January 2012
3 posts
Best death scene of all time
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Derek Eder and Forest Gregg Hack ClearStreets in...
This app was hacked together with python, php, google fusion tables, javascript, html/css, and a humble batch script. Here’s how we did it: 1. We dug around in the Plow Tracker code and stumbled into the data feed of GPS plow locations. We pulled these dots. 2. In order to figure out which streets had been cleared, we needed to turn these dots into plow paths. Lukas...
Flying Robots Build A Tower Near Paris
via npr.org the way my next home will be built! Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
December 2011
3 posts
Snow
See the full gallery on Posterous Several feet of fresh powder… Jackson loved it. Posted via email from jacksonville | Comment »
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Louis CK on the results of selling DRM free
The show went on sale at noon on Saturday, December 10th. 12 hours later, we had over 50,000 purchases and had earned $250,000, breaking even on the cost of production and website. As of Today, we’ve sold over 110,000 copies for a total of over $500,000. Minus some money for PayPal charges etc, I have a profit around $200,000 (after taxes $75.58). This is less than I would have been paid...
The Übermensch
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November 2011
0 posts
CubeStormer II
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October 2011
3 posts
Quantum Levitation
via youtube.com all I need to do is to put this on a skateboard Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Think Different, narrated by Steve Jobs
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September 2011
2 posts
dressed up for first day at bubbles pre-pre-school...
We had Jackson signed up for Bubles Academy’s pre-pre-school program before he got into the montesorri school we were hoping to get him into. Is there a such thing as over-educated when you are 16 months old? Can parents have TOO many macaroni sculptures and finger painted works of art? We say no. Posted via email from jacksonville | Comment »
Wave to the penguin
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August 2011
1 post
Spotify is the future and end of music
Spotify is the place in technology where my deep appreciation of what ‘average normal people’ care about and what I (as a geek and music collector) care about are at odds. In some way or form, I suspect that what Spotify is or does is going to be the way music is commonly distributed. Its all going to be out there, subscription based for the masses to consume all-you-can-eat. The...
July 2011
5 posts
Mobile Marketing in the Post-PC Era or Why I...
In early June this year Steve Jobs took the stage at the World Wide Developers Conference, talked about the runaway success of the iPad, said that iOS5 was ‘cutting the cord’ and started to talk about in the birth of the post-PC era. via vibes.com Read the rest of the my post here…. http://www.vibes.com/mobile_marketing_company/blog/?p=325 Posted via email from John...
Cool
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Cool
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for those who wonder why jackson has blonde hair
Because he got it from his Dad! My hair got darker as I got older… here is photographic evidence. and then a bit older, with my brother Chris Posted via email from jacksonville | Comment »
4rth of July Weekend
Every day we went to a water park or the beach or played in the new water table on our front lawn. Posted via email from jacksonville | Comment »
Let's obsess about what is best for the end user
Let’s obsess about what is best for the end user. We often make product decisions based on strategic alignment, partner requests or even legal advice — the end user doesn’t care. We simply have to admit that Apple is nailing this and it is one of the reasons they have people lining up overnight at stores around the world, and products sold out for months. These people aren’t hypnotized zombies,...
June 2011
6 posts
You are a pig, you need SWITL
Finally a solution to my ketchup and mayonnaise “problem”. Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Anna and Anne Haro, no relation
In the original iPhone ads 2007 From the Apple Keynote WWDC 2011 Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Answered: What if you stop paying for iTunes...
If you don’t renew the yearly $25 subscription, your iCloud store goes away. iTunes purchases will still be available to all devices, and anything that you have downloaded from iCloud to you devices you keep. This includes iTunes Plus versions you have chosen to replace older, lower quality rips in your main iTunes library. Apple explained that replacing those lower-quality rips is...
Your IP Geo-location lookup without a UX escape...
Thanks Groupon but I can almost see your HQ from my window… PastedGraphic-1.pdf Download this file Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Thoughts on cloud music services from Google,...
As Amazon and Google launch “cloud” based music sharing services rumors swirl on what Apple will announce soon at WWDC and who else might join the party. My Google/Android (and music) loving friend Aaron and I have been having heated email discussions about what is here today, in beta, and what seems imminent so I thought that I’d try and capture what I think a “cloud...
