Archive for the 'about me' Category

GPS everywhere and in everything

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

My computer has a GPS in it using the same SIRFstar III chipset as my hiking handheld, which also doubles as my cycling GPS.
On the Mac, it appears as a “USB-serial” device whose driver is made by Prolific Technology which, coincidentally, makes the driver for my camera GPS receiver. Like all SIRFstar III GPSs, getting [...]

Faking long exposure

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

I hate feeling depressed…

Feathered Death
Baker Beach, San Francisco, California
Nikon D3, Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G
1/60sec @ f/18, iso200, 14mm (14mm)

When people ask what sort of subject I like to shoot, I say, “nature,” but it’s been over a year since I’ve done any outdoor photography. I don’t know if my one dimensionality is an escape from [...]

Home alone (or not)

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

I’ve been writing lately about the three P’s: programming, photography, and politics. Many of you must be bored out of your mind and are thinking, Damn! Terry.TMI.
Time to break it up a bit.
A friend is in the process of moving to a new place. She mentioned that she had never lived on her own before. [...]

The Trouble with Techies

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

While researching the previous article, I came across this hilarious quote:
This is a far cry from 1966, originally the Klingons were scotch tape Asians (Fong, 176); White actors given slanty eyes. The Klingon race incarnate all the characteristics that most scare White America. The Klingons are violent, ill tempered, lustful, and drunk. [...]

A Grand Slam

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

It’s important to listen to feedback from your readers:
Comment on my blog from John:
Lol, what a complete load of bollocks. I can’t believe I wasted my life reading this.
Comment on my blog from “photog”:
“You are not a real photographer, look at your shots. Stick to being a dork and don’t post this nonsense. Your camera [...]

Apparently I have a club

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

S—: Hey, Terry. She broke up with me last night.
Me: I didn’t know you were dating someone.
S—: Can I join your Afraid-of-Women club?
Me: You have to be the one to break it off first. It’s like Whac-A-Mole

The Doctrine of Pre-emption probably works as well here as it did for the Bush Administration

[More relationship strategery after [...]

Triumphs of the Human Spirit

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Blurb is hosting Lunch 2.0 today on Valentine’s Day!
Reading people’s twitter’s I think
Am I the only single person who loves Valentine’s day?
Oh the gifts, flowers, chocolates, singing telegram, and the the restaurant dinner reservation! I love watching the public trauma this day brings to two people in love. Sometimes it is like a romance sped [...]

Starbucks mastermind

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

All month, the closest Starbucks’s chalkboard has read: “Try a Skinny or Mocha Cinnamon dolce Latté A Non-fat, Sugar-free dairy delight!”
I had to stop ordering them because I dislike the sugar-free aftertaste. This means that I’m now faced with the question, “Do I want whip cream in it?”
Of course, when given an option for my [...]

LEGOs of things past

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Scott Beale notes the 50th anniversary of the LEGO brick.
Burka asks, what is our preferred LEGO theme?
Does it show my age when I mention that pretty much the only theme available at the time was SPACE:

LEGO Space Shuttle (Model 442—1978)
Just so you know, the antenna in the back turns into a long range gauss gun. [...]

Being popular

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

After the merkley??? party, I went with some friends to Matt Mullenweg’s birthday party.
(Matt, for those of you who don’t know, wrote Wordpress which over the years has become the premier blogging application on the internet. Matt also gets a lot of shit from me when I talk about programming)
My friends and I are chatting [...]