June 2011
I am faxing the Venus de Milo to @americanexpress in order to pay my account. Thanks for cutting off my electronic payment arms. #cranky
"Nothing here now, but the recording. Manipulated by computers." - W. Burroughs
RT @clayforsberg: Imagine if a "self help movement" that was all about NOT thinking about yourself!
RT @cascio: Read this: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/05/atul-gawande-harvard-medical-school-commencement-address.html This *is* the future of work, across most disciplines (not just medicine).
RT @SuicideGirls: "The Last Mountain should be mandatory viewing for anyone who's ever switched on a light." -> http://cot.ag/ltBGWC ...
Mamosas: champagne and milk. "It's tolerable." Happy Birthday to my friend. http://yfrog.com/gyia8dzj
RT @copernicc: #Innotribe summary 2: Challenge- 300 million people to bank and connect. Staggering.
There are more things in Heaven and Earth than Science can ever dream of understanding. #litsci #Shakespeare
Nothing like funeral organization before 9am.
@diskgrinder Thankye kindly good sir!
Talking on the phone a lot today. Emailing a lot today. Getting a lot done today!
Un dos tres quatro.... the sounds of el sonidito
"For me, a degree of ambiguity, or mystery, is the key ingredient of any artistic statement." - Peter Chung, creator of Aeon Flux
RT @bitcoinmedia: #bitcoin - because central banks dont share their source code.
Dear Boards of Canada Nlogax Remix, I have missed you. Thank you for the mental massage.
@leeaundra Thanks! :) I still remember and use the work we did together!
@Libsynopsis there are many reasons to converse. What is yours? ;)
So much for any kind of summer break! Busier than ever on really fun stuff!
If you play @EmpireAve, now's the time to invest in me. I've been busy which apparently means I've gone down in price: http://bit.ly/kWOcJF
@alexismadrigal I remember a MrPoopyhead on AIM. I think he was one of the co-founders of WinAmp #curious_handles
@alexismadrigal my own handle has an interesting story. I got it at my first start-up back in 96 in SF's SOMA district by the CFO.
Blogging: (I am) The Net: http://bit.ly/m5fKnh
@alexismadrigal Oh, cool! :)
Archive Blogging: Surrender to the QA cycle: http://bit.ly/m7JxwH (On rapid identity iteration)
If anyone has a Verizon Droid just sitting around, I wouldn't mind borrowing it. Trying to decide which device to switch too...
@nelz9999 here's to being your best self and staying true despite the challenges.
Thank yoiu @traviskoplow for hosting swaporama and helping me clear out the cruft.
Archive Blogging: http://bit.ly/ig5VHp "A true researcher proceeds among riddles." - Don Pedro de Sargasso
@traviskoplow I had a great time. We need to do more of these, if only to hang out together. :)
Nothing I like better than reading existentialist philosophy while cooking dinner.
Yul Brenner as the Terminator cowboy. #scifi
who is still rick rolling?
@sarahdopp heh!
@raydennis it's easy to read and cook at the same time. Standing up in the kitchen. I do it all the time.
RT @LACacoSociety: Fill the bucket. If it drops, Leave it. http://bit.ly/kKjI4H
RT @MackReed: Video: Your tax dollars at work. Money well spent, I’d say. via wilwheaton: http://tumblr.com/xzr2vmeuz9
My year 2000 internet claim to fame? Jello shots and PPT Karaoke, maybe DHTML demo in 2000. What will it be this decade?
Well the inbox is at 1, but the action item folder is at 76. :/
"God is what happens when humanity is connected. Each of us is a creator, together we are THE creator." http://bit.ly/me5KB1 ty@jasonswanson
RT @eecue: i shot another time lapse of downtown los angeles, this time i went nearly a full 24 hours: http://eecue.com/b/1153 love the ...
.@eecue Thank you for continuing to capture this city I love in all it's gorgeousness. :)
Blasted TBMITWAFSF2 (on original CD no less) "Cars that go BOOM" down Sunset Blvd this afternoon. Thank you @bootiemashup !
I always love tuning into @longnow talks! Tonight is all about viruses.
RT @alridenour: I still know how to make a mess of clown makeup... http://tinyurl.com/3chpa47
"You are 6x more virus than you are human." Human genome has been gradually eroded by viruses. -Carl Zimmer at @longnow talk.
