http://radartower.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ what I give to myself, I also give to you en Vox Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:57:13 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-game-of-the-year.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-game-of-the-year.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-game-of-the-year.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:57:13 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500e398bf50d50001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500e398bf50d50001-50si" alt="Nethack-usual-cropped" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For me, 2007 is the year of the roguelike text adventure. I ascended Nethack this year with a Chaotic Orcish Rogue. I was totally spoiled by the Nethack, uh, spoilers. My character was two-weaponing, spell casting, and generally laying waste to t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-game-of-the-year.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500e398bf66260004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd carrot sports rpg rogue ascii nethack game of the year http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/urban-hawk.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/urban-hawk.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/urban-hawk.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:07:26 -0800 I've been bird watching with the boys recently. Bird watching. The idea of it clashes somewhat with my self image, but I'm learning to be flexible. We haven't taken it (yet?) to the point of tromping through the woods, listening for feathered frie... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/urban-hawk.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500e398bf6a930003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> seattle wildlife birds birding northwest wren chickadee cooper's hawk http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/clinton-blinders-on.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/clinton-blinders-on.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/clinton-blinders-on.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:05:26 -0700 Waiting for my bus five minutes ago, President Clinton walked past me with a dozen police officers. I was watching the police, silently commenting on the waste of a dozen cops in the same block. Then Clinton breezed by me. Then i came to my senses... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/clinton-blinders-on.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500e398b91ebc0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> seattle moblog mobile president clinton sighting nokia6682 http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/one-down.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/one-down.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/one-down.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:25:24 -0700 We're one meeting in to our four meeting trip. I'm jittery from the coffee and the receding illness. One more meeting this PM. Then sleep. I hope tonight's rest is more restful than last's. Perhaps Sushi Ron for dinner? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/one-down.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e659c2bbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> moblog mobile nokia6682 http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/the-myself-mallet.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/the-myself-mallet.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/the-myself-mallet.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:37:54 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142ca08b6a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142ca08b6a47-50si" alt="Long call" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The polycom display says, "05:35:40". That's the duration of my current call. We're designing IP network training curriculum for a technical call center somewhere in southwest. I'm expecting the pain to end when the phone reads, "08:11:23". This... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/the-myself-mallet.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e62d17bbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fiction spam hammer mallet slow-day http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/planning-for-spring-blackberry-pie.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/planning-for-spring-blackberry-pie.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/planning-for-spring-blackberry-pie.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:10:47 -0700 I have five extra minutes and a blue post-it in my hand. Fellow aikidoist Erin brought an extraordinary blackberry pie to to a semi-recent potluck. (She's now hiking with her husband to the Aleutians Islands. They started in Seattle. Ambition has ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/planning-for-spring-blackberry-pie.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500cd971ebb824cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> pie recipe dessert blackberry food http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/to-g-nans.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/to-g-nans.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/to-g-nans.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:05:01 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e608ebcbe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e608ebcbe2b-50si" alt="Japanese screen" /></a> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d414263fa5685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d414263fa5685e-50si" alt="New plants" /></a> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142cbeed3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142cbeed3c7f-50si" alt="Miles and nan" /></a> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e608ebdbe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e608ebdbe2b-50si" alt="Butterfly" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Trip to g-nan's house today. High and textured clouds, punctuated by bursts of sunlight. G-nan's place isn't especially prepped for the boys. Lots of things to break within two feet of the ground. Heirlooms and such. Paintings painted by the grea... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/to-g-nans.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500cd971eac3b4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile art gardening exhaustion grandparent kidstuff http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/late-night-with-6682.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/late-night-with-6682.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/late-night-with-6682.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:03:25 -0700 Typical: about to shut down for the night when one of the adverts for the nokia n93i catches my attention. Of course it does, but I'm not reasonably going to shell out the cash right now. I've replaced half of my appliances in the last month. For ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/late-night-with-6682.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142c8dbd3c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> seattle moblog nokia6682 http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/first-look---sugar-shack.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/first-look---sugar-shack.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/first-look---sugar-shack.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:34:02 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142c764d3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142c764d3c7f-50si" alt="ss cakes" /></a> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d41425f7f8685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d41425f7f8685e-50si" alt="ss" /></a> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142a14f36a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142a14f36a47-50si" alt="ss bus tub" /></a> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500cd971e63a44cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500cd971e63a44cd5-50si" alt="ss" /></a> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e604628be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd970125264cd500d09e604628be2b-50si" alt="ss menu" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Sugar Shack Baking Co. just opened in our Seattle neighborhood. Until a few weeks ago, the windows have been covered with brown butcher paper. Now it's open and busy. Thankfully, it's not elbow-to-elbow, but a steady stream of people came and... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/first-look---sugar-shack.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500d4142a14e46a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> seattle mobile coffee bakery ravenna sugarshack http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/rss-readers-and-false-permanence.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(bandicot) http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/rss-readers-and-false-permanence.html?_c=feed-rss http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/rss-readers-and-false-permanence.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:56:14 -0800 Spent a few hours tonight learning keyboard shortcuts on Google Reader (out of beta now and mos def worth a look). I played with rojo in its early months and do like it, but my life works better when I minimize daily-use technology platforms. (It... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://radartower.vox.com/library/post/rss-readers-and-false-permanence.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd970125264cd500cd97108f314cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> internet rss google keyboard vox permanence vox-feature