Fatty Timber Rattlesnake seen in #Harriman State Park last August. Be safe/alert, ppl!

Fatty Timber Rattlesnake seen in #Harriman State Park last August. Be safe/alert, ppl!

Posted on Instagram 9:12 am, May 29, 2014 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03 = { positions : { 771 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘41.204333333’, ‘-74.176666667’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03’ ), { 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_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.positions ) { gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.bounds.extend( gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.positions ) { gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.map, position : gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.map.setCenter( gmap_m4091327b44afd9d4bef46ead4ec4fc03.positions[771] ); });

So hot, they’re dropping like flies.

So hot, they’re dropping like flies.

Posted on Instagram 1:32 pm, May 27, 2014 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122 = { positions : { 217 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘40.669405’, ‘-73.984978333’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122’ ), { 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_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.positions ) { gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.bounds.extend( gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.positions ) { gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.map, position : gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.map.setCenter( gmap_m217163574a3ad7377989c1248342b122.positions[217] ); });

Chicken heart soup for dinner, care of @akires’ mom.

Chicken heart soup for dinner, care of @akires’ mom.

Posted on Instagram 7:17 pm, May 26, 2014 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b = { positions : { 540 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘40.66937’, ‘-73.98497’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b’ ), { 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_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.positions ) { gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.bounds.extend( gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.positions ) { gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.map, position : gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.map.setCenter( gmap_mf6ce513e0e5f22ab38cccef96a52e96b.positions[540] ); });

Do you like my new scarf? WRONG! It’s a baby sling you hipster.

Do you like my new scarf? WRONG! It’s a baby sling you hipster.

Posted on Instagram 11:18 am, May 25, 2014 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634 = { positions : { 344 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘40.633580494’, ‘-74.014391804’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634’ ), { 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_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.positions ) { gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.bounds.extend( gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.positions ) { gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.map, position : gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.map.setCenter( gmap_maf4adaff7d484cbc0516c399de65e634.positions[344] ); });

Tuna Tataki

Tuna Tataki

Tuna Tataki

38.9084487-76.9974852

Posted on Instagram 11:39 am, May 17, 2014 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3 = { positions : { 866 : new google.maps.LatLng( ‘38.908448716’, ‘-76.997485158’ ) }, bounds : new google.maps.LatLngBounds(), // empty for now, we’ll dynamically extend it later map : new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( ‘gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3’ ), { 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_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.positions ) { gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.bounds.extend( gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.positions[m] ); } // Render markers for ( var m in gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.positions ) { gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.markers[m] = new google.maps.Marker( { clickable: true, map : gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.map, position : gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.positions[m] } ); } // Redraw map to fit our new marker-based bounds gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.map.setCenter( gmap_m807ac5cd623d0919e47d6b325a0b47e3.positions[866] ); });

Personal Location Tracking

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I’ve been pretty fascinated with the idea of recording my own location for a while now. I started using Foursquare at SXSW in 2009 and have mostly continued to do so since then (I have over 3,700 check-ins). You can see my check-ins being syndicated back to this website (using Keyring Social Importers), and if you scroll back through the history of the main page, you’ll get maps aggregating a few check-ins at a time.

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Automattic, 5 Years In

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On May 11 (today) in 2009, I started full time at Automattic. I’ve written about my experiences over the years, and marked the occasion each year in some small way. Let’s continue the tradition.

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This year has actually been a particularly big year. Probably the headliner happened only a week ago; Automattic raised $160 million, on a valuation of $1 billion. That’s a lot of money. That’s a large valuation, and it feels kind of weird to be employee #35 of a company of that scale. We’re now at 247 employees, and we span 30[1] different countries. Whoah.

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