Congrats to me! The APF gave me an Honorable Mention for my work on The Value Exchange (not public scenario yet!) http://bit.ly/jogL68
Please Read Blogging: Efficiency / Fragility | Resilience | Anti-Fragility: http://bit.ly/l66NhU (been on my white board for past 6 months)
I never thought of myself as knowing a lot of actors, but now that I need them I realize I know more than I thought.
David Byrne's Glamorous Life: http://bit.ly/jAL86x (A must read for the philosophically inclined, such as myself)
I have become the muttering dog walker testing out dialog for my script. Hollywood has finally swallowed me.
Basil flower ice cream?! Now I know what to do with my neglected Basil (gone to flower) plants....
MUST READ! Go Long View. RT joegerstandt RT @kencooperusa: Innovation Calls for More Than 'Short-Termist' Thinking http://bit.ly/lusQ2g
@traviskoplow @brian_wilhelm What flavors? When can I come over?
Attn Cacophonists: @finamofo has plans for you November 1st. cc @LACacoSociety
@ilainie Peru! Woo-hoo! Just sent my passeporte application in! Ask @annatude for Peruvian tips. See you in Cusco!
DO IT! I say so! RT @ilainie VOTE FOR US- Top Family Travelers- Raising Miro- Takes only 2 seconds: http://su.pr/2VJ66l
@traviskoplow @brian_wilhelm I love mint chip! My absolute favorite. Also a huge fan of rocky roads. Brian - is it all same brand of RR?
I do my best writing to Steely Dan. Thank you William Burroughs for inspiring the name of an awesome band.
RT @danger_ranger: We've reached the end of shopping. http://nyti.ms/knc95s via @Actiongrl
@danger_ranger @Actiongrl Fascinating and wonderful perspective. You may enjoy Oliver Markley's writings: http://www.owmarkley.org/
@NurtureGirl Well said!
@traviskoplow Yum! I may have to go to Masti Malone's later tonight! I am fond of their Peanut Butter Cup hot fudge sundae! Amazing!
@ThomasFrey An amazing trend to watch! Intriguing potentially developing trendline. Thanks for sharing!
.@NurtureGirl I'm finally blogging about the thoughts on my whiteboard. http://bit.ly/l66NhU Would love your comments and thoughts. :)
Take that Hollywood, I just finished my first script.
"@k0re: i <3 SRL - never fails to pull me out of doldrums and vultures on all sides :)" I agree!
Nothing like reading world economic forum reports before 8am and coffee.
@woodyp Sooner than you might expect! :)
@aricochet :).
RT @newscientist: Gunshot echoes used to map caves' interior http://bit.ly/lxPYif
RT @JenniferSertl: The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings. Thomas M ...
RT @jerrymichalski: in Curitiba, to clean up the favelas, they paid people in bus tokens (on nice new bus system) for turning in trash. ...
Blogging: Why housing re-development is critical to space travel: http://bit.ly/lOYTrC
Required reading for unEphemerisle: Hakim Bey's T.A.Z. (http://amzn.to/mzLkIo)
@frankspencer :). Hey Frank, let's be sure to hang out in Vancouver. I want to hear more about what you are working in. :)
RT @neilredding: Really required reading for anything. “@heathervescent: Required reading for unEphemerisle: Hakim Bey's T.A.Z. (http:// ...
@neilredding Indeed! Indeed!
@neilredding I should have known! Not surprised at all.
@frankspencer Sounds awesome!
Archive Blogging: Every day in LA has a Vanilla Sky: http://bit.ly/leILRt (This is the post that got me on the cover of the LA Times)
Archive Blogging Follow-up: Droste Effect: Heathervescent on the Cover of the LA Times & reading it in her backyard http://bit.ly/jmfvNX
@WehoDaily Go OLD MAN! Smack those young-ins! LOL ;)
@wildbell There is one that lives in my West Hollywood hood as well! Bring on the wildlife!
RT @wildbell: The hawk I saw in LA (my backyard to be specific) today: http://tinyurl.com/3asge6h
Flipped car in Hollywood. Sunset and home depot. http://yfrog.com/ed8mohj
The question is not, what will the future bring, but what will _you_ bring to the future?
"The future is a lot like West Hollywood, except I have all my stuff there." I amuse myself. #quotingmyself
@sfslim indeed! Very equally important! :)!
I've got hot fudge, whipped cream and cherries - but darn it - all outta ice cream...
Is there an upside to speculation? (Other than making money?)
