Built a workbench. Earned a beer.

Built a workbench. Earned a beer.

Posted on Instagram 5:04 pm, June 16, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306 = { positions : { 633 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.759913333’, ‘-104.969528333’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.positions ) { gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.bounds.extend( gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.positions ) { gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.map, position : gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.map.setCenter( gmap_m0cc791f633e6f0934c642afcb792f306.positions[633] ); });

Stranahan’s Family Reunion. 2 different #Snowflake batches, Diamond Peak and regular-delicious.

Stranahan’s Family Reunion. 2 different #Snowflake batches, Diamond Peak and regular-delicious.

Posted on Instagram 10:46 am, June 13, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e = { positions : { 797 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.759888333’, ‘-104.96955’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.positions ) { gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.bounds.extend( gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.positions ) { gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.map, position : gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.map.setCenter( gmap_m2da36aa431d0d34edafd766f52ea9e1e.positions[797] ); });

Morning Patrol for Long’s Peak #Snowflake

Morning Patrol for Long’s Peak #Snowflake

Posted on Instagram 6:26 am, June 13, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517 = { positions : { 709 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.712691’, ‘-104.998779’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.positions ) { gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.bounds.extend( gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.positions ) { gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.map, position : gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.map.setCenter( gmap_m944ad68371b427667c35a7d41359b517.positions[709] ); });

How to Heal Faster – Gear Patrol

http://gearpatrol.com/2015/06/04/heal-faster-healthy-live-strong/

How to Heal Faster – Gear Patrol

Outside of the comic book world of Wolverine, Sabretooth and the Incredible Hulk, there’s no such thing as magic healing. If you get sliced , bruised or generally wounded , it takes us far longer to get back into fighting condition than our make-believe counterparts. But, thankfully, there are things you can do to improve your body’s ability to heal that don’t involve genetic manipulation. It’s more than popping a magic pill or downing a miracle elixir — it’s far more of a lifestyle that will give your body the ability to bounce back. Here’s how to get yourself back in the game by decreasing down-and-out time.

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Full Moon

Full Moon

Posted on Instagram 10:00 am, June 7, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de = { positions : { 995 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘42.039064556’, ‘-74.440885462’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.positions ) { gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.bounds.extend( gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.positions ) { gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.map, position : gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.map.setCenter( gmap_m79ed7ae703d848ececa07e1bf7cfe0de.positions[995] ); });

Operation Sumac Devastation is in full effect #homeownerlife

Operation Sumac Devastation is in full effect #homeownerlife

Posted on Instagram 6:27 pm, May 30, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98 = { positions : { 539 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.760080844’, ‘-104.969575854’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.positions ) { gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.bounds.extend( gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.positions ) { gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.map, position : gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.map.setCenter( gmap_m257b035bc52c690f9632451a46177d98.positions[539] ); });

Wedding. All of the drinks.

Wedding. All of the drinks.

Posted on Instagram 9:44 pm, May 24, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11 = { positions : { 824 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘37.720214891’, ‘-122.193466532’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.positions ) { gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.bounds.extend( gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.positions ) { gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.map, position : gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.map.setCenter( gmap_m6556c3dc9f3856ac1a6cd0bc7b44ce11.positions[824] ); });

Dome

Dome

Posted on Instagram 4:26 pm, May 23, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f = { positions : { 624 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘37.784287474’, ‘-122.406335453’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.positions ) { gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.bounds.extend( gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.positions ) { gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.map, position : gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.map.setCenter( gmap_m694704430c6ff138b14d17341f30643f.positions[624] ); });

Building Gap

Building Gap

Posted on Instagram 3:35 pm, May 23, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919 = { positions : { 392 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘37.765003333’, ‘-122.413345’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.positions ) { gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.bounds.extend( gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.positions ) { gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.map, position : gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.map.setCenter( gmap_mb10aa31a1d3370e4721478c9632ad919.positions[392] ); });

User Experience for Product Designers — Medium

https://medium.com/@paulhershey/user-experience-for-product-designers-e9fa621ce3bc

User Experience for Product Designers — Medium

User Experience for Product Designers

Five simple steps product designers can use to build better web apps.

On small teams where time resources are limited user experience can often be overlooked. Over the past few months I’ve tried to develop a low impact UX cycle that designers and project managers can use to improve the quality of web apps without adding a lot of bloat to a project. This article will be written from the viewpoint of an app that is currently in-use. The UX process will vary slightly for a new product but the same basic principles exist. Below is a five-step process going through a development cycle that defines a detailed look at best practices in the UI/UX discipline.

