CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-06-18 04:34:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Tesla Want To Disrupt A Legal Monopoly

And I wish them well.  It seems crazy to me that someone can force me to pay a dealer markup when no value is added, or can tell Tesla how they have to sell their product through the same dealership, while said dealership may not put any effort into actually selling electric cars.

#tesla  +Tesla Motors 

2013-06-18 04:05:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Classical Hipsters

Darn kids, get off my lawn!

2013-06-18 02:31:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Almost Summer

The Crittenden campus is looking good after the recent upgrade!

#photosphere

2013-06-17 16:21:45 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Fighting The Good Fight

In the business of making information widely available, but there’s certain “information” that should never be created or found.

#NCMEC

2013-06-17 00:27:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

San Francisco Brown Bag Hipster Gourmet

2013-06-16 10:19:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

You're Not Paranoid

Not only does this disclosure shed more light on how the NSA's formidable eavesdropping apparatus works domestically, it also suggests the Justice Department has secretly interpreted federal surveillance law to permit thousands of low-ranking analysts to eavesdrop on phone calls.

#nsa

2013-06-15 05:30:26 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

A beautiful morning for launching balloons on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand. Check out the photos from this morning 

#projectloon

2013-06-14 23:13:03 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

GoogleServe 2013

GoogleServe is an employee driven initiative organized almost entirely by volunteers.  This year my team helped out at Emma Prusch Farm Park for a day, distributing wood chips among the playgrounds.  Google+ Photos helped me make this image, which turned out pretty well, I think.

http://www.sanjoseca.gov/facilities/Facility/Details/131

#googleserve  

2013-06-14 16:56:40 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Film Industry Go Boom

George Lucas echoed Spielberg's sentiments at an event touting the opening of a new USC School of Cinematic Arts building, saying big changes are in store.  Also of note, Lincoln came this close to being and HBO movie, instead of a theatrical release.

#movies  

2013-06-14 16:51:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Good Morning To You

Lawsuit: "Happy Birthday" is not in copyright, and Warner owes the world hundreds of millions for improperly collected royalties

2013-06-13 15:59:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Cube Slam

Open source Pong clone, in 3D, shows off WebRTC and WebGL.

2013-06-12 15:37:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Tokyo Gas

The latest addition to my manhole cover collection.

#manhole  

2013-06-12 13:32:36 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Offline Gaming Goes Retro

No Internet, No Problem. Ha.

#xbox

2013-06-11 23:41:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

What a long, strange trip it’s been

Pandora gets creative, buys FM station for better position with ASCAP.

2013-06-11 21:38:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Transparency

Transparency here will likewise serve the public interest without harming national security.

Agreed.

2013-06-10 20:22:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Holy Roman Empire, Batman!

The Ghosts of Europe Past

2013-06-10 20:07:55 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Multitaaking

Your Smartphone Works for the Surveillance State

2013-06-09 06:32:41 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Trust U.S.

The federal government has credibility regarding WMDs earned during the Iraq war. Not.

But trust them, PRISM has thwarted such efforts, and you don't understand what PRISM really is, and how it works.

I believe the last point.

#PRISM #NSA

2013-06-07 20:09:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

What the ...?

An important message from +Larry Page... 

#prism 

2013-06-06 23:05:27 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

PRISM

Patriot Risk Intelligence Search Method

I made that up myself.

This reminds me of Admiral Pointdexter's Total  Information Awareness efforts, which had the motto Scientia est Potentia.  Organized knowledge could well be power, but for whom? The incidental collection of data on U.S. citizenrs ... what could possibly go wrong?

As always, my opinions are my own, and do not reflect those of employers past, present or future.

#PRISM #NSA  #washingtonpost   #TIA  

2013-06-06 21:03:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Math Reader

Bringer greater usability to Math on the web, by reading complex equations aloud.  Great stuff!

“Fast-forward to today: Now that we have the content and the distribution channel, math is finally becoming real on the Web,” Raman said.

#math #chromevox #usability  

2013-06-06 13:41:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Can You Hear Me Now?

What could possibly go wrong?

#sigh #verizon #nsa

2013-06-05 23:29:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

iBitiz™ For Dogs

Or Fitbit for dogs, or Jawbone Up for dogs.

I want to see the cat version.

EMAIL ALERT: Your cat has only slept for 14 hours today.

#ibitz   #geopalz   #fitbit   #jawboneup  

2013-06-04 17:22:35 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

'Woman in red' sprayed with teargas becomes symbol of Turkey protests.

Endlessly shared on social media and replicated as a cartoon on posters and stickers, the image of the "woman in red" has become the leitmotif for female protesters during days of violent anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul: http://nbcnews.to/11Bdz5U

Photo: Osman Orsal / Reuters, file

2013-06-04 17:16:30 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Build Your Own Google TV

I might have to try this!

#googletv  

2013-06-04 00:17:56 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Pizza Drones

Domicoptor: As royc1 said in the comments, someone would try to shoot these down in order to steal pizza.

