October 2009
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Honolulu
When most people think about Hawaii, they think about luaus and sunset cruises. I spent most of the week inside a VERY roach-filled hotel room typing stories and visiting my gramps at the hospital. Still, I got to spend a few hours bonding with my cousins over some great food and 2 solid hours at the beach on Saturday. Also, Paul Graham called me on the telephone and didn’t call me a hack...
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Yahoo Hack Day vs. TC50 Burlesque
I understand that everyone is in an uproar over Yahoo Hack Day featuring scantily clad dancing girls; however, no one seemed too upset that TC50 held its official after party at DNA lounge this year complete with burlesque dancers. Are we assuming that the SF dancers are unionized and the Taiwanese women are here against their will? Because at least on the official level Taiwan has a legalized sex...
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imho txt msgs in car r bad
Somebody sent me a news tip about a petition to re-legalize text messaging while driving. Upon opening it, I found 9 signatures - one with the the comment, “ima let you finish but…” and another with the comment, “text messaging while driving is a human right.” As an occasional urban cyclist, I firmly support the ban on text messaging while driving. Nevertheless the...
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What in the What?
I just read a news article where a Louisiana justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children they might have. As a woman of color who is mildly repulsed by sticky-handed toddlers, I find this strange on a couple of counts.
Firstly, I’m surprised that someone would want to rise to the stature of justice of...
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Dude, You're So Random.
In data encryption, machines pull from an entropy pool or value randomizer. Generally these values are randomized via some sort of physical action. I’ve been thinking a lot about personal hardware infrastructure ie. the brain. I wonder whether life’s milestones have produced expected values or well-encrypted ones. Despite many of our shared developmental events like walking, talking...