Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Stains, the cupcake dog
Stains loves cupcakes. Via carrie.
Entries from January 2009
Friday, January 30th, 2009
GEEK: How to tell where your script is located in Python
Suppose you’re executing a python script in the debugger, and you want to find out where the script you’re executing is located. This should do the trick: import os os.path.dirname( os.path.realpath( __file__ ) )
Monday, January 26th, 2009
Seasteading social tomorrow!
Join us for the January 2009 seasteading social: This will be an informal social gathering, a fun opportunity to hang out, eat, drink, play a little pool and socialize with fellow seasteading enthusiasts. Jillian’s is a casual restaurant/bar/arcade with lots of fun stuff to do. We hope you will be able to join us! Time: [...]
Monday, January 26th, 2009
Amazing Obama inauguration panoramic photo
Amazing pic of the Obama inauguration. Be sure to scroll into the picture. Via reichart
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Defensive publishing
Defensive publishing service offered by ip.com: Patenting is extremely expensive and most companies have more innovative ideas than budgeted patent resources. Who can afford to patent everything? On the other hand, who can afford to let competitors patent technology used in your products and services? Worse yet, how do you know, years in advance, which [...]
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Hike the Geek: Sawyer Camp Trail
Trail – Sawyer Camp Trail at Crystal Springs Reservoir, San Mateo (Sunday) 2009-01-25 11:00 AM No dogs. Should be an easy-moderate hike. Street parking. Usually a busy trail.
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Bush spy program targeted reporters
Scary, if true: Former National Security Agency analyst Russell Tice, who helped expose the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping in December 2005, has now come forward with even more startling allegations. Tice told MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann on Wednesday that the programs that spied on Americans were not only much broader than previously acknowledged but specifically targeted journalists. [...]
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Liberty on the Rocks: Fibbar MaGee’s Mountain View
Liberty on the rocks tonight! Thanks to all of you for sending in your suggestions on our first South Bay Liberty on the Rocks location next Friday, Jan 23 at 7PM. After taking into consideration factors such as crowdedness on a Friday night, proximity to Caltrain, cost of alcoholic beverages, food, lack of bands/djs, etc. [...]
