One of my coworkers has given his 2 week notice so he can move back home to Newfoundland, Canada. I'm kind of sad to see him go for a number of reasons. For example, he's taking his Nintendo Wii with him ( Read more... )

The HomeBrew Robotics Club had their monthly meeting today. Instead of at CMU West, it was at the TechShop. I've been considering getting a membership there, so I made sure I went. The basic premises of the facility is like a gym membership, but instead of health equipment, they have things that might kill you like mig welders and laser cutters. ( Read more... )

So I was just thinking earlier today that this was the first holiday weekend in months where I wasn't oncall. Then about 45 minutes ago, I get a text message from the current primary asking if I could cover secondary until Tuesday. It turns out he was in a motorcycle accident and is in the hospital ( Read more... )

I don't know sorakirei directly, but she's a FOAF. I stole this idea from her.

ASK ME TO SHOW YOU A PHOTO OF SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE/AROUND ME AND I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF IT FOR YOU AND POST IT HERE.

(If I don't post about the maker faire in the next few days, remind me.)

So I recently passed 2000 miles since I bought my (new to me) car in August. That works out to 7.35 miles per day. At this rate I won't break 3000 in the first year. Maybe I should try driving somewhere ( Read more... )

Assuming you view these on the right day, it's been 1 year since I moved to California and a few days short of my 1 year anniversary working at Google.



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It seems my mother is a bit more adamant about me coming home for the holiday than I originally estimated. Since I'm supposed to be oncall during part of that time and I can't answer a page from a plane, I'll need to leave before my shift starts and return after it ends. So it looks like I'll be flying to Pittsburgh sometime the weekend of the 16th ( Read more... )

I just got approval this morning and booked the flight this afternoon.
I'll be in Seattle attending OSDI from this Sunday until Wednesday afternoon.

Is shredding documents a sport, a hobby or an art form? I'm curious if I'm a sportsman, a hobbyist, or an artist.