The Nest learning thermostat, from Tony Fadell. At Apple he led the team that created the first eighteen generations of the iPod, and first three generations of the iPhone.
Scala, Java, Unix, MacOS tutorials (page 317)
We've been enjoying another blizzard here in the Boulder, Colorado area. It's been snowing all day, and it may keep snowing for the next two days. April 15, 2013.
Got a letter from Linode hosting late last week about some server security issues they've had.
I really need to pay attention to the weather. I woke up to another snow storm this morning, April 15, 2013.
If you're a fan of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, you can appreciate this conversation between Eames and Goren about fish scales and sharks.
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*Sigh* I miss Walter. Here he discovers heated seats in a car, while talking to Agent Broyles.
A cool “heatmap” infographic, showing Zach Greinke pitching inside and outside vs the Pittsburgh Pirates. When I was young we were taught to pitch to an “L” (up and in, down and in, and anywhere low), but he seems to pitch in the opposite manner.
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Tesla stock has been a wild ride, but a good ride. I'm very happy to invest in a great vision of the future.
This graph from ESPN's mobile web site is excellent. It's from the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Final, with Louisville vs Michigan, and clearly shows Louisville flatlining in the first half, then surging back in a big way. It really shows the flow of the game, including Louisville increasing the margin about 3/4 of the way through the second half, before the gap closed again at the end.