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Guac-Off

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During our last team meetup, we had a “guac-off”, where 2 of us made our own recipes of guacamole, and then everyone “blind taste tested” (aka devoured them, without knowing who made which one), and we voted. Mine won! In the end it was the texture (more chunky) that won it for me. Someone asked for the recipe, and this is the best I could give them:

  • Avocados (1-3 depending on size and how much you’re making, scoop out with a spoon, roughly dice, mash into bowl with a fork. Leave at least one half out, un-mashed, and add it in later to keep some more chunky texture)
  • Tomato (~1 whole, remove all the seeds/juicy bits, and dice the outside flesh)
  • Cilantro (handful, chopped up roughly)
  • Yellow Onion (~1/4, finely diced)
  • Lime Juice (usually 1 or less full limes’ worth; too much makes everything watery)
  • Jalapeño (~1, as much flesh as you want, and then include seeds to taste, that’s where the heat is)
  • Garlic (optional, I don’t remember if I had this during the meetup. Just a tiny bit (half a clove) either way, it really “comes to life” in guac)
  • Salt and Pepper (uses quite a bit of both, especially salt. Just keep adding and tasting until it’s good)

I start out by scooping, slicing and mashing up 1 avocado, and leaving one to the side. Then I’ll chop the onion, tomato, jalpeño and cilantro, and get that all in there. This is also when the garlic goes in (if you’re using it). While adding these, I’ll mix it and mash it a little bit, just to make sure it’s all mixed through. Now scoop, slice and throw in the other avocado, then add lime juice, salt and pepper. Mix it up (mashing a little more in the process) and keep adding salt/pepper until you get the taste you’re after. You can also tweak with more jalapeño or lime juice at this point, which is where a lot of the taste comes from.

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Celebrating our new house with @stranahans #snowflake, of course.

Celebrating our new house with @stranahans #snowflake, of course.

Posted on Instagram 6:28 pm, May 14, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259 = { positions : { 784 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.759913333’, ‘-104.969528333’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.positions ) { gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.bounds.extend( gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.positions ) { gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.map, position : gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.map.setCenter( gmap_m17acee1d93c3d503f08cc184393bd259.positions[784] ); });

Bought a house with @akires!

Bought a house with @akires!

Posted on Instagram 4:45 pm, May 14, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15 = { positions : { 724 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.759913333’, ‘-104.969528333’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.positions ) { gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.bounds.extend( gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.positions ) { gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.map, position : gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.map.setCenter( gmap_m0f9de82b44a4140af7cd9a18d6183f15.positions[724] ); });

Home Automation/Presence

I’ve been thinking about home automation a bit recently, and I realized that what I want as a big part of a system is some sort of generic presence-system. I’m imagining something along the lines of:

  • Small/cheap nodes that can be plugged in around a house/space
  • The nodes would form a mesh and talk to each other
  • Nodes would determine the strength of a signal (Bluetooth LE?) and “discuss” it amongst each other to determine which one you’re closest to, and thus roughly “where” you are (triangulate your location based on signal strengths)
  • Nodes would all connect to a server/service (could be locally-hosted), where they would broadcast your current location somehow. Maybe something like a Socket.IO server, so that other services could connect and receive live updates of location changes?

I wonder if this could be hacked together from iBeacons somehow, or if it’s too much the reverse of what they’re intended for? Does this already exist? Is there a better/simpler solution already available?

Here we go again.

Here we go again.

Posted on Instagram 4:23 pm, May 10, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868 = { positions : { 666 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.734836667’, ‘-104.978438333’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.positions ) { gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.bounds.extend( gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.positions ) { gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.map, position : gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.map.setCenter( gmap_m150d1a908799c607fea2896eab661868.positions[666] ); });

Welcome reception at #wpvip. Great conversations and great kickoff to the event.

Welcome reception at #wpvip. Great conversations and great kickoff to the event.

Posted on Instagram 4:15 pm, May 5, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c = { positions : { 659 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘38.256673012’, ‘-122.333844107’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.positions ) { gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.bounds.extend( gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.positions ) { gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.map, position : gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.map.setCenter( gmap_mf8b17b4ee5185322b2ff7693cf97593c.positions[659] ); });

It’s @beadna!

It’s @beadna!

Posted on Instagram 1:21 am, May 1, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a = { positions : { 101 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘39.71902519’, ‘-104.901203997’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.positions ) { gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.bounds.extend( gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.positions ) { gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.map, position : gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.map.setCenter( gmap_m865619ff86a4248cac870c8a041b710a.positions[101] ); });

Human Odometers

https://medium.com/@erickschonfeld/human-odometers-92ecdcfc5941

Human Odometers

When we look at an Apple Watch or some other Wearable device, we see an object of lust, a cool gadget. When the internet looks at that smartwatch or fitness tracker on your wrist, it sees another endpoint — an extension of itself. The network delivers information to that endpoint in the form of beeps, buzzes, and notifications; but it also draws information from these devices and the bodies to which they are attached.

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Why You Should Take Your Kids Out of School

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/nature/Unschooling-The-Case-for-Setting-Your-Kids-Into-the-Wild.html

Why You Should Take Your Kids Out of School

In early September, in a clapboard house situated on 43 acres just outside a small town in northern Vermont, two boys awaken. They are brothers; the older is 12, the younger 9, and they rise to a day that has barely emerged from the clutches of dark. It is not yet autumn, but already the air has begun to change, the soft nights of late summer lengthening and chilling into the season to come. Outside the boys’ bedroom window, the leaves on the maples are just starting to turn.

