Tag: programming

Vital Statistics

Restaurants: Denny’s, Mel’s Drive-in, Thirsty Bear, Chevy’s, Hana Zen
Restaurants missed: Oola
Solicitations for money (estimated): 10
Solicitations for money involving singing: 2
Hands shaken (estimated): 12
Reported number of WWDC attendees: 5000+
Sessions attended: 9
Remaining sessions to attend (planned): 12

Weight lost: 58 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 7
Hours billed last week: 37
Aches & pains: lower back, both calves
Current reading: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, The STL Primer
Recent listening: “Dani California” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (approximately 20 times)
Recent viewing: Stump the Experts 0x10
Recent playing: Pangea Arcade
Recently accomplished: Packed for WWDC, cleaned cat box, recycling
Imperative To Do: n/a

Hubris

Apple has regained the glory they used to have and along with it they once again have become arrogant and cocky. Yesterday’s keynote and follow-on sessions were proof:

  • Apple’s description of their lame iPhone development solution was “Sweet!” on the slide.
  • When introducing Safari for Windows, Apple subtly replaces Firefox’s slice of the browser pie on the slide with Safari.
  • Steve Jobs describing the new “Cover Flow” feature in the Finder as “useful.”
  • The whole keynote was filled with the usual jabs at Microsoft including the opening “skit” with “PC” masquerading as Steve Jobs before he gets busted by “Mac”.
  • Apple leaves Carbon developers (like Adobe) out in the rain when they neglect to include Carbon under the new 64-bit umbrella.

WWDC Packing List

Personal bag

  • Newton (with freshly charged batteries)
  • Digital camera
  • iPod and earphones
  • Cash ($200)
  • Credit cards & driver’s license
  • Mini-wallet
  • Letter from California Health Dept.
  • Remove everything not needed for the trip
  • Remove money clip and Leatherman
  • Mocassins
  • Envelope for receipts

Laptop bag

  • Travel credentials
  • MacBook Pro with power adaptor
  • Long ethernet cable
  • Firewire cable (get from Erik)
  • Book (need to pick a new one)
  • DVDs (pick three)
  • Camera charger and USB cable
  • iPod USB cable for charging
  • OS install CDs/DVDs
  • New business cards

Checked bag

  • Underwear (5 pairs)
  • Shorts (3 pair)
  • Pants (2 pair)
  • Shirts (2 long-sleeved, 4 short-sleeved)
  • Sandals
  • deodorant
  • brush
  • tweezers, nail file, nail clippers
  • toothpaste, tooth brush and floss
  • South Beach snacks
  • Airport base station
  • CPAP machine

Action items

  1. Verify Find travel credentials are correct
  2. Verify conference credentials and password
  3. Remove all banned items from carry-on items
  4. Laundry
  5. Charge Newton batteries
  6. Haircut
  7. Charge camera battery
  8. Clean catbox
  9. Pick a new book (small paperback)
  10. Get cash
  11. Verify all code is checked in and builds on laptop
  12. Copy rynosoft.com web pages to laptop
  13. Streamline handbag
  14. Pick some DVDs I haven’t seen
  15. Load new music on iPod
  16. Print health dept. letter

Sitting cross-legged on the floor

Last weekend Thomas and Graham competed in the district pinewood derby races. Graham didn’t place, but Thomas came in 3rd in his division. He was actually disappointed at not doing better. There were also a number of other activities that we did in between races, including CO2 rockets. What fun those are!

Graham continues to get seriously into listening to music. Mostly he listens to They Might Be Giants and The Bobs, but he still asks me for a Song of the Day every few days. He’s proud that he has learned the words to many TMBG songs.

Thomas is still very interesting in learning how to program computers. He found a bug in one of the examples in the Logo book I got for him and has decided that fixing the bug will be his first test. He spends a lot of time in his room playing Runescape, an online role-playing game, with his friends. Occasionally, he’ll move over and play his bass for awhile. I love that he does it for enjoyment.

Tina and I have gone back to Phase I of the South Beach diet and have started losing weight again. Last week I lost 4 lbs. and feel confident that I’ll be up to 60 lbs. lost soon. Tina’s already there. We’ve decided we’re not celebrating until we get to 75 lbs.

This weekend Thomas and I were supposed to go camping with his Boy Scout troop, but somebody messed up on the reservations. Instead, they are having three consecutive day camps at a nearby park. The next weekend, Thomas and I are biking out to adjustable dumbbells Oxbow Park with the troop for another weekend of camping. It’s about a 14 mile ride, so it will be interesting to see how all the boys handle it. They’re young so they should be fine.

In a few weeks, Critical Path is moving offices. The new office is just across the street from us.