May 2011
3 posts
Cabinet fun-time
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Cabinet fun-time
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Cabinet fun-time
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April 2011
5 posts
Working on the weekend
Weird that Jackson would already be into computers… Posted via email from jacksonville | Comment »
Stock on on potable water, Skynet became...
via youtube.com Hey Everyone - don’t forget that SkyNet JUST went self-aware and turned on it creators. Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Brooooom
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Remaking my Voice - Roger Ebert at TED
http://www.ted.com/talks/roger_ebert_remaking_my_voice.html Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Shopping!
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March 2011
4 posts
Adobe finds 'critical' security hole in Flash...
Even better news is that Adobe has found it’s being actively exploited “in the wild” via a .swf file embedded in an Excel spreadsheet, but a fix won’t be forthcoming until the beginning of next week. So, erm, enjoy your full web experience until then! via engadget.com Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Hackers Discover Google's Cloud-Based Music...
Hackers have discovered that Google’s rumored cloud-based music service not only exists, but is up and running. Users on a developers’ message board found that if they installed the leaked Honeycomb music player app in a certain way on Android they could sync their music collections with Google’s servers. via rollingstone.com This is either a deal they’ve fully worked...
IPad’s Rivals Can’t Beat It on Price - NYTimes.com
There have been nearly a hundred competitive tablets that have been introduced since the iPad,” said Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. “But it seems that no one has eclipsed or even matched Apple on pricing. via nytimes.com …And they won’t be able to for some time. And even if they do, consumers will weigh place a high value on overall experience and Apple will...
Android's Mallware and Security Exploits
There’s a host of Android A/V programs on their way. The ones I recommend today are AVG’s AntiVirus and Lookout Mobile Security. In addition to A/V defenses, both programs feature handy utilities to help find your phone if it goes missing and ways to keep a thief from stealing your information even if they get your phone. Regardless of what Google does, I highly recommend getting one of these two...
February 2011
2 posts
big bath
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Phantom of the Floppera
via youtube.com genius Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
January 2011
5 posts
Jackson pleading with a neighbor at Wiggleworms
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How Facebook Ships Code
It’s a very unique environment, not easily replicated (nor would their system work for all companies, even if they tried). These are notes gathered from talking with many friends at Facebook about how the company develops and releases software. via framethink.wordpress.com This is more or less how we work, though at a much smaller scale. Its a very ‘agile’ and engineering driven...
How To Build Large Cantilevered Structures Out of...
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Dr. Strangelove In Photography
In Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove, Kristan Horton imitates the satirical movie Dr. Strangelove and creates a new world for the film—silverware become an airplane, plastic and coffee grounds become the sky. The connections between Kubrick’s film and Horton’s photographs demonstrate the power of familiar sights, sounds, ideas, and objects to change the way we look at cultural icons. via...
The force is strong with this one
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December 2010
7 posts
Happy Holidays From Jackson
On this, the eve of his first Christmas. Taken just now, uploaded from ^ iPad Posted via email from jacksonville | Comment »
Strong like bear
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Facebook vs. Twitter: An Infographic
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Gawker's Mess
1,958 Gawker users’ password was ‘password’. 681 users used ‘qwerty’ or qwerty and a minor variation (qwerty followed by two digits or letters). We haven’t finished analyzing the file to determine how many users had 1-2-3-4-5, the combination on my luggage. via blogs.forbes.com Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
An Upside-down Tree Algorithm
Just stumbled across this gem on codeproject.com discussion thread: Tree Algo: Is there an algorithm that does a upside-down, upside-down tree. i.e, right side up(root on bottom). Thanks Alan: Tree Algo 1. Grasp page in both hands 2. Turn page 180 degrees. Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Shouting Vase holds your anger
via japantrendshop.com I NEEEEED this for x-mas! Posted via email from John Haro’s Blahg | Comment »
Agile : Should You Estimate Spikes with Story...
No. There are a number of questions that come up when I’m introducing new team members or people from the business to our Agile Software Development process. That question is… “Should we estimate a Spike with Story Points?”. Since I’ve started by definitively answering the question, let me explain. First, lets remind ourselves what a Spike is: A Spike is a...
November 2010
3 posts
On Google: Bad Publicity Is a Good Thing?
Not only has this heap of grievances failed to deter DecorMyEyes, but as Ms. Rodriguez’s all-too-cursory Google search demonstrated, the company can show up in the most coveted place on the Internet’s most powerful site. Which means the owner of DecorMyEyes might be more than just a combustible bully with a mean streak and a potty mouth. He might also be a pioneer of a new brand of...