Not sure what I think of these touchscreen keyboards. I miss my qwerty. Are there any qwerty smartphone peripherals? Not into slick glass.
Flat touchscreen is missing the nuance/feedback of nubby and keys. I miss the feedback. It tells me where I am.
MUST READ! Highly Intelligent! RT @RayBeckerman My philosophy of Twitter http://is.gd/cJ9XN <love #8!>
Understanding the new gurgles and burps of my smart phone is like having a new baby... well ok, maybe that metaphor is a stretch. :)
@konterkariert what kind of music?
Nice new avatar photo @linne ! Looking snappy!
@konterkariert Nice!
what the hell happened to pandora? and all my stations?
The sirens are loud in WeHo tonight. Go Pride parties, but be safe.
@frankspencer oh yeah, most definitely.
Max Headroom: genius for inspiration. (I watched these on T.V. in the 80s) http://bit.ly/lwcIgV ht/ @konterkariert
Sending the script out. *fingers crossed*
Full screen and turn up your speaker for this: http://bit.ly/mTxrhJ More film inspiration. #enterthevoid
RT @joegerstandt: grinding it out on gravel roads http://goo.gl/fb/52eF4
Packing, for a funeral, in 102 degree heat tomorrow. Gotta love black.
@usabilitycounts @MackReed OMG!
"Value is no longer price, it's what people value individually." http://bit.ly/mc1rEo #googlewallet I can tell you what's around the corner.
@shanenickerson maybe you should dress sluttier. BTW, I'm casting.
@shanenickerson maybe one of those miracle bras would work for you.
This is for you @diskgrinder if you haven't seen it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5bYDhZBFLA
RT @paulocoelho: Reading Tao once more: “When I forget who I am, I become what I might be”
I apologize for my descent into male juvenility this morning, I just need to distract myself.
Dear tsa nudie cam and delayed flight. I dont have the mental bandwidth to deal with you.
This flying thing was a big mistake. Back to driving. Go invade more oil rich companies please.
Hotel Congress happy hour in 100 degrees.
80s night in Tucson. Celebrating life/death with many gin n tonics at a favorite hotel.
The way the Priest described Heaven sounded an awful lot like Burningman. Cc @danger_ranger
Los Angeles is always great to come home too. So glad to be home city of grey overcast jacaranda june.
Best way to shut down renegade "secure anon" currency? Gov hackers "hack" an account. #bitcoin #justsayin
Damn Pratchett. We will miss you when you choose to go. Discworld will always live on.
@Viss it does appear that it could be fake forum drama. I fully consider it a "cry wolf" scenario as well.
OK, fine, internet you are forcing me to write a post on this freaking bitcoin thing that was previously only emailed...
Bitcoin: green meme infiltrated by the red = BOOM #spiraldynamics #integral #predatoryeconomics
@Viss astroturfing economics.
@carlacasilli Someone told me blog writing is OK for exploring concepts not fully formed. It got me writing again!
@newmusicmichael Switzerland trip for info on assisted suicide. via @slashdot
Blogging: Bitcoin: Values and Speculators http://bit.ly/kF2LcY
RT @profuturists: The Future of Limited Resources – Futurists #futrchat Thursday 4-5pm ET #apf – Join us! http://post.ly/2DYZr
Morning has been swift! Now gearing up for #futrchat!
@petervan @copernicc Loving it! K - enjoy your "dinner with friends" :)
@evacide I'd go on that date. :)
Hello and checking in for #futrchat from an overcast june gloomy Los Angeles. I'm ready for the firehose!
RT @CoCreatr: A1. Name three unlimited resources. Good morning from Yokohama, Japan, to #futrchat
@kristinalford Yay! Welcome!
A1: Yes, limited resources are useful. We must know what we have to work with - but not be limited by the limits. #futrchat
RT @jenjarratt: RT @ebonstorm: Three limitless resources: Solar energy, Thermal Core Energy, Human Imagination. There might be others. ...
RT @chrisspurgeon @heathervescent @CoCreatr Gravity. Atmospheric nitrogen. Sea water. #futrchat
Anyone have thoughts on Julian Simon's theory that humans develop resources? #futrchat
@ebonstorm completely agree with you! Appropriate development of resources.
@garrygolden waves from the other coast! :)
. @jenjarratt my limited resource: personal freedom. #futrchat
@CASUDI @Urbanverse We are nature and nature is we. It is not us/them.
