June 2010
RT @funnyoneliners: You know what would bring an end to knife crime overnight? Guns.
Dear parking lot repavers: your speedbumps do not slow me down. Just a challenge. I have stock in shocks. #speeddemon
Would you have kept your calm like @ilainie in this situation? http://bit.ly/aHL2nt #30hourbusride #antigua #guatemala #thunderstorms
IgniteLA-3 speaker line-up includes Caltech, Milken, NASA, Filmmakers, Evangelist & Qi Gong Master: http://bit.ly/dnJzTx
@egradman I think that's call fluff n fold. 33 cents a pound.
@egradman or a really nice girlfriend.
The morning always brings picking crysthanamum in my gmail theme.
Good behavior tip for potential speakers: Harassing the organizers doesn't improve your chances.
Current obsessed song: Already Gone, The Eagles & Boston on repeat.
Now where was I reading about the decline of the commodity markets....
@quackking haha. you might think that... but I think it was a sci-fi book. that 0hedge is some crack stuff.
Can anyone recommend white-labeled IM applications?
@BrianNorgard suffering. there is too much of it in our world.
@wildbill yup
And, Inbox Zero. Second day in a row! #gtd
@ilainie great introspections on your cenote to the underworld! :)
I have a new sublime understanding of not feeling the burn in my muscles.
June brings the marine layer & jacarandas. And I remember the end of an era and the beginning of another in my life. http://bit.ly/9xzLAB
@rfurlan do you think your dream will manifest itself in your lifetime. I assume you've read accelerando?
Conflicted by bp oil photos. Why no photos of ppl the economic disaster has basically done the same thing to?
@ruphos indeed. the truth. both are suffering.
@geminica you're right re:shock footage. It's Fear based reactions. We have lost ability to think long term and take responsibility. :(
@geminica it's a tough nut to crack. First, I'd like to see a war on media & advertising.
@geminica then I think there needs to have more understanding and less acceptability of ADD/ADHA in leadership (hello haters!)
@geminica and a better understanding of our own internal programming. E.g. a focus on awareness of self & actions.
@geminica Agreed. Also personal finance & compassion/understand/respect alt viewpoints. In the end all=the same: an expression of energy.
@geminica we are in midst of massive societical changes, mentally in new model, but structurally in the old one.
@geminica have not. I prolly should. :) It's really a war on freedom of perception/freedom to have own (non-programmed) ideas.
If you can give someone quiet, uninterrupted time - they can often solve, "unsolvable" problems.
@jimmath @ThomasFrey have we outlived our "better living through chemistry" motto?
@ThomasFrey I actually think the motto can be true; however times, chemistry and values have changed.
Looks like #IgniteLA 3 is at capacity. Wait list is open: http://bit.ly/aqpe43
RT @glxp: Loving these #spacex launch pics on @Spaceflightnow: http://bit.ly/9XKMYH (thx @phalanx)
@pkedrosky e (TV free since 1995 and counting)
Hey hey @JontySkrufff. Excited to see you on this crazy thing! Keep up the goodness!
@rfurlan Gotcha. However acceleration success is more about people than technology IMHO. :) (& real challenge 4 the future)
@humanityplus who from @reasonmag will be there? (Hi!)
Question: How does SM/Twitter help/hinder/impact your identity creation? Does it have any impact on you? What about other technologies?
RT @alfmikula: Oh yeah, that's the thing about being on the bleeding edge: Sometimes, you're the one who ends up bleeding.
Warning: twitter email phishing scheme. Double-check all URLs before clicking. (I didn't click.) #phishing #twitter Attn: @twitter
Bugatti spotted in weho! Eb eb!
Utilizing structured procrastination.
My favorite jacaranda tree is in full bloom. Over 3 stories of purple.
Looking for a new place is in the same level of difficulty as new job/boyfriend
MUST READ NYTimes article about the impact of computers/tech on our selves. http://nyti.ms/dmAKHo (you've all probably seen it already ;-) )
On another note: I have been practicing long attention span activities. Which means, I forget to log into twitter until 3:30pm!
