Calculating coinjars revisited
Last year I tinkered with figuring out how much money was in a coin jar by weight. The numbers I came up with were reasonably close – within 10-15%. Some folks have come up with an online coin...
View ArticleZach and his XO
Zach and his XO Originally uploaded by eidolon After waiting almost 6 weeks, the XO laptop came via Fedex today. I had been rabidly refreshing my browser watching for tracking information, but didn’t...
View ArticleOur house, taking shape!
IMG_2976.JPG Originally uploaded by eidolon I’ve been pretty lax on the posting front lately. Certainly not for lack of content that I’d like to share with ya’ll, but primarily from lack of organized...
View ArticleOLPC G1G1 final numbers
A couple folks have asked me how successful the OLPC “Give One Get One” program was, since we participated in it to get Zach his XO. OLPC News reports: OLPC just announced that G1G1 raised $35 million...
View ArticleEscapism and the Big Screen
I get into these funks in winter, where I just want to curl up somewhere and escape for a few hours. For me this is where my love of movies comes to the fore. I’ve built enough of a setup that I can...
View ArticleWhy the XO Laptop is better than the Classmate
There’s been some awful FUD flying around the OLPC world in the last few days, with misquotes, misinformation, and flat out lies being propagated left and right. Even Engadget, one of the better...
View ArticleSnowy Porch
snowy_porch.jpg Originally uploaded by eidolon A quick pic before I go out and assault the walkway and the driveway. We’re in the middle of a January snowstorm here, and stuff is piling up outside....
View ArticleDear FOSS Developers
I’m speaking specifically to FOSS developers who are involved GUI / Human Interface type development and design. There’s apparently a percentage of ya’ll who seem to think that the proper way to...
View ArticleThis morning I slept late
Now, why is this remarkable? Because I am at Arisia, and for the last 6 years or so, I’ve been running (or helping to run) registration. This means getting up very early Saturday morning to set up and...
View ArticleWanted: Real Bluetooth Audio Management
Okay folks, I’m looking for help here. I’m looking for the Right Bluetooth Setup. It consists of two setups: Bluetooth Headphones I had a set of Blueant X5 headphones for a while, trying to get them...
View ArticleThings I Learned about CONGO at Arisia
This year’s Arisia, as previously noted, was special in that while I wasn’t actively running registration, I was functioning as technical support and consultant for the process. There were a number of...
View ArticleThe Photographers Rights
I found this handy PDF while surfing around last night. It describes the rights a photographer has to take pictures out in the Real World. All too commonly, even the police don’t know the law. In...
View ArticleMusic for a Mood Change
There are times when I get down, or quiet, or just generally “off”. I can almost always turn these moods around with a solid shot of loud intense music. Today it’s delivered while sitting at Panera and...
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