We as a species need to evolve beyond the collapse future. #futrchat
@ebonstorm intriguing perspective! re: oil as ideal energy source, but we are using it wrong. #futrchat
@fredmcclimans @guyyeomans @CASUDI disasters build and increase community. Maybe not so bad after all. #futrchat
RT @ebonstorm We should not be burning oil, we should be studying its properties for secrets as yet unknown. #futrchat
@Urbanverse very few understand the true total cost. #futrchat
@guyyeomans The community engagement/sharing increases after a disaster, not so much before. But entrps are trying to change this. #futrchat
@Urbanverse @jenjarratt Thanks for hosting another excellent #futrchat!
@ebonstorm always enjoy your perspective! Thanks!
Where has the day gone? Already on calls with Europe and tweeting with Australian and it's only 2:30! Whew!
RT @Urbanverse Future of Limited Resources APF #futrchat Here's the archive, Everyone! good stuff! TY! http://bit.ly/mJlJxR
My inner organizatrix just signed up to make something awesome happen in the vein of cacophony atomic cafe style. Addicted to orging.
"I plant my acorns knowing that I will never live to harvest the oaks." -Danny Hillis on the #longnow clock
RT @anildash: They call the Amtrak "Quiet Car" by that name because you're supposed to be playing Quiet Storm jams at all times, right?
Inbox Zero and knocked off 20 in my ActionItem Folder too! Productive day.
Ruthlessly keeping my inbox at ZERO!
Thinking about bringing the geek dinner back. Would you come? Do you miss it?
The script, she is good. *glowing* Hollywood, here I come - oh wait, I'm already here - for the last 7 years!
@pinkyracr @twistedcat @SketchStudios @r0b3rta @crowdgather Alrighty-o.
You see what you believe: http://bit.ly/ix1zuo
Been spending a lot of time with the Orbital Blue album. So I named my new space aged currency after it.
Bubbles, fictive learning and why your broker should have a debilitating addiction: http://bit.ly/jsrcjF via @wiredscience #economics
Finally got around to finishing up the BarcampLA 8 financials, thanks to structured procrastination!
Math is kinda magical, but learning it at 9am before my first cup of coffee makes my head hurt.
Archive Blogging: Stunt Car Enlightenment: "I am calm and relaxed, especially when pulling a 180." http://bit.ly/jUsFPw h/t @neilredding
I need to reconcile my cacophony event addiction, academic researcherness and business professional work pipeline. How?
:) ! @amoration @kayeporter The singularity has begun! My laptop and phone are extensions of my self.
@amoration agreed. It's happening now.
Barcamp LA 8 Financials Shared: http://bit.ly/l18pwt cc @chrismessina
@kayeporter @amoration sometimes you do need an upgrade. :)
How bout genetics? RT @edrabbit What should we crowdfund? .lol? .freespeech? .human? /cc @fin @nicoles @andnotnull #ICANN
@kayeporter @amoration hopefully we're moving forward everything with intention (& awareness & responsibility). I know I'm dreaming.
From @slashdot on #Bitcoins "No one hates on Linden dollars or Facebook credits. Makes me lean toward taking them a bit more seriously."
@kayeporter @amoration You can! NLP + Recapitulation + Take back your energy. Lots of techniques to purge and reboot.
Comments on this @slashdot are great. http://bit.ly/mmeGJt
@kayeporter @amoration We need to better understand our "system" before "reprogramming." e.g. neuroscience breakthroughs
@kayeporter @amoration when I met my boyf, he told me he'd give me a clt-alt-rst button.
RT @edrabbit: Wondering how much longer until someone puts out a press release that just says "Hack the Planet".
@edrabbit Nice! LOL.
@diskgrinder Keep entertaining yourself (and me)
@diskgrinder just your usual linguistics.
MUST READ about The myth of the 'queen bee': Work and sexism: http://bit.ly/l9ho3k via @BioscienceNews #reprogramyourcompany
@diskgrinder I've been banging my head against the wall of statistics. And gardening. Did you watch that video? You MUST!
@diskgrinder yeah, I am sometimes. I started blogging a lot more recently....
@diskgrinder you've GOT to. Come out behind your walled garden.
@diskgrinder well, then I'll tell you what you missed. Power tools and bikinis to a pumping beat.
@diskgrinder I'm on pandora...
Hmm. Is the blood meal responsible for my worm explosion?