@jenjarratt we must swap purple foliage pictures! Super saturated purple flowers on vibrant green grass is my favorite stimuli! :)
So yeah, @Ignite2LA (http://bit.ly/aqpe43) is officially sold out. But you can try 4 standing room only at 8:30pm. We have a great line up!
@Urbanverse yes, I rated quite high on both the switching and multi-tasking "game" :) (I suspect I may be a super tasker, but who knows?)
Awesome future thoughts by Dave Logan at #IgniteLA.
Oh @kw I see you in here. Show some love! :)
@TheFrosty come on by! We are at intermission after 1 talk.
Glenn Yago from the Milken Insdtitute is taking the stage. #IgniteLA
You are the Clark Kent. -Glenn Yago
You're not a women in leadership if you sleep your way to the top.
Gaga's Alejandro is all Paula Abdul meets Like a Vogue Madonna in an alternate Zentropa/Europa. #popculture
It's ManDay at work today in celebration of the Boss's bday. Wish I could share photos w/ you, but we'd all be fired. #ilovemyjob/coworkers
Conf table contents include Guinness, cigars, GQ, Esquire, Playboy, ESPN, Jamison, $1000 bills. Carbomb drinking contest. #manday
@Carolineoncrack <3 that you got a rescue dog, but kinda confused why you are asking for $$ to save her... isn't that the point of rescuing?
@Carolineoncrack I have my own rescue that is not without his issues.... but his issues are now mine.
Thanks for coming out and being enlightened! @yoak @victoria_young @johnayers @meidesign @kw @roadmonkey #ignitela @ignite2la
@Carolineoncrack I read the blog post... anyway, good luck with it! My pup escaped the first day I had him (he's a runner too).
@Carolineoncrack But after ~4 years he's much better. It takes time. Rescues are special cases and need extra care.
OH: Those Irish Carbombs really effed me up. #manday
@Carolineoncrack well, it took a year for him to really feel like he was part of the pack. After the first time, I basically stayed with him
@Carolineoncrack I worked at home at the time so spent a LOT of time with him.
@Carolineoncrack hehe. You should! Or try some purple extensions!
If you submitted an Ignite talk and didn't speak, don't worry, we consider all previously submitted talk for future Ignites! #ignitela
RT @umairh: The measure of an economy isn't in what it buys, sells, or makes. It's in how and why it lives, works, and plays.
My Dad's article ab a future scenario of the AFA circa 2025 (retired AF Col) http://bit.ly/affuture Attn@realfuturist Great future thinking
"you ignore the other couple humping away, because you never get to do it in a bed." / "it started in an outdoor park" #stuffmycoworkersays
Whiskey + cupcakes + interval training = about to puke. #manday
Twitter question for my Hplus talk: do you tweet specific types of content to get more followers or attn?
Question2: have you changed/shifted content of tweets/blog posts based on audience reaction? (Or lack) and why?
(Rewriting my Hplus talk for the third time. Pls help me by responding. :) )
@clubsilence do you have other ids in use on twitter? (No you don't have to tell me what they are)
@kellysims that's interesting the difference btwn your flickr and sm use. Any thoughts as to why? (I may be similar)
@clubsilence ah! The intrigue! One of my fav twitterers is also a pseudonym.
@kellysims I love this! Thanks for responding!
Twitter question for my Hplus talk: do you tweet specific types of content to get more followers or attn? (in case you missed it last night)
Thanks @clubsilence @kellysims for sharing your answers last night!
Q2: have you changed/shifted content of tweets/blog posts based on audience reaction? (Or lack) and why?