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Whiskey Can’t Hide Its Age Either – Issue 22: Slow – Nautilus

http://nautil.us/issue/22/slow/whiskey-cant-hide-its-age-either

Whiskey Can’t Hide Its Age Either – Issue 22: Slow – Nautilus

In case you haven’t heard, doomsday is coming—more droughts, floods, famine, class warfare, entitled children, and, brace yourself: a bourbon shortage! Yes, traditional Kentucky distillers didn’t predict or prepare for this Mad Men-inspired mixology epoch. And if it continues on this trajectory, thousands of years from now geologists and archaeologists will be able to identify the bourbon-free era in the absence of fancy rectangular bottles in the remains of fallen civilizations.

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Chaotic Beautiful Snowflakes – Rands in Repose

http://randsinrepose.com/archives/chaotic-beautiful-snowflakes/

Chaotic Beautiful Snowflakes – Rands in Repose

You arrive at work. You sit down at your desk and you scan your inbox for potential disasters. Two mails pique your interest. You write brief responses to nudge the engineers in the right direction. Nothing else is urgent so you walk to the kitchen to get breakfast. You sit down with three fellow engineers who are also working on your product. During conversation over the course of breakfast, you discover that you and Phil are working on exactly the same problem, so you decide that Phil is going to take point and you two will chat once he’s done.

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Narbonne Flax

Narbonne Flax

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La Jolla

La Jolla

Posted on Instagram 12:52 pm, April 22, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab = { positions : { 650 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘32.842471667’, ‘-117.25927’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.positions ) { gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.bounds.extend( gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.positions ) { gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.map, position : gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.map.setCenter( gmap_m3fd192a86e7e7b8b9d4ab6c035dfc8ab.positions[650] ); });

Spider Miguel.

Spider Miguel.

Posted on Instagram 9:17 pm, April 18, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447 = { positions : { 294 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘32.852352523’, ‘-117.26090861’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.positions ) { gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.bounds.extend( gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.positions ) { gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.map, position : gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.map.setCenter( gmap_mf0f954f385273326815690869b313447.positions[294] ); });

Team Mercury Guac-Off

Team Mercury Guac-Off

Posted on Instagram 8:10 pm, April 18, 2015 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb = { positions : { 475 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘32.848786667’, ‘-117.261986667’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb’ ), { mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: new google.maps.LatLng( 0, 0 ), zoom: 16 // Seems to be a good zoom for a single point } ), markers : {}, }; // end of gmap // Extend the bounds of interest based on our positions for ( var m in gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.positions ) { gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.bounds.extend( gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.positions ) { gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.map, position : gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.map.setCenter( gmap_m7eaa148c391c98f759e77bcb232e9efb.positions[475] ); });

The Hidden Brilliance of Late Risers — Medium

https://medium.com/@benjaminspall/the-hidden-brilliance-of-late-risers-96b00ce7e70b

The Hidden Brilliance of Late Risers — Medium

The Hidden Brilliance of Late Risers

If you’re a late riser, there’s a good chance that you have, at one point, been made to feel inferior to the seeming moral superiority of your early riser friends and colleagues.

Unlike early birds (people who have a genetic tendency to go to bed and wake up early), late risers, also known as night owls, have a natural tendency to go to bed late and sleep even later. And that’s just fine. Although you may sleep through the early morning hours, which many early birds claim are their most productive of the day, for night owls these productive hours manifest themselves much later in the day.

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Kanye West, DJ Khaled – Cold.1 | Listen for free at bop.fm

http://www.bhorowitz.com/do_you_feel_pressure_or_do_you_apply_pressure

Kanye West, DJ Khaled – Cold.1 | Listen for free at bop.fm

Do You Feel Pressure or Do You Apply Pressure?

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“To whoever think their words affect me is too stupid
And if you can do it better than me, then you do it”
—Kanye West, “Cold”

One obvious yet under-appreciated law of business physics is: For any given company, the larger the company becomes, the more opportunities emerge to screw it up.

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The Imposter Syndrome — The Year of the Looking Glass — Medium

https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/the-imposter-syndrome-9e23e2326d88

The Imposter Syndrome — The Year of the Looking Glass — Medium

The Imposter Syndrome

Mastering the art of pretending

Photo by jnj (www.flickr.com/photos/melibeo )

I kicked ass at Mario games, made my first website in seventh grade, and got a 5 on my computer science AP test.

I thought I was set. I thought I’d feel as right as rain, waltzing into the computer science major my freshman year.

I was wrong.

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GitHub Flow Like a Pro with these 13 Git Aliases – You’ve Been Haacked

http://haacked.com/archive/2014/07/28/github-flow-aliases/

GitHub Flow Like a Pro with these 13 Git Aliases – You’ve Been Haacked

Over time, my laziness spurred me to write a set of Git aliases that streamline this flow for me. In this post, I share these aliases and some tips on writing your own. These aliases start off simple, but they get more advanced near the end. The advanced ones demonstrate some techniques for building your own very useful aliases.

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