area party down at NASA. And TYCHO will be playing (<3).



And for those of you without a NASA close at hand, you can find or throw your own Yuri's Night party and then register the party with the Yuri's Night web site.

technorati: space, YURI, music, nasa

Created 7 weeks, 1 day ago

Just finished the first part of a hands-on secret project with some friends tonight. It is totally not software or coding related which might be a small shock to some of you. Although I did totally restore that bench with Ashley last summer and I have tinkered with some fun woodworking projects since.

I think I have already said too much. You eat it.


Created 7 weeks, 1 day ago

Decision time. I will not be getting another ticket from the money machine that is the SFPD. Something will give, either me or the parking situation. Since they don't show any signs of relenting, I guess it is up to me.

Either the garage is converted from the it's current state as a storage room back into a useful parking space or else one of the cars goes. Period. At the current rate of parking violations, I think it is cheaper in the long run to use the garage as parking again.



Created 7 weeks, 3 days ago

Doesn't make you Spanish. But you start speaking it, that is for sure.



Created 7 weeks, 4 days ago

  upcoming.org event listing

See you there tonight or watch live: http://live.yahoo.com/flickr.

 

Created 7 weeks, 5 days ago

This was pretty good. I went because SonicLiving was sponsoring it and to see the miniset. Cool art at Harlot. Reminds me of a darker Bimbo's.



Created 9 weeks, 1 day ago

I am saddened by the passing of Gary Gygax, creator of "the quintessential geek pastime" Dungeons and Dragons. Our D&D group still meets weekly to play, and D&D has been part of my color since grade school.

"I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes with everybody else." - Gary Gygax

Peace.

technorati: Gary Gygax, D&D

Created 9 weeks, 2 days ago

I mean, why would this work. (Deep Breath). Sigh.


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Created 9 weeks, 3 days ago

According to this website, there will be an Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival this summer in Golden Gate park with Radiohead and Tom Petty headlining.  Woo hoo. Thanks for the info Ashley.



technorati: Radiohead, music, Tom Petty, San Francisco

Created 9 weeks, 4 days ago