July 2011
7 posts
RT @Dropbox: clarifying: what’s yours is yours… a TOS update - http://t.co/aSjkq3n
Home again.
RT @newsycombinator: What every programmer should know about time http://j.mp/mKQMMv
Wheels down SEA. It was a great trip, but we’re done now. We have a lot of blogging to catch up on.
I’m thinking of building a new computer soon. What’s everyone’s favorite cpu, gpu, and ssd these days?
Maybe he’ll stand up for the CS Dept! RT @WWU: WWU Hires Jeff Wright as New Dean of College of Sciences and Technology http://t.co/7eORY1j
June 2011
6 posts
Losing a hard drive really retards development.
I’ve got my laptop back, and am trying to set everything up again. I realize now how much I took my environment for granted.
Apple store diagnostics confirm HD is shot. I am 9 days past the 3 year warranty period, but they are covering it anyway.
Google goggles does text recognition + translate now. Awesome!
Today we ride from Niagara Falls to Buffalo, where we’ll rent a car to drive to Ann Arbor.
April 2011
2 posts
Hello, Louisiana.
Earlier this evening, we found ourselves spectating at a little league game. #unexpected
We just got interviewed for an article in the local paper. First time that’s happened; it was kinda fun.
March 2011
31 posts
Made it to the RV park in Silsbee, TX. It was our first 60+ mile day since our hiatus.
RT @DEVOPS_BORAT: Advice of Azamat: if want DevOps culture, make of sure not hire Ninja Dev and Pirate Ops!
We had a really good time with our hosts in New Waverly. I shot more guns yesterday than in the rest of my life combined.
Hitting the road, headed for a host in New Waverly. Crosswinds of 15 to 20.
Claratin is no match for Texas.
Chilling at the Navisota public library, taking turns with the laptop doing taxes.
In Which Benson Describes Life On The Road →
What follows is a fairly long and potentially boring narrative in which I discuss the trials and tribulations of bicycling on Texas roads. We bike on freeways, we bike on dirt, we outrun…
Lots of headwinds and freeways today, but we had a wonderful lunch and great company this evening. Many details at http://t.co/hnmgCUx
Back On The Road →
Yesterday was interesting. It was our first day back on the bike after a long hiatus, and our first full day of loaded biking in Texas. The wind was shockingly strong, and slowed us down…
New gear and tentative route changes →
We’ve never bothered making an exhaustive list of our gear, and I don’t plant start now, but we did just make a few nice changes. Benson and I both got new synthetic sleeping bags; they pack to half…
Looks like we’re hitting the road again tomorrow. Trying to be excited.
RT @dacort: Just learned about http://bit.ly/dY6yVo - that’s kind of neat!
RT @lashleigh: Just found out about the WTF license, it’s pretty much what you’d expect. http://t.co/Mxd23pi
If you haven’t donated to Japan’s disaster relief, you might consider it. The org at directrelief.org seems like a great place to donate.
Developers: please stop using OAuth when you mean OpenID.
RT @wilw: To the “Japan had it coming because OMG Pearl Harbor” crowd that’s crawled out of the sewer: Go fuck yourselves, you ignorant …
Semicolons are my favorite piece of punctuation; sometimes I think I use them too much.
I created a profile at http://bit.ly/hQe9ai. I’m also working on a personal landing page at bensonk.net. In other news, design is hard.
Reflections on being home and heading out again →
These last few months have been great, but they are the total opposite of what I had planned. We were supposed to spend a sun filled winter cycling the Florida keys. Instead I’m writing this from…
RT @clockworkmod: Xoom updating instructions: http://t.co/DL3xA59
RT @lashleigh: The light rail is awesome, but the wet ten minute walk from the ferry was a little lame.
Safe and happy in Austin, heading out for dinner.
RT @DEVOPS_BORAT: Programming is only fun until build is fail.
I’m planning to be in Seattle with @lashleigh Sunday and Monday, who wants to hang out?
Between a power outage and an internet outage, it’s pretty hard to do any work today.
RT @excid3: Anyone awesome companies hiring Rails developers? I need a job after graduation. #HireExcid3 Please RT
RT @dacort: Oh no. My CISSP is going to expire. … *goes back to coding*
February 2011
35 posts
RT @autumnspirit: David Thorne on customer service: http://t.co/vKQ6FBp
RT @al3x: The Distributed Internet Architecture Framework, or DIAF.
God, I love browncoats: http://helpnathanbuyfirefly.com/?p=37