RT @newscientist: One of Tatooine's suns setting? No, the moon over Cerro Paranal http://bit.ly/5QCJU via @rowanNS
Being a manager. *sigh*
Perfect timing. Stereolab and the Financial Times. tx @nextwavefutures
@Urbanverse re: SoCal real-estate bottom: We ain't seen nothing yet! Let's talk in 2 years. :)
Attn @pinkyracr OMG Shoes! http://www.theoutnet.com/product/48641 via @the_coworker
I think everyone smoked a joint before rush hour today. Because every single person in front of me is driving 10 mph
Working on version 4. I am apparently a perfectionist loop.
In other news, I received my first issue of Gun and Garden.
I really love @jesus as an example of an identity that lives on in people's minds.
@quackking Nice article!
Ahhh, cold feet. I want to escape.
@seandaken haha. Point taken. I'm wearing sandals!
RT @usabilitycounts: Social Media, also a fad...
@MackReed @siberianfruit @usabilitycounts I love pens & have a #livescribe myself. I so want to make it my GTD biotch.
@MackReed do you want to borrow my livescribe to test out? Not rly using it much rt now. But I love the thing.
@Carolineoncrack re: anon commenters, I'd like to know the answer as well!
@MackReed I wish. That is *my* dream! No longer limited to only paper or electronic GTDness. Are you listening @livescribe?
@livescribe @MackReed Actually, I want to make my own custom micro-dot paper templates. Then I could make a GTD eNotebook for REAL.
@MackReed they do have a smaller notebook that is a lot like the moleskine http://bit.ly/czwNIn
What is up with this LA weather? Strange cloud cover.
@usabilitycounts yeah. You don't have to worry about losing your $200 pen. But I like supporting the concept! It's a great product.
Really love skype on my blackberry. Allowed me to attend my eng mtg while going through TSA.
@usabilitycounts hehe. I am partial to the $3 ones.
Somewhere over the midwest enroute to Bawston for #hplus, brainstorming and scheming with the space waitress. #virgin
If the Purple Tornado was on the ground, she'd be in Kansas right now. hehe #inflightwifi #Lawrencekansas
Its Official. DebtMarket works from 50k feet! www.debtmarket.com Now you can buy and sell your loan portfolio while high.
Skype transfer files from inflight wifi = AMAZING. Doing product development from 50k feet!!!!!!! Do I dare streaming music?
Having a burger in a real trader mans dive bar. Harvard square. Standing out like the West coaster I am. :)
Strange looping the morning with Boston in Bawstan. More than a Feeling!
Mez, I'm at hplus. Purple hair with my pal kasey in the hot pink jumpsuit!
Amazing how a chance encounter with surrogate dog lifts my mood.
Watching @ramez talk at #hplus about motivations for human enhancements.
Happiness is 50% genetic. (@ramez) #hplus
@MissXu haha. No. I'm gonna talk about that tomorrow. Lol
Where can I get yummy breakfast (for lunch) in cambridge. #hplus
@shoghon re canadian karaoke trip. Talk to @missrogue
Went out to lunch and greeted by soft downpour. For a desert dwelling angelino I loved it! #cambridge
Steven wolfram is talking about the future! #hplus
If you can't make the technology work, you can write the technology in real time. -Steven Wolfram coding real time #hplus
@VenessaMiemis @frankspencer says we should meet. I've got purple hair. Find me pls! :)
Excited to talk about Identity Creation at H+ Summit/Harvard tmrw am. Watch it live at 6:50 amPT(yeouch!) or 9:50amET http://bit.ly/9eatvw
I am wearing one of my favorite tshirts for my talk today. Hehe #hplus
@SpeedSportLife thanks for the LeMans coverage. Love following the action.
Coffee break at #hplus. I'm the second speaker after the break.
@schubie sound isb good in the room. Should I talk louder?
Omgb I'm up next! A little nervous cause this is an impt topic to me.
@Pathfinder awesome. Let's talk. Good luck on your talk!
@Jolly yes you do. But they may not be 100% accurate of the real thing. ;)
@cole_tucker thanks. Glad you enjoyed!
