Entries from July 2008

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

GEEK: what the directories on my camera’s memory card mean

Really boring stuff below, of likely interest only to me.

Friday, July 25th, 2008

I support “Balls in Trees”

Want to own your own ball in a tree?

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Bubble isn’t over yet…

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Institute of Mosaic Art

The Institute of Mosaic Art has lots of cool classes. Here’s one I would’ve loved to take: VISITING ARTIST SERIES: SHERRI WARNER HUNTER Concrete Institute Instructor: Sherri Warner Hunter Sessions: 5 Times: Saturday – Wednesday: 9a.m. – 4p.m. Level: Beginning/Intermediate Cost: $650 Materials:$95 Institute of Mosaic art is proud to host Sherri Warner Hunter for [...]

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

GEEK: how to add a user to the admin group on Mac OS X

Here’s how to add a user to the admin group using dscl: dscl . append /Groups/admin GroupMembership crasch Remove a user: dscl . delete /Groups/admin GroupMembership crasch Reading the membership of the admin group: dscl . read /Groups/admin GroupMembership

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Pictures on the way to work.

My boss’s new car. It’s surprisingly roomy on the inside — anyone under 6’2″ tall would probably feel comfortable driving it. The fit and finish seemed pretty good, although the door sounds somewhat tinny when you close it. Some flowers in the neighbor’s hedge.

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Linley’s birthday party

Held at Rockaway Beach, near Pacifica, CA. The beach was quite cold, so we retired to the Best Western Lighthouse hotel nearby.

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Fire Arts Festival – July 12th, 2008

meredith was in town last weekend, so we went to the 8th Annual Fire Arts Festival in Oakland. (Note to self: when meeting a woman for the first time, don’t park in the empty underground parking garage.) We arrived just as the gates opened, and the place was soon packed. The announcer said that over [...]

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Pork and Beans by Weezer

I love Weezer’s Pork and Beans video. Via boffo.

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Sean Tevis’s XKCD style campaign

I don’t agree with many of his political positions, but Sean Tevis has an awesome campaign website. Via riotclitshave