Blogging: My Critical Interface http://bit.ly/m69lzn
Pls Reply: What are the coolest, most innovative phones you've seen?
Must watch scenario future of communication: http://bit.ly/kOhIxE
RT @kayeporter: Compassion for ourselves is the hardest. Its often easier to forgive everyone but the one in the mirror.
@amywhiggins talk to @usabilitycounts. He is their (jobvite) resident UX guy.
@copernicc :)
How have I not seen Bunel's Petit Charme until last night? New contender in my top 10 favorite films.
If I could emulate any writer, I would choose Bruce Chatwin or Isak Dinesen.
@diskgrinder what kind of perspective exactly? not sure what you are asking. :)
@antonyevans check out the @lockerproject guys and @sixwing. And keep me posted! :)
The songlines. The purple tornado. Metaphors, inspiration for creating the future, sun setting the past.
@berkun "Time is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire" - Borges
@berkun I find he is best savored over and over. Thankfully, his stories are short. :)
@diskgrinder good enough then.
@Criterion when you gonna release the cleaned up Saragossa Manuscript? It's ripe for your collection.
@diskgrinder s'ok. It happens.
I guess this is the summer of hacking.
@traviskoplow sugar.
Bitcoin is not about privacy, it's about the opposite of trust. Why would you transact with someone you don't trust?
Just about recovered from my luchador activities Saturday night. Just in time for Monday, monday.
Dear Twitter, sorry I have been neglecting you, but I'm doing a lot of really cool stuff.
@MackReed Me too!
@umairh For one day, could you frame everything positively? Just, like, as an experiment?
Tuned into a phenomenal @longnow on conservation. I am so on board with this perspective. Way to go!
High tech ecotopia: cities rich with parks. Wilderness areas that allow urban access. Agriculture to maximize yield. -Peter Karieva #longnow
My vision of the future ecotopia: http://bit.ly/lHtIdR An integrated urban wildlife experience: http://bit.ly/lHtIdR #longnow
Nothing like a late night with PPT in preparation for speaking tomorrow.
Just shared Future of Money highlights to some of the future's best and brightest high school students! Thanks @frankspencer
On the schedule today: make birthday cake for best boyf evah! And LOTS of todos in between.
@traviskoplow But of course! Don't tell! :)
Working on some Bitcoin stuff, but feeling guilty about stats homework undone... :/
@Urbanverse Thank you! I think most ppl are missing the point with Bitcoin. It is a Harbinger.
Announce for Participation: Survey on your Bitcoin Usage: http://svy.mk/kMkYHJ cc @bitcoinmoney @bitcoineconomy @Bitcoinheros
Dear stats, I will pwn you by the end of the summer! You have been warned.
!!! RT @leeaundra Sitting in DFW reading about Seth, the ancient red-headed donkey god of chaos... The Egyptians had some cool deities!
Darn it, can not find the other cake pan. grr....
RT @anildash: @alexismadrigal @mathewi easy one: no! Tech, especially platforms, inherently shows the biases & values of its creators.
Calling all Bitcoin enthusiasts: please take my survey on #Bitcoin: https://bitly.com/kMkYHJ cc @jason
@TWistartups Thank you very much!!!
It's hard to focus on statistics when you've just released a really interesting survey! must get back to work! Thanks for all the support!
Thank you @bitcoinmoney @bitcoinnews @petervan @AdamZawadzki @TWistartups @smc_la @serena @amywhiggins @crowdgather
@Mickipedia I know. There should be a negative in the Klout equation for celebrities!
@EMN Thanks very much! I sincerely appreciate it!
@TWistartups Thank you! Keep up your great work!
And now, I must revise the script for the meeting with my director tomorrow. At least the stats test is done & survey released. Whew, day.
Also, thanks to all the #bitcoin-ers who have taken my survey. Over 50 responses so far today! Lots of great data! Thank you!
AND my inboxes are still ZERO! #ruthlessGTD and #coffee
@robpickering Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!
@djabatt Don't worry if you get overloaded. Start over and then try again. LMK if you need any help with the GTD.
@socialtechno Thanks for sharing my survey! Appreciate it!
The Google Calendar redesign looks like one of the original iAmaze DHTML proof of concept demo circa 2000: http://bit.ly/lgjmZE
@MackReed :( Sometimes I go back and read his (@martinboz) tweets.
"you get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers." Finally, time for classic rock. Been a long day...