RT @AndrewKisielius: "What values are being encoded in what you create?" - Heather Schlegal #hplus
. @Jolly some will choose one or the other. Some will do both. No reason we can not use both.
Allobrain by JoAnn Kuchera-Morin is utterly AMAZING!
"To condense fact from the vapor of nuance." Empathic Messaging by @pathfinder loved your talk
"I'm a carney" -Nolan Bushmill gives a brief history of video games #hplus carnie+eng degree = atari
Nolan Bushnell sounds just like Abram from art of bleeding. Love it!
Schools as arcades! Nolan at #hplus
. @Theyear2030 or watch Mr Kurzweil today via live streaming from hplussummit.com #hplus :)
Saw an amazing puppet girl outside harvard square.
After Ray, I'm ready for some quiet time and applesauce. Cc@SamL
Ray Kurzweil about to speak at H+. You can watch it live via streaming at http://www.hplussummit.com/streaming.html #hplus
@sfslim LOVE that movie. Have you seen the 9 timelines detailed out (online)?
@tpurves do you have chicken chicken? A must for #pptk
@WehoDaily is weho crazy tonight? Am coming from from LAX.
I cannot wait to get off this airplane. Boston and #hplus was a blast but there's no place like home.
@WehoDaily I did. Sounds like more a madhouse than usual. Thanks for keeping us all posted!
Tired of "fake-ass superficial people" in LA Tech? Come to Geek Dinner REDUX Tues 7:30pm, RSVP: http://bit.ly/agKnwQ
What the Geek Dinner is about, a post: http://g33kd1nner.com/?p=57
If you missed my #hplus talk "How WE Create I" the slides, video & pdf of talk is here: http://bit.ly/wecreatei #identitycreation #posthuman
Is anyone doing research on where we keep passwords in our brain? Could be interesting. #neuroscience #fmri #research #idea #brain
@IanJSpector Exactly!!!! Would be fascinating to see how it correlates to the meaning (or lack of) & pattern of your password.
@IanJSpector hmmm.... I wonder how hard it is to make one. (Surely I'm not up to it). Maybe timeshare one? Anyway, a fun research idea.
@CDRFunkmeyer oh you strangeloop!
Astro Pic of the day is now my new desktop: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
Why has it taken this long to get obsessed with Kraftwerk? It's as if I've just fallen in love with my old best friend.
Heya - it's the LA geek dinner tonight: http://bit.ly/gdredux
Ah. Its like home here at Canters with the #geekdinner
Space ferrets! #geekdinner
@megan_nissen @ruphos glad you enjoyed it!
My God, it's full of stars! Gotta check the Astro Pic of the Day!
@NicolePowers that's a bummer. Hwood bowl traffic can be the worst!
"And I know, baby just how you feel. You got to roll with the punches, to get to what's real" #lyrics
Attn: @saml Unless it's already been made, a "piece of cake" is actually a fair bit of work. via @DrTwittenheimer @funnyoneliners
@singularityhub you've got the wrong picture of Alex Lightman on your day 2 recap. That's the editor from Reason mag.
@innovant2003 re: fogfuture haha I like that analogy.
Everyday I see technology applied to regular life in a new amazing way. Way to go exponential applications! The future is really now.
@GunRights where's your peace through superior firepower? (that's my fav pro-gun peace truism)
@Urbanverse yeah, don't let alex see it.
Absurd Career Goal #3: Bank CTO (based on today's workload). And yes, I'm keeping the purple hair.
Had this amazing sense of calm the past few days. The calm before the storm maybe? Or byproduct of giving up/reducing multi-tasking?
@usabilitycounts Love tog. Have an awesome lunch!
So am I insane for heading downtown tonight if I'm NOT going to the Lakers?
When the general greeting around the office is "Alright Biotches" you know your office is NSFW. #ilovemyjob
OH: I didn't say it was straight pron. #myworkisNSFW cc @the_coworker
All dressed up and headed to a riot.
