Totally Spaced out Internet
I forgot to mention we now have a baby boy named Nadav. The 10 pound chunk just signed up for twitter. fyi
Ride to Work
After moving to the hidden hills, I lost interest in RunKeeper since there just isn’t a great place to run around here. I’m surrounded by steep, rolling hills. But I recently started using the RunKeeper app again for my rides to the office and a) the mobile software/server side has come a long way and b) the data it generates is awesome and more importantly really useful. Here’s my ride from this morning.
You can see max speeds, where the elevation is, trends, really useful stuff. I’m going to be using this information on the ride home. It’s rare that things are so useful so quickly. The full activity log can be viewed here.
Direct Load Control – Rube Goldberg Style
Here’s what is going on here. The lamp has a Smart Plug connected to it. The plug can be controller from any WebKit compatible interface. Demetrie, out in Santa Cruz, is toggling the lights remotely. The laptop is pointed at the light with Skype Video so that he can see that the lights are in fact being toggled.
Best Fire Eagle Badge Email in a Long Time
Hello:
Is there a way to delay the reporting of my location (for example set it up to be 3 hours behind)?
I am traveling to the arctic circle on a motorcycle by myself. I am also a photojournalist and do not want to be ambushed for my camera equipment-- thus the question.
Thanks in advance.
GP in CNET!
On top of landing some really cool and interesting clients, GroundedPower was in CNET last week along such heavy hitters as Tendril, Microsoft and Google. Our unique mix of designers, psychologists and ITP world view is really getting noticed!
You can read more here and make sure to check out the image gallery.
