January 2009
just realized that this amazing little command works: curl “http://someurl” | mate
being in the office on a Saturday is not what I had planned. making the most of it
oh no - map spam! http://maker.geocommons.com/maps/2633 when will those kids learn
case in point - OGC RFC on “GeoLinking”. And here I thought the existing web had it figured out
enjoying my new Griffin Elevator. No more neck bending
bundling up some more Cloud Droplets
nice - search for twitter handles in Google is showing up with their GeoCommons maps profile
Enduring DMV again for the third time in 2 weeks. Hopefully they believe me now that the Prius is a hybrid and emissions exempt.
you know the day has been busy when it’s noon and you haven’t yet had time to turn on some music
invigorating morning discussion on role of open-geospatial data, future of major players, quality, ownership, and the GeoWeb. Brain awake
wishing I could customize the prefix to quotes on email replies. Would prefer: “[person] wrote on [date]:” as opposed to [date] [person]
coming into the office is really killing my productivity
why do I eat the black jelly beans. I know they won’t taste good, yet I still give them a chance. Guess that’s optimism.
done. registered and booked for SXSW. quite a nice hotel finding during registration process
Staction looks like a well-implemented application of the Twitter/Pownce/IRC concepts into project management. staction.com
thwarted by DMV yet again.
API documentation that requires registration should have example code that is specific to my application
beckoning the team into IRC - the true collaboration tool of the future
Blog post - learn what Kumbuku Maziwa means: http://tinyurl.com/b7evxp
blown away by contribution of great JavaScript re-architecting to simplify and minimize the Mapstraction library
fail to see how additional money for an NSDI is going to make things *better*. the GeoWeb has done too well on it’s own already.
interesting embedded php hack somehow in my wordpress template. builds a URL via ascii math.
somehow while I wasn’t looking I achieved Inbox 0! Quite a change from the 400+ unread several days ago. Now onto the “Next Action” folder
realizing I missed the Cartography for Crisis conference in Prague last week.
providing tech support on several of my open-source side projects. The reward is in happy users and interesting applications
performing routine maintenance on my cat.
vacuuming my mail
Traipsing through Contractor Suburbia of Reston
yay @USPTO, glad to know that Calendar + Map is now patented by Apple. http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090006994
yum - a mouthful of coffee grounds. I think we need a new barista
very excited about #TwinTech III tonight at Lux Lounge. Been awhile since I’ve been to a good party, albeit quite geeky (in a good way)
forcing tough decisions upon others. we all win, just some more than others
apparently there is still celebration continuing in downtown DC #inaug09
local, geographic & file-sharing as indicators of popular music http://tinyurl.com/6p7try
Gorgeous bike ride down an empty Independence Ave. The crowded streets are cheering in l:L’Enfant Plaza #inaug09
just made it out of the Mall after the excitement of the swearing in and speech. Palpable excitement. People pour back through the streets.
hacking my iphone so I can Qik tomorrow for #inaug09
code doesn’t care about spelling mistakes - so long as you’re consistent
Evening plans received a 306 redirect. Polling other services
added embed functionality to InaugurationReport - you’ll soon be able to easily embed in reports for any state in your own site #inaug09
at Murky Coffee in Arlington after braving the metro. Awaiting @williamv and anyone else interested in stopping by
Great view of the Capitol from the DC CTO trading room floor, complete with touchscreen project dashboards
my family doesn’t always understand what I’m up to, so it helps sending them articles from Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, and NPR to explain
All American beer at Rustico in honor of the inauguration. Enjoyed the Dogfish Head Palo Santo and Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial
arise again the papernet! http://adactio.com/journal/1546/ via @briansuda
DisasterTech/Geo meetup tomorrow (Monday) at 4PM at Murky Coffee in Clarendon @williamv, follow up with general tweetup in Rosslyn at 8PM
booked for #government2.0 camp. Not clear it’s relation to TransparencyCamp - but optimistic about open dialogue and ideas
just installed our Total Energy Detective - using 0.440 kW, or 2.6092ยข/hr
setting up a personal “to me” filter and IMAP folder for mailing myself metro and map images to archive on my iPhone. simple & free dropbox
yesterday’s RefreshDC talk was a lot of fun - different crowd. However, I do need to work on diving deep rather than just breadth.