Yeah so what Lakers. I'm hanging with the rental car rally at Santas Powerhouse.
Superbigprops to the mystery guy who handed me my @MindshareLA nametag. You rock.
The moon is low and slivered yellow. Goblin fruit calls come buy come buy.
And @pinkyracr Ill fill you in about the rental car rally. U free tmrw night 10pm? :)
@cole_tucker it can be small. But that usually means there is more exploring to be done.
Really pulling the heartstrings with the desperado, harry chapin, supertramp and mama's n papas #manrock selections.
@pkedrosky that's some nice S curve porn.
For those who love the S curve. RT @pkedrosky: [greader] Technology Adoption in Hard Times http://dlvr.it/1qbDG #future #adoption
@pkedrosky I have other technology adoption S curves. It's what explains successful exponential change and paradigm shifting. Nice piece.
Ephemerisle may be canceled but its still Xmas in July in LA. Cc @lasanta @danger_ranger
In a dapper mood after a weekend filled with time spent with awesome friends new and old! A good friend is a good friend indeed.
I guess today is survey day.
I think passion has been co-opted by marketing. What is marketing these days anyway? cc @mktgdouchebag
Attn Los Angeles barcampers: Pls take this survey to increase the likelihood of #BCLA9 happening: http://bit.ly/bclasurvey cc @barcampla
Totally tempted by #KitchenAids on #Ruelala today. It's my homebody tendencies. Does it come in matte black or gunpowder grey?
@spencercross Thanks. I will have to chase that up. Sooooo tempting!
@gilesgoatboy there's some good stuff in black swans, but beware the kool aid and call your own shots. :) (says a wildcard aficionado)
I'm so glad I was born in the 70s!
Thank you LADPW and Apple for making me want to nuke the world this morning.
Finally coming off my adrenaline rage. Who needs drugs when you have a brain that makes chemicals for you?
I am communing with the Santa Ana winds this weekend. If you like 90 degree evenings and heavy labor, come join me.
Nice quote JS! ;) The new site looks great @jsfuncity.
RT @mktgdouchebag: Old stereotype for PR: Pretty folks who flirt with journalists. New stereotype for PR: Pretty folks flirting with you.
You wouldn't expect to hear a goat braying in one moment and helicopter in the next - but that is the reality of WeHo. cc @wehodaily
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. -Mr Burroughs
Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in, can hope to escape. - Mr Burroughs
This morning's engineer meeting is brought to you by Rave Culture Music. It's just like 4am at Burning Man. Endless loop.
@usaa_news You give me faith in the banking industry. Thanks for being awesome in so many ways! <3
@VeroniqueCheVAL :) hehe totally.
Inspired by Harlan Ellison to start writing again. My Fairfax Morning (raw) http://bit.ly/9quJJQ #creativewriting
Pack of coyotes. Full moon rising. Bugs hiss. Wind whispers. The desert is prehistoric.
What was I thinking? Hard labor at over 90 degrees? The dog rebelled.
It has been a weekend of much physical exertion. Well played legs!
Sometimes I forget I'm a mere bodhisattva. But even in the illusion I have my hopes, goals, dreams.
Oh My, what fun! http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
Sometimes you just know. It's love at first site. Then the engine starts up and your knees buckle. #motorcycleshopping
@gilesgoatboy Some learn to become oblivious. Alternately others go for the free drinks.
@MackReed @Richard_Kadrey !!!! & Nirvana and GnR are considered "classic rock" today. *manrock sigh*
@SafetyThird mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Alllllll mine! (Ps thank you!!!!)
I love the soft deep voices of my russian neighbors.
"Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe? Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy" #lyrics
@AnnikaSkywalkr but wait, you mean, if I have thousands of followers, they still may not care??!
@AnnikaSkywalkr @clubsilence I have one account that has no followers, where I scream and rant direct into the void.
Excellent Read for those who love us artistic crazy types. Pressfield on Loving a Writer: http://bit.ly/99kTy9
@traviskoplow :)