#drone   #dronestrikes  

2013-05-31 18:21:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Campus Workplace

I'm still trying to get the Photosphere down.  This one is better than some I've tried; also, since the campus is getting an upgrade, I thought I'd share this one (from march) so that we can see how it compares when they are done with the new outdoor dining areas, paths and garden.

#crittendon  #google #work

2013-05-31 17:58:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

670 Watts Would Probably Melt Your Phone

Wired explains, we appreciate.  Happy Science Friday!

#science  

2013-05-30 17:40:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Liberation: Achieved

+Mark Shuttleworth, with comment #1834, has closed Ubuntu Bug 1.  Congratulations!

#ubuntu  

2013-05-28 16:37:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Media companies want to curb piracy by committing piracy. Sigh.

#media   #piracy  #Commissiononthe TheftofAmericanIntellectualProperty

2013-05-24 05:54:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hoodlum Child Statue

How far are you from your most distant portal key?

While I admire the Mos Eisley portal key I saw, light years don't count. :)

#ingress #farthestportalkey

2013-05-23 04:25:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I can't think of a more fitting crossover movie that needs -- nay must -- be made.

Completely ripped off from +Brett Bjornsen, because it is made of awesome!

2013-05-23 04:30:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Ethernet: Proving 40 is the new Now

It was forty years ago today,
Bob & Boggs taught the LAN to play
It's been going in and out of style
But still guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years,
Bob & Boggs Lonely Packet Ethernet

With All Apologies

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1erq51/youre_probably_connecting_to_reddit_through_a/


#parc  

2013-05-23 03:56:50 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Bam!

Congratulations to +Elon Musk and the Department of Energy as +Tesla Motors pays back their loan nine years early.

#electriccars  

2013-05-21 22:25:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The Machine Age

Excerpts from an expert on the future, lost in a paper shuffle until just recently.

In short, it is only a humanity which is capable of awe, which will also be capable of controlling the new potentials which we are opening for ourselves. We can be humble and live a good life with the aid of the machines, or we can be arrogant and die.

2013-05-21 19:40:01 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Tea, Earl Grey, Hot

All hail the replicator!

#3dprinting   #startrek  

2013-05-21 16:48:36 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Fighting The Future

Interesting article from the +The New York Times pointing out how a few monopolies control much of the communications access in the USA.  I always assume this is well known, but perhaps that isn't the case?

The article points out that, longer term, this could be a competitive issue for American business.

#monopoly  

2013-05-21 06:54:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Big Implications

Suddenly the FCC's argument has a good deal of weight behind it.  Apparently even Scalia get's something right now and then. ;)

As always, these opinions are my own, and not that of any employer past, present or future, unless by chance we agree.

#netneutrality  #fcc #potus

2013-05-19 20:18:58 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Extreme Plane Spotting

Maho Beach, Saint Martin

The short runway means a close approach and an extreme photo op.

#travel #stmartin

2013-05-17 23:56:04 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Flickr. Tumblr? Yahr?

Guess well find out Monday.

#yahoo

2013-05-17 22:53:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Bright Lunar Explosion

If you happened to be looking at the right moment, you would not have needed a telescope to this this explosion. 

#nasa   #science  

2013-05-15 13:51:19 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Ice invading a resort at walking pace. Click here to fast forward to 37s: Glaciers Visit Izatys Resort - Mille Lacs Lake, MN

2013-05-13 14:53:38 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here's Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World. Space Oddity

2013-05-12 16:46:05 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Good Morning Chicago!

Is that a 'G' in my coffee?

2013-05-12 16:42:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Happy Big Number Three!

I'm so glad to be in Chicago with my nephew Ash on his birthday.

Cupcake!

2013-05-10 21:50:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Photo Tool

What - me worry? 
  - Alfred E. Neuman

What could possibly go wrong?

#civilrights   #immigration  

2013-05-09 22:21:36 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Significant Investor

Apparently for an investment of AUD$5 million you can now become a permanent resident in Australia, after you reside in the country for four years.  About 187 people have applied so far ...

#australia  

2013-05-09 20:50:23 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

YouTube Launches Paid Channels

Digital Theatre, for example, brings the British stage to any screen in HD (TV, Tablet, Phone, Laptop) for $4.99/month.  Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods, Jonathan Price in King Lear, & David Tennant in Much Ado About Nothing are a few of the launch programs.

I know I'll be taking advantage of the 14-day free trial on this channel.  It looks like there are 53 channels in all, starting at 99 cents a month.

http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2013/05/yt-pc-2013.html

#digitaltheatrechannel   #youtube  

2013-05-09 20:52:59 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Tesla Model S Is Our Top-Scoring Car

So says Consumer Reports, who has been the standard I have always turned to for car reviews.  Congratulations to +Elon Musk and +Tesla Motors. 

#teslamotors   #electriccar  

2013-05-08 20:12:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

We Don't Need No Stinking Warrants!

Dobbs: If you're the police where are your badges?
Gold Hat: Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!

#doj #aclu #4thamendment