here come the newyears texts. (you should be here at my party, btw.)

always remember that your perspective may not be accurate, no matter how inconvenienced you may be at the moment.

is a fractal

http://ping.fm/nB9X0 <--- instant classic.

my vulcan half sneers at you who have addictions. my human half is full of empathy and understanding.

mint is good.

awake for the night.

turning off my cell so the ceaseless spam of merry xmas texts will stop

Fiction is enjoyable, but do not get too involved with it. It will warp your perspective on life.

so very true: http://ping.fm/l420p

I'm going to start a personal library/book exchangeservice/reading group. anyone interested in the details?

how can two people with such similar perspectives and worldviews hold so firmly opposing viewpoints on one key issue?

http://www.kiva.org/ One of the neater community ideas I've seen in a while.

www.project10tothe100.com further proof

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

There are places at my work where the aisleways between cubicles are labeled A-Z, and they use all the letters in the alphabet.

they are making me carry my pager again.

AT&T uses the FBI to collect it's debts: (from the WIRED archives, april 2009) http://tinyurl.com/y9cp9ec

played with the FLIR; other systems onboard the MC12. Amazing. Scary that Homeland Security has ordered some. http://tinyurl.com/ybj8myk

Been impressed with the new DQ. avoided it until all the hype died down, but the food has been fresh and the wait times minimal.

a countdown traffic light. Heck yeah. http://ping.fm/VWVcR

http://tinyurl.com/mwcsl8 biggest rack-mount storage I have ever seen. 45 hard drives and one boot drive for the OS.

please, I beg of thee. No more 'Frosty the Snowman' or 'Little Drummer Boy' over the loudspeaker.

wearing my new prescription safety glasses. They look retarded.

if you get a chance, check this out. if you do, i'll get more storage space. =D http://ping.fm/E8xDI

is using 'Synergy' to control his laptop and desktop with a single keyboard and mouse.

really enjoyed hanging out with the family last night. thanks for driving all the way down, southern murphy folk.

chromaggus server FTL. crash and burn after 5min uptime

chrome bookmark sync is awesome. all the same bookmarks that I have on my desktop instantly on my netbook.

(it took some work, hence the jubulation.) thanks @hexxeh

YES. chromium OS on my netbook. WHAT NOW

trying to be productive for the next 3 days

I have 20 more google wave invites. anyone want one?

http://ping.fm/9NQcA

BAH. Google needs to add the code for Google Analytics to their own blog site, blogger. How is this not already done?

I'm sorry. I can't help but post this. http://ping.fm/eyyQV

discovered litestep and launchy. nice.

I like the new google re-design, if you can call it that. Only wish the hidden links would stay hidden instead of fading back in.

Thoughs on Imperceptible and Integrated Computing

I've been Thinking over the practical applications and challenges to a centralized/integrated/imperceptible computing solution for households. This is a rabbit trail off of Rotento's Imperceptible computing idea, something that I think about a often. It's probably way off track, and very sci-fi. Comments are welcome. Here's a brief idea-blurb on a whole-house computer system:

Practical applications:

Utilities Monitoring - think Google's Powermeter, only on the next level. The ability for your central computing unit to calculate optimum operation levels for your appliances. How cool/warm to keep the A/C based on your current location in the house, based on your presence in the house at all, optimum cooling levels for your refrigerator/freezer, etc.

Standardized plug and play units - you could charge your phone, sync your phone, and plug your coffee maker into the same plug.

Entertainment and Efficiency- have your playlist/documents/files sync with your handheld, desktop, netbook, or tablet PC, and have features like RFiDJ in multiple locations.

Smart appliances - how dark do you like your toast? Is your popcorn done popping? how long should you micro-wave your TV dinner? How hot do you like your shower? When is a good time for your coffee to start brewing? Maybe your coffee should begin brewing when you have been out of bed for 10 or more minutes, between the hours of 6am and 10am? All these programmable 'learning' behaviors could be integrated into appliances, without having to put small computers in them all, like we are doing now. They simply need a way to monitor their functions and the ability to take commands from the central processing unit.

Challenges:

Wiring - Most houses aren't truly wired to provide data and power through the same plug.

Software - Lots of software development would be needed.

Hardware - To do this, you would most likely need to own a full web server, running software that is either under development currently, or does not exist, as well as all of the 'units' you would plug into the system aren't currently manufactured.

Public Sentiment - Most people probably don't care, and won't care for a long time. Lets face it: what we have, works. Implementing an entire new system isn't 'needed'.

Cost - Lots of people probably could not afford a conversion; if something similar to this was to begin evolving, it would probably be starting with new construction only.

Manufacturing - Who's going to start building smart appliances for a non-existent market? Here is and article on